diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
index 555a7492c..9b433b553 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportServiceFixture.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,74 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.MediaFiles
             DiskProvider.FolderExists(_subFolders[0]).Should().BeTrue();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_rejection_if_nothing_imported_and_contains_rar_file()
+        {
+            GivenValidArtist();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\Unsorted\Artist.Title-Album.Title.2017-Lidarr".AsOsAgnostic();
+            var imported = new List<ImportDecision<LocalTrack>>();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.FolderExists(path))
+                .Returns(true);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.GetDirectoryInfo(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns(DiskProvider.GetDirectoryInfo(path));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMakeImportDecision>()
+                .Setup(v => v.GetImportDecisions(It.IsAny<List<IFileInfo>>(), It.IsAny<IdentificationOverrides>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerInfo>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerConfig>()))
+                .Returns(imported);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedTracks>()
+                .Setup(s => s.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision<LocalTrack>>>(), true, null, ImportMode.Auto))
+                .Returns(imported.Select(i => new ImportResult(i)).ToList());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.GetFiles(It.IsAny<string>(), true))
+                .Returns(new[] { _audioFiles.First().Replace(".ext", ".rar") });
+
+            var result = Subject.ProcessPath(path);
+
+            result.Count.Should().Be(1);
+            result.First().Result.Should().Be(ImportResultType.Rejected);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_rejection_if_nothing_imported_and_contains_executable_file()
+        {
+            GivenValidArtist();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\Unsorted\Artist.Title-Album.Title.2017-Lidarr".AsOsAgnostic();
+            var imported = new List<ImportDecision<LocalTrack>>();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.FolderExists(path))
+                .Returns(true);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.GetDirectoryInfo(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns(DiskProvider.GetDirectoryInfo(path));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IMakeImportDecision>()
+                .Setup(v => v.GetImportDecisions(It.IsAny<List<IFileInfo>>(), It.IsAny<IdentificationOverrides>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerInfo>(), It.IsAny<ImportDecisionMakerConfig>()))
+                .Returns(imported);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedTracks>()
+                .Setup(s => s.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision<LocalTrack>>>(), true, null, ImportMode.Auto))
+                .Returns(imported.Select(i => new ImportResult(i)).ToList());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Setup(s => s.GetFiles(It.IsAny<string>(), true))
+                .Returns(new[] { _audioFiles.First().Replace(".ext", ".exe") });
+
+            var result = Subject.ProcessPath(path);
+
+            result.Count.Should().Be(1);
+            result.First().Result.Should().Be(ImportResultType.Rejected);
+        }
+
         private void VerifyNoImport()
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IImportApprovedTracks>().Verify(c => c.Import(It.IsAny<List<ImportDecision<LocalTrack>>>(), true, null, ImportMode.Auto),
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
index 0f27bda99..eca048e78 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/CompletedDownloadService.cs
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (importResults.Count == 1)
+            {
+                var firstResult = importResults.First();
+
+                if (firstResult.Result == ImportResultType.Rejected && firstResult.ImportDecision.Item == null)
+                {
+                    trackedDownload.Warn(new TrackedDownloadStatusMessage(firstResult.Errors.First(), new List<string>()));
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
             var statusMessages = new List<TrackedDownloadStatusMessage>
                                  {
                                     new TrackedDownloadStatusMessage("One or more albums expected in this release were not imported or missing", new List<string>())
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportService.cs
index bf64d64fa..b3ea932d8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/DownloadedTracksImportService.cs
@@ -177,10 +177,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             if (_artistService.ArtistPathExists(directoryInfo.FullName))
             {
                 _logger.Warn("Unable to process folder that is mapped to an existing artist");
-                return new List<ImportResult>();
+                return new List<ImportResult>
+                {
+                    RejectionResult("Import path is mapped to an artist folder")
+                };
             }
 
-            var cleanedUpName = GetCleanedUpFolderName(directoryInfo.Name);
             var folderInfo = Parser.Parser.ParseAlbumTitle(directoryInfo.Name);
 
             var audioFiles = _diskScanService.FilterFiles(directoryInfo.FullName, _diskScanService.GetAudioFiles(directoryInfo.FullName));
@@ -240,6 +242,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
                     _logger.Debug(e, "Unable to delete folder after importing: {0}", e.Message);
                 }
             }
+            else if (importResults.Empty())
+            {
+                importResults.AddIfNotNull(CheckEmptyResultForIssue(directoryInfo.FullName));
+            }
 
             return importResults;
         }
@@ -341,6 +347,28 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
             return new ImportResult(new ImportDecision<LocalTrack>(localTrack, new Rejection("Unknown Artist")), message);
         }
 
+        private ImportResult RejectionResult(string message)
+        {
+            return new ImportResult(new ImportDecision<LocalTrack>(null, new Rejection(message)), message);
+        }
+
+        private ImportResult CheckEmptyResultForIssue(string folder)
+        {
+            var files = _diskProvider.GetFiles(folder, true).ToList();
+
+            if (files.Any(file => FileExtensions.ExecutableExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(file))))
+            {
+                return RejectionResult("Caution: Found executable file");
+            }
+
+            if (files.Any(file => FileExtensions.ArchiveExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(file))))
+            {
+                return RejectionResult("Found archive file, might need to be extracted");
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         private void LogInaccessiblePathError(string path)
         {
             if (_runtimeInfo.IsWindowsService)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/FileExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/FileExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77d787645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/MediaFiles/FileExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles
+{
+    internal static class FileExtensions
+    {
+        private static List<string> _archiveExtensions = new List<string>
+        {
+            ".7z",
+            ".bz2",
+            ".gz",
+            ".r00",
+            ".rar",
+            ".tar.bz2",
+            ".tar.gz",
+            ".tar",
+            ".tb2",
+            ".tbz2",
+            ".tgz",
+            ".zip",
+            ".zipx"
+        };
+
+        private static List<string> _executableExtensions = new List<string>
+        {
+            ".exe",
+            ".bat",
+            ".cmd",
+            ".sh"
+        };
+
+        public static HashSet<string> ArchiveExtensions => new HashSet<string>(_archiveExtensions, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        public static HashSet<string> ExecutableExtensions => new HashSet<string>(_executableExtensions, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+}