diff --git a/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts b/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
index cf0903e8f..3b64f4727 100644
--- a/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
+++ b/server/entity/MediaRequest.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ export class MediaRequest {
         logger.error('No parent media!', { label: 'Media Request' });
         return;
       }
+
+      if (media[this.is4k ? 'status4k' : 'status'] === MediaStatus.AVAILABLE) {
+        logger.warn(
+          'Media became available before request was approved. Approval notification will be skipped.',
+          { label: 'Media Request' }
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
       const tmdb = new TheMovieDb();
       if (this.media.mediaType === MediaType.MOVIE) {
         const movie = await tmdb.getMovie({ movieId: this.media.tmdbId });
@@ -205,7 +214,13 @@ export class MediaRequest {
       return;
     }
     const seasonRequestRepository = getRepository(SeasonRequest);
-    if (this.status === MediaRequestStatus.APPROVED) {
+    if (
+      this.status === MediaRequestStatus.APPROVED &&
+      // Do not update the status if the item is already partially available or available
+      media[this.is4k ? 'status4k' : 'status'] !== MediaStatus.AVAILABLE &&
+      media[this.is4k ? 'status4k' : 'status'] !==
+        MediaStatus.PARTIALLY_AVAILABLE
+    ) {
       if (this.is4k) {
         media.status4k = MediaStatus.PROCESSING;
       } else {
@@ -358,6 +373,21 @@ export class MediaRequest {
         });
         const movie = await tmdb.getMovie({ movieId: this.media.tmdbId });
 
+        const media = await mediaRepository.findOne({
+          where: { id: this.media.id },
+        });
+
+        if (!media) {
+          logger.error('Media not present');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (
+          media[this.is4k ? 'status4k' : 'status'] === MediaStatus.AVAILABLE
+        ) {
+          throw new Error('Media already available');
+        }
+
         // Run this asynchronously so we don't wait for it on the UI side
         radarr
           .addMovie({
@@ -373,13 +403,6 @@ export class MediaRequest {
           })
           .then(async (success) => {
             if (!success) {
-              const media = await mediaRepository.findOne({
-                where: { id: this.media.id },
-              });
-              if (!media) {
-                logger.error('Media not present');
-                return;
-              }
               media.status = MediaStatus.UNKNOWN;
               await mediaRepository.save(media);
               logger.warn(
@@ -464,6 +487,12 @@ export class MediaRequest {
           throw new Error('Media data is missing');
         }
 
+        if (
+          media[this.is4k ? 'status4k' : 'status'] === MediaStatus.AVAILABLE
+        ) {
+          throw new Error('Media already available');
+        }
+
         const tmdb = new TheMovieDb();
         const sonarr = new SonarrAPI({
           apiKey: sonarrSettings.apiKey,
diff --git a/server/subscriber/MediaSubscriber.ts b/server/subscriber/MediaSubscriber.ts
index 92c4803ec..6e5e285ca 100644
--- a/server/subscriber/MediaSubscriber.ts
+++ b/server/subscriber/MediaSubscriber.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   UpdateEvent,
 } from 'typeorm';
 import TheMovieDb from '../api/themoviedb';
-import { MediaStatus, MediaType } from '../constants/media';
+import { MediaRequestStatus, MediaStatus, MediaType } from '../constants/media';
 import Media from '../entity/Media';
 import { MediaRequest } from '../entity/MediaRequest';
 import Season from '../entity/Season';
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@ export class MediaSubscriber implements EntitySubscriberInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  private async updateChildRequestStatus(event: Media, is4k: boolean) {
+    const requestRepository = getRepository(MediaRequest);
+
+    const requests = await requestRepository.find({
+      where: { media: event.id },
+    });
+
+    for (const request of requests) {
+      if (request.is4k === is4k) {
+        request.status = MediaRequestStatus.APPROVED;
+        await requestRepository.save(request);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   public beforeUpdate(event: UpdateEvent<Media>): void {
     if (!event.entity) {
       return;
@@ -121,5 +136,19 @@ export class MediaSubscriber implements EntitySubscriberInterface {
     ) {
       this.notifyAvailableSeries(event.entity, event.databaseEntity);
     }
+
+    if (
+      event.entity.status === MediaStatus.AVAILABLE &&
+      event.databaseEntity.status === MediaStatus.PENDING
+    ) {
+      this.updateChildRequestStatus(event.entity, false);
+    }
+
+    if (
+      event.entity.status4k === MediaStatus.AVAILABLE &&
+      event.databaseEntity.status4k === MediaStatus.PENDING
+    ) {
+      this.updateChildRequestStatus(event.entity, true);
+    }
   }
 }