diff --git a/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue b/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
index 88049003..20d24bdf 100644
--- a/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
+++ b/client/components/app/StreamContainer.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="streamLibraryItem" id="streamContainer" class="w-full fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 h-48 sm:h-44 md:h-40 z-40 bg-primary px-4 pb-1 md:pb-4 pt-2">
-    <nuxt-link :to="`/item/${streamLibraryItem.id}`" class="absolute left-4 cursor-pointer" :style="{ top: bookCoverPosTop + 'px' }">
+    <div id="videoDock" />
+    <nuxt-link v-if="!playerHandler.isVideo" :to="`/item/${streamLibraryItem.id}`" class="absolute left-4 cursor-pointer" :style="{ top: bookCoverPosTop + 'px' }">
       <covers-book-cover :library-item="streamLibraryItem" :width="bookCoverWidth" :book-cover-aspect-ratio="bookCoverAspectRatio" />
     </nuxt-link>
-    <div class="flex items-start pl-24 mb-6 md:mb-0">
+    <div class="flex items-start mb-6 md:mb-0" :class="playerHandler.isVideo ? 'ml-4 pl-96' : 'pl-24'">
       <div>
         <nuxt-link :to="`/item/${streamLibraryItem.id}`" class="hover:underline cursor-pointer text-base sm:text-lg">
           {{ title }}
         </nuxt-link>
-        <div class="text-gray-400 flex items-center">
+        <div v-if="!playerHandler.isVideo" class="text-gray-400 flex items-center">
           <span class="material-icons text-sm">person</span>
           <p v-if="podcastAuthor">{{ podcastAuthor }}</p>
           <p v-else-if="authors.length" class="pl-1.5 text-sm sm:text-base">
diff --git a/client/components/modals/libraries/EditLibrary.vue b/client/components/modals/libraries/EditLibrary.vue
index db87d1db..8071fd14 100644
--- a/client/components/modals/libraries/EditLibrary.vue
+++ b/client/components/modals/libraries/EditLibrary.vue
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export default {
         {
           value: 'podcast',
           text: 'Podcasts'
+        },
+        {
+          value: 'video',
+          text: 'Videos'
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
index c41087dc..bc80a0f7 100644
--- a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@
                 <p v-if="bookSubtitle" class="sm:ml-4 text-gray-400 text-xl md:text-2xl">{{ bookSubtitle }}</p>
               </div>
 
-              <p v-if="isPodcast" class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-lg md:text-xl">by {{ podcastAuthor || 'Unknown' }}</p>
-              <p v-else-if="authors.length" class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-lg md:text-xl">
-                by <nuxt-link v-for="(author, index) in authors" :key="index" :to="`/author/${author.id}`" class="hover:underline">{{ author.name }}<span v-if="index < authors.length - 1">,&nbsp;</span></nuxt-link>
-              </p>
-              <p v-else class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-xl">by Unknown</p>
+              <template v-if="!isVideo">
+                <p v-if="isPodcast" class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-lg md:text-xl">by {{ podcastAuthor || 'Unknown' }}</p>
+                <p v-else-if="authors.length" class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-lg md:text-xl">
+                  by <nuxt-link v-for="(author, index) in authors" :key="index" :to="`/author/${author.id}`" class="hover:underline">{{ author.name }}<span v-if="index < authors.length - 1">,&nbsp;</span></nuxt-link>
+                </p>
+                <p v-else class="mb-2 mt-0.5 text-gray-200 text-xl">by Unknown</p>
+              </template>
 
               <nuxt-link v-for="_series in seriesList" :key="_series.id" :to="`/library/${libraryId}/series/${_series.id}`" class="hover:underline font-sans text-gray-300 text-lg leading-7"> {{ _series.text }}</nuxt-link>
 
@@ -251,6 +253,9 @@ export default {
     isPodcast() {
       return this.libraryItem.mediaType === 'podcast'
     },
+    isVideo() {
+      return this.libraryItem.mediaType === 'video'
+    },
     isMissing() {
       return this.libraryItem.isMissing
     },
@@ -258,11 +263,12 @@ export default {
       return this.libraryItem.isInvalid
     },
     invalidAudioFiles() {
-      if (this.isPodcast) return []
+      if (this.isPodcast || this.isVideo) return []
       return this.libraryItem.media.audioFiles.filter((af) => af.invalid)
     },
     showPlayButton() {
       if (this.isMissing || this.isInvalid) return false
+      if (this.isVideo) return !!this.videoFile
       if (this.isPodcast) return this.podcastEpisodes.length
       return this.tracks.length
     },
@@ -348,6 +354,9 @@ export default {
     ebookFile() {
       return this.media.ebookFile
     },
+    videoFile() {
+      return this.media.videoFile
+    },
     showExperimentalReadAlert() {
       return !this.tracks.length && this.ebookFile && !this.showExperimentalFeatures && !this.enableEReader
     },
diff --git a/client/players/LocalPlayer.js b/client/players/LocalAudioPlayer.js
similarity index 99%
rename from client/players/LocalPlayer.js
rename to client/players/LocalAudioPlayer.js
index 81644fdc..e677c5eb 100644
--- a/client/players/LocalPlayer.js
+++ b/client/players/LocalAudioPlayer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Hls from 'hls.js'
 import EventEmitter from 'events'
 
-export default class LocalPlayer extends EventEmitter {
+export default class LocalAudioPlayer extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(ctx) {
     super()
 
