diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index c867d81580..2e7aac76de 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
  - [Vankerkom](https://github.com/vankerkom)
  - [edvwib](https://github.com/edvwib)
  - [Rob Farraher](https://github.com/farraherbg)
+ - [Merlin Sievers](https://github.com/dann-merlin)
 
 # Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
index 16c8312867..59fb12dc28 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import serverNotifications from '../../scripts/serverNotifications';
 import { playbackManager } from '../playback/playbackmanager';
 import Events from '../../utils/events.ts';
 import globalize from '../../scripts/globalize';
+import { getItems } from '../../utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts';
 
 import NotificationIcon from './notificationicon.png';
 
@@ -130,7 +131,9 @@ function onLibraryChanged(data, apiClient) {
         newItems.length = 12;
     }
 
-    apiClient.getItems(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), {
+    // call getItems from getItemsHelper instead of apiClient.getItems()
+    // to split up into multiple requests if necessary (URL might get too long)
+    getItems(apiClient, apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), {
 
         Recursive: true,
         Limit: 3,
diff --git a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
index ffcd0e4d91..4894f4dbd3 100644
--- a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
+++ b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Screenfull from 'screenfull';
 import ServerConnections from '../ServerConnections';
 import alert from '../alert';
 import { includesAny } from '../../utils/container.ts';
+import { getItems } from '../../utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts';
 
 const UNLIMITED_ITEMS = -1;
 
@@ -126,7 +127,9 @@ function getItemsForPlayback(serverId, query) {
         query.EnableTotalRecordCount = false;
         query.CollapseBoxSetItems = false;
 
-        return apiClient.getItems(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), query);
+        // call getItems from getItemsHelper instead of apiClient.getItems()
+        // to split up into multiple requests if necessary (URL might get too long)
+        return getItems(apiClient, apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), query);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
index 9044cd3e30..121add1339 100644
--- a/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import castSenderApiLoader from './castSenderApi';
 import ServerConnections from '../../components/ServerConnections';
 import alert from '../../components/alert';
 import Events from '../../utils/events.ts';
+import { getItems } from '../../utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts';
 
 // Based on https://github.com/googlecast/CastVideos-chrome/blob/master/CastVideos.js
 
@@ -481,7 +482,9 @@ function getItemsForPlayback(apiClient, query) {
         query.ExcludeLocationTypes = 'Virtual';
         query.EnableTotalRecordCount = false;
 
-        return apiClient.getItems(userId, query);
+        // call getItems from getItemsHelper instead of apiClient.getItems()
+        // to split up into multiple requests if necessary (URL might get too long)
+        return getItems(apiClient, userId, query);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/syncPlay/core/Helper.js b/src/plugins/syncPlay/core/Helper.js
index 38cdf179e8..701af96c7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/syncPlay/core/Helper.js
+++ b/src/plugins/syncPlay/core/Helper.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import Events from '../../../utils/events.ts';
+import { getItems } from '../../../utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts';
 
 /**
  * Constants
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ export function getItemsForPlayback(apiClient, query) {
         query.EnableTotalRecordCount = false;
         query.CollapseBoxSetItems = false;
 
-        return apiClient.getItems(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), query);
+        // call getItems from getItemsHelper instead of apiClient.getItems()
+        // to split up into multiple requests if necessary (URL might get too long)
+        return getItems(apiClient, apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), query);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts b/src/utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3eee2ff36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/jellyfin-apiclient/getItemsHelper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import type {BaseItemDtoQueryResult} from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
+import {ApiClient} from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
+
+const idsPerItemRequestLimit = 25;
+
+function getItemsSplit(apiClient: ApiClient, userId: string, options: any) {
+    const optionsTemplate = {...options};
+    const ids = options.Ids.split(',');
+    const results = [];
+
+    let nextI;
+    for (let i = 0; i < ids.length && i < options.Limit; i = nextI) {
+        nextI = i + idsPerItemRequestLimit;
+        if (nextI > options.Limit) {
+            nextI = options.Limit;
+        }
+        const idsSlice = ids.slice(i, nextI);
+        console.log(idsSlice);
+        optionsTemplate.Ids = idsSlice.join(',');
+        results.push(apiClient.getItems(userId, optionsTemplate));
+    }
+
+    return results;
+}
+
+function mergeResults(results: BaseItemDtoQueryResult[]) {
+    const merged: BaseItemDtoQueryResult = {};
+    merged.Items = [];
+    merged.TotalRecordCount = 0;
+    merged.StartIndex = 0;
+
+    for (const result of results) {
+        if (result.Items == null) {
+            console.log(`Retrieved Items array is invalid: ${result.Items}`);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (result.TotalRecordCount == null) {
+            console.log(`Retrieved TotalRecordCount is invalid: ${
+                result.TotalRecordCount}`);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (result.StartIndex == null) {
+            console.log(
+                `Retrieved StartIndex is invalid: ${result.StartIndex}`);
+            continue;
+        }
+        merged.Items = merged.Items.concat(result.Items);
+        merged.TotalRecordCount += result.TotalRecordCount;
+        merged.StartIndex = Math.min(merged.StartIndex, result.StartIndex);
+    }
+    return merged;
+}
+
+export function getItems(apiClient: ApiClient, userId: string, options?: any):
+    Promise<BaseItemDtoQueryResult> {
+    if (options.Ids === undefined ||
+        options.Ids.split(',').ength <= idsPerItemRequestLimit) {
+        return apiClient.getItems(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), options);
+    }
+    const results = getItemsSplit(apiClient, userId, options);
+
+    return Promise.all(results).then(mergeResults);
+}