diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index f73bfe3d4e..c79fa08ca9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 - [iFraan](https://github.com/iFraan)
 - [Ali](https://github.com/bu3alwa)
 - [K. Kyle Puchkov](https://github.com/kepper104)
+- [ItsAllAboutTheCode](https://github.com/ItsAllAboutTheCode)
 
 ## Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/src/components/themeMediaPlayer.js b/src/components/themeMediaPlayer.js
index 87d86b7a4b..dacef3228f 100644
--- a/src/components/themeMediaPlayer.js
+++ b/src/components/themeMediaPlayer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { queryClient } from 'utils/query/queryClient';
 
 import { playbackManager } from './playback/playbackmanager';
 import ServerConnections from './ServerConnections';
+import { ItemSortBy } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
 
 let currentOwnerId;
 let currentThemeIds = [];
@@ -96,8 +97,12 @@ async function loadThemeMedia(serverId, itemId) {
             return;
         }
 
-        const { data: themeMedia } = await getLibraryApi(api)
-            .getThemeMedia({ userId, itemId: item.Id, inheritFromParent: true });
+        const { data: themeMedia } = await getLibraryApi(api).getThemeMedia({
+            userId,
+            itemId: item.Id,
+            inheritFromParent: true,
+            sortBy: [ItemSortBy.Random]
+        });
 
         const result = userSettings.enableThemeVideos() && themeMedia.ThemeVideosResult?.Items?.length ? themeMedia.ThemeVideosResult : themeMedia.ThemeSongsResult;