diff --git a/client/players/LocalVideoPlayer.js b/client/players/LocalVideoPlayer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3bad912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/players/LocalVideoPlayer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import Hls from 'hls.js'
+import EventEmitter from 'events'
+
+export default class LocalVideoPlayer extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor(ctx) {
+    super()
+
+    this.ctx = ctx
+    this.player = null
+
+    this.libraryItem = null
+    this.videoTrack = null
+    this.isHlsTranscode = null
+    this.hlsInstance = null
+    this.usingNativeplayer = false
+    this.startTime = 0
+    this.playWhenReady = false
+    this.defaultPlaybackRate = 1
+
+    this.playableMimeTypes = []
+
+    this.initialize()
+  }
+
+  initialize() {
+    if (document.getElementById('video-player')) {
+      document.getElementById('video-player').remove()
+    }
+    var videoEl = document.createElement('video')
+    videoEl.id = 'video-player'
+    // videoEl.style.display = 'none'
+    videoEl.className = 'absolute bottom-20 left-4 w-96 bg-black z-50'
+    videoEl.style.height = '216px'
+    document.body.appendChild(videoEl)
+    this.player = videoEl
+
+    this.player.addEventListener('play', this.evtPlay.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('pause', this.evtPause.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('progress', this.evtProgress.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('ended', this.evtEnded.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('error', this.evtError.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', this.evtLoadedMetadata.bind(this))
+    this.player.addEventListener('timeupdate', this.evtTimeupdate.bind(this))
+
+    var mimeTypes = ['video/mp4']
+    var mimeTypeCanPlayMap = {}
+    mimeTypes.forEach((mt) => {
+      var canPlay = this.player.canPlayType(mt)
+      mimeTypeCanPlayMap[mt] = canPlay
+      if (canPlay) this.playableMimeTypes.push(mt)
+    })
+    console.log(`[LocalVideoPlayer] Supported mime types`, mimeTypeCanPlayMap, this.playableMimeTypes)
+  }
+
+  evtPlay() {
+    this.emit('stateChange', 'PLAYING')
+  }
+  evtPause() {
+    this.emit('stateChange', 'PAUSED')
+  }
+  evtProgress() {
+    var lastBufferTime = this.getLastBufferedTime()
+    this.emit('buffertimeUpdate', lastBufferTime)
+  }
+  evtEnded() {
+    console.log(`[LocalVideoPlayer] Ended`)
+    this.emit('finished')
+  }
+  evtError(error) {
+    console.error('Player error', error)
+    this.emit('error', error)
+  }
+  evtLoadedMetadata(data) {
+    if (!this.isHlsTranscode) {
+      this.player.currentTime = this.startTime
+    }
+
+    this.emit('stateChange', 'LOADED')
+    if (this.playWhenReady) {
+      this.playWhenReady = false
+      this.play()
+    }
+  }
+  evtTimeupdate() {
+    if (this.player.paused) {
+      this.emit('timeupdate', this.getCurrentTime())
+    }
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.destroyHlsInstance()
+    if (this.player) {
+      this.player.remove()
+    }
+  }
+
+  set(libraryItem, videoTrack, isHlsTranscode, startTime, playWhenReady = false) {
+    this.libraryItem = libraryItem
+    this.videoTrack = videoTrack
+    this.isHlsTranscode = isHlsTranscode
+    this.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
+    this.startTime = startTime
+
+    if (this.hlsInstance) {
+      this.destroyHlsInstance()
+    }
+
+    if (this.isHlsTranscode) {
+      this.setHlsStream()
+    } else {
+      this.setDirectPlay()
+    }
+  }
+
+  setHlsStream() {
+    // iOS does not support Media Elements but allows for HLS in the native video player
+    if (!Hls.isSupported()) {
+      console.warn('HLS is not supported - fallback to using video element')
+      this.usingNativeplayer = true
+      this.player.src = this.videoTrack.relativeContentUrl
+      this.player.currentTime = this.startTime
+      return
+    }
+
+    var hlsOptions = {
+      startPosition: this.startTime || -1
+      // No longer needed because token is put in a query string
+      // xhrSetup: (xhr) => {
+      //   xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', `Bearer ${this.token}`)
+      // }
+    }
+    this.hlsInstance = new Hls(hlsOptions)
+
+    this.hlsInstance.attachMedia(this.player)
+    this.hlsInstance.on(Hls.Events.MEDIA_ATTACHED, () => {
+      this.hlsInstance.loadSource(this.videoTrack.relativeContentUrl)
+
+      this.hlsInstance.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, () => {
+        console.log('[HLS] Manifest Parsed')
+      })
+
+      this.hlsInstance.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (e, data) => {
+        console.error('[HLS] Error', data.type, data.details, data)
+        if (data.details === Hls.ErrorDetails.BUFFER_STALLED_ERROR) {
+          console.error('[HLS] BUFFER STALLED ERROR')
+        }
+      })
+      this.hlsInstance.on(Hls.Events.DESTROYING, () => {
+        console.log('[HLS] Destroying HLS Instance')
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  setDirectPlay() {
+    this.player.src = this.videoTrack.relativeContentUrl
+    console.log(`[LocalVideoPlayer] Loading track src ${this.videoTrack.relativeContentUrl}`)
+    this.player.load()
+  }
+
+  destroyHlsInstance() {
+    if (!this.hlsInstance) return
+    if (this.hlsInstance.destroy) {
+      var temp = this.hlsInstance
+      temp.destroy()
+    }
+    this.hlsInstance = null
+  }
+
+  async resetStream(startTime) {
+    this.destroyHlsInstance()
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+    this.set(this.libraryItem, this.videoTrack, this.isHlsTranscode, startTime, true)
+  }
+
+  playPause() {
+    if (!this.player) return
+    if (this.player.paused) this.play()
+    else this.pause()
+  }
+
+  play() {
+    if (this.player) this.player.play()
+  }
+
+  pause() {
+    if (this.player) this.player.pause()
+  }
+
+  getCurrentTime() {
+    return this.player ? this.player.currentTime : 0
+  }
+
+  getDuration() {
+    return this.videoTrack.duration
+  }
+
+  setPlaybackRate(playbackRate) {
+    if (!this.player) return
+    this.defaultPlaybackRate = playbackRate
+    this.player.playbackRate = playbackRate
+  }
+
+  seek(time) {
+    if (!this.player) return
+    this.player.currentTime = Math.max(0, time)
+  }
+
+  setVolume(volume) {
+    if (!this.player) return
+    this.player.volume = volume
+  }
+
+  // Utils
+  isValidDuration(duration) {
+    if (duration && !isNaN(duration) && duration !== Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY && duration !== Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
+      return true
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
+  getBufferedRanges() {
+    if (!this.player) return []
+    const ranges = []
+    const seekable = this.player.buffered || []
+
+    let offset = 0
+
+    for (let i = 0, length = seekable.length; i < length; i++) {
+      let start = seekable.start(i)
+      let end = seekable.end(i)
+      if (!this.isValidDuration(start)) {
+        start = 0
+      }
+      if (!this.isValidDuration(end)) {
+        end = 0
+        continue
+      }
+
+      ranges.push({
+        start: start + offset,
+        end: end + offset
+      })
+    }
+    return ranges
+  }
+
+  getLastBufferedTime() {
+    var bufferedRanges = this.getBufferedRanges()
+    if (!bufferedRanges.length) return 0
+
+    var buff = bufferedRanges.find((buff) => buff.start < this.player.currentTime && buff.end > this.player.currentTime)
+    if (buff) return buff.end
+
+    var last = bufferedRanges[bufferedRanges.length - 1]
+    return last.end
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
index bb029537..497fcd13 100644
--- a/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
+++ b/client/players/PlayerHandler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import LocalPlayer from './LocalPlayer'
+import LocalAudioPlayer from './LocalAudioPlayer'
+import LocalVideoPlayer from './LocalVideoPlayer'
 import CastPlayer from './CastPlayer'
 import AudioTrack from './AudioTrack'
+import VideoTrack from './VideoTrack'
 
 export default class PlayerHandler {
   constructor(ctx) {
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     this.player = null
     this.playerState = 'IDLE'
     this.isHlsTranscode = false
+    this.isVideo = false
     this.currentSessionId = null
     this.startTime = 0
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     return this.libraryItem && (this.player instanceof CastPlayer)
   }
   get isPlayingLocalItem() {
-    return this.libraryItem && (this.player instanceof LocalPlayer)
+    return this.libraryItem && (this.player instanceof LocalAudioPlayer)
   }
   get userToken() {
     return this.ctx.$store.getters['user/getToken']
@@ -48,16 +51,17 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
   }
 
   load(libraryItem, episodeId, playWhenReady, playbackRate) {
-    if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer()
-
     this.libraryItem = libraryItem
     this.episodeId = episodeId
     this.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
     this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate
-    this.prepare()
+    this.isVideo = libraryItem.mediaType === 'video'
+
+    if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer(playWhenReady)
+    else this.prepare()
   }
 
-  switchPlayer() {
+  switchPlayer(playWhenReady) {
     if (this.isCasting && !(this.player instanceof CastPlayer)) {
       console.log('[PlayerHandler] Switching to cast player')
 
