diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataFields.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataFields.cs
index 7110d9d466..a432e11248 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataFields.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataFields.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// <summary>
         /// The overview
         /// </summary>
-        Overview
+        Overview,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The runtime
+        /// </summary>
+        Runtime
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
index f39313f8ce..34be77a9ea 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/RemoteSeriesProvider.cs
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             if (series.PremiereDate.HasValue)
                 series.ProductionYear = series.PremiereDate.Value.Year;
 
-            series.RunTimeTicks = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(doc.SafeGetInt32("//Runtime")).Ticks;
+            if (!series.LockedFields.Contains(MetadataFields.Runtime))
+            {
+                series.RunTimeTicks = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(doc.SafeGetInt32("//Runtime")).Ticks;
+            }
 
             if (!series.LockedFields.Contains(MetadataFields.Studios))
             {