diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index fff7136b8f..571da95bbf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
  - [sleepycatcoding](https://github.com/sleepycatcoding)
  - [scampower3](https://github.com/scampower3)
  - [Chris-Codes-It] (https://github.com/Chris-Codes-It)
+ - [Pithaya](https://github.com/Pithaya)
 
 # Emby Contributors
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Book.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Book.cs
index 63f9180fd6..66dea1084c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Book.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/Book.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
 
         public override bool SupportsPositionTicksResume => true;
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public override bool SupportsPeople => true;
+
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string SeriesPresentationUniqueKey { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Providers/ExternalIdMediaType.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Providers/ExternalIdMediaType.cs
index 5303c8f58b..ef518369cc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Providers/ExternalIdMediaType.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Providers/ExternalIdMediaType.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Providers
         /// <summary>
         /// A music track.
         /// </summary>
-        Track = 12
+        Track = 12,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A book.
+        /// </summary>
+        Book = 13
     }
 }