diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
index 385a86d31c..27d7a4654b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensions.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Class ProviderIdsExtensions.
 /// </summary>
-public static class ProviderIdsExtensions
+public static partial class ProviderIdsExtensions
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Case-insensitive dictionary of <see cref="MetadataProvider"/> string representation.
@@ -20,6 +22,27 @@ public static class ProviderIdsExtensions
                 enumValue => enumValue.ToString(),
                 StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The known id formats, keyed by provider name.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, Func<string, bool>> _providerIdValidators =
+        new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        {
+            [MetadataProvider.Imdb.ToString()] = value => ImdbIdRegex().IsMatch(value),
+            [MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString()] = IsPositiveNumber,
+            [MetadataProvider.TmdbCollection.ToString()] = IsPositiveNumber,
+            [MetadataProvider.AudioDbArtist.ToString()] = IsPositiveNumber,
+            [MetadataProvider.AudioDbAlbum.ToString()] = IsPositiveNumber,
+
+            // Every MusicBrainz id is an MBID.
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum.ToString()] = IsGuid,
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist.ToString()] = IsGuid,
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist.ToString()] = IsGuid,
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzReleaseGroup.ToString()] = IsGuid,
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzRecording.ToString()] = IsGuid,
+            [MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzTrack.ToString()] = IsGuid
+        };
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Checks if this instance has an id for the given provider.
     /// </summary>
@@ -101,6 +124,26 @@ public static class ProviderIdsExtensions
         return instance.GetProviderId(provider.ToString());
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks whether a value can be an id of the given provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="name">The provider name.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The provider id.</param>
+    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the value has a plausible format for the provider; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Providers regularly hand out an id belonging to a different service, e.g. an IMDb person id in the
+    /// TMDb field. Such an id is not just useless, it also makes the owning provider fail for the item.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static bool IsValidProviderId(string? name, string? value)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return !_providerIdValidators.TryGetValue(name, out var isValid) || isValid(value);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets a provider id.
     /// </summary>
@@ -116,7 +159,8 @@ public static class ProviderIdsExtensions
         // When name contains a '=' it can't be deserialized from the database
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)
             || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)
-            || name.Contains('=', StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            || name.Contains('=', StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            || !IsValidProviderId(name, value))
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -213,4 +257,15 @@ public static class ProviderIdsExtensions
 
         instance.ProviderIds?.Remove(provider.ToString());
     }
+
+    private static bool IsPositiveNumber(string value)
+        => long.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var id) && id > 0;
+
+    private static bool IsGuid(string value)
+        => Guid.TryParse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out _);
+
+    // An IMDb id is a type prefix (tt for titles, nm for people, co for companies, ...) followed by
+    // digits. The prefix is optional because a bare number has always been accepted for a title.
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^(tt|nm|co|ev|ch|ni)?[0-9]+$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+    private static partial Regex ImdbIdRegex();
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
index 40f2775bd3..fb1781accc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Manager/MetadataService.cs
@@ -858,7 +858,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             {
                 if (refreshResult.UpdateType > ItemUpdateType.None)
                 {
-                    if (!options.RemoveOldMetadata)
+                    // A provider that failed contributed nothing, so the result is not the complete
+                    // replacement the caller asked for. Keeping the existing values stops a provider being
+                    // temporarily unreachable, or choking on a bad id, from deleting the data it owns.
+                    if (!options.RemoveOldMetadata || refreshResult.Failures > 0)
                     {
                         // Add existing metadata to provider result if it does not exist there
                         MergeData(metadata, temp, [], false, false);
@@ -932,6 +935,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
                     {
                         result.Provider = provider.Name;
 
+                        LogInvalidProviderIds(result.Item, providerName, logName);
+
                         MergeData(result, temp, [], replaceData, false);
                         MergeNewData(temp.Item, id);
 
