diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
index 026212d79..73b590446 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
     opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+.container.external {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    filter: grayscale(0.3) saturate(0.7);
+}
+
 .image-container {
     position: relative;
     display: block;
@@ -65,6 +70,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+.image-container.no-hover-overlay {
+    &:hover {
+        &::before {
+            opacity: 0 !important;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 .favorite-badge {
     position: absolute;
     top: -50px;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
index cf7ce6792..ca0b077b5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
     Genre,
     LibraryItem,
     Playlist,
+    ServerType,
     Song,
 } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
 import { DragOperation, DragTarget } from '/@/shared/types/drag-and-drop';
@@ -339,9 +340,11 @@ const CompactItemCard = ({
                 ? (data as { userRating: null | number }).userRating
                 : null;
         const hasRating = showRating && userRating !== null && userRating > 0;
+        const isExternal = data._serverType === ServerType.EXTERNAL;
 
         const imageContainerClassName = clsx(styles.imageContainer, {
             [styles.isRound]: isRound,
+            [styles.noHoverOverlay]: isExternal,
         });
 
         const imageContainerContent = (
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ const CompactItemCard = ({
                 {isFavorite && <div className={styles.favoriteBadge} />}
                 {hasRating && <div className={styles.ratingBadge}>{userRating}</div>}
                 <AnimatePresence>
-                    {withControls && showControls && data && (
+                    {withControls && showControls && data && !isExternal && (
                         <ItemCardControls
                             controls={controls}
                             enableExpansion={enableExpansion}
@@ -409,6 +412,7 @@ const CompactItemCard = ({
             <div
                 className={clsx(styles.container, styles.compact, {
                     [styles.dragging]: isDragging,
+                    [styles.external]: isExternal,
                     [styles.selected]: isSelected,
                 })}
                 ref={ref}
@@ -570,10 +574,6 @@ const DefaultItemCard = ({
             e.stopPropagation();
         };
 
-        const imageContainerClassName = clsx(styles.imageContainer, {
-            [styles.isRound]: isRound,
-        });
-
         const isFavorite =
             'userFavorite' in data && (data as { userFavorite: boolean }).userFavorite;
         const userRating =
@@ -582,6 +582,12 @@ const DefaultItemCard = ({
                 ? (data as { userRating: null | number }).userRating
                 : null;
         const hasRating = showRating && userRating !== null && userRating > 0;
+        const isExternal = data._serverType === ServerType.EXTERNAL;
+
+        const imageContainerClassName = clsx(styles.imageContainer, {
+            [styles.isRound]: isRound,
+            [styles.noHoverOverlay]: isExternal,
+        });
 
         const imageContainerContent = (
             <>
@@ -611,7 +617,7 @@ const DefaultItemCard = ({
                 {isFavorite && <div className={styles.favoriteBadge} />}
                 {hasRating && <div className={styles.ratingBadge}>{userRating}</div>}
                 <AnimatePresence>
-                    {withControls && showControls && (
+                    {withControls && showControls && !isExternal && (
                         <ItemCardControls
                             controls={controls}
                             enableExpansion={enableExpansion}
@@ -628,6 +634,7 @@ const DefaultItemCard = ({
         return (
             <div
                 className={clsx(styles.container, {
+                    [styles.external]: isExternal,
                     [styles.selected]: isSelected,
                 })}
             >
@@ -870,10 +877,6 @@ const PosterItemCard = ({
             e.stopPropagation();
         };
 
