1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 984584e9a..8bbc94272 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.IO;
 using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 
@@ -179,5 +180,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 data.PlaybackPositionTicks = 0;
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Do whatever refreshing is necessary when the filesystem pertaining to this item has changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public virtual Task ChangedExternally()
+        {
+            return Task.Run(() => RefreshMetadata());
+        }
     }
 }