diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.test.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.test.ts
index 8f3c718a2..877c1ec19 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('ITunesProvider', () => {
         collectionId: 456,
         collectionName: 'Audiobook Title',
         artistName: 'Author',
-        kind: 'audiobook',
+        wrapperType: 'audiobook',
       };
       global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
         ok: true,
@@ -132,6 +132,38 @@ describe('ITunesProvider', () => {
       expect(result[0].title).toBe('Audiobook Title');
     });
 
+    it('should discard results whose media type does not match the requested entity', async () => {
+      global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          results: [
+            {
+              trackId: 123,
+              trackName: 'Ebook Result',
+              artistName: 'Author',
+              kind: 'ebook',
+            },
+            {
+              collectionId: 456,
+              collectionName: 'Audiobook Result',
+              artistName: 'Author',
+              wrapperType: 'audiobook',
+            },
+            {
+              trackId: 789,
+              trackName: 'Unclassified Result',
+              artistName: 'Author',
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      });
+
+      const result = await provider.search({ title: 'Test', isAudiobook: true });
+
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result[0].providerId).toBe('456');
+    });
+
     it('should skip invalid results', async () => {
       const mockResults = [
         {
@@ -198,6 +230,66 @@ describe('ITunesProvider', () => {
       expect(result?.title).toBe('Test Book');
     });
 
+    it('should accept a stored audiobook id when the lookup confirms the requested media type', async () => {
+      global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          results: [
+            {
+              collectionId: 456,
+              collectionName: 'Audiobook Title',
+              artistName: 'Author',
+              wrapperType: 'audiobook',
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      });
+
+      const result = await provider.lookupById('456', undefined, { title: 'Audiobook Title', isAudiobook: true });
+
+      expect(result?.providerId).toBe('456');
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      {
+        label: 'ebook lookup for an audiobook',
+        expectedAudiobook: true,
+        result: { trackId: 123, trackName: 'Book', kind: 'ebook' },
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'audiobook lookup for an ebook',
+        expectedAudiobook: false,
+        result: { collectionId: 456, collectionName: 'Book', wrapperType: 'audiobook' },
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'unclassified lookup for a known media type',
+        expectedAudiobook: true,
+        result: { trackId: 789, trackName: 'Book' },
+      },
+    ])('should reject a stored $label', async ({ expectedAudiobook, result: lookupResult }) => {
+      global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [lookupResult] }),
+      });
+
+      const result = await provider.lookupById('stored-id', undefined, { title: 'Book', isAudiobook: expectedAudiobook });
+
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should preserve unconstrained direct lookups', async () => {
+      global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          results: [{ trackId: 123, trackName: 'Test Book' }],
+        }),
+      });
+
+      const result = await provider.lookupById('123');
+
+      expect(result?.providerId).toBe('123');
+    });
+
     it('should return null if no results', async () => {
       global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
         ok: true,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.ts
index 01ae0198f..46ea6435c 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.provider.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ import { ITunesResponse } from './itunes.types';
 
 const SEARCH_URL = 'https://itunes.apple.com/search';
 const LOOKUP_URL = 'https://itunes.apple.com/lookup';
+type ITunesMediaKind = 'ebook' | 'audiobook';
+
+function mediaKindOf(result: ITunesResponse['results'][number]): ITunesMediaKind | null {
+  if (result.kind === 'ebook' || result.kind === 'audiobook') return result.kind;
+  if (result.wrapperType === 'audiobook') return 'audiobook';
+  return null;
+}
+
+function matchesMediaKind(result: ITunesResponse['results'][number], expected: ITunesMediaKind): boolean {
+  return mediaKindOf(result) === expected;
+}
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ITunesProvider implements IdentifiableProvider {
@@ -33,7 +44,8 @@ export class ITunesProvider implements IdentifiableProvider {
 
     const url = new URL(SEARCH_URL);
     url.searchParams.set('term', query);
-    url.searchParams.set('entity', params.isAudiobook ? 'audiobook' : 'ebook');
+    const mediaKind: ITunesMediaKind = params.isAudiobook ? 'audiobook' : 'ebook';
+    url.searchParams.set('entity', mediaKind);
     url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');
     const requestUrl = url.toString();
     const startedAt = Date.now();
@@ -49,6 +61,7 @@ export class ITunesProvider implements IdentifiableProvider {
       }
       const body = (await res.json()) as ITunesResponse;
       const results = body.results
+        .filter((result) => matchesMediaKind(result, mediaKind))
         .map((r) => {
           try {
             return mapITunesResult(r, coverResolution);
@@ -75,7 +88,7 @@ export class ITunesProvider implements IdentifiableProvider {
     }
   }
 
-  async lookupById(providerId: string, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<MetadataCandidate | null> {
+  async lookupById(providerId: string, signal?: AbortSignal, params?: MetadataSearchParams): Promise<MetadataCandidate | null> {
     const { enabled, coverResolution } = await this.providerConfig.getConfig().then((c) => c.itunes);
     if (!enabled) return null;
 
@@ -95,9 +108,12 @@ export class ITunesProvider implements IdentifiableProvider {
       }
       const body = (await res.json()) as ITunesResponse;
       let result: MetadataCandidate | null = null;
-      if (body.results.length > 0) {
+      const rawResult = body.results[0];
+      const expectedMediaKind: ITunesMediaKind | undefined =
+        params?.isAudiobook === undefined ? undefined : params.isAudiobook ? 'audiobook' : 'ebook';
+      if (rawResult && (expectedMediaKind === undefined || matchesMediaKind(rawResult, expectedMediaKind))) {
         try {
-          result = mapITunesResult(body.results[0], coverResolution);
+          result = mapITunesResult(rawResult, coverResolution);
         } catch (err) {
           this.logger.warn(`[itunes] failed to map lookup result providerId="${providerId}": ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
         }
diff --git a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.types.ts b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.types.ts
index 5f225d6c3..f2f68f2fe 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.types.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/metadata-fetch/providers/itunes/itunes.types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export interface ITunesResult {
   releaseDate?: string;
   genres?: string[];
   artworkUrl100?: string;
-  kind: 'ebook' | 'audiobook';
+  kind?: string;
+  wrapperType?: string;
   trackViewUrl?: string;
   collectionViewUrl?: string;
   averageUserRating?: number;