diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
index 450688491a..b86511482e 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
@@ -98,8 +98,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         /// <value>The write connection.</value>
         protected SQLiteDatabaseConnection WriteConnection { get; set; }
 
+        protected SQLiteDatabaseConnection ReadConnection { get; set; }
+
         protected ManagedConnection GetConnection(bool readOnly = false)
         {
+            if (readOnly)
+            {
+                ReadConnection ??= SQLite3.Open(DbFilePath, ConnectionFlags.ReadOnly, null);
+                return new ManagedConnection(ReadConnection, null);
+            }
+
             WriteLock.Wait();
             if (WriteConnection != null)
             {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ManagedConnection.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ManagedConnection.cs
index 11e33278d4..fe09bdc2a4 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ManagedConnection.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/ManagedConnection.cs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 {
     public sealed class ManagedConnection : IDisposable
     {
-        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _writeLock;
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim? _writeLock;
 
         private SQLiteDatabaseConnection? _db;
 
-        private bool _disposed = false;
+        private bool _disposed;
 
-        public ManagedConnection(SQLiteDatabaseConnection db, SemaphoreSlim writeLock)
+        public ManagedConnection(SQLiteDatabaseConnection db, SemaphoreSlim? writeLock)
         {
             _db = db;
             _writeLock = writeLock;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 return;
             }
 
-            _writeLock.Release();
+            _writeLock?.Release();
 
             _db = null; // Don't dispose it
             _disposed = true;