diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index bc35b04106..0a97e007cd 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -1911,6 +1911,34 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             UpdateItems(new[] { item }, parent, updateReason, cancellationToken);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates everything in the database.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void UpdateAll()
+        {
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                var items = ItemRepository.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery {
+                    Recursive = true
+                });
+                foreach (var item in items)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Updating item {Name} ({ItemId})",
+                        item.Name,
+                        item.Id);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        item.UpdateToRepository(ItemUpdateType.MetadataEdit, CancellationToken.None);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogError(ex, "Updating item {ItemId} failed", item.Id);
+                    }
+                }
+                _logger.LogDebug("All items have been updated");
+            });
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reports the item removed.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
index 2db6d717aa..808627b41a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/ItemUpdateService.cs
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 
         public void Post(UpdateItem request)
         {
+            if (request.ItemId == "*")
+            {
+                // Special case: Refresh everything in database. Probably not a great idea to run often.
+                _libraryManager.UpdateAll();
+                return;
+            }
             var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(request.ItemId);
 
             var newLockData = request.LockData ?? false;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index 2e1c97f674..559a5415fb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// </summary>
         void UpdateItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         void UpdateItem(BaseItem item, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        void UpdateAll();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves the item.