@@ -73,10 +77,10 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
 
       if (this.libraryItem) {
         // libraryItem was already loaded - prepare for cast
-        this.playWhenReady = false
+        this.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
         this.prepare()
       }
-    } else if (!this.isCasting && !(this.player instanceof LocalPlayer)) {
+    } else if (!this.isCasting && !(this.player instanceof LocalAudioPlayer) && !(this.player instanceof LocalVideoPlayer)) {
       console.log('[PlayerHandler] Switching to local player')
 
       this.stopPlayInterval()
@@ -85,12 +89,18 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
       if (this.player) {
         this.player.destroy()
       }
-      this.player = new LocalPlayer(this.ctx)
+
+      if (this.isVideo) {
+        this.player = new LocalVideoPlayer(this.ctx)
+      } else {
+        this.player = new LocalAudioPlayer(this.ctx)
+      }
+
       this.setPlayerListeners()
 
       if (this.libraryItem) {
         // libraryItem was already loaded - prepare for local play
-        this.playWhenReady = false
+        this.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
         this.prepare()
       }
     }
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
 
   playerError() {
     // Switch to HLS stream on error
-    if (!this.isCasting && !this.currentStreamId && (this.player instanceof LocalPlayer)) {
+    if (!this.isCasting && !this.currentStreamId && (this.player instanceof LocalAudioPlayer)) {
       console.log(`[PlayerHandler] Audio player error switching to HLS stream`)
       this.prepare(true)
     }
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
       supportedMimeTypes: this.player.playableMimeTypes,
       mediaPlayer: this.isCasting ? 'chromecast' : 'html5',
       forceTranscode,
-      forceDirectPlay: this.isCasting // TODO: add transcode support for chromecast
+      forceDirectPlay: this.isCasting || this.isVideo // TODO: add transcode support for chromecast
     }
 
     var path = this.episodeId ? `/api/items/${this.libraryItem.id}/play/${this.episodeId}` : `/api/items/${this.libraryItem.id}/play`
@@ -166,11 +176,12 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
   }
 
   prepareOpenSession(session, playbackRate) { // Session opened on init socket
-    if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer()
-
     this.libraryItem = session.libraryItem
+    this.isVideo = session.libraryItem.mediaType === 'video'
     this.playWhenReady = false
     this.initialPlaybackRate = playbackRate
+
+    if (!this.player) this.switchPlayer()
     this.prepareSession(session)
   }
 
@@ -181,16 +192,29 @@ export default class PlayerHandler {
     this.displayAuthor = session.displayAuthor
 
     console.log('[PlayerHandler] Preparing Session', session)
-    var audioTracks = session.audioTracks.map(at => new AudioTrack(at, this.userToken))
 
-    this.ctx.playerLoading = true
-    this.isHlsTranscode = true
-    if (session.playMethod === this.ctx.$constants.PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY) {
-      this.isHlsTranscode = false
+    if (session.videoTrack) {
+      var videoTrack = new VideoTrack(session.videoTrack, this.userToken)
+
+      this.ctx.playerLoading = true
+      this.isHlsTranscode = true
+      if (session.playMethod === this.ctx.$constants.PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY) {
+        this.isHlsTranscode = false
+      }
+
+      this.player.set(this.libraryItem, videoTrack, this.isHlsTranscode, this.startTime, this.playWhenReady)
+    } else {
+      var audioTracks = session.audioTracks.map(at => new AudioTrack(at, this.userToken))
+
+      this.ctx.playerLoading = true
+      this.isHlsTranscode = true
+      if (session.playMethod === this.ctx.$constants.PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY) {
+        this.isHlsTranscode = false
+      }
+
+      this.player.set(this.libraryItem, audioTracks, this.isHlsTranscode, this.startTime, this.playWhenReady)
     }
 
-    this.player.set(this.libraryItem, audioTracks, this.isHlsTranscode, this.startTime, this.playWhenReady)
-
     // browser media session api
     this.ctx.setMediaSession()
   }
diff --git a/client/players/VideoTrack.js b/client/players/VideoTrack.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92bec5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/players/VideoTrack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export default class VideoTrack {
+  constructor(track, userToken) {
+    this.index = track.index || 0
+    this.startOffset = track.startOffset || 0 // Total time of all previous tracks
+    this.duration = track.duration || 0
+    this.title = track.title || ''
+    this.contentUrl = track.contentUrl || null
+    this.mimeType = track.mimeType
+    this.metadata = track.metadata || {}
+
+    this.userToken = userToken
+  }
+
+  get fullContentUrl() {
+    if (!this.contentUrl || this.contentUrl.startsWith('http')) return this.contentUrl
+
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      return `${process.env.serverUrl}${this.contentUrl}?token=${this.userToken}`
+    }
+    return `${window.location.origin}${this.contentUrl}?token=${this.userToken}`
+  }
+
+  get relativeContentUrl() {
+    if (!this.contentUrl || this.contentUrl.startsWith('http')) return this.contentUrl
+
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      return `${process.env.serverUrl}${this.contentUrl}?token=${this.userToken}`
+    }
+
+    return this.contentUrl + `?token=${this.userToken}`
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 0499e4c0..416462b3 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class LibraryItemController {
 
   // POST: api/items/:id/play
   startPlaybackSession(req, res) {
-    if (!req.libraryItem.media.numTracks) {
+    if (!req.libraryItem.media.numTracks && req.libraryItem.mediaType !== 'video') {
       Logger.error(`[LibraryItemController] startPlaybackSession cannot playback ${req.libraryItem.id}`)
       return res.sendStatus(404)
     }
diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index 5435c29a..b1f04dff 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -119,29 +119,38 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
     const newPlaybackSession = new PlaybackSession()
     newPlaybackSession.setData(libraryItem, user, mediaPlayer, deviceInfo, userStartTime, episodeId)
 
-    var audioTracks = []
-    if (shouldDirectPlay) {
-      Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] "${user.username}" starting direct play session for item "${libraryItem.id}"`)
-      audioTracks = libraryItem.getDirectPlayTracklist(episodeId)
-      newPlaybackSession.playMethod = PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY
+    if (libraryItem.mediaType === 'video') {
+      if (shouldDirectPlay) {
+        Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] "${user.username}" starting direct play session for item "${libraryItem.id}"`)
+        newPlaybackSession.videoTrack = libraryItem.media.getVideoTrack()
+        newPlaybackSession.playMethod = PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY
+      } else {
+        // HLS not supported for video yet
+      }
     } else {
-      Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] "${user.username}" starting stream session for item "${libraryItem.id}"`)
-      var stream = new Stream(newPlaybackSession.id, this.StreamsPath, user, libraryItem, episodeId, userStartTime, this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
-      await stream.generatePlaylist()
-      stream.start() // Start transcode
+      var audioTracks = []
+      if (shouldDirectPlay) {
+        Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] "${user.username}" starting direct play session for item "${libraryItem.id}"`)
+        audioTracks = libraryItem.getDirectPlayTracklist(episodeId)
+        newPlaybackSession.playMethod = PlayMethod.DIRECTPLAY
+      } else {
+        Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] "${user.username}" starting stream session for item "${libraryItem.id}"`)
+        var stream = new Stream(newPlaybackSession.id, this.StreamsPath, user, libraryItem, episodeId, userStartTime, this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
+        await stream.generatePlaylist()
+        stream.start() // Start transcode
 
-      audioTracks = [stream.getAudioTrack()]
-      newPlaybackSession.stream = stream
-      newPlaybackSession.playMethod = PlayMethod.TRANSCODE
+        audioTracks = [stream.getAudioTrack()]
+        newPlaybackSession.stream = stream
+        newPlaybackSession.playMethod = PlayMethod.TRANSCODE
 
-      stream.on('closed', () => {
-        Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Stream closed for session "${newPlaybackSession.id}"`)
-        newPlaybackSession.stream = null
-      })
+        stream.on('closed', () => {
+          Logger.debug(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Stream closed for session "${newPlaybackSession.id}"`)
+          newPlaybackSession.stream = null
+        })
+      }
+      newPlaybackSession.audioTracks = audioTracks
     }
 
-    newPlaybackSession.audioTracks = audioTracks
-
     // Will save on the first sync
     user.currentSessionId = newPlaybackSession.id
 
