diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs
index 67aa7f3383..0c8fa82447 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/BaseItemManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -19,8 +20,22 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.BaseItemManager
         public BaseItemManager(IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
         {
             _serverConfigurationManager = serverConfigurationManager;
+
+            MetadataRefreshThrottler = new Lazy<SemaphoreSlim>(() => {
+                var concurrency = _serverConfigurationManager.Configuration.LibraryMetadataRefreshConcurrency;
+
+                if (concurrency <= 0)
+                {
+                    concurrency = Environment.ProcessorCount;
+                }
+
+                return new SemaphoreSlim(concurrency);
+            });
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Lazy<SemaphoreSlim> MetadataRefreshThrottler { get; private set; }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public bool IsMetadataFetcherEnabled(BaseItem baseItem, LibraryOptions libraryOptions, string name)
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs
index ee4d3dcdcc..d5f36dc2e2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/BaseItemManager/IBaseItemManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.BaseItemManager
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.BaseItemManager
     /// </summary>
     public interface IBaseItemManager
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the semaphore used to limit the amount of concurrent metadata refreshes.
+        /// </summary>
+        Lazy<SemaphoreSlim> MetadataRefreshThrottler { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Is metadata fetcher enabled.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
index e41407d7f4..57d04ddfac 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Folder.cs
@@ -36,17 +36,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
     /// </summary>
     public class Folder : BaseItem
     {
-        private static Lazy<SemaphoreSlim> _metadataRefreshThrottler = new Lazy<SemaphoreSlim>(() => {
-            var concurrency = ConfigurationManager.Configuration.LibraryMetadataRefreshConcurrency;
-
-            if (concurrency <= 0)
-            {
-                concurrency = Environment.ProcessorCount;
-            }
-
-            return new SemaphoreSlim(concurrency);
-        });
-
         public static IUserViewManager UserViewManager { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -491,7 +480,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
         private async Task RefreshAllMetadataForContainer(IMetadataContainer container, MetadataRefreshOptions refreshOptions, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             // limit the amount of concurrent metadata refreshes
-            await RunMetadataRefresh(
+            await ProviderManager.RunMetadataRefresh(
                 async () =>
                 {
                     var series = container as Series;
@@ -518,7 +507,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
                 if (refreshOptions.RefreshItem(child))
                 {
                     // limit the amount of concurrent metadata refreshes
-                    await RunMetadataRefresh(
+                    await ProviderManager.RunMetadataRefresh(
                         async () => await child.RefreshMetadata(refreshOptions, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false),
                         cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
@@ -1252,26 +1241,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             return true;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Runs multiple metadata refreshes concurrently.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="action">The action to run.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the result of the asynchronous operation.</returns>
-        private static async Task RunMetadataRefresh(Func<Task> action, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            await _metadataRefreshThrottler.Value.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            try
-            {
-                await action().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                _metadataRefreshThrottler.Value.Release();
-            }
-        }
-
         public List<BaseItem> GetChildren(User user, bool includeLinkedChildren)
         {
             if (user == null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
index 996ec27c09..0a4967223f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         Task<ItemUpdateType> RefreshSingleItem(BaseItem item, MetadataRefreshOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs multiple metadata refreshes concurrently.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The action to run.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the result of the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+        Task RunMetadataRefresh(Func<Task> action, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves the image.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
index e7e44876db..fbf4bc68b4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/ProviderManager.cs
@@ -1167,6 +1167,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             return RefreshItem(item, options, cancellationToken);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs multiple metadata refreshes concurrently.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The action to run.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the result of the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+        public async Task RunMetadataRefresh(Func<Task> action, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            await _baseItemManager.MetadataRefreshThrottler.Value.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            try
+            {
+                await action().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _baseItemManager.MetadataRefreshThrottler.Value.Release();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void Dispose()
         {