diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/MetadataRefreshOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/MetadataRefreshOptions.cs
index 90fd6e269..1fb18334a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/MetadataRefreshOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/MetadataRefreshOptions.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
             ReplaceAllImages = copy.ReplaceAllImages;
             ReplaceImages = copy.ReplaceImages;
             SearchResult = copy.SearchResult;
+            IsIdentify = copy.IsIdentify;
 
             if (copy.RefreshPaths != null && copy.RefreshPaths.Length > 0)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ItemImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ItemImageProvider.cs
index 5f18578e4..542be1caa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ItemImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ItemImageProvider.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,30 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes all existing images from the provided item.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The <see cref="BaseItem"/> to remove images from.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if changes were made to the item; otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
+        public bool RemoveImages(BaseItem item)
+        {
+            var singular = new List<ItemImageInfo>();
+            for (var i = 0; i < _singularImages.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var currentImage = item.GetImageInfo(_singularImages[i], 0);
+                if (currentImage != null)
+                {
+                    singular.Add(currentImage);
+                }
+            }
+
+            var oldBackdropImages = item.GetImages(ImageType.Backdrop).ToArray();
+            var toRemove = singular.Concat(oldBackdropImages).ToArray();
+            PruneImages(item, toRemove);
+
+            return toRemove.Length > 0;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verifies existing images have valid paths and adds any new local images provided.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
index 80ee32030..0b62b5cbc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
 
             var allImageProviders = ((ProviderManager)ProviderManager).GetImageProviders(item, refreshOptions).ToList();
 
+            // If replacing images with identify purge existing images.
+            if (refreshOptions.IsIdentify && refreshOptions.ReplaceAllImages)
+            {
+                if (ImageProvider.RemoveImages(item))
+                {
+                    updateType |= ItemUpdateType.ImageUpdate;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Start by validating images
             try
             {
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/ItemImageProviderTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/ItemImageProviderTests.cs
index af273390b..f466f5fbc 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/ItemImageProviderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/ItemImageProviderTests.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,35 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Providers.Tests.Manager
             }
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(ImageType.Primary, 0)]
+        [InlineData(ImageType.Primary, 1)]
+        [InlineData(ImageType.Backdrop, 2)]
+        public void RemoveImages_DeletesImages_WhenFound(ImageType imageType, int imageCount)
+        {
+            var item = GetItemWithImages(imageType, imageCount, false);
+
+            var mockFileSystem = new Mock<IFileSystem>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+            if (imageCount > 0)
+            {
+                mockFileSystem.Setup(fs => fs.DeleteFile("invalid path 0"))
+                    .Verifiable();
+            }
+
+            if (imageCount > 1)
+            {
+                mockFileSystem.Setup(fs => fs.DeleteFile("invalid path 1"))
+                    .Verifiable();
+            }
+
+            var itemImageProvider = GetItemImageProvider(Mock.Of<IProviderManager>(), mockFileSystem);
+            var result = itemImageProvider.RemoveImages(item);
+
+            Assert.Equal(imageCount != 0, result);
+            Assert.Empty(item.GetImages(imageType));
+            mockFileSystem.Verify();
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(ImageType.Primary, 1, false)]
         [InlineData(ImageType.Backdrop, 2, false)]