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index d1aba2b6..973cb45d 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ class PodcastManager {
 
   async probeAudioFile(libraryFile) {
     var path = libraryFile.metadata.path
-    var audioProbeData = await prober.probe(path)
-    if (audioProbeData.error) {
-      Logger.error(`[PodcastManager] Podcast Episode downloaded but failed to probe "${path}"`, audioProbeData.error)
+    var mediaProbeData = await prober.probe(path)
+    if (mediaProbeData.error) {
+      Logger.error(`[PodcastManager] Podcast Episode downloaded but failed to probe "${path}"`, mediaProbeData.error)
       return false
     }
     var newAudioFile = new AudioFile()
-    newAudioFile.setDataFromProbe(libraryFile, audioProbeData)
+    newAudioFile.setDataFromProbe(libraryFile, mediaProbeData)
     return newAudioFile
   }
 
diff --git a/server/objects/Library.js b/server/objects/Library.js
index 51361546..88570a07 100644
--- a/server/objects/Library.js
+++ b/server/objects/Library.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Library {
       else if (this.icon.endsWith('s') && availableIcons.includes(this.icon.slice(0, -1))) this.icon = this.icon.slice(0, -1)
       else this.icon = 'database'
     }
-    if (!this.mediaType || (this.mediaType !== 'podcast' && this.mediaType !== 'book')) {
+    if (!this.mediaType || (this.mediaType !== 'podcast' && this.mediaType !== 'book' && this.mediaType !== 'video')) {
       this.mediaType = 'book'
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/objects/LibraryItem.js b/server/objects/LibraryItem.js
index 08ace731..05383f17 100644
--- a/server/objects/LibraryItem.js
+++ b/server/objects/LibraryItem.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const abmetadataGenerator = require('../utils/abmetadataGenerator')
 const LibraryFile = require('./files/LibraryFile')
 const Book = require('./mediaTypes/Book')
 const Podcast = require('./mediaTypes/Podcast')
+const Video = require('./mediatypes/Video')
 const { areEquivalent, copyValue, getId } = require('../utils/index')
 
 class LibraryItem {
@@ -67,11 +68,12 @@ class LibraryItem {
     this.mediaType = libraryItem.mediaType
     if (this.mediaType === 'book') {
       this.media = new Book(libraryItem.media)
-      this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
     } else if (this.mediaType === 'podcast') {
       this.media = new Podcast(libraryItem.media)
-      this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
+    } else if (this.mediaType === 'video') {
+      this.media = new Video(libraryItem.media)
     }
+    this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
 
     this.libraryFiles = libraryItem.libraryFiles.map(f => new LibraryFile(f))
   }
@@ -175,16 +177,15 @@ class LibraryItem {
   // Data comes from scandir library item data
   setData(libraryMediaType, payload) {
     this.id = getId('li')
-    if (libraryMediaType === 'podcast') {
-      this.mediaType = 'podcast'
+    this.mediaType = libraryMediaType
+    if (libraryMediaType === 'video') {
+      this.media = new Video()
+    } else if (libraryMediaType === 'podcast') {
       this.media = new Podcast()
-      this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
     } else {
-      this.mediaType = 'book'
       this.media = new Book()
-      this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
     }
-
+    this.media.libraryItemId = this.id
 
     for (const key in payload) {
       if (key === 'libraryFiles') {
@@ -460,6 +461,8 @@ class LibraryItem {
 
   // Saves metadata.abs file
   async saveMetadata() {
+    if (this.mediaType === 'video') return
+
     if (this.isSavingMetadata) return
     this.isSavingMetadata = true
 
diff --git a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
index 5b69628a..c615ed18 100644
--- a/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
+++ b/server/objects/PlaybackSession.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { PlayMethod } = require('../utils/constants')
 const BookMetadata = require('./metadata/BookMetadata')
 const PodcastMetadata = require('./metadata/PodcastMetadata')
 const DeviceInfo = require('./DeviceInfo')
+const VideoMetadata = require('./metadata/VideoMetadata')
 
 class PlaybackSession {
   constructor(session) {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class PlaybackSession {
     // Not saved in DB
     this.lastSave = 0
     this.audioTracks = []
+    this.videoTrack = null
     this.stream = null
 
     if (session) {
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ class PlaybackSession {
       startedAt: this.startedAt,
       updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
       audioTracks: this.audioTracks.map(at => at.toJSON()),
+      videoTrack: this.videoTrack ? this.videoTrack.toJSON() : null,
       libraryItem: libraryItem.toJSONExpanded()
     }
   }
@@ -120,6 +123,8 @@ class PlaybackSession {
         this.mediaMetadata = new BookMetadata(session.mediaMetadata)
       } else if (this.mediaType === 'podcast') {
         this.mediaMetadata = new PodcastMetadata(session.mediaMetadata)
+      } else if (this.mediaType === 'video') {
+        this.mediaMetadata = new VideoMetadata(session.mediaMetadata)
       }
     }
     this.displayTitle = session.displayTitle || ''
diff --git a/server/objects/files/LibraryFile.js b/server/objects/files/LibraryFile.js
index 9cbdc5f9..72c39c37 100644
--- a/server/objects/files/LibraryFile.js
+++ b/server/objects/files/LibraryFile.js
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ class LibraryFile {
     if (globals.SupportedImageTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'image'
     if (globals.SupportedAudioTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'audio'
     if (globals.SupportedEbookTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'ebook'
+    if (globals.SupportedVideoTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'video'
     if (globals.TextFileTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'text'
     if (globals.MetadataFileTypes.includes(this.metadata.format)) return 'metadata'
     return 'unknown'
   }
 
   get isMediaFile() {
-    return this.fileType === 'audio' || this.fileType === 'ebook'
+    return this.fileType === 'audio' || this.fileType === 'ebook' || this.fileType === 'video'
   }
 
