diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
index 68968b92f6..c9fe4c9b64 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioFileProber.cs
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
 
             audio.RunTimeTicks = mediaInfo.RunTimeTicks;
             audio.Size = mediaInfo.Size;
+            audio.PremiereDate = mediaInfo.PremiereDate;
 
             if (!audio.IsLocked)
             {
@@ -370,7 +371,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                 {
                     var year = Convert.ToInt32(tags.Year);
                     audio.ProductionYear = year;
-                    audio.PremiereDate = new DateTime(year, 01, 01);
+
+                    if (!audio.PremiereDate.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        audio.PremiereDate = new DateTime(year, 01, 01);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (!audio.LockedFields.Contains(MetadataField.Genres))