diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index ce43fc8c..d0daa3ba 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
       // New session from local
       session = new PlaybackSession(sessionJson)
       session.deviceInfo = deviceInfo
+      // This makes sure that the client's metadata is preferred over the library's metadata, if available, to make a non-breaking change
+      if(session.mediaMetadata == null) {
+        // Only sync important metadata
+        const { title, subtitle, narrators, authors, series, genres } = libraryItem.media.metadata || {};
+        session.mediaMetadata = { title, subtitle, narrators, authors, series, genres };
+      }
       session.setDuration(libraryItem, sessionJson.episodeId)
       Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Inserting new session for "${session.displayTitle}" (${session.id})`)
       await Database.createPlaybackSession(session)