diff --git a/server/jellyfin/browsing.go b/server/jellyfin/browsing.go
index 95840f0ac..d375c3570 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/browsing.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/browsing.go
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package jellyfin
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/req"
 )
 
@@ -18,14 +16,7 @@ func (api *Router) getArtists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	opts := model.QueryOptions{Offset: p.IntOr("StartIndex", 0), Max: p.IntOr("Limit", 0)}
 	applySort(&opts, "MusicArtist", p.StringOr("SortBy", ""), p.StringOr("SortOrder", ""))
 
-	scopeIDs := accessibleLibraryIDs(ctx)
-	if parentId := p.StringOr("ParentId", ""); parentId != "" {
-		if libID, err := strconv.Atoi(parentId); err == nil {
-			if u, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx); u.HasLibraryAccess(libID) {
-				scopeIDs = []int{libID}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	scopeIDs, _ := resolveLibraryScope(ctx, p.StringOr("ParentId", ""))
 
 	res, err := api.listArtists(ctx, opts, scopeIDs, p.StringOr("SearchTerm", ""), false)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/browsing_test.go b/server/jellyfin/browsing_test.go
index bcb5b1c36..c037d363e 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/browsing_test.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/browsing_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Browsing", func() {
 		return request.WithUser(context.Background(), model.User{ID: "u1", UserName: "alice", Libraries: libs})
 	}
 
+	// admin has no explicit Libraries; access is granted via the IsAdmin bypass, not membership.
+	ctxAdmin := func() context.Context {
+		return request.WithUser(context.Background(), model.User{ID: "admin", IsAdmin: true, Libraries: nil})
+	}
+
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ds = &tests.MockDataStore{}
 		api = &Router{ds: ds}
@@ -116,6 +121,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Browsing", func() {
 			Expect(artistRepo.Options.Offset).To(Equal(5))
 			Expect(artistRepo.Options.Max).To(Equal(10))
 		})
+
+		It("does not restrict results for an admin user", func() {
+			artistRepo := ds.Artist(context.Background()).(*tests.MockArtistRepo)
+			artistRepo.SetData(model.Artists{{ID: "ar1", Name: "Artist"}})
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/Artists", nil).WithContext(ctxAdmin())
+			api.getArtists(w, r)
+			Expect(w.Code).To(Equal(http.StatusOK))
+			// accessibleLibraryIDs is empty for an admin (Libraries is nil), so
+			// ApplyArtistLibraryFilter([]) is a no-op: no library_id restriction is added.
+			if artistRepo.Options.Filters == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			sql, _, err := artistRepo.Options.Filters.ToSql()
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(sql).NotTo(ContainSubstring("library_artist.library_id"))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("getGenres", func() {
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/items.go b/server/jellyfin/items.go
index 1bb28ae23..3190170f4 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/items.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/items.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package jellyfin
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
@@ -42,19 +41,10 @@ func (api *Router) queryItems(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (dto.QueryRe
 	opts := model.QueryOptions{Offset: p.IntOr("StartIndex", 0), Max: p.IntOr("Limit", 0)}
 	applySort(&opts, itemType, p.StringOr("SortBy", ""), p.StringOr("SortOrder", ""))
 
-	// ParentId is ambiguous: it can be a library id (browsing a UserView) or an entity id (an
-	// artist for MusicAlbum queries, an album for Audio queries). It's only treated as a library
-	// when the user actually has access to it; otherwise it falls through as an entity id, which
-	// safely matches nothing rather than leaking another library's content.
-	scopeIDs := accessibleLibraryIDs(ctx)
+	scopeIDs, isLibraryParent := resolveLibraryScope(ctx, parentId)
 	entityParent := parentId
-	if parentId != "" {
-		if libID, err := strconv.Atoi(parentId); err == nil {
-			if u, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx); u.HasLibraryAccess(libID) {
-				scopeIDs = []int{libID}
-				entityParent = ""
-			}
-		}
+	if isLibraryParent {
+		entityParent = ""
 	}
 
 	switch itemType {
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/library.go b/server/jellyfin/library.go
index a538d674a..463df8525 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/library.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/library.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package jellyfin
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 )
@@ -13,3 +14,19 @@ func accessibleLibraryIDs(ctx context.Context) []int {
 	u, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx)
 	return u.Libraries.IDs()
 }
+
+// resolveLibraryScope handles ParentId's ambiguity: it can be a library id (browsing a
+// UserView) or an entity id (an artist for MusicAlbum queries, an album for Audio queries).
+// It's only treated as a library when the user actually has access to it; otherwise
+// isLibraryParent is false and callers should fall through to treating parentId as an entity
+// id, which safely matches nothing rather than leaking another library's content.
+func resolveLibraryScope(ctx context.Context, parentId string) (scopeIDs []int, isLibraryParent bool) {
+	if parentId != "" {
+		if id, err := strconv.Atoi(parentId); err == nil {
+			if u, _ := request.UserFrom(ctx); u.HasLibraryAccess(id) {
+				return []int{id}, true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return accessibleLibraryIDs(ctx), false
+}