diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index 28c3ba84..f868ff99 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import net.filebot.Settings;
 import net.filebot.hash.HashType;
 import net.filebot.media.FFProbe;
 import net.filebot.media.ImageMetadata;
+import net.filebot.media.LocalDatasource.PhotoFile;
 import net.filebot.media.MetaAttributes;
 import net.filebot.media.PlexNamingStandard;
 import net.filebot.media.VideoFormat;
@@ -945,6 +946,9 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 
 	@Define("photo")
 	public ImageMetadata getPhoto() throws Exception {
+		if (infoObject instanceof PhotoFile) {
+			return ((PhotoFile) infoObject).getMetadata();
+		}
 		return new ImageMetadata((File) infoObject);
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media/LocalDatasource.java b/source/net/filebot/media/LocalDatasource.java
index 861e77b1..d855f859 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media/LocalDatasource.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media/LocalDatasource.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public enum LocalDatasource implements Datasource {
 				try {
 					ImageMetadata metadata = new ImageMetadata(f);
 					if (metadata.getDateTaken().isPresent()) {
-						exifMap.put(f, f); // photo mode is the same as generic file mode (but only select photo files)
+						exifMap.put(f, new PhotoFile(f, metadata)); // photo mode is the same as generic file mode (but only select photo files)
 					} else if (!strict) {
 						exifMap.put(f, f);
 					}
@@ -90,4 +90,18 @@ public enum LocalDatasource implements Datasource {
 	// enable xattr regardless of -DuseExtendedFileAttributes system properties
 	private static final XattrMetaInfo xattr = new XattrMetaInfo(true, false);
 
+	public static class PhotoFile extends File {
+
+		private final ImageMetadata metadata;
+
+		public PhotoFile(File file, ImageMetadata metadata) {
+			super(file.getPath());
+			this.metadata = metadata;
+		}
+
+		public ImageMetadata getMetadata() {
+			return metadata;
+		}
+	}
+
 }