diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 0837db251f..ceec972e5d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -755,7 +755,18 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
 
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(UserManager);
 
-            LibraryManager = new LibraryManager(this, LoggerFactory, TaskManager, UserManager, ServerConfigurationManager, UserDataManager, () => LibraryMonitor, FileSystemManager, () => ProviderManager, () => UserViewManager);
+            MediaEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder(
+                LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder>(),
+                ServerConfigurationManager,
+                FileSystemManager,
+                ProcessFactory,
+                LocalizationManager,
+                () => SubtitleEncoder,
+                _configuration,
+                StartupOptions.FFmpegPath);
+            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(MediaEncoder);
+
+            LibraryManager = new LibraryManager(this, LoggerFactory, TaskManager, UserManager, ServerConfigurationManager, UserDataManager, () => LibraryMonitor, FileSystemManager, () => ProviderManager, () => UserViewManager, MediaEncoder);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(LibraryManager);
 
             var musicManager = new MusicManager(LibraryManager);
@@ -833,17 +844,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             ChapterManager = new ChapterManager(LibraryManager, LoggerFactory, ServerConfigurationManager, ItemRepository);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(ChapterManager);
 
-            MediaEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder(
-                LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder>(),
-                ServerConfigurationManager,
-                FileSystemManager,
-                ProcessFactory,
-                LocalizationManager,
-                () => SubtitleEncoder,
-                _configuration,
-                StartupOptions.FFmpegPath);
-            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(MediaEncoder);
-
             EncodingManager = new MediaEncoder.EncodingManager(FileSystemManager, LoggerFactory, MediaEncoder, ChapterManager, LibraryManager);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(EncodingManager);
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index d983c1dc63..55566ed517 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         public bool IsScanRunning { get; private set; }
 
         private IServerApplicationHost _appHost;
+        private readonly IMediaEncoder _mediaEncoder;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The _library items cache
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             Func<ILibraryMonitor> libraryMonitorFactory,
             IFileSystem fileSystem,
             Func<IProviderManager> providerManagerFactory,
-            Func<IUserViewManager> userviewManager)
+            Func<IUserViewManager> userviewManager,
+            IMediaEncoder mediaEncoder)
         {
             _appHost = appHost;
             _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(nameof(LibraryManager));
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
             _providerManagerFactory = providerManagerFactory;
             _userviewManager = userviewManager;
+            _mediaEncoder = mediaEncoder;
 
             _libraryItemsCache = new ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, BaseItem>();
 
@@ -2408,6 +2413,38 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 episodeInfo = new Naming.TV.EpisodeInfo();
             }
 
+            try
+            {
+                var libraryOptions = GetLibraryOptions(episode);
+                if (libraryOptions.EnableEmbeddedEpisodeInfos && string.Equals(episodeInfo.Container, "mp4", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    // Read from metadata
+                    var mediaInfo = _mediaEncoder.GetMediaInfo(new MediaInfoRequest
+                    {
+                        MediaSource = episode.GetMediaSources(false)[0],
+                        MediaType = DlnaProfileType.Video
+                    }, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                    if (mediaInfo.ParentIndexNumber > 0)
+                    {
+                        episodeInfo.SeasonNumber = mediaInfo.ParentIndexNumber;
+                    }
+
+                    if (mediaInfo.IndexNumber > 0)
+                    {
+                        episodeInfo.EpisodeNumber = mediaInfo.IndexNumber;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mediaInfo.ShowName))
+                    {
+                        episodeInfo.SeriesName = mediaInfo.ShowName;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error reading the episode informations with ffprobe. Episode: {EpisodeInfo}", episodeInfo.Path);
+            }
+
             var changed = false;
 
             if (episodeInfo.IsByDate)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
index bd89c6cae9..f8047af426 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                 info.Name = title;
             }
 
+            info.IndexNumber = FFProbeHelpers.GetDictionaryNumericValue(tags, "episode_sort");
+            info.ParentIndexNumber = FFProbeHelpers.GetDictionaryNumericValue(tags, "season_number");
+            info.ShowName = FFProbeHelpers.GetDictionaryValue(tags, "show_name");
             info.ProductionYear = FFProbeHelpers.GetDictionaryNumericValue(tags, "date");
 
             // Several different forms of retaildate
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/LibraryOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/LibraryOptions.cs
index 3c99f9bb5c..9d5d2b869b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/LibraryOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/LibraryOptions.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public bool ImportMissingEpisodes { get; set; }
         public bool EnableAutomaticSeriesGrouping { get; set; }
         public bool EnableEmbeddedTitles { get; set; }
+        public bool EnableEmbeddedEpisodeInfos { get; set; }
 
         public int AutomaticRefreshIntervalDays { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/MediaInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/MediaInfo.cs
index 6ad766d399..237a2b36cb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/MediaInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/MediaInfo.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.MediaInfo
         /// <value>The studios.</value>
         public string[] Studios { get; set; }
         public string[] Genres { get; set; }
+        public string ShowName { get; set; }
         public int? IndexNumber { get; set; }
         public int? ParentIndexNumber { get; set; }
         public int? ProductionYear { get; set; }