diff --git a/server/migrations/v2.16.3-uuid-replacement.js b/server/migrations/v2.16.3-uuid-replacement.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66bf21ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/v2.16.3-uuid-replacement.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ * @typedef MigrationContext
+ * @property {import('sequelize').QueryInterface} queryInterface - a suquelize QueryInterface object.
+ * @property {import('../Logger')} logger - a Logger object.
+ *
+ * @typedef MigrationOptions
+ * @property {MigrationContext} context - an object containing the migration context.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This upward migration script changes the `mediaId` column in the `libraryItems` table to be a UUID and match other tables.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function up({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Upwards migration script
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] UPGRADE BEGIN: 2.16.3-uuid-replacement')
+
+  // Change mediaId column to using the query interface
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] Changing mediaId column to UUID')
+  await queryInterface.changeColumn('libraryItems', 'mediaId', {
+    type: 'UUID'
+  })
+
+  // Completed migration
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] UPGRADE END: 2.16.3-uuid-replacement')
+}
+
+/**
+ * This downward migration script changes the `mediaId` column in the `libraryItems` table to be a UUIDV4 again.
+ *
+ * @param {MigrationOptions} options - an object containing the migration context.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves when the migration is complete.
+ */
+async function down({ context: { queryInterface, logger } }) {
+  // Downward migration script
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] DOWNGRADE BEGIN: 2.16.3-uuid-replacement')
+
+  // Change mediaId column to using the query interface
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] Changing mediaId column to UUIDV4')
+  await queryInterface.changeColumn('libraryItems', 'mediaId', {
+    type: 'UUIDV4'
+  })
+
+  // Completed migration
+  logger.info('[2.16.3 migration] DOWNGRADE END: 2.16.3-uuid-replacement')
+}
+
+module.exports = { up, down }
diff --git a/server/models/LibraryItem.js b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
index 17c3b125..c2a01785 100644
--- a/server/models/LibraryItem.js
+++ b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
         ino: DataTypes.STRING,
         path: DataTypes.STRING,
         relPath: DataTypes.STRING,
-        mediaId: DataTypes.UUIDV4,
+        mediaId: DataTypes.UUID,
         mediaType: DataTypes.STRING,
         isFile: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
         isMissing: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,