   get isOPFFile() {
diff --git a/server/objects/files/VideoFile.js b/server/objects/files/VideoFile.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51fc382b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/objects/files/VideoFile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+const { VideoMimeType } = require('../../utils/constants')
+const FileMetadata = require('../metadata/FileMetadata')
+
+class VideoFile {
+  constructor(data) {
+    this.index = null
+    this.ino = null
+    this.metadata = null
+    this.addedAt = null
+    this.updatedAt = null
+
+    this.format = null
+    this.duration = null
+    this.bitRate = null
+    this.language = null
+    this.codec = null
+    this.timeBase = null
+    this.frameRate = null
+    this.width = null
+    this.height = null
+    this.embeddedCoverArt = null
+
+    this.invalid = false
+    this.error = null
+
+    if (data) {
+      this.construct(data)
+    }
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      index: this.index,
+      ino: this.ino,
+      metadata: this.metadata.toJSON(),
+      addedAt: this.addedAt,
+      updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
+      invalid: !!this.invalid,
+      error: this.error || null,
+      format: this.format,
+      duration: this.duration,
+      bitRate: this.bitRate,
+      language: this.language,
+      codec: this.codec,
+      timeBase: this.timeBase,
+      frameRate: this.frameRate,
+      width: this.width,
+      height: this.height,
+      embeddedCoverArt: this.embeddedCoverArt,
+      mimeType: this.mimeType
+    }
+  }
+
+  construct(data) {
+    this.index = data.index
+    this.ino = data.ino
+    this.metadata = new FileMetadata(data.metadata || {})
+    this.addedAt = data.addedAt
+    this.updatedAt = data.updatedAt
+    this.invalid = !!data.invalid
+    this.error = data.error || null
+
+    this.format = data.format
+    this.duration = data.duration
+    this.bitRate = data.bitRate
+    this.language = data.language
+    this.codec = data.codec || null
+    this.timeBase = data.timeBase
+    this.frameRate = data.frameRate
+    this.width = data.width
+    this.height = data.height
+    this.embeddedCoverArt = data.embeddedCoverArt || null
+  }
+
+  get mimeType() {
+    var format = this.metadata.format.toUpperCase()
+    if (VideoMimeType[format]) {
+      return VideoMimeType[format]
+    } else {
+      return VideoMimeType.MP4
+    }
+  }
+
+  clone() {
+    return new VideoFile(this.toJSON())
+  }
+
+  setDataFromProbe(libraryFile, probeData) {
+    this.ino = libraryFile.ino || null
+
+    this.metadata = libraryFile.metadata.clone()
+    this.addedAt = Date.now()
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now()
+
+    const videoStream = probeData.videoStream
+
+    this.format = probeData.format
+    this.duration = probeData.duration
+    this.bitRate = videoStream.bit_rate || probeData.bitRate || null
+    this.language = probeData.language
+    this.codec = videoStream.codec || null
+    this.timeBase = videoStream.time_base
+    this.frameRate = videoStream.frame_rate || null
+    this.width = videoStream.width || null
+    this.height = videoStream.height || null
+    this.embeddedCoverArt = probeData.embeddedCoverArt
+  }
+}
+module.exports = VideoFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js b/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9241ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/objects/files/VideoTrack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+const Path = require('path')
+const { encodeUriPath } = require('../../utils/index')
+
+class VideoTrack {
+  constructor() {
+    this.index = null
+    this.duration = null
+    this.title = null
+    this.contentUrl = null
+    this.mimeType = null
+    this.metadata = null
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      index: this.index,
+      duration: this.duration,
+      title: this.title,
+      contentUrl: this.contentUrl,
+      mimeType: this.mimeType,
+      metadata: this.metadata ? this.metadata.toJSON() : null
+    }
+  }
+
+  setData(itemId, videoFile) {
+    this.index = videoFile.index
+    this.duration = videoFile.duration
+    this.title = videoFile.metadata.filename || ''
+    this.contentUrl = Path.join(`/s/item/${itemId}`, encodeUriPath(videoFile.metadata.relPath))
+    this.mimeType = videoFile.mimeType
+    this.metadata = videoFile.metadata.clone()
+  }
+
+  setFromStream(title, duration, contentUrl) {
+    this.index = 1
+    this.duration = duration
+    this.title = title
+    this.contentUrl = contentUrl
+    this.mimeType = 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
+  }
+}
+module.exports = VideoTrack
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..268bf5f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/objects/mediaTypes/Video.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+const Logger = require('../../Logger')
+const VideoFile = require('../files/VideoFile')
+const VideoTrack = require('../files/VideoTrack')
+const VideoMetadata = require('../metadata/VideoMetadata')
+const { areEquivalent, copyValue } = require('../../utils/index')
+
+class Video {
+  constructor(video) {
+    this.libraryItemId = null
+    this.metadata = null
+    this.coverPath = null
+    this.tags = []
+    this.episodes = []
+
+    this.autoDownloadEpisodes = false
+    this.lastEpisodeCheck = 0
+
+    this.lastCoverSearch = null
+    this.lastCoverSearchQuery = null
+
+    if (video) {
+      this.construct(video)
+    }
+  }
+
+  construct(video) {
+    this.libraryItemId = video.libraryItemId
+    this.metadata = new VideoMetadata(video.metadata)
+    this.coverPath = video.coverPath
+    this.tags = [...video.tags]
+    this.videoFile = new VideoFile(video.videoFile)
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      libraryItemId: this.libraryItemId,
+      metadata: this.metadata.toJSONExpanded(),
+      coverPath: this.coverPath,
+      tags: [...this.tags],
+      videoFile: this.videoFile.toJSON()
+    }
+  }
+
+  toJSONMinified() {
+    return {
+      metadata: this.metadata.toJSONMinified(),
+      coverPath: this.coverPath,
+      tags: [...this.tags],
+      videoFile: this.videoFile.toJSON(),
+      size: this.size
+    }
+  }
+
+  toJSONExpanded() {
+    return {
+      libraryItemId: this.libraryItemId,
+      metadata: this.metadata.toJSONExpanded(),
+      coverPath: this.coverPath,
+      tags: [...this.tags],
+      videoFile: this.videoFile.toJSON(),
+      size: this.size
+    }
+  }
+
+  get size() {
+    return this.videoFile.metadata.size
+  }
+  get hasMediaEntities() {
+    return true
+  }
+  get shouldSearchForCover() {
+    return false
+  }
+  get hasEmbeddedCoverArt() {
+    return false
+  }
+  get hasIssues() {
+    return false
+  }
+  get duration() {
+    return 0
+  }
+
+  update(payload) {
+    var json = this.toJSON()
+    var hasUpdates = false
+    for (const key in json) {
+      if (payload[key] !== undefined) {
+        if (key === 'metadata') {
+          if (this.metadata.update(payload.metadata)) {
+            hasUpdates = true
+          }
+        } else if (!areEquivalent(payload[key], json[key])) {
+          this[key] = copyValue(payload[key])
+          Logger.debug('[Video] Key updated', key, this[key])
+          hasUpdates = true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return hasUpdates
+  }
+
+  updateCover(coverPath) {
+    coverPath = coverPath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    if (this.coverPath === coverPath) return false
+    this.coverPath = coverPath
+    return true
+  }
+
+  removeFileWithInode(inode) {
+
+  }
+
+  findFileWithInode(inode) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  setVideoFile(videoFile) {
+    this.videoFile = videoFile
+  }
+
+  setData(mediaMetadata) {
+    this.metadata = new VideoMetadata()
+    if (mediaMetadata.metadata) {
+      this.metadata.setData(mediaMetadata.metadata)
+    }
+
+    this.coverPath = mediaMetadata.coverPath || null
+  }
+
+  getPlaybackTitle() {
+    return this.metadata.title
+  }
+
+  getPlaybackAuthor() {
+    return ''
+  }
+
+  getVideoTrack() {
+    var track = new VideoTrack()
+    track.setData(this.libraryItemId, this.videoFile)
+    return track
+  }
+}
+module.exports = Video
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/objects/metadata/VideoMetadata.js b/server/objects/metadata/VideoMetadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..400b4c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/objects/metadata/VideoMetadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+const Logger = require('../../Logger')
+const { areEquivalent, copyValue } = require('../../utils/index')
+
+class VideoMetadata {
+  constructor(metadata) {
+    this.title = null
+    this.description = null
+    this.explicit = false
+    this.language = null
+
+    if (metadata) {
+      this.construct(metadata)
+    }
+  }
+
+  construct(metadata) {
+    this.title = metadata.title
+    this.description = metadata.description
+    this.explicit = metadata.explicit
+    this.language = metadata.language || null
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      title: this.title,
+      description: this.description,
+      explicit: this.explicit,
+      language: this.language
+    }
+  }
+
+  toJSONMinified() {
+    return {
+      title: this.title,
+      titleIgnorePrefix: this.titleIgnorePrefix,
+      description: this.description,
+      explicit: this.explicit,
+      language: this.language
+    }
+  }
+
+  toJSONExpanded() {
+    return this.toJSONMinified()
+  }
+
+  clone() {
+    return new VideoMetadata(this.toJSON())
+  }
+
+  get titleIgnorePrefix() {
+    if (!this.title) return ''
+    var prefixesToIgnore = global.ServerSettings.sortingPrefixes || []
+    for (const prefix of prefixesToIgnore) {
+      // e.g. for prefix "the". If title is "The Book Title" return "Book Title, The"
+      if (this.title.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${prefix} `)) {
+        return this.title.substr(prefix.length + 1) + `, ${prefix.substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + prefix.substr(1)}`
+      }
+    }
+    return this.title
+  }
+
+  searchQuery(query) { // Returns key if match is found
+    var keysToCheck = ['title']
+    for (var key of keysToCheck) {
+      if (this[key] && String(this[key]).toLowerCase().includes(query)) {
+        return {
+          matchKey: key,
+          matchText: this[key]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  setData(mediaMetadata = {}) {
+    this.title = mediaMetadata.title || null
+    this.description = mediaMetadata.description || null
+    this.explicit = !!mediaMetadata.explicit
+    this.language = mediaMetadata.language || null
+  }
+
+  update(payload) {
+    var json = this.toJSON()
+    var hasUpdates = false
+    for (const key in json) {
+      if (payload[key] !== undefined) {
+        if (!areEquivalent(payload[key], json[key])) {
+          this[key] = copyValue(payload[key])
+          Logger.debug('[VideoMetadata] Key updated', key, this[key])
+          hasUpdates = true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return hasUpdates
+  }
+}
+module.exports = VideoMetadata
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/objects/user/User.js b/server/objects/user/User.js
index e213c661..c33fb3d0 100644
--- a/server/objects/user/User.js
+++ b/server/objects/user/User.js
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ class User {
 