@@ -957,6 +962,29 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             return refreshResult;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reports the ids a provider returned that cannot belong to the provider they are filed under.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The ids are dropped when merging, this names the provider that produced them so the source of a
+        /// recurring bad id can be found.
+        /// </remarks>
+        private void LogInvalidProviderIds(TItemType item, string providerName, string logName)
+        {
+            if (item?.ProviderIds is null || !Logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var (key, value) in item.ProviderIds)
+            {
+                if (!ProviderIdsExtensions.IsValidProviderId(key, value))
+                {
+                    Logger.LogDebug("Discarding {Key} id '{Value}' returned by {Provider} for {Item}", key, value, providerName, logName);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private void MergeNewData(TItemType source, TIdType lookupInfo)
         {
             // Copy new provider id's that may have been obtained
@@ -964,6 +992,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             {
                 var key = providerId.Key;
 
+                if (!ProviderIdsExtensions.IsValidProviderId(key, providerId.Value))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 // Don't replace existing Id's.
                 lookupInfo.ProviderIds.TryAdd(key, providerId.Value);
             }
@@ -1175,6 +1208,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager
             {
                 var key = id.Key;
 
+                // An id that cannot belong to the provider it is filed under only breaks that provider on
+                // the next refresh, so never let one in - not even when replacing all metadata.
+                if (!ProviderIdsExtensions.IsValidProviderId(key, id.Value))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 // Don't replace existing Id's.
                 if (replaceData)
                 {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumInfoExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumInfoExtensions.cs
index d3fce37c71..d50e2c6c11 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumInfoExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Music/AlbumInfoExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
@@ -23,11 +25,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
 
         public static string? GetReleaseGroupId(this AlbumInfo info)
         {
-            var id = info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzReleaseGroup);
+            var id = MusicBrainzId(info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzReleaseGroup));
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
             {
-                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzReleaseGroup))
+                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => MusicBrainzId(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzReleaseGroup)))
                     .FirstOrDefault(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));
             }
 
@@ -36,11 +38,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
 
         public static string? GetReleaseId(this AlbumInfo info)
         {
-            var id = info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum);
+            var id = MusicBrainzId(info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum));
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
             {
-                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum))
+                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => MusicBrainzId(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum)))
                     .FirstOrDefault(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));
             }
 
@@ -50,15 +52,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
         public static string? GetMusicBrainzArtistId(this AlbumInfo info)
         {
             info.ProviderIds.TryGetValue(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist.ToString(), out string? id);
+            id = MusicBrainzId(id);
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
             {
                 info.ArtistProviderIds.TryGetValue(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist.ToString(), out id);
+                id = MusicBrainzId(id);
             }
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
             {
-                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist))
+                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => MusicBrainzId(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist)))
                     .FirstOrDefault(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));
             }
 
@@ -68,14 +72,21 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Music
         public static string? GetMusicBrainzArtistId(this ArtistInfo info)
         {
             info.ProviderIds.TryGetValue(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist.ToString(), out var id);
+            id = MusicBrainzId(id);
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
             {
-                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist))
+                return info.SongInfos.Select(i => MusicBrainzId(i.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist)))
                     .FirstOrDefault(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));
             }
 
             return id;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the id if it can be a MusicBrainz id, otherwise <c>null</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static string? MusicBrainzId(string? id)
+            => Guid.TryParse(id, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out _) ? id : null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
index 78be5804e3..23f8d89c67 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.BoxSets
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteImageInfo>> GetImages(BaseItem item, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var tmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(item.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            item.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId);
 
             if (tmdbId <= 0)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
index a7bba2d539..11ac477378 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/BoxSets/TmdbBoxSetProvider.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.BoxSets
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteSearchResult>> GetSearchResults(BoxSetInfo searchInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var tmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(searchInfo.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            searchInfo.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId);
             var language = searchInfo.MetadataLanguage;
 
             if (tmdbId > 0)
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.BoxSets
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<MetadataResult<BoxSet>> GetMetadata(BoxSetInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var tmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            info.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId);
             var language = info.MetadataLanguage;
 
