diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index d8fad3bfbb..1b25fbdbb7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -1385,6 +1385,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                         new List<FileSystemMetadata>();
 
                     var ownedItemsChanged = await RefreshedOwnedItems(options, files, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await LibraryManager.UpdateImagesAsync(this).ConfigureAwait(false); // ensure all image properties in DB are fresh
 
                     if (ownedItemsChanged)
                     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index 23f4c00c10..57d04ddfac 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                         {
                             await currentChild.UpdateToRepositoryAsync(ItemUpdateType.MetadataImport, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                         }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // metadata is up-to-date; make sure DB has correct images dimensions and hash
+                            await LibraryManager.UpdateImagesAsync(currentChild).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        }
 
                         continue;
                     }