   checkCanAccessLibraryItem(libraryItem) {
     if (!this.checkCanAccessLibrary(libraryItem.libraryId)) return false
+
     if (libraryItem.media.metadata.explicit && !this.canAccessExplicitContent) return false
     return this.checkCanAccessLibraryItemWithTags(libraryItem.media.tags)
   }
diff --git a/server/scanner/MediaFileScanner.js b/server/scanner/MediaFileScanner.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bccbae26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/scanner/MediaFileScanner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+const Path = require('path')
+
+const AudioFile = require('../objects/files/AudioFile')
+const VideoFile = require('../objects/files/VideoFile')
+
+const prober = require('../utils/prober')
+const Logger = require('../Logger')
+const { LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')
+
+class MediaFileScanner {
+  constructor() { }
+
+  getTrackAndDiscNumberFromFilename(mediaMetadataFromScan, audioLibraryFile) {
+    const { title, author, series, publishedYear } = mediaMetadataFromScan
+    const { filename, path } = audioLibraryFile.metadata
+    var partbasename = Path.basename(filename, Path.extname(filename))
+
+    // Remove title, author, series, and publishedYear from filename if there
+    if (title) partbasename = partbasename.replace(title, '')
+    if (author) partbasename = partbasename.replace(author, '')
+    if (series) partbasename = partbasename.replace(series, '')
+    if (publishedYear) partbasename = partbasename.replace(publishedYear)
+
+    // Look for disc number
+    var discNumber = null
+    var discMatch = partbasename.match(/\b(disc|cd) ?(\d\d?)\b/i)
+    if (discMatch && discMatch.length > 2 && discMatch[2]) {
+      if (!isNaN(discMatch[2])) {
+        discNumber = Number(discMatch[2])
+      }
+
+      // Remove disc number from filename
+      partbasename = partbasename.replace(/\b(disc|cd) ?(\d\d?)\b/i, '')
+    }
+
+    // Look for disc number in folder path e.g. /Book Title/CD01/audiofile.mp3
+    var pathdir = Path.dirname(path).split('/').pop()
+    if (pathdir && /^cd\d{1,3}$/i.test(pathdir)) {
+      var discFromFolder = Number(pathdir.replace(/cd/i, ''))
+      if (!isNaN(discFromFolder) && discFromFolder !== null) discNumber = discFromFolder
+    }
+
+    var numbersinpath = partbasename.match(/\d{1,4}/g)
+    var trackNumber = numbersinpath && numbersinpath.length ? parseInt(numbersinpath[0]) : null
+    return {
+      trackNumber,
+      discNumber
+    }
+  }
+
+  getAverageScanDurationMs(results) {
+    if (!results.length) return 0
+    var total = 0
+    for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) total += results[i].elapsed
+    return Math.floor(total / results.length)
+  }
+
+  async scan(mediaType, libraryFile, mediaMetadataFromScan, verbose = false) {
+    var probeStart = Date.now()
+    var probeData = await prober.probe(libraryFile.metadata.path, verbose)
+    if (probeData.error) {
+      Logger.error(`[MediaFileScanner] ${probeData.error} : "${libraryFile.metadata.path}"`)
+      return null
+    }
+
+    if (mediaType === 'video') {
+      if (!probeData.videoStream) {
+        Logger.error('[MediaFileScanner] Invalid video file no video stream')
+        return null
+      }
+
+      var videoFile = new VideoFile()
+      videoFile.setDataFromProbe(libraryFile, probeData)
+
+      return {
+        videoFile,
+        elapsed: Date.now() - probeStart
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (!probeData.audioStream) {
+        Logger.error('[MediaFileScanner] Invalid audio file no audio stream')
+        return null
+      }
+
+      var audioFile = new AudioFile()
+      audioFile.trackNumFromMeta = probeData.trackNumber
+      audioFile.discNumFromMeta = probeData.discNumber
+      if (mediaType === 'book') {
+        const { trackNumber, discNumber } = this.getTrackAndDiscNumberFromFilename(mediaMetadataFromScan, libraryFile)
+        audioFile.trackNumFromFilename = trackNumber
+        audioFile.discNumFromFilename = discNumber
+      }
+      audioFile.setDataFromProbe(libraryFile, probeData)
+
+      return {
+        audioFile,
+        elapsed: Date.now() - probeStart
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Returns array of { MediaFile, elapsed, averageScanDuration } from audio file scan objects
+  async executeMediaFileScans(mediaType, mediaLibraryFiles, scanData) {
+    var mediaMetadataFromScan = scanData.media.metadata || null
+    var proms = []
+    for (let i = 0; i < mediaLibraryFiles.length; i++) {
+      proms.push(this.scan(mediaType, mediaLibraryFiles[i], mediaMetadataFromScan))
+    }
+    var scanStart = Date.now()
+    var results = await Promise.all(proms).then((scanResults) => scanResults.filter(sr => sr))
+    return {
+      audioFiles: results.filter(r => r.audioFile).map(r => r.audioFile),
+      videoFiles: results.filter(r => r.videoFile).map(r => r.videoFile),
+      elapsed: Date.now() - scanStart,
+      averageScanDuration: this.getAverageScanDurationMs(results)
+    }
+  }
+
+  isSequential(nums) {
+    if (!nums || !nums.length) return false
+    if (nums.length === 1) return true
+    var prev = nums[0]
+    for (let i = 1; i < nums.length; i++) {
+      if (nums[i] - prev > 1) return false
+      prev = nums[i]
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+
+  removeDupes(nums) {
+    if (!nums || !nums.length) return []
+    if (nums.length === 1) return nums
+
+    var nodupes = [nums[0]]
+    nums.forEach((num) => {
+      if (num > nodupes[nodupes.length - 1]) nodupes.push(num)
+    })
+    return nodupes
+  }
+
+  runSmartTrackOrder(libraryItem, audioFiles) {
+    var discsFromFilename = []
+    var tracksFromFilename = []
+    var discsFromMeta = []
+    var tracksFromMeta = []
+
+    audioFiles.forEach((af) => {
+      if (af.discNumFromFilename !== null) discsFromFilename.push(af.discNumFromFilename)
+      if (af.discNumFromMeta !== null) discsFromMeta.push(af.discNumFromMeta)
+      if (af.trackNumFromFilename !== null) tracksFromFilename.push(af.trackNumFromFilename)
+      if (af.trackNumFromMeta !== null) tracksFromMeta.push(af.trackNumFromMeta)
+      af.validateTrackIndex() // Sets error if no valid track number
+    })
+    discsFromFilename.sort((a, b) => a - b)
+    discsFromMeta.sort((a, b) => a - b)
+    tracksFromFilename.sort((a, b) => a - b)
+    tracksFromMeta.sort((a, b) => a - b)
+
+    var discKey = null
+    if (discsFromMeta.length === audioFiles.length && this.isSequential(discsFromMeta)) {
+      discKey = 'discNumFromMeta'
+    } else if (discsFromFilename.length === audioFiles.length && this.isSequential(discsFromFilename)) {
+      discKey = 'discNumFromFilename'
+    }
+
+    var trackKey = null
+    tracksFromFilename = this.removeDupes(tracksFromFilename)
+    tracksFromMeta = this.removeDupes(tracksFromMeta)
+    if (tracksFromFilename.length > tracksFromMeta.length) {
+      trackKey = 'trackNumFromFilename'
+    } else {
+      trackKey = 'trackNumFromMeta'
+    }
+
+    if (discKey !== null) {
+      Logger.debug(`[AudioFileScanner] Smart track order for "${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}" using disc key ${discKey} and track key ${trackKey}`)
+      audioFiles.sort((a, b) => {
+        let Dx = a[discKey] - b[discKey]
+        if (Dx === 0) Dx = a[trackKey] - b[trackKey]
+        return Dx
+      })
+    } else {
+      Logger.debug(`[AudioFileScanner] Smart track order for "${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}" using track key ${trackKey}`)
+      audioFiles.sort((a, b) => a[trackKey] - b[trackKey])
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < audioFiles.length; i++) {
+      audioFiles[i].index = i + 1
+      var existingAF = libraryItem.media.findFileWithInode(audioFiles[i].ino)
+      if (existingAF) {
+        if (existingAF.updateFromScan) existingAF.updateFromScan(audioFiles[i])
+      } else {
+        libraryItem.media.addAudioFile(audioFiles[i])
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async scanMediaFiles(mediaLibraryFiles, scanData, libraryItem, preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan = null) {
+    var hasUpdated = false
+
+    var mediaScanResult = await this.executeMediaFileScans(libraryItem.mediaType, mediaLibraryFiles, scanData)
+    if (libraryItem.mediaType === 'video') {
+      if (mediaScanResult.videoFiles.length) {
+        // TODO: Check for updates etc
+        hasUpdated = true
+        libraryItem.media.setVideoFile(mediaScanResult.videoFiles[0])
+      }
+    } else if (mediaScanResult.audioFiles.length) {
+      if (libraryScan) {
+        libraryScan.addLog(LogLevel.DEBUG, `Library Item "${scanData.path}" Audio file scan took ${mediaScanResult.elapsed}ms for ${mediaScanResult.audioFiles.length} with average time of ${mediaScanResult.averageScanDuration}ms`)
+      }
+
+      var totalAudioFilesToInclude = mediaScanResult.audioFiles.length
+      var newAudioFiles = mediaScanResult.audioFiles.filter(af => {
+        return !libraryItem.media.findFileWithInode(af.ino)
+      })
+
+      // Book: Adding audio files to book media
+      if (libraryItem.mediaType === 'book') {
+        if (newAudioFiles.length) {
+          // Single Track Audiobooks
+          if (totalAudioFilesToInclude === 1) {
+            var af = mediaScanResult.audioFiles[0]
+            af.index = 1
+            libraryItem.media.addAudioFile(af)
+            hasUpdated = true
+          } else {
+            this.runSmartTrackOrder(libraryItem, mediaScanResult.audioFiles)
+            hasUpdated = true
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Only update metadata not index
+          mediaScanResult.audioFiles.forEach((af) => {
+            var existingAF = libraryItem.media.findFileWithInode(af.ino)
+            if (existingAF) {
+              af.index = existingAF.index
+              if (existingAF.updateFromScan && existingAF.updateFromScan(af)) {
+                hasUpdated = true
+              }
+            }
+          })
+        }
+
+        // Set book details from audio file ID3 tags, optional prefer
+        if (libraryItem.media.setMetadataFromAudioFile(preferAudioMetadata)) {
+          hasUpdated = true
+        }
+
+        if (hasUpdated) {
+          libraryItem.media.rebuildTracks()
+        }
+      } else { // Podcast Media Type
+        var existingAudioFiles = mediaScanResult.audioFiles.filter(af => libraryItem.media.findFileWithInode(af.ino))
+
+        if (newAudioFiles.length) {
+          var newIndex = libraryItem.media.episodes.length + 1
+          newAudioFiles.forEach((newAudioFile) => {
+            libraryItem.media.addNewEpisodeFromAudioFile(newAudioFile, newIndex++)
+          })
+          libraryItem.media.reorderEpisodes()
+          hasUpdated = true
+        }
+
+        // Update audio file metadata for audio files already there
+        existingAudioFiles.forEach((af) => {
+          var peAudioFile = libraryItem.media.findFileWithInode(af.ino)
+          if (peAudioFile.updateFromScan && peAudioFile.updateFromScan(af)) {
+            hasUpdated = true
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    return hasUpdated
+  }
+}
+module.exports = new MediaFileScanner()
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diff --git a/server/scanner/AudioProbeData.js b/server/scanner/MediaProbeData.js
similarity index 91%
rename from server/scanner/AudioProbeData.js
rename to server/scanner/MediaProbeData.js
index af7f063b..2946077c 100644
--- a/server/scanner/AudioProbeData.js
+++ b/server/scanner/MediaProbeData.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 const AudioFileMetadata = require('../objects/metadata/AudioMetaTags')
 
