diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 8ad0e40c0..7deabbaa6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\MultiEpisodeFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\CleanTitleYearFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\IdFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\SeriesTitleFirstCharcterFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\TitleYearFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\TitleTheYearFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OrganizerTests\FileNameBuilderTests\TitleTheFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/RequiresEpisodeTitleFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/RequiresEpisodeTitleFixture.cs
index 3837c29b5..e4d0b96ba 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/RequiresEpisodeTitleFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/RequiresEpisodeTitleFixture.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.MediaFiles;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Organizer;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/SeriesTitleFirstCharcterFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/SeriesTitleFirstCharcterFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..944ec8dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/OrganizerTests/FileNameBuilderTests/SeriesTitleFirstCharcterFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Organizer;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Qualities;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.OrganizerTests.FileNameBuilderTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class SeriesTitleFirstCharcterFixture : CoreTest<FileNameBuilder>
+    {
+        private Series _series;
+        private NamingConfig _namingConfig;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            _series = Builder<Series>
+                    .CreateNew()
+                    .Build();
+
+            _namingConfig = NamingConfig.Default;
+            _namingConfig.RenameEpisodes = true;
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<INamingConfigService>()
+                  .Setup(c => c.GetConfig()).Returns(_namingConfig);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IQualityDefinitionService>()
+                .Setup(v => v.Get(Moq.It.IsAny<Quality>()))
+                .Returns<Quality>(v => Quality.DefaultQualityDefinitions.First(c => c.Quality == v));
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("The Mist", "M\\The Mist")]
+        [TestCase("A", "A\\A")]
+        [TestCase("30 Rock", "3\\30 Rock")]
+        public void should_get_expected_folder_name_back(string title, string expected)
+        {
+            _series.Title = title;
+            _namingConfig.SeriesFolderFormat = "{Series TitleFirstCharacter}\\{Series Title}";
+
+            Subject.GetSeriesFolder(_series).Should().Be(expected);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_be_able_to_use_lower_case_first_character()
+        {
+            _series.Title = "Westworld";
+            _namingConfig.SeriesFolderFormat = "{series titlefirstcharacter}\\{series title}";
+
+            Subject.GetSeriesFolder(_series).Should().Be("w\\westworld");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
index d73319dbe..f96633d1e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Organizer/FileNameBuilder.cs
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ public string GetSeriesFolder(Series series, NamingConfig namingConfig = null)
             AddSeriesTokens(tokenHandlers, series);
             AddIdTokens(tokenHandlers, series);
 
-            return CleanFolderName(ReplaceTokens(namingConfig.SeriesFolderFormat, tokenHandlers, namingConfig));
+            var folderName = ReplaceTokens(namingConfig.SeriesFolderFormat, tokenHandlers, namingConfig);
+            return CleanFolderName(folderName);
         }
 
         public string GetSeasonFolder(Series series, int seasonNumber, NamingConfig namingConfig = null)
@@ -251,7 +252,8 @@ public string GetSeasonFolder(Series series, int seasonNumber, NamingConfig nami
             AddIdTokens(tokenHandlers, series);
             AddSeasonTokens(tokenHandlers, seasonNumber);
 
-            return CleanFolderName(ReplaceTokens(namingConfig.SeasonFolderFormat, tokenHandlers, namingConfig));
+            var folderName = ReplaceTokens(namingConfig.SeasonFolderFormat, tokenHandlers, namingConfig);
+            return CleanFolderName(folderName);
         }
 
         public static string CleanTitle(string title)
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ private void AddSeriesTokens(Dictionary<string, Func<TokenMatch, string>> tokenH
             tokenHandlers["{Series TitleThe}"] = m => TitleThe(series.Title);
             tokenHandlers["{Series TitleYear}"] = m => TitleYear(series.Title, series.Year);
             tokenHandlers["{Series TitleTheYear}"] = m => TitleYear(TitleThe(series.Title), series.Year);
+            tokenHandlers["{Series TitleFirstCharacter}"] = m => TitleThe(series.Title).Substring(0, 1).FirstCharToUpper();
         }
 
         private string AddSeasonEpisodeNumberingTokens(string pattern, Dictionary<string, Func<TokenMatch, string>> tokenHandlers, List<Episode> episodes, NamingConfig namingConfig)