             // We don't already have an Id, need to fetch it
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieImageProvider.cs
index b188f5deb4..e686577311 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
             var language = item.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
             var countryCode = item.GetPreferredMetadataCountryCode();
 
-            var movieTmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(item.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            item.TryGetTmdbId(out var movieTmdbId);
             if (movieTmdbId <= 0)
             {
                 var movieImdbId = item.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
index 8811a1787a..ef952082da 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/Movies/TmdbMovieProvider.cs
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteSearchResult>> GetSearchResults(MovieInfo searchInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            if (searchInfo.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, out var id))
+            if (searchInfo.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId))
             {
                 var movie = await _tmdbClientManager
                     .GetMovieAsync(
-                        int.Parse(id, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+                        tmdbId,
                         searchInfo.MetadataLanguage,
                         TmdbUtils.GetImageLanguagesParam(searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode),
                         searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
             }
 
             IReadOnlyList<SearchMovie>? movieResults = null;
-            if (searchInfo.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb, out id))
+            if (searchInfo.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb, out var id))
             {
                 var result = await _tmdbClientManager.FindByExternalIdAsync(
                     id,
@@ -151,11 +151,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<MetadataResult<Movie>> GetMetadata(MovieInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var tmdbId = info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb);
+            // A stored id that is not a TMDb id is treated as no id, so the search below can repair it
+            // rather than the lookup failing for as long as the bad id stays on the item.
+            info.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId);
             var imdbId = info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb);
             var config = Plugin.Instance.Configuration;
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(imdbId))
+            if (tmdbId <= 0 && string.IsNullOrEmpty(imdbId))
             {
                 // ParseName is required here.
                 // Caller provides the filename with extension stripped and NOT the parsed filename
@@ -166,26 +168,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
 
                 if (searchResults?.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    tmdbId = searchResults[0].Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                    tmdbId = searchResults[0].Id;
                 }
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(imdbId))
+            if (tmdbId <= 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(imdbId))
             {
                 var movieResultFromImdbId = await _tmdbClientManager.FindByExternalIdAsync(imdbId, FindExternalSource.Imdb, info.MetadataLanguage, info.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 if (movieResultFromImdbId?.MovieResults?.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    tmdbId = movieResultFromImdbId.MovieResults[0].Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                    tmdbId = movieResultFromImdbId.MovieResults[0].Id;
                 }
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId))
+            if (tmdbId <= 0)
             {
                 return new MetadataResult<Movie>();
             }
 
             var movieResult = await _tmdbClientManager
-                .GetMovieAsync(Convert.ToInt32(tmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), info.MetadataLanguage, TmdbUtils.GetImageLanguagesParam(info.MetadataLanguage, info.MetadataCountryCode), info.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
+                .GetMovieAsync(tmdbId, info.MetadataLanguage, TmdbUtils.GetImageLanguagesParam(info.MetadataLanguage, info.MetadataCountryCode), info.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (movieResult is null)
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.Movies
                 Item = movie
             };
 
-            movie.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId);
+            movie.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             movie.TrySetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb, movieResult.ImdbId);
             if (movieResult.BelongsToCollection is not null)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonImageProvider.cs
index 33888ddf4f..d38614811c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -54,14 +53,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.People
         {
             var person = (Person)item;
 
