diff --git a/server/lib/scanners/baseScanner.ts b/server/lib/scanners/baseScanner.ts
index 2547b7a1d8..db84cef0c3 100644
--- a/server/lib/scanners/baseScanner.ts
+++ b/server/lib/scanners/baseScanner.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,14 @@ class BaseScanner<T> {
         ) ?? []
       ).length;
 
-      for (const season of seasons) {
+      for (const rawSeason of seasons) {
+        // Files can't promote a season the provider reports as empty.
+        // Zeroing the counts leaves any existing status for availabilitySync to judge.
+        const season =
+          rawSeason.totalEpisodes > 0
+            ? rawSeason
+            : { ...rawSeason, episodes: 0, episodes4k: 0 };
+
         const existingSeason = media?.seasons.find(
           (es) => es.seasonNumber === season.seasonNumber
         );
diff --git a/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx b/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
index 09bb289396..2906e31e74 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ const TvRequestModal = ({
             : hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS)
               ? intl.formatMessage(messages.approve)
               : intl.formatMessage(messages.edit)
-          : getAllRequestedSeasons().length >= getAllSeasons().length
+          : unrequestedSeasons.length === 0
             ? intl.formatMessage(messages.alreadyrequested)
             : !settings.currentSettings.partialRequestsEnabled
               ? intl.formatMessage(
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ const TvRequestModal = ({
               unrequestedSeasons.length > quota.tv.limit &&
               !requestOverrides?.ignoreQuota
             ? true
-            : getAllRequestedSeasons().length >= getAllSeasons().length ||
+            : unrequestedSeasons.length === 0 ||
               (settings.currentSettings.partialRequestsEnabled &&
                 selectedSeasons.length === 0)
       }
diff --git a/src/components/TvDetails/index.tsx b/src/components/TvDetails/index.tsx
index 3a905dbdf7..8050beb846 100644
--- a/src/components/TvDetails/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TvDetails/index.tsx
@@ -309,19 +309,26 @@ const TvDetails = ({ tv }: TvDetailsProps) => {
     return [...requestedSeasons, ...availableSeasons];
   };
 
-  const showHasSpecials = data.seasons.some(
-    (season) =>
-      season.seasonNumber === 0 &&
-      settings.currentSettings.enableSpecialEpisodes
-  );
+  // Mirrors the season list the request modal offers, so the two agree.
+  const requestableSeasons = data.seasons
+    .filter(
+      (season) =>
+        season.episodeCount !== 0 &&
+        (settings.currentSettings.enableSpecialEpisodes ||
+          season.seasonNumber !== 0)
+    )
+    .map((season) => season.seasonNumber);
+
+  const isSeasonSetComplete = (is4k: boolean) => {
+    const requested = getAllRequestedSeasons(is4k);
+    return requestableSeasons.every((seasonNumber) =>
+      requested.includes(seasonNumber)
+    );
+  };
 
-  const isComplete =
-    (showHasSpecials ? seasonCount + 1 : seasonCount) <=
-    getAllRequestedSeasons(false).length;
+  const isComplete = isSeasonSetComplete(false);
 
-  const is4kComplete =
-    (showHasSpecials ? seasonCount + 1 : seasonCount) <=
-    getAllRequestedSeasons(true).length;
+  const is4kComplete = isSeasonSetComplete(true);
 
   const streamingRegion = user?.settings?.streamingRegion
     ? user.settings.streamingRegion