diff --git a/ApiClient.js b/ApiClient.js
index f047501d29..c6234d41bb 100644
--- a/ApiClient.js
+++ b/ApiClient.js
@@ -1768,6 +1768,86 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
             });
         };
 
+        self.updateArtist = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error("null item");
+            }
+            
+            var url = self.getUrl("Artists/" + self.encodeName(item.Name));
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "POST",
+                url: url,
+                data: JSON.stringify(item),
+                contentType: "application/json"
+            });
+        };
+
+        self.updatePerson = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error("null item");
+            }
+
+            var url = self.getUrl("Persons/" + self.encodeName(item.Name));
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "POST",
+                url: url,
+                data: JSON.stringify(item),
+                contentType: "application/json"
+            });
+        };
+
+        self.updateStudio = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error("null item");
+            }
+
+            var url = self.getUrl("Studios/" + self.encodeName(item.Name));
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "POST",
+                url: url,
+                data: JSON.stringify(item),
+                contentType: "application/json"
+            });
+        };
+
+        self.updateGenre = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error("null item");
+            }
+
+            var url = self.getUrl("Genres/" + self.encodeName(item.Name));
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "POST",
+                url: url,
+                data: JSON.stringify(item),
+                contentType: "application/json"
+            });
+        };
+
+        self.updateMusicGenres = function (item) {
+
+            if (!item) {
+                throw new Error("null item");
+            }
+
+            var url = self.getUrl("MusicGenres/" + self.encodeName(item.Name));
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "POST",
+                url: url,
+                data: JSON.stringify(item),
+                contentType: "application/json"
+            });
+        };
+
         /**
          * Updates plugin security info
          */
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
index a2ec1db18b..119b6c6ac3 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
@@ -469,7 +469,28 @@
                 }
             };
 
-            ApiClient.updateItem(item).done(function () {
+            var updatePromise;
+            
+            if (item.Type == "Artist") {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updateArtist(item);
+            }
+            else if (item.Type == "Genre") {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updateGenre(item);
+            }
+            else if (item.Type == "MusicGenre") {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updateMusicGenre(item);
+            }
+            else if (item.Type == "Person") {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updatePerson(item);
+            }
+            else if (item.Type == "Studio") {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updateStudio(item);
+            }
+            else {
+                updatePromise = ApiClient.updateItem(item);
+            }
+
+            updatePromise.done(function () {
 
                 Dashboard.alert('Item saved.');
 
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
index fa2c717016..980aefd611 100644
--- a/packages.config
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.125" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.126" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Common" version="3.9.54" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.54" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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