-            if (!person.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, out var personTmdbId))
+            if (!person.TryGetTmdbId(out var personTmdbId))
             {
                 return Enumerable.Empty<RemoteImageInfo>();
             }
 
             var language = item.GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
             var countryCode = item.GetPreferredMetadataCountryCode();
-            var personResult = await _tmdbClientManager.GetPersonAsync(int.Parse(personTmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), language, countryCode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var personResult = await _tmdbClientManager.GetPersonAsync(personTmdbId, language, countryCode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (personResult?.Images?.Profiles is null)
             {
                 return Enumerable.Empty<RemoteImageInfo>();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonProvider.cs
index 64ab98b262..61294676f7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/People/TmdbPersonProvider.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Net.Http;
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.People
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteSearchResult>> GetSearchResults(PersonLookupInfo searchInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            if (searchInfo.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, out var personTmdbId))
+            if (searchInfo.TryGetTmdbId(out var personTmdbId))
             {
-                var personResult = await _tmdbClientManager.GetPersonAsync(int.Parse(personTmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var personResult = await _tmdbClientManager.GetPersonAsync(personTmdbId, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (personResult is not null)
                 {
@@ -89,7 +88,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.People
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<MetadataResult<Person>> GetMetadata(PersonLookupInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var personTmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(info.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            // A person can carry another provider's id under the TMDb key, which is no more usable here
+            // than no id at all, so both take the search path and get the stored id repaired.
+            info.TryGetTmdbId(out var personTmdbId);
 
             // We don't already have an Id, need to fetch it
             if (personTmdbId <= 0)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeImageProvider.cs
index 7ae54cdcd3..1f8c87397d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -56,9 +54,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
             var episode = (Controller.Entities.TV.Episode)item;
             var series = episode.Series;
 
-            var seriesTmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(series?.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var seriesTmdbId = 0;
 
-            if (series is null || seriesTmdbId <= 0)
+            if (series?.TryGetTmdbId(out seriesTmdbId) != true)
             {
                 return Enumerable.Empty<RemoteImageInfo>();
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
index 21b822c97c..8172ab14df 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
 
             info.SeriesProviderIds.TryGetValue(MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString(), out string? tmdbId);
 
-            var seriesTmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(tmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-            if (seriesTmdbId <= 0)
+            if (!TmdbUtils.TryParseTmdbId(tmdbId, out var seriesTmdbId))
             {
                 return metadataResult;
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonImageProvider.cs
index 5b2f0d26e4..bc44d0266d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -57,9 +55,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
             var season = (Season)item;
             var series = season?.Series;
 
-            var seriesTmdbId = Convert.ToInt32(series?.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var seriesTmdbId = 0;
 
-            if (seriesTmdbId <= 0 || season?.IndexNumber is null)
+            if (season?.IndexNumber is null || series?.TryGetTmdbId(out seriesTmdbId) != true)
             {
                 return Enumerable.Empty<RemoteImageInfo>();
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
index 9c41d64253..06313810a1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeasonProvider.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -48,13 +47,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
 
             var seasonNumber = info.IndexNumber;
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(seriesTmdbId) || !seasonNumber.HasValue)
+            if (!seasonNumber.HasValue || !TmdbUtils.TryParseTmdbId(seriesTmdbId, out var seriesId))
             {
                 return result;
             }
 
             var seasonResult = await _tmdbClientManager
-                .GetSeasonAsync(Convert.ToInt32(seriesTmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), seasonNumber.Value, info.MetadataLanguage, TmdbUtils.GetImageLanguagesParam(info.MetadataLanguage, info.MetadataCountryCode), info.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
+                .GetSeasonAsync(seriesId, seasonNumber.Value, info.MetadataLanguage, TmdbUtils.GetImageLanguagesParam(info.MetadataLanguage, info.MetadataCountryCode), info.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (seasonResult is null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesImageProvider.cs
index f2e7d0c6e4..dc4f860604 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesImageProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteImageInfo>> GetImages(BaseItem item, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var tmdbId = item.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb);
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tmdbId))
+            if (!item.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId))
             {
                 return Enumerable.Empty<RemoteImageInfo>();
             }
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
 
