diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
index 10f9ec0223..14bd6b61f6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/StartupWizardService.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             _config.Configuration.EnableCustomPathSubFolders = true;
             _config.Configuration.EnableDateLastRefresh = true;
             _config.Configuration.EnableStandaloneMusicKeys = true;
+            _config.Configuration.EnableCaseSensitiveItemIds = true;
             _config.SaveConfiguration();
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index bbc6195ff5..041f51a89c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is port authorized; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsPortAuthorized { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether [enable case sensitive item ids].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if [enable case sensitive item ids]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool EnableCaseSensitiveItemIds { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the metadata path.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/DummySeasonProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/DummySeasonProvider.cs
index d4e4b48445..3a1e05704f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/DummySeasonProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/DummySeasonProvider.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
             {
                 Name = seasonName,
                 IndexNumber = seasonNumber,
-                Id = (series.Id + (seasonNumber ?? -1).ToString(_usCulture) + seasonName).GetMBId(typeof(Season))
+                Id = _libraryManager.GetNewItemId((series.Id + (seasonNumber ?? -1).ToString(_usCulture) + seasonName), typeof(Season))
             };
 
             season.SetParent(series);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MissingEpisodeProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MissingEpisodeProvider.cs
index ff31dbc920..248be675da 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MissingEpisodeProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/TV/MissingEpisodeProvider.cs
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.TV
                 Name = name,
                 IndexNumber = episodeNumber,
                 ParentIndexNumber = seasonNumber,
-                Id = (series.Id + seasonNumber.ToString(_usCulture) + name).GetMBId(typeof(Episode))
+                Id = _libraryManager.GetNewItemId((series.Id + seasonNumber.ToString(_usCulture) + name), typeof(Episode))
             };
 
             episode.SetParent(season);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
index 2400375976..d849ce7bdc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Channels/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Channels
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
             }
-
-            return ("Channel " + name).GetMBId(typeof(Channel));
+            return _libraryManager.GetNewItemId("Channel " + name, typeof(Channel));
         }
 
         public async Task<QueryResult<BaseItemDto>> GetLatestChannelItems(AllChannelMediaQuery query, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index ad3cd25767..0e61f29696 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -508,7 +508,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                     .Replace("/", "\\");
             }
 
-            key = type.FullName + key.ToLower();
+            if (!ConfigurationManager.Configuration.EnableCaseSensitiveItemIds)
+            {
+                key = key.ToLower();
+            }
+
+            key = type.FullName + key;
 
             return key.GetMD5();
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
index 3da0d15d30..7fe486de7f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvDtoService.cs
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         private readonly IUserDataManager _userDataManager;
         private readonly IDtoService _dtoService;
         private readonly IApplicationHost _appHost;
+        private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
 
-        public LiveTvDtoService(IDtoService dtoService, IUserDataManager userDataManager, IImageProcessor imageProcessor, ILogger logger, IApplicationHost appHost)
+        public LiveTvDtoService(IDtoService dtoService, IUserDataManager userDataManager, IImageProcessor imageProcessor, ILogger logger, IApplicationHost appHost, ILibraryManager libraryManager)
         {
             _dtoService = dtoService;
             _userDataManager = userDataManager;
             _imageProcessor = imageProcessor;
             _logger = logger;
             _appHost = appHost;
+            _libraryManager = libraryManager;
         }
 
         public TimerInfoDto GetTimerInfoDto(TimerInfo info, ILiveTvService service, LiveTvProgram program, LiveTvChannel channel)
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         {
             var name = serviceName + externalId + InternalVersionNumber;
 
-            return name.ToLower().GetMBId(typeof(LiveTvChannel));
+            return _libraryManager.GetNewItemId(name.ToLower(), typeof(LiveTvChannel));
         }
 
         public Guid GetInternalTimerId(string serviceName, string externalId)
@@ -221,14 +223,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
         {
             var name = serviceName + externalId + InternalVersionNumber;
 
-            return name.ToLower().GetMBId(typeof(LiveTvProgram));
+            return _libraryManager.GetNewItemId(name.ToLower(), typeof(LiveTvProgram));
         }
 
         public Guid GetInternalRecordingId(string serviceName, string externalId)
         {
             var name = serviceName + externalId + InternalVersionNumber + "0";
 
-            return name.ToLower().GetMBId(typeof(ILiveTvRecording));
+            return _libraryManager.GetNewItemId(name.ToLower(), typeof(ILiveTvRecording));
         }
 
         public async Task<TimerInfo> GetTimerInfo(TimerInfoDto dto, bool isNew, LiveTvManager liveTv, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index 08b0256b23..526de62c87 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             _dtoService = dtoService;
             _userDataManager = userDataManager;
 
-            _tvDtoService = new LiveTvDtoService(dtoService, userDataManager, imageProcessor, logger, appHost);
+            _tvDtoService = new LiveTvDtoService(dtoService, userDataManager, imageProcessor, logger, appHost, _libraryManager);
         }
 
         /// <summary>