-class AudioProbeData {
+class MediaProbeData {
   constructor() {
     this.embeddedCoverArt = null
     this.format = null
     this.duration = null
     this.size = null
+
+    this.audioStream = null
+    this.videoStream = null
+
     this.bitRate = null
     this.codec = null
     this.timeBase = null
@@ -35,6 +39,10 @@ class AudioProbeData {
     this.format = data.format
     this.duration = data.duration
     this.size = data.size
+
+    this.audioStream = audioStream
+    this.videoStream = this.embeddedCoverArt ? null : data.video_stream || null
+
     this.bitRate = audioStream.bit_rate || data.bit_rate
     this.codec = audioStream.codec
     this.timeBase = audioStream.time_base
@@ -78,4 +86,4 @@ class AudioProbeData {
     }
   }
 }
-module.exports = AudioProbeData
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+module.exports = MediaProbeData
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diff --git a/server/scanner/Scanner.js b/server/scanner/Scanner.js
index c94da2ed..e328381c 100644
--- a/server/scanner/Scanner.js
+++ b/server/scanner/Scanner.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { comparePaths } = require('../utils/index')
 const { getIno } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 const { ScanResult, LogLevel } = require('../utils/constants')
 
-const AudioFileScanner = require('./AudioFileScanner')
+const MediaFileScanner = require('./MediaFileScanner')
 const BookFinder = require('../finders/BookFinder')
 const LibraryItem = require('../objects/LibraryItem')
 const LibraryScan = require('./LibraryScan')
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Scanner {
     // Scan all audio files
     if (libraryItem.hasAudioFiles) {
       var libraryAudioFiles = libraryItem.libraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio')
-      if (await AudioFileScanner.scanAudioFiles(libraryAudioFiles, libraryItemData, libraryItem, this.db.serverSettings.scannerPreferAudioMetadata)) {
+      if (await MediaFileScanner.scanMediaFiles(libraryAudioFiles, libraryItemData, libraryItem, this.db.serverSettings.scannerPreferAudioMetadata)) {
         hasUpdated = true
       }
 
@@ -240,18 +240,18 @@ class Scanner {
       if (!hasMediaFile) {
         libraryScan.addLog(LogLevel.WARN, `Item found "${libraryItemDataFound.path}" has no media files`)
       } else {
-        var audioFileSize = 0
-        dataFound.libraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType == 'audio').forEach(lf => audioFileSize += lf.metadata.size)
+        var mediaFileSize = 0
+        dataFound.libraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio' || lf.fileType === 'video').forEach(lf => mediaFileSize += lf.metadata.size)
 
         // If this item will go over max size then push current chunk
-        if (audioFileSize + newItemDataToScanSize > MaxSizePerChunk && newItemDataToScan.length > 0) {
+        if (mediaFileSize + newItemDataToScanSize > MaxSizePerChunk && newItemDataToScan.length > 0) {
           newItemDataToScanChunks.push(newItemDataToScan)
           newItemDataToScanSize = 0
           newItemDataToScan = []
         }
 
         newItemDataToScan.push(dataFound)
-        newItemDataToScanSize += audioFileSize
+        newItemDataToScanSize += mediaFileSize
         if (newItemDataToScanSize >= MaxSizePerChunk) {
           newItemDataToScanChunks.push(newItemDataToScan)
           newItemDataToScanSize = 0
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class Scanner {
     // forceRescan all existing audio files - will probe and update ID3 tag metadata
     var existingAudioFiles = existingLibraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio')
     if (libraryScan.scanOptions.forceRescan && existingAudioFiles.length) {
-      if (await AudioFileScanner.scanAudioFiles(existingAudioFiles, scanData, libraryItem, libraryScan.preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)) {
+      if (await MediaFileScanner.scanMediaFiles(existingAudioFiles, scanData, libraryItem, libraryScan.preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)) {
         hasUpdated = true
       }
     }
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class Scanner {
     var newAudioFiles = newLibraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio')
     var removedAudioFiles = filesRemoved.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio')
     if (newAudioFiles.length || removedAudioFiles.length) {
-      if (await AudioFileScanner.scanAudioFiles(newAudioFiles, scanData, libraryItem, libraryScan.preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)) {
+      if (await MediaFileScanner.scanMediaFiles(newAudioFiles, scanData, libraryItem, libraryScan.preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)) {
         hasUpdated = true
       }
     }
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ class Scanner {
     var libraryItem = new LibraryItem()
     libraryItem.setData(libraryMediaType, libraryItemData)
 
