diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/MediaStreamRepository.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/MediaStreamRepository.cs
index 6ba8a62b56..f47e3fdfd3 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/MediaStreamRepository.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/MediaStreamRepository.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class MediaStreamRepository : IMediaStreamRepository
         dto.ElPresentFlag = entity.ElPresentFlag;
         dto.BlPresentFlag = entity.BlPresentFlag;
         dto.DvBlSignalCompatibilityId = entity.DvBlSignalCompatibilityId;
-        dto.IsHearingImpaired = entity.IsHearingImpaired;
+        dto.IsHearingImpaired = entity.IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault();
         dto.Rotation = entity.Rotation;
 
         if (dto.Type is MediaStreamType.Audio or MediaStreamType.Subtitle)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
index 218a22aa2c..400768ef34 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is for the hearing impaired.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is for the hearing impaired; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
-        public bool? IsHearingImpaired { get; set; }
+        public bool IsHearingImpaired { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the height.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/MediaInfoResolver.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/MediaInfoResolver.cs
index 2ec7858244..0716cdfa01 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/MediaInfoResolver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/MediaInfoResolver.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                                 mediaStream.Index = startIndex++;
                                 mediaStream.IsDefault = pathInfo.IsDefault;
                                 mediaStream.IsForced = pathInfo.IsForced || mediaStream.IsForced;
-                                mediaStream.IsHearingImpaired = pathInfo.IsHearingImpaired || mediaStream.IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault();
+                                mediaStream.IsHearingImpaired = pathInfo.IsHearingImpaired || mediaStream.IsHearingImpaired;
 
                                 mediaStreams.Add(MergeMetadata(mediaStream, pathInfo));
                             }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
index 61282785f8..df51d39cb7 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizerTests.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests.Probing
             Assert.True(res.VideoStream.IsDefault);
             Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsExternal);
             Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsForced);
-            Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault());
+            Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsHearingImpaired);
             Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsInterlaced);
             Assert.False(res.VideoStream.IsTextSubtitleStream);
             Assert.Equal(13d, res.VideoStream.Level);
@@ -152,19 +152,19 @@ namespace Jellyfin.MediaEncoding.Tests.Probing
             Assert.Equal(MediaStreamType.Subtitle, res.MediaStreams[3].Type);
             Assert.Equal("DVDSUB", res.MediaStreams[3].Codec);
             Assert.Null(res.MediaStreams[3].Title);
-            Assert.False(res.MediaStreams[3].IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault());
+            Assert.False(res.MediaStreams[3].IsHearingImpaired);
 
             Assert.Equal("eng", res.MediaStreams[4].Language);
             Assert.Equal(MediaStreamType.Subtitle, res.MediaStreams[4].Type);
             Assert.Equal("mov_text", res.MediaStreams[4].Codec);
             Assert.Null(res.MediaStreams[4].Title);
-            Assert.True(res.MediaStreams[4].IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault());
+            Assert.True(res.MediaStreams[4].IsHearingImpaired);
 
             Assert.Equal("eng", res.MediaStreams[5].Language);
             Assert.Equal(MediaStreamType.Subtitle, res.MediaStreams[5].Type);
             Assert.Equal("mov_text", res.MediaStreams[5].Codec);
             Assert.Equal("Commentary", res.MediaStreams[5].Title);
-            Assert.False(res.MediaStreams[5].IsHearingImpaired.GetValueOrDefault());
+            Assert.False(res.MediaStreams[5].IsHearingImpaired);
         }
 
         [Fact]