diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
index fe065c76f6..fafa722c57 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Globalization;
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 return NotFound("The video either does not exist or the id does not belong to a video.");
             }
 
+            if (video.LinkedAlternateVersions.Length == 0)
+            {
+                video = (Video)_libraryManager.GetItemById(video.PrimaryVersionId);
+            }
+
             foreach (var link in video.GetLinkedAlternateVersions())
             {
                 link.SetPrimaryVersionId(null);