-    var audioFiles = libraryItemData.libraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio')
-    if (audioFiles.length) {
-      await AudioFileScanner.scanAudioFiles(audioFiles, libraryItemData, libraryItem, preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)
+    var mediaFiles = libraryItemData.libraryFiles.filter(lf => lf.fileType === 'audio' || lf.fileType === 'video')
+    if (mediaFiles.length) {
+      await MediaFileScanner.scanMediaFiles(mediaFiles, libraryItemData, libraryItem, preferAudioMetadata, libraryScan)
     }
 
     await libraryItem.syncFiles(preferOpfMetadata)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class Scanner {
     }
 
     // Scan for cover if enabled and has no cover
-    if (libraryMediaType !== 'podcast') {
+    if (libraryMediaType === 'book') {
       if (libraryItem && findCovers && !libraryItem.media.coverPath && libraryItem.media.shouldSearchForCover) {
         var updatedCover = await this.searchForCover(libraryItem, libraryScan)
         libraryItem.media.updateLastCoverSearch(updatedCover)
diff --git a/server/utils/constants.js b/server/utils/constants.js
index 6a5283f7..bf4c8aaf 100644
--- a/server/utils/constants.js
+++ b/server/utils/constants.js
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ module.exports.AudioMimeType = {
   FLAC: 'audio/flac',
   WMA: 'audio/x-ms-wma',
   AIFF: 'audio/x-aiff'
+}
+
+module.exports.VideoMimeType = {
+  MP4: 'video/mp4'
 }
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diff --git a/server/utils/globals.js b/server/utils/globals.js
index 9b70d555..79035bd8 100644
--- a/server/utils/globals.js
+++ b/server/utils/globals.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const globals = {
   SupportedImageTypes: ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'webp'],
   SupportedAudioTypes: ['m4b', 'mp3', 'm4a', 'flac', 'opus', 'ogg', 'mp4', 'aac', 'wma', 'aiff'],
   SupportedEbookTypes: ['epub', 'pdf', 'mobi', 'azw3', 'cbr', 'cbz'],
+  SupportedVideoTypes: ['mp4'],
   TextFileTypes: ['txt', 'nfo'],
   MetadataFileTypes: ['opf', 'abs', 'xml']
 }
diff --git a/server/utils/libraryHelpers.js b/server/utils/libraryHelpers.js
index 46ea9d1f..8a363b6e 100644
--- a/server/utils/libraryHelpers.js
+++ b/server/utils/libraryHelpers.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = {
           if (series && !data.series.find(se => se.id === series.id)) data.series.push({ id: series.id, name: series.name })
         })
       }
-      if (mediaMetadata.genres.length) {
+      if (mediaMetadata.genres && mediaMetadata.genres.length) {
         mediaMetadata.genres.forEach((genre) => {
           if (genre && !data.genres.includes(genre)) data.genres.push(genre)
         })
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ module.exports = {
             }
           }
         }
-      } else {
+      } else if (libraryItem.isBook) {
         // Book categories
 
         // Newest series
diff --git a/server/utils/prober.js b/server/utils/prober.js
index a3ebb182..4a8bd952 100644
--- a/server/utils/prober.js
+++ b/server/utils/prober.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const ffprobe = require('node-ffprobe')
-const AudioProbeData = require('../scanner/AudioProbeData')
+const MediaProbeData = require('../scanner/MediaProbeData')
 
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ function parseProbeData(data, verbose = false) {
   }
 }
 
-// Updated probe returns AudioProbeData object
+// Updated probe returns MediaProbeData object
 function probe(filepath, verbose = false) {
   if (process.env.FFPROBE_PATH) {
     ffprobe.FFPROBE_PATH = process.env.FFPROBE_PATH
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@ function probe(filepath, verbose = false) {
   return ffprobe(filepath)
     .then(raw => {
       var rawProbeData = parseProbeData(raw, verbose)
-      if (!rawProbeData || !rawProbeData.audio_stream) {
+      if (!rawProbeData || (!rawProbeData.audio_stream && !rawProbeData.video_stream)) {
         return {
-          error: rawProbeData ? 'Invalid audio file: no audio streams found' : 'Probe Failed'
+          error: rawProbeData ? 'Invalid media file: no audio or video streams found' : 'Probe Failed'
         }
       } else {
-        var probeData = new AudioProbeData()
+        var probeData = new MediaProbeData()
         probeData.setData(rawProbeData)
         return probeData
       }
diff --git a/server/utils/scandir.js b/server/utils/scandir.js
index d3c73269..917c319e 100644
--- a/server/utils/scandir.js
+++ b/server/utils/scandir.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function isMediaFile(mediaType, ext) {
   if (!ext) return false
   var extclean = ext.slice(1).toLowerCase()
   if (mediaType === 'podcast') return globals.SupportedAudioTypes.includes(extclean)
+  else if (mediaType === 'video') return globals.SupportedVideoTypes.includes(extclean)
   return globals.SupportedAudioTypes.includes(extclean) || globals.SupportedEbookTypes.includes(extclean)
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports.groupFilesIntoLibraryItemPaths = groupFilesIntoLibraryItemPaths
 function groupFileItemsIntoLibraryItemDirs(mediaType, fileItems) {
   // Step 1: Filter out non-book-media files in root dir (with depth of 0)
   var itemsFiltered = fileItems.filter(i => {
-    return i.deep > 0 || (mediaType === 'book' && isMediaFile(mediaType, i.extension))
+    return i.deep > 0 || ((mediaType === 'book' || mediaType === 'video') && isMediaFile(mediaType, i.extension))
   })
 
   // Step 2: Seperate media files and other files
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ function groupFileItemsIntoLibraryItemDirs(mediaType, fileItems) {
 }
 
 function cleanFileObjects(libraryItemPath, files) {
-  return Promise.all(files.map(async(file) => {
+  return Promise.all(files.map(async (file) => {
     var filePath = Path.posix.join(libraryItemPath, file)
     var newLibraryFile = new LibraryFile()
     await newLibraryFile.setDataFromPath(filePath, file)
@@ -314,9 +315,11 @@ function getPodcastDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath) {
 function getDataFromMediaDir(libraryMediaType, folderPath, relPath, serverSettings) {
   if (libraryMediaType === 'podcast') {
     return getPodcastDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath)
-  } else {
+  } else if (libraryMediaType === 'book') {
     var parseSubtitle = !!serverSettings.scannerParseSubtitle
     return getBookDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath, parseSubtitle)
+  } else {
+    return this.getPodcastDataFromDir(folderPath, relPath)
   }
 }
 
@@ -333,10 +336,10 @@ async function getLibraryItemFileData(libraryMediaType, folder, libraryItemPath,
   if (isSingleMediaItem) { // Single media item in root of folder
     fileItems = [
       {
-      fullpath: libraryItemPath,
-      path: libraryItemDir // actually the relPath (only filename here)
-    }
-  ]
+        fullpath: libraryItemPath,
+        path: libraryItemDir // actually the relPath (only filename here)
+      }
+    ]
     libraryItemData = {
       path: libraryItemPath, // full path
       relPath: libraryItemDir, // only filename