diff --git a/Emby.Photos/PhotoProvider.cs b/Emby.Photos/PhotoProvider.cs
index 4aca412ba1..e24c067d61 100644
--- a/Emby.Photos/PhotoProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Photos/PhotoProvider.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class PhotoProvider : ICustomMetadataProvider<Photo>, IForcedProvider, IH
         if (item.IsFileProtocol)
         {
             var file = directoryService.GetFile(item.Path);
-            return file is not null && file.LastWriteTimeUtc != item.DateModified;
+            return file is not null && item.HasChanged(file.LastWriteTimeUtc);
         }
 
         return false;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 301665d949..df71868b6a 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
                 try
                 {
-                    return _fileSystem.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(image.Path) != image.DateModified;
+                    return image.DateModified.Subtract(_fileSystem.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(image.Path)).Duration().TotalSeconds > 1;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index 4efa3f410d..bb0b26b8e2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -1430,9 +1430,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
             var info = FileSystem.GetFileSystemInfo(Path);
 
-            return info.Exists
-                ? info.LastWriteTimeUtc != DateModified
-                : false;
+            return info.Exists && this.HasChanged(info.LastWriteTimeUtc);
         }
 
         public virtual List<string> GetUserDataKeys()
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
index dcd22a3b41..668e2c1e27 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItemExtensions.cs
@@ -114,5 +114,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             source.DeepCopy(dest);
             return dest;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines if the item has changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="source">The source object.</param>
+        /// <param name="asOf">The timestamp to detect changes as of.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Source type.</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>Whether the item has changed.</returns>
+        public static bool HasChanged<T>(this T source, DateTime asOf)
+            where T : BaseItem
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(source);
+            return source.DateModified.Subtract(asOf).Duration().TotalSeconds > 1;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
index 5c855328b8..0f2188aa8a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
@@ -332,13 +332,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(itemPath))
             {
                 var info = FileSystem.GetFileSystemInfo(itemPath);
-                var modificationDate = info.LastWriteTimeUtc;
-                var itemLastModifiedFileSystem = item.DateModified;
-                if (info.Exists && itemLastModifiedFileSystem != modificationDate)
+                if (info.Exists && item.HasChanged(info.LastWriteTimeUtc))
                 {
-                    Logger.LogDebug("File modification time changed from {Then} to {Now}: {Path}", itemLastModifiedFileSystem, modificationDate, itemPath);
+                    Logger.LogDebug("File modification time changed from {Then} to {Now}: {Path}", item.DateModified, info.LastWriteTimeUtc, itemPath);
 
-                    item.DateModified = modificationDate;
+                    item.DateModified = info.LastWriteTimeUtc;
                     if (ServerConfigurationManager.GetMetadataConfiguration().UseFileCreationTimeForDateAdded)
                     {
                         item.DateCreated = info.CreationTimeUtc;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/ProbeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/ProbeProvider.cs
index 8c673350da..bd6b364586 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/ProbeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/ProbeProvider.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && item.IsFileProtocol)
                 {
                     var file = directoryService.GetFile(path);
-                    if (file is not null && file.LastWriteTimeUtc != item.DateModified && file.Length != item.Size)
+                    if (file is not null && item.HasChanged(file.LastWriteTimeUtc) && file.Length != item.Size)
                     {
                         _logger.LogDebug("Refreshing {ItemPath} due to file system modification.", path);
                         return true;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistItemsProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistItemsProvider.cs
index a986b0b699..4c10fe3f1a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistItemsProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Playlists/PlaylistItemsProvider.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class PlaylistItemsProvider : ILocalMetadataProvider<Playlist>,
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && item.IsFileProtocol)
         {
             var file = directoryService.GetFile(path);
-            if (file is not null && file.LastWriteTimeUtc != item.DateModified)
+            if (file is not null && item.HasChanged(file.LastWriteTimeUtc))
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("Refreshing {Path} due to date modified timestamp change.", path);
                 return true;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayProvider.cs
index 768e4617b9..926a962e28 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Trickplay/TrickplayProvider.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class TrickplayProvider : ICustomMetadataProvider<Episode>,
         if (item.IsFileProtocol)
         {
             var file = directoryService.GetFile(item.Path);
-            if (file is not null && item.DateModified != file.LastWriteTimeUtc)
+            if (file is not null && item.HasChanged(file.LastWriteTimeUtc))
             {
                 return true;
             }