diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 9b558d34b..786e3b6fa 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@ExternalSeriesId", item.ExternalSeriesId);
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@Tagline", item.Tagline);
 
-            saveItemStatement.TryBind("@ProviderIds", SerializeProviderIds(item));
+            saveItemStatement.TryBind("@ProviderIds", SerializeProviderIds(item.ProviderIds));
             saveItemStatement.TryBind("@Images", SerializeImages(item.ImageInfos));
 
             if (item.ProductionLocations.Length > 0)
@@ -968,10 +968,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             saveItemStatement.MoveNext();
         }
 
-        private static string SerializeProviderIds(BaseItem item)
+        internal static string SerializeProviderIds(Dictionary<string, string> providerIds)
         {
             StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
-            foreach (var i in item.ProviderIds)
+            foreach (var i in providerIds)
             {
                 // Ideally we shouldn't need this IsNullOrWhiteSpace check,
                 // but we're seeing some cases of bad data slip through
@@ -995,18 +995,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             return str.ToString();
         }
 
-        private static void DeserializeProviderIds(string value, BaseItem item)
+        internal static void DeserializeProviderIds(string value, IHasProviderIds item)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
             {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (item.ProviderIds.Count > 0)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             var parts = value.Split('|', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
 
             foreach (var part in parts)
@@ -1787,16 +1782,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 index++;
             }
 
-            if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
+            if (item.ProviderIds.Count == 0 && !reader.IsDBNull(index))
             {
                 DeserializeProviderIds(reader.GetString(index), item);
             }
 
             index++;
 
-            if (query.DtoOptions.EnableImages && item.ImageInfos.Length == 0)
+            if (query.DtoOptions.EnableImages)
             {
-                if (!reader.IsDBNull(index))
+                if (item.ImageInfos.Length == 0 && !reader.IsDBNull(index))
                 {
                     item.ImageInfos = DeserializeImages(reader.GetString(index));
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Data/SqliteItemRepositoryTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Data/SqliteItemRepositoryTests.cs
index e9cfd5b12..af6ec3245 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Data/SqliteItemRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Data/SqliteItemRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -168,5 +168,62 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Data
         {
             Assert.Equal(expected, _sqliteItemRepository.SerializeImages(value));
         }
+
+        public static IEnumerable<object[]> DeserializeProviderIds_Valid_TestData()
+        {
+            yield return new object[]
+            {
+                "Imdb=tt0119567",
+                new Dictionary<string, string>()
+                {
+                    { "Imdb", "tt0119567" },
+                }
+            };
+
+            yield return new object[]
+            {
+                "Imdb=tt0119567|Tmdb=330|TmdbCollection=328",
+                new Dictionary<string, string>()
+                {
+                    { "Imdb", "tt0119567" },
+                    { "Tmdb", "330" },
+                    { "TmdbCollection", "328" },
+                }
+            };
+
+            yield return new object[]
+            {
+                "MusicBrainzAlbum=9d363e43-f24f-4b39-bc5a-7ef305c677c7|MusicBrainzReleaseGroup=63eba062-847c-3b73-8b0f-6baf27bba6fa|AudioDbArtist=111352|AudioDbAlbum=2116560|MusicBrainzAlbumArtist=20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970",
+                new Dictionary<string, string>()
+                {
+                    { "MusicBrainzAlbum", "9d363e43-f24f-4b39-bc5a-7ef305c677c7" },
+                    { "MusicBrainzReleaseGroup", "63eba062-847c-3b73-8b0f-6baf27bba6fa" },
+                    { "AudioDbArtist", "111352" },
+                    { "AudioDbAlbum", "2116560" },
+                    { "MusicBrainzAlbumArtist", "20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970" },
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(DeserializeProviderIds_Valid_TestData))]
+        public void DeserializeProviderIds_Valid_Success(string value, Dictionary<string, string> expected)
+        {
+            var result = new ProviderIdsExtensionsTestsObject();
+            SqliteItemRepository.DeserializeProviderIds(value, result);
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result.ProviderIds);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(DeserializeProviderIds_Valid_TestData))]
+        public void SerializeProviderIds_Valid_Success(string expected, Dictionary<string, string> values)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(expected, SqliteItemRepository.SerializeProviderIds(values));
+        }
+
+        private class ProviderIdsExtensionsTestsObject : IHasProviderIds
+        {
+            public Dictionary<string, string> ProviderIds { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+        }
     }
 }