2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 4efa3f410..bb0b26b8e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -1430,9 +1430,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
             var info = FileSystem.GetFileSystemInfo(Path);
 
-            return info.Exists
-                ? info.LastWriteTimeUtc != DateModified
-                : false;
+            return info.Exists && this.HasChanged(info.LastWriteTimeUtc);
         }
 
         public virtual List<string> GetUserDataKeys()
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
index dcd22a3b4..668e2c1e2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
@@ -114,5 +114,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             source.DeepCopy(dest);
             return dest;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if the item has changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+        /// <param name="asOf">The timestamp to detect changes as of.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Source type.</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>Whether the item has changed.</returns>
+        public static bool HasChanged<T>(this T source, DateTime asOf)
+            where T : BaseItem
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(source);
+            return source.DateModified.Subtract(asOf).Duration().TotalSeconds > 1;
+        }
     }
 }