diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
index 3cc759c40..ecc10d88f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ExistingExtraFileService.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
 {
     public interface IExistingExtraFiles
     {
-        List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Movie movie, List<string> possibleExtraFiles);
+        List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Movie movie, List<string> possibleExtraFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
     }
 
     public class ExistingExtraFileService : IExistingExtraFiles, IHandle<MovieScannedEvent>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public ExistingExtraFileService(IEnumerable<IImportExistingExtraFiles> existingE
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        public List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Movie movie, List<string> possibleExtraFiles)
+        public List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Movie movie, List<string> possibleExtraFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing extra files in {0}", movie.Path);
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public List<string> ImportExtraFiles(Movie movie, List<string> possibleExtraFile
 
             foreach (var existingExtraFileImporter in _existingExtraFileImporters)
             {
-                var imported = existingExtraFileImporter.ProcessFiles(movie, possibleExtraFiles, importedFiles);
+                var imported = existingExtraFileImporter.ProcessFiles(movie, possibleExtraFiles, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
                 importedFiles.AddRange(imported.Select(f => Path.Combine(movie.Path, f.RelativePath)));
             }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void Handle(MovieScannedEvent message)
         {
             var movie = message.Movie;
             var possibleExtraFiles = message.PossibleExtraFiles;
-            var importedFiles = ImportExtraFiles(movie, possibleExtraFiles);
+            var importedFiles = ImportExtraFiles(movie, possibleExtraFiles, false);
 
             _logger.Info("Found {0} possible extra files, imported {1} files.", possibleExtraFiles.Count, importedFiles.Count);
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
index b81a8bb90..be64af03c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/IImportExistingExtraFiles.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Extras
     public interface IImportExistingExtraFiles
     {
         int Order { get; }
-        IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles);
+        IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
index d5fc47936..f4683ed1a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/ImportExistingExtraFilesBase.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ public ImportExistingExtraFilesBase(IExtraFileService<TExtraFile> extraFileServi
         }
 
         public abstract int Order { get; }
-        public abstract IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles);
+        public abstract IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries);
 
-        public virtual ImportExistingExtraFileFilterResult<TExtraFile> FilterAndClean(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public virtual ImportExistingExtraFileFilterResult<TExtraFile> FilterAndClean(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
+            if (keepExistingEntries)
+            {
+                return Filter(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, new List<TExtraFile>());
+            }
+
             var movieFiles = _extraFileService.GetFilesByMovie(movie.Id);
 
             Clean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, movieFiles);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
index ec9b28d07..dd3795c02 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Metadata/ExistingMetadataImporter.cs
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ public ExistingMetadataImporter(IExtraFileService<MetadataFile> metadataFileServ
 
         public override int Order => 0;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing metadata in {0}", movie.Path);
 
             var metadataFiles = new List<MetadataFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleMetadataFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
index a30f9fa17..6a440f43c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Others/ExistingOtherExtraImporter.cs
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ public ExistingOtherExtraImporter(IExtraFileService<OtherExtraFile> otherExtraFi
 
         public override int Order => 2;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing extra files in {0}", movie.Path);
 
             var extraFiles = new List<OtherExtraFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleExtraFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
index 66597eb91..a8062130b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Extras/Subtitles/ExistingSubtitleImporter.cs
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ public ExistingSubtitleImporter(IExtraFileService<SubtitleFile> subtitleFileServ
 
         public override int Order => 1;
 
-        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles)
+        public override IEnumerable<ExtraFile> ProcessFiles(Movie movie, List<string> filesOnDisk, List<string> importedFiles, bool keepExistingEntries)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Looking for existing subtitle files in {0}", movie.Path);
 
             var subtitleFiles = new List<SubtitleFile>();
-            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles);
+            var filterResult = FilterAndClean(movie, filesOnDisk, importedFiles, keepExistingEntries);
 
             foreach (var possibleSubtitleFile in filterResult.FilesOnDisk)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/MovieImport/ImportApprovedMovie.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/MovieImport/ImportApprovedMovie.cs
index ef25f2197..e0dd83886 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/MovieImport/ImportApprovedMovie.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/MovieImport/ImportApprovedMovie.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public List<ImportResult> Import(List<ImportDecision> decisions, bool newDownloa
                     {
                         if (localMovie.ScriptImported)
                         {
-                            _existingExtraFiles.ImportExtraFiles(localMovie.Movie, localMovie.PossibleExtraFiles);
+                            _existingExtraFiles.ImportExtraFiles(localMovie.Movie, localMovie.PossibleExtraFiles, true);
 
                             if (localMovie.FileRenamedAfterScriptImport)
                             {