diff --git a/client/pages/author/_id.vue b/client/pages/author/_id.vue
index 8ae8c193..21c55b8f 100644
--- a/client/pages/author/_id.vue
+++ b/client/pages/author/_id.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   async asyncData({ store, app, params, redirect }) {
-    const author = await app.$axios.$get(`/api/authors/${params.id}?include=items,series`).catch((error) => {
+    const author = await app.$axios.$get(`/api/authors/${params.id}?library=${store.state.libraries.currentLibraryId}&include=items,series`).catch((error) => {
       console.error('Failed to get author', error)
       return null
     })
diff --git a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
index 856e20ab..318538b9 100644
--- a/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/AuthorController.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class AuthorController {
   constructor() { }
 
   async findOne(req, res) {
+    const libraryId = req.query.library
     const include = (req.query.include || '').split(',')
 
     const authorJson = req.author.toJSON()
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class AuthorController {
     // Used on author landing page to include library items and items grouped in series
     if (include.includes('items')) {
       authorJson.libraryItems = this.db.libraryItems.filter(li => {
+        if (libraryId && li.libraryId !== libraryId) return false
         if (!req.user.checkCanAccessLibraryItem(li)) return false // filter out library items user cannot access
         return li.media.metadata.hasAuthor && li.media.metadata.hasAuthor(req.author.id)
       })