-        const imageContainerClassName = clsx(styles.imageContainer, {
-            [styles.isRound]: isRound,
-        });
-
         const isFavorite =
             'userFavorite' in data && (data as { userFavorite: boolean }).userFavorite;
         const userRating =
@@ -882,6 +885,12 @@ const PosterItemCard = ({
                 ? (data as { userRating: null | number }).userRating
                 : null;
         const hasRating = showRating && userRating !== null && userRating > 0;
+        const isExternal = data._serverType === ServerType.EXTERNAL;
+
+        const imageContainerClassName = clsx(styles.imageContainer, {
+            [styles.isRound]: isRound,
+            [styles.noHoverOverlay]: isExternal,
+        });
 
         const imageContainerContent = (
             <>
@@ -911,7 +920,7 @@ const PosterItemCard = ({
                 {isFavorite && <div className={styles.favoriteBadge} />}
                 {hasRating && <div className={styles.ratingBadge}>{userRating}</div>}
                 <AnimatePresence>
-                    {withControls && showControls && data && (
+                    {withControls && showControls && data && !isExternal && (
                         <ItemCardControls
                             controls={controls}
                             enableExpansion={enableExpansion}
@@ -930,6 +939,7 @@ const PosterItemCard = ({
             <div
                 className={clsx(styles.container, styles.poster, {
                     [styles.dragging]: isDragging,
+                    [styles.external]: isExternal,
                     [styles.selected]: isSelected,
                 })}
                 ref={ref}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/artists/components/album-artist-detail-content.tsx b/src/renderer/features/artists/components/album-artist-detail-content.tsx
index 1c26e6b57..dbe3778be 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/artists/components/album-artist-detail-content.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/artists/components/album-artist-detail-content.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { ItemTableListColumn } from '/@/renderer/components/item-list/item-table
 import { ItemControls } from '/@/renderer/components/item-list/types';
 import { artistsQueries } from '/@/renderer/features/artists/api/artists-api';
 import { AlbumArtistGridCarousel } from '/@/renderer/features/artists/components/album-artist-grid-carousel';
+import { musicbrainzQueries } from '/@/renderer/features/musicbrainz/api/musicbrainz-api';
 import { useIsPlayerFetching, usePlayer } from '/@/renderer/features/player/context/player-context';
 import { ListConfigMenu } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/list-config-menu';
 import {
@@ -1364,16 +1365,44 @@ const ArtistAlbums = ({ albumsQuery }: ArtistAlbumsProps) => {
         albumArtistId?: string;
         artistId?: string;
     };
+
+    const serverId = useCurrentServerId();
     const routeId = (artistId || albumArtistId) as string;
 
+    const detailQuery = useSuspenseQuery(
+        artistsQueries.albumArtistDetail({
+            query: { id: routeId },
+            serverId: serverId,
+        }),
+    );
+
+    const musicbrainzArtistQuery = useQuery({
+        ...musicbrainzQueries.artist({ mbzArtistId: detailQuery.data?.mbz as string }),
+        meta: {
+            albumArtist: detailQuery.data,
+        },
+    });
+
+    const musicbrainzAlbums = useMemo(() => {
+        return musicbrainzArtistQuery.data || [];
+    }, [musicbrainzArtistQuery.data]);
+
     const rows = useGridRows(LibraryItem.ALBUM, ItemListKey.ALBUM);
     const controls = useDefaultItemListControls();
 
     const filteredAndSortedAlbums = useMemo(() => {
-        const albums = albumsQuery.data?.items || [];
+        const existingReleaseIds = new Set(
+            albumsQuery.data?.items?.map((item) => item.mbzId) || [],
+        );
+
+        const newMusicbrainzAlbums = musicbrainzAlbums.filter(
+            (album) => !existingReleaseIds.has(album.mbzId),
+        );
+
+        const albums = [...(albumsQuery.data?.items || []), ...newMusicbrainzAlbums];
         const searched = searchLibraryItems(albums, debouncedSearchTerm, LibraryItem.ALBUM);
         return sortAlbumList(searched, sortBy, sortOrder);
-    }, [albumsQuery.data?.items, debouncedSearchTerm, sortBy, sortOrder]);
+    }, [albumsQuery.data?.items, debouncedSearchTerm, musicbrainzAlbums, sortBy, sortOrder]);
 
     const albumsByReleaseType = useMemo(() => {
         return groupAlbumsByReleaseType(filteredAndSortedAlbums, routeId, groupingType);