             // TODO use image languages if All Languages isn't toggled, but there's currently no way to get that value in here
             var series = await _tmdbClientManager
-                .GetSeriesAsync(Convert.ToInt32(tmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), null, null, null, cancellationToken)
+                .GetSeriesAsync(tmdbId, null, null, null, cancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (series?.Images is null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
index 9bb15ca479..9e201f2d7c 100755
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TV/TmdbSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb.TV
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task<IEnumerable<RemoteSearchResult>> GetSearchResults(SeriesInfo searchInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            if (searchInfo.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, out var tmdbId))
+            if (searchInfo.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId))
             {
                 var series = await _tmdbClientManager
-                    .GetSeriesAsync(Convert.ToInt32(tmdbId, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
+                    .GetSeriesAsync(tmdbId, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataLanguage, searchInfo.MetadataCountryCode, cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 if (series is not null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
index 7e6b9beee9..c83174f97f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/Plugins/Tmdb/TmdbUtils.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Frozen;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
@@ -62,6 +63,33 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb
         [GeneratedRegex(@"[\W_-[·]]+")]
         private static partial Regex NonWordRegex();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the TMDb id of an item, if it has one TMDb can be queried with.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="instance">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="tmdbId">The TMDb id.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if the item has a usable TMDb id; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+        public static bool TryGetTmdbId(this IHasProviderIds instance, out int tmdbId)
+        {
+            instance.TryGetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, out var value);
+
+            return TryParseTmdbId(value, out tmdbId);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses a TMDb id.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The stored id.</param>
+        /// <param name="tmdbId">The TMDb id.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if the value is a usable TMDb id; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+        public static bool TryParseTmdbId(string? value, out int tmdbId)
+        {
+            // Another provider can have filed one of its own ids under the TMDb key, e.g. an IMDb person
+            // id. Reporting that as "no id" lets the caller fall back to a search and repair the id,
+            // instead of throwing on every refresh of the item.
+            return int.TryParse(value, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out tmdbId) && tmdbId > 0;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Cleans the name according to TMDb requirements.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensionsTests.cs
index a6f4164144..0fae58fe67 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/ProviderIdsExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -186,6 +186,49 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Model.Tests.Entities
             Assert.Null(nullProvider.ProviderIds);
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Imdb), "tt0113375", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Imdb), "nm0000123", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Imdb), "0113375", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Imdb), "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113375", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), "11", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), "nm0000123", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), "0", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), "-11", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.TmdbCollection), "nm0000123", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.AudioDbArtist), "111239", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.AudioDbArtist), "a3cb23fc-acd3-4ce0-8f36-1e5aa6a18432", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist), "a3cb23fc-acd3-4ce0-8f36-1e5aa6a18432", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist), "111239", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum), "not-an-mbid", false)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tvdb), "anything-goes", true)]
+        [InlineData("SomePlugin", "anything-goes", true)]
+        [InlineData(nameof(MetadataProvider.Tmdb), null, false)]
+        [InlineData(null, "11", false)]
+        public void IsValidProviderId_ChecksKnownFormats(string? name, string? value, bool expected)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(expected, ProviderIdsExtensions.IsValidProviderId(name, value));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void TrySetProviderId_ForeignId_False()
+        {
+            var provider = new ProviderIdsExtensionsTestsObject();
+
