diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/similarity/SeasonEpisodeMatcher.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/similarity/SeasonEpisodeMatcher.java
index 42cde733..a7ed4dec 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/similarity/SeasonEpisodeMatcher.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/similarity/SeasonEpisodeMatcher.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.sourceforge.filebot.similarity;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.*;
 import static java.util.regex.Pattern.*;
+import static net.sourceforge.tuned.FileUtilities.*;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -119,20 +120,25 @@ public class SeasonEpisodeMatcher {
 	}
 
 	public List<SxE> match(File file) {
-		for (SeasonEpisodePattern pattern : patterns) {
-			List<SxE> match = pattern.match(file.getName());
+		// take folder name into consideration as much as file name but put priority on file name
+		List<File> pathTail = listPathTail(file, 2, true);
 
-			if (!match.isEmpty()) {
-				// current pattern did match
-				for (int i = 0; i < match.size(); i++) {
-					if (match.get(i).season < 0) {
-						Matcher sm = seasonPattern.matcher(file.getPath());
-						if (sm.find()) {
-							match.set(i, new SxE(Integer.parseInt(sm.group(1)), match.get(i).episode));
+		for (SeasonEpisodePattern pattern : patterns) {
+			for (File tail : pathTail) {
+				List<SxE> match = pattern.match(tail.getName());
+
+				if (!match.isEmpty()) {
+					// current pattern did match
+					for (int i = 0; i < match.size(); i++) {
+						if (match.get(i).season < 0) {
+							Matcher sm = seasonPattern.matcher(file.getPath());
+							if (sm.find()) {
+								match.set(i, new SxE(Integer.parseInt(sm.group(1)), match.get(i).episode));
+							}
 						}
 					}
+					return match;
 				}
-				return match;
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/FileUtilities.java b/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/FileUtilities.java
index 5818b639..e32264a4 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/FileUtilities.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/tuned/FileUtilities.java
@@ -356,15 +356,19 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> listPath(File file) {
-		return listPathTail(file, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+		return listPathTail(file, Integer.MAX_VALUE, false);
 	}
 
-	public static List<File> listPathTail(File file, int tailSize) {
+	public static List<File> listPathTail(File file, int tailSize, boolean reverse) {
 		LinkedList<File> nodes = new LinkedList<File>();
 
 		File node = file;
 		for (int i = 0; node != null && i < tailSize && !UNC_PREFIX.equals(node.toString()); i++, node = node.getParentFile()) {
-			nodes.addFirst(node);
+			if (reverse) {
+				nodes.addLast(node);
+			} else {
+				nodes.addFirst(node);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return nodes;
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 
 	public static File getRelativePathTail(File file, int tailSize) {
 		File f = null;
-		for (File it : listPathTail(file, tailSize)) {
+		for (File it : listPathTail(file, tailSize, false)) {
 			if (it.getParentFile() != null) {
 				f = new File(f, it.getName());
 			}