diff --git a/src/metadata_services/vlc/VLCMetadataService.cpp b/src/metadata_services/vlc/VLCMetadataService.cpp
index 3a6e74607dfe776402647143ae7bbea3f76f8313..8298f2eb94be6d77a7f551edfedb83be2661802c 100644
--- a/src/metadata_services/vlc/VLCMetadataService.cpp
+++ b/src/metadata_services/vlc/VLCMetadataService.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,15 @@ bool VLCMetadataService::parseAudioFile( FilePtr file, VLC::Media& media ) const
         return true;
     auto album = m_ml->album( albumTitle );
     if ( album == nullptr )
+    {
         album = m_ml->createAlbum( albumTitle );
+        if ( album != nullptr )
+        {
+            auto date = media.meta( libvlc_meta_Date );
+            if ( date.length() > 0 )
+                album->setReleaseDate( std::stoul( date ) );
+        }
+    }
     if ( album == nullptr )
     {
         LOG_ERROR( "Failed to create/get album" );
diff --git a/test/VLCMetadataServices.cpp b/test/VLCMetadataServices.cpp
index 9d9a4532c28f653f1d6fcde8a825b726a64da2da..657cc167ddf558bb4f1d6bc7e728d207dae08444 100644
--- a/test/VLCMetadataServices.cpp
+++ b/test/VLCMetadataServices.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ TEST_F( VLCMetadataServices, ParseAlbum )
     ASSERT_EQ( album->title(), "Boys for Pele" );
 //    ASSERT_NE( album->artworkUrl().length(), 0u );
 
+    auto releaseDate = album->releaseDate();
+    ASSERT_NE( releaseDate, 0 );
+
     auto album2 = ml->album( "Boys for Pele" );
     ASSERT_EQ( album, album2 );
 }