+            Assert.False(provider.TrySetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, "nm0000123"));
+            Assert.Empty(provider.ProviderIds);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void TrySetProviderId_ForeignId_KeepsExisting()
+        {
+            var provider = new ProviderIdsExtensionsTestsObject();
+            provider.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString()] = "11";
+
+            Assert.False(provider.TrySetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, "nm0000123"));
+            Assert.Equal("11", provider.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb));
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void RemoveProviderId_Null_Remove()
         {
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/MetadataServiceRefreshTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/MetadataServiceRefreshTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..449abb2e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Manager/MetadataServiceRefreshTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Providers.Manager;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Providers.Tests.Manager
+{
+    public class MetadataServiceRefreshTests
+    {
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(false, "existing overview")]
+        [InlineData(true, null)]
+        public async Task RefreshWithProviders_ReplaceAllMetadata_KeepsExistingDataOnProviderFailure(bool allProvidersSucceed, string? expectedOverview)
+        {
+            var item = new Movie
+            {
+                Name = "Test Movie",
+                Overview = "existing overview"
+            };
+
+            // The provider owning the overview fails, so it contributes nothing to the replacement.
+            var failing = new Mock<IRemoteMetadataProvider<Movie, MovieInfo>>(MockBehavior.Loose);
+            failing.Setup(p => p.Name).Returns("Failing");
+            failing.Setup(p => p.GetMetadata(It.IsAny<MovieInfo>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+                .Returns(allProvidersSucceed
+                    ? Task.FromResult(new MetadataResult<Movie> { HasMetadata = true, Item = new Movie() })
+                    : Task.FromException<MetadataResult<Movie>>(new FormatException("bad id")));
+
+            var succeeding = new Mock<IRemoteMetadataProvider<Movie, MovieInfo>>(MockBehavior.Loose);
+            succeeding.Setup(p => p.Name).Returns("Succeeding");
+            succeeding.Setup(p => p.GetMetadata(It.IsAny<MovieInfo>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+                .ReturnsAsync(new MetadataResult<Movie>
+                {
+                    HasMetadata = true,
+                    Item = new Movie { Name = "Test Movie", Tagline = "new tagline" }
+                });
+
+            var service = new TestMetadataService();
+            var result = await service.RefreshWithProvidersInternal(
+                new MetadataResult<Movie> { Item = item },
+                new MovieInfo { Name = item.Name },
+                new MetadataRefreshOptions(Mock.Of<IDirectoryService>())
+                {
+                    MetadataRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.FullRefresh,
+                    ReplaceAllMetadata = true,
+                    RemoveOldMetadata = true
+                },
+                [failing.Object, succeeding.Object]).ConfigureAwait(true);
+
+            Assert.Equal(allProvidersSucceed ? 0 : 1, result.Failures);
+            Assert.Equal("new tagline", item.Tagline);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedOverview, item.Overview);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task RefreshWithProviders_ForeignProviderId_NotStored()
+        {
+            var item = new Movie { Name = "Test Movie" };
+
+            var provider = new Mock<IRemoteMetadataProvider<Movie, MovieInfo>>(MockBehavior.Loose);
+            provider.Setup(p => p.Name).Returns("Provider");
+            provider.Setup(p => p.GetMetadata(It.IsAny<MovieInfo>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+                .ReturnsAsync(() =>
+                {
+                    var found = new Movie { Name = "Test Movie" };
+                    found.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString()] = "nm0000123";
+                    found.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.Imdb.ToString()] = "tt0113375";
+                    return new MetadataResult<Movie> { HasMetadata = true, Item = found };
+                });
+
+            var service = new TestMetadataService();
+            await service.RefreshWithProvidersInternal(
+                new MetadataResult<Movie> { Item = item },
+                new MovieInfo { Name = item.Name },
+                new MetadataRefreshOptions(Mock.Of<IDirectoryService>())
+                {
+                    MetadataRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.FullRefresh,
+                    ReplaceAllMetadata = true
+                },
+                [provider.Object]).ConfigureAwait(true);
+
+            Assert.False(item.HasProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb));
+            Assert.Equal("tt0113375", item.GetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb));
+        }
+
+        private sealed class TestMetadataService : MetadataService<Movie, MovieInfo>
+        {
+            public TestMetadataService()
+                : base(
+                    Mock.Of<IServerConfigurationManager>(),
