diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 57d7398be9..1a98414e96 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
  - [benedikt257](https://github.com/benedikt257)
  - [revam](https://github.com/revam)
  - [allesmi](https://github.com/allesmi)
+ - [ThunderClapLP](https://github.com/ThunderClapLP)
 
 # Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentManager.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentManager.cs
index 28b6890b08..97c9d79f53 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentManager.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentManager.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class MediaSegmentManager : IMediaSegmentManager
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public async Task RunSegmentPluginProviders(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, bool overwrite, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    public async Task RunSegmentPluginProviders(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, bool forceOverwrite, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var providers = _segmentProviders
             .Where(e => !libraryOptions.DisabledMediaSegmentProviders.Contains(GetProviderId(e.Name)))
@@ -70,18 +70,13 @@ public class MediaSegmentManager : IMediaSegmentManager
 
         using var db = await _dbProvider.CreateDbContextAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-        if (!overwrite && (await db.MediaSegments.AnyAsync(e => e.ItemId.Equals(baseItem.Id), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false)))
-        {
-            _logger.LogDebug("Skip {MediaPath} as it already contains media segments", baseItem.Path);
-            return;
-        }
-
         _logger.LogDebug("Start media segment extraction for {MediaPath} with {CountProviders} providers enabled", baseItem.Path, providers.Count);
 
-        await db.MediaSegments.Where(e => e.ItemId.Equals(baseItem.Id)).ExecuteDeleteAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-        // no need to recreate the request object every time.
-        var requestItem = new MediaSegmentGenerationRequest() { ItemId = baseItem.Id };
+        if (forceOverwrite)
+        {
+            // delete all existing media segments if forceOverwrite is set.
+            await db.MediaSegments.Where(e => e.ItemId.Equals(baseItem.Id)).ExecuteDeleteAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
 
         foreach (var provider in providers)
         {
@@ -91,15 +86,56 @@ public class MediaSegmentManager : IMediaSegmentManager
                 continue;
             }
 
+            IQueryable<MediaSegment> existingSegments;
+            if (forceOverwrite)
+            {
+                existingSegments = Array.Empty<MediaSegment>().AsQueryable();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                existingSegments = db.MediaSegments.Where(e => e.ItemId.Equals(baseItem.Id) && e.SegmentProviderId == GetProviderId(provider.Name));
+            }
+
+            var requestItem = new MediaSegmentGenerationRequest()
+            {
+                ItemId = baseItem.Id,
+                ExistingSegments = existingSegments.Select(e => Map(e)).ToArray()
+            };
+
             try
             {
                 var segments = await provider.GetMediaSegments(requestItem, cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                if (segments.Count == 0)
+
+                if (!forceOverwrite)
+                {
+                    var existingSegmentsList = existingSegments.ToArray(); // Cannot use requestItem's list, as the provider might tamper with its items.
+                    if (segments.Count == requestItem.ExistingSegments.Count && segments.All(e => existingSegmentsList.Any(f =>
+                    {
+                        return
+                            e.StartTicks == f.StartTicks &&
+                            e.EndTicks == f.EndTicks &&
+                            e.Type == f.Type;
+                    })))
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogDebug("Media Segment provider {ProviderName} did not modify any segments for {MediaPath}", provider.Name, baseItem.Path);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // delete existing media segments that were re-generated.
+                    await existingSegments.ExecuteDeleteAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+
+                if (segments.Count == 0 && !requestItem.ExistingSegments.Any())
                 {
                     _logger.LogDebug("Media Segment provider {ProviderName} did not find any segments for {MediaPath}", provider.Name, baseItem.Path);
                     continue;
                 }
+                else if (segments.Count == 0 && requestItem.ExistingSegments.Any())
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Media Segment provider {ProviderName} deleted all segments for {MediaPath}", provider.Name, baseItem.Path);
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 _logger.LogInformation("Media Segment provider {ProviderName} found {CountSegments} for {MediaPath}", provider.Name, segments.Count, baseItem.Path);
                 var providerId = GetProviderId(provider.Name);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaSegments/IMediaSegmentManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaSegments/IMediaSegmentManager.cs
index 720c607f12..4f13a7eccd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaSegments/IMediaSegmentManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaSegments/IMediaSegmentManager.cs
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ public interface IMediaSegmentManager
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="baseItem">The Item to evaluate.</param>
     /// <param name="libraryOptions">The library options.</param>
-    /// <param name="overwrite">If set, will remove existing segments and replace it with new ones otherwise will check for existing segments and if found any, stops.</param>
+    /// <param name="forceOverwrite">If set, will force to remove existing segments and replace it with new ones otherwise will check for existing segments and if found any that should not be deleted, stops.</param>
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>A task that indicates the Operation is finished.</returns>
-    Task RunSegmentPluginProviders(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, bool overwrite, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task RunSegmentPluginProviders(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, bool forceOverwrite, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Returns if this item supports media segments.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentGenerationRequest.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentGenerationRequest.cs
index 8c1f44de8c..53d0173750 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentGenerationRequest.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaSegments/MediaSegmentGenerationRequest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.MediaSegments;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model;
 
@@ -11,4 +14,9 @@ public record MediaSegmentGenerationRequest
     /// Gets the Id to the BaseItem the segments should be extracted from.
     /// </summary>
     public Guid ItemId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets existing media segments generated on an earlier scan by this provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required IReadOnlyList<MediaSegmentDto> ExistingSegments { get; init; }
 }