diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Album.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Album.cpp
index 024e9bbd..6033a966 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Album.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Album.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ namespace API::Subsonic
             albumNode.setAttribute("starred", StringUtils::toISO8601String(dateTime)); // TODO report correct date/time
 
         // OpenSubsonic specific fields (must always be set)
+        if (!id3)
+            albumNode.setAttribute("mediaType", "album");
+
         {
             std::optional<UUID> mbid{ release->getMBID() };
             albumNode.setAttribute("musicBrainzId", mbid ? mbid->getAsString() : "");
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Artist.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Artist.cpp
index 3ed06125..59505c18 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Artist.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Artist.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ namespace API::Subsonic
             artistNode.setAttribute("starred", StringUtils::toISO8601String(dateTime));
 
         // OpenSubsonic specific fields (must always be set)
+        if (!id3)
+            artistNode.setAttribute("mediaType", "artist");
+
         {
             std::optional<UUID> mbid{ artist->getMBID() };
             artistNode.setAttribute("musicBrainzId", mbid ? mbid->getAsString() : "");
diff --git a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Song.cpp b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Song.cpp
index b21cea78..2eb7ed74 100644
--- a/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/subsonic/impl/responses/Song.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ namespace API::Subsonic
         }
 
         // OpenSubsonic specific fields (must always be set)
+        trackResponse.setAttribute("mediaType", "song");
+
         {
             std::optional<UUID> mbid{ track->getRecordingMBID() };
             trackResponse.setAttribute("musicBrainzId", mbid ? mbid->getAsString() : "");