+                    NullLogger<MetadataService<Movie, MovieInfo>>.Instance,
+                    Mock.Of<IProviderManager>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IFileSystem>(),
+                    Mock.Of<ILibraryManager>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IExternalDataManager>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IItemRepository>())
+            {
+            }
+
+            public Task<RefreshResult> RefreshWithProvidersInternal(
+                MetadataResult<Movie> metadata,
+                MovieInfo id,
+                MetadataRefreshOptions options,
+                ICollection<IMetadataProvider> providers)
+                => RefreshWithProviders(metadata, id, options, providers, ImageProvider, false, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Music/AlbumInfoExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Music/AlbumInfoExtensionsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5ec0de02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Music/AlbumInfoExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Providers.Music;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Providers.Tests.Music;
+
+public static class AlbumInfoExtensionsTests
+{
+    private const string ExampleMbid = "59b5a40b-e2fd-3f18-a218-e8c9aae12ab5";
+    private const string SongMbid = "6c301dbd-6ccb-3403-a6c4-6a22240a0297";
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(ExampleMbid, ExampleMbid)]
+    // Another provider's id under a MusicBrainz key reads as no id, so the caller searches instead of
+    // handing a value the MusicBrainz client throws on.
+    [InlineData("111239", null)]
+    [InlineData("", null)]
+    public static void GetReleaseId_OnlyReturnsMbids(string id, string? expected)
+    {
+        var info = new AlbumInfo();
+        info.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum.ToString()] = id;
+
+        Assert.Equal(expected, info.GetReleaseId());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void GetReleaseId_ForeignId_FallsBackToSongs()
+    {
+        var song = new SongInfo();
+        song.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum.ToString()] = SongMbid;
+
+        var info = new AlbumInfo { SongInfos = [song] };
+        info.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbum.ToString()] = "111239";
+
+        Assert.Equal(SongMbid, info.GetReleaseId());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void GetMusicBrainzArtistId_ForeignId_FallsBackToArtistIds()
+    {
+        var info = new AlbumInfo();
+        info.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzAlbumArtist.ToString()] = "111239";
+        info.ArtistProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist.ToString()] = ExampleMbid;
+
+        Assert.Equal(ExampleMbid, info.GetMusicBrainzArtistId());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(ExampleMbid, ExampleMbid)]
+    [InlineData("111239", null)]
+    public static void GetMusicBrainzArtistId_ArtistInfo_OnlyReturnsMbids(string id, string? expected)
+    {
+        var info = new ArtistInfo();
+        info.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.MusicBrainzArtist.ToString()] = id;
+
+        Assert.Equal(expected, info.GetMusicBrainzArtistId());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Tmdb/TmdbUtilsTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Tmdb/TmdbUtilsTests.cs
index fb0a08c29c..4c4dd5e92f 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Tmdb/TmdbUtilsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Providers.Tests/Tmdb/TmdbUtilsTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Providers.Plugins.Tmdb;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -34,5 +36,40 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Providers.Tests.Tmdb
         {
             Assert.Equal(expected, TmdbUtils.AdjustImageLanguage(imageLanguage, requestLanguage));
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("11", true, 11)]
+        // An id another provider filed under the TMDb key must not throw, it is simply not a TMDb id.
+        [InlineData("nm0000123", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData("tt0113375", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData("11.0", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData("-11", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData("0", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData("", false, 0)]
+        [InlineData(null, false, 0)]
+        public static void TryParseTmdbId_OnlyAcceptsTmdbIds(string? value, bool expected, int expectedId)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(expected, TmdbUtils.TryParseTmdbId(value, out var tmdbId));
+            Assert.Equal(expectedId, tmdbId);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("11", true, 11)]
+        [InlineData("nm0000123", false, 0)]
+        public static void TryGetTmdbId_OnlyAcceptsTmdbIds(string value, bool expected, int expectedId)
+        {
+            var item = new Movie();
+            item.ProviderIds[MetadataProvider.Tmdb.ToString()] = value;
+
+            Assert.Equal(expected, item.TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId));
+            Assert.Equal(expectedId, tmdbId);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public static void TryGetTmdbId_NoId_False()
+        {
+            Assert.False(new Movie().TryGetTmdbId(out var tmdbId));
+            Assert.Equal(0, tmdbId);
+        }
     }
 }