diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.spec.ts
index cdbb1f0cc..768ad85e1 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.spec.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe('CollectionHandler', () => {
     expect(seerrApi.removeSeasonRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it('should call removeSeasonRequest for episodes', async () => {
+  it('does not mutate Seerr requests for episodes (no per-episode request granularity)', async () => {
     const collection = createCollection({
       arrAction: ServarrAction.DELETE,
       forceSeerr: true,
@@ -263,11 +263,10 @@ describe('CollectionHandler', () => {
       collectionHandler.handleMedia(collection, collectionMedia),
     ).resolves.toBe(true);
 
-    expect(seerrApi.removeSeasonRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      collectionMedia.tmdbId,
-      collectionMedia.mediaData.parentIndex,
-    );
-    expect(seerrApi.removeSeasonRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // Removing one episode must not delete the whole season's request (which
+    // covers the still-present episodes); rely on Seerr's availability sync.
+    expect(seerrApi.removeSeasonRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(seerrApi.removeMediaByTmdbId).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should not mutate Seerr requests for DELETE_SHOW_IF_EMPTY season actions', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.ts
index 54f8c0ad0..e1c5ae936 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/collections/collection-handler.ts
@@ -144,20 +144,16 @@ export class CollectionHandler {
               break;
             }
             case 'episode': {
-              const mediaDataEpisode = await mediaServer.getMetadata(
-                media.mediaServerId,
+              // Seerr tracks requests per season, not per episode, so there is
+              // no per-episode request to remove — deleting the season request
+              // would drop the request for every other (still-present) episode
+              // in that season. Skip the force-removal and let Seerr's
+              // availability sync reconcile, as it does when Force Seerr is off.
+              // The UI hides the toggle for episode rules; this also guards
+              // existing collections that still have it set.
+              this.logger.debug(
+                `[Seerr] Skipping request removal for episode-level collection '${collection.title}' (TMDB ID '${tmdbId}'): Seerr has no per-episode request granularity. Relying on availability sync.`,
               );
-
-              if (mediaDataEpisode?.parentIndex !== undefined) {
-                await this.seerrApi.removeSeasonRequest(
-                  tmdbId,
-                  mediaDataEpisode.parentIndex,
-                );
-
-                this.logger.log(
-                  `[Seerr] Removed request of season ${mediaDataEpisode.parentIndex} from show with TMDB ID '${tmdbId}'. Because episode ${mediaDataEpisode.index} was removed.`,
-                );
-              }
               break;
             }
             default:
diff --git a/apps/server/src/modules/rules/rules.service.ts b/apps/server/src/modules/rules/rules.service.ts
index fdd2afe3c..d3303c6ea 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/modules/rules/rules.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/modules/rules/rules.service.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,19 @@ export class RulesService {
     }
   }
 
+  // Resolve the collection's media type: a movie library is always 'movie';
+  // a TV library uses the rule group's selected dataType (show/season/episode),
+  // defaulting to 'show'.
+  private resolveCollectionType(
+    libType: MediaItemType,
+    params: RulesDto,
+  ): MediaItemType {
+    if (libType === 'movie') {
+      return 'movie';
+    }
+    return params.dataType !== undefined ? params.dataType : 'show';
+  }
+
   async setRules(params: RulesDto) {
     try {
       let state: ReturnStatus = this.createReturnStatus(true, 'Success');
@@ -344,21 +357,22 @@ export class RulesService {
       const lib = (await mediaServer.getLibraries()).find(
         (el) => el.id === params.libraryId,
       );
+      const collectionType = this.resolveCollectionType(lib.type, params);
       const collection = (
         await this.collectionService.createCollection({
           libraryId: params.libraryId,
-          type:
-            lib.type === 'movie'
-              ? 'movie'
-              : params.dataType !== undefined
-                ? params.dataType
-                : 'show',
+          type: collectionType,
           title: params.name,
           description: params.description,
           arrAction: params.arrAction ? params.arrAction : 0,
           isActive: params.isActive,
           listExclusions: params.listExclusions ? params.listExclusions : false,
-          forceSeerr: params.forceSeerr ? params.forceSeerr : false,
+          // Force Seerr is unsupported for episode rules (Seerr has no
+          // per-episode request granularity), so never persist it enabled. The
+          // UI hides the toggle; this also clears the flag on re-save for rules
+          // created before it was hidden.
+          forceSeerr:
+            collectionType !== 'episode' && params.forceSeerr ? true : false,
           tautulliWatchedPercentOverride:
             params.tautulliWatchedPercentOverride ?? null,
           radarrSettingsId: params.radarrSettingsId ?? null,
@@ -518,20 +532,21 @@ export class RulesService {
           (el) => el.id === params.libraryId,
         );
 
+        const collectionType = this.resolveCollectionType(lib.type, params);
         const collectionData = {
           libraryId: params.libraryId,
-          type:
-            lib.type === 'movie'
-              ? 'movie'
-              : params.dataType !== undefined
-                ? params.dataType
-                : 'show',
+          type: collectionType,
           title: params.name,
           description: params.description,
           arrAction: params.arrAction ? params.arrAction : 0,
           isActive: params.isActive,
           listExclusions: params.listExclusions ? params.listExclusions : false,
-          forceSeerr: params.forceSeerr ? params.forceSeerr : false,
+          // Force Seerr is unsupported for episode rules (Seerr has no
+          // per-episode request granularity), so never persist it enabled. The
+          // UI hides the toggle; this also clears the flag on re-save for rules
+          // created before it was hidden.
+          forceSeerr:
+            collectionType !== 'episode' && params.forceSeerr ? true : false,
           tautulliWatchedPercentOverride:
             params.tautulliWatchedPercentOverride ?? null,
           radarrSettingsId: params.radarrSettingsId ?? null,
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/Rules/RuleGroup/AddModal/index.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/Rules/RuleGroup/AddModal/index.tsx
index fd99d13af..c3c9d7079 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/Rules/RuleGroup/AddModal/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/Rules/RuleGroup/AddModal/index.tsx
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ const AddModal = (props: AddModal) => {
                       </div>
                     )}
 
-                    {seerrEnabled && (
+                    {seerrEnabled && selectedType !== 'episode' && (
                       <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between py-4">
                         <label htmlFor="force_seerr" className="text-label">
                           Force delete Seerr request