diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c627f0e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#nullable disable
+// THIS IS A HACK
+// TODO: @bond Move to separate project
+
+using System;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts an object to a lowercase string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The object type.</typeparam>
+    public class JsonLowerCaseConverter<T> : JsonConverter<T>
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override T Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(ref reader, options);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            writer.WriteStringValue(value?.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
index ea3df37265..8fed392b9d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/VirtualFolderInfo.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #pragma warning disable CS1591
 
 using System;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// Gets or sets the type of the collection.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The type of the collection.</value>
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonLowerCaseConverter<CollectionTypeOptions?>))]
         public CollectionTypeOptions? CollectionType { get; set; }
 
         public LibraryOptions LibraryOptions { get; set; }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverterTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955d296cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Model.Tests/Entities/JsonLowerCaseConverterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Model.Tests.Entities
+{
+    public class JsonLowerCaseConverterTests
+    {
+        private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions()
+        {
+            Converters =
+            {
+                new JsonStringEnumConverter()
+            }
+        };
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null, "{\"CollectionType\":null}")]
+        [InlineData(CollectionTypeOptions.Movies, "{\"CollectionType\":\"movies\"}")]
+        [InlineData(CollectionTypeOptions.MusicVideos, "{\"CollectionType\":\"musicvideos\"}")]
+        public void Serialize_CollectionTypeOptions_Correct(CollectionTypeOptions? collectionType, string expected)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(expected, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new TestContainer(collectionType), _jsonOptions));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":null}", null)]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":\"movies\"}", CollectionTypeOptions.Movies)]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":\"musicvideos\"}", CollectionTypeOptions.MusicVideos)]
+        public void Deserialize_CollectionTypeOptions_Correct(string json, CollectionTypeOptions? result)
+        {
+            var res = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TestContainer>(json, _jsonOptions);
+            Assert.NotNull(res);
+            Assert.Equal(result, res!.CollectionType);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData(CollectionTypeOptions.Movies)]
+        [InlineData(CollectionTypeOptions.MusicVideos)]
+        public void RoundTrip_CollectionTypeOptions_Correct(CollectionTypeOptions? value)
+        {
+            var res = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TestContainer>(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new TestContainer(value), _jsonOptions), _jsonOptions);
+            Assert.NotNull(res);
+            Assert.Equal(value, res!.CollectionType);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":null}")]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":\"movies\"}")]
+        [InlineData("{\"CollectionType\":\"musicvideos\"}")]
+        public void RoundTrip_String_Correct(string json)
+        {
+            var res = JsonSerializer.Serialize(JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TestContainer>(json, _jsonOptions), _jsonOptions);
+            Assert.Equal(json, res);
+        }
+
+        private class TestContainer
+        {
+            public TestContainer(CollectionTypeOptions? collectionType)
+            {
+                CollectionType = collectionType;
+            }
+
+            [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonLowerCaseConverter<CollectionTypeOptions?>))]
+            public CollectionTypeOptions? CollectionType { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}