diff --git a/app/lib/controller/server_controller.dart b/app/lib/controller/server_controller.dart
index 7ff25853..6e0164fc 100644
--- a/app/lib/controller/server_controller.dart
+++ b/app/lib/controller/server_controller.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part 'server_controller.g.dart';
 
 enum ServerFeature {
   ncAlbum,
+  ncMetadata,
 }
 
 @npLog
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ class ServerController {
       case ServerFeature.ncAlbum:
         return !_statusStreamContorller.hasValue ||
             _statusStreamContorller.value.majorVersion >= 25;
+      case ServerFeature.ncMetadata:
+        return !_statusStreamContorller.hasValue ||
+            _statusStreamContorller.value.majorVersion >= 28;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/lib/widget/home_photos/bloc.dart b/app/lib/widget/home_photos/bloc.dart
index c4afe159..6e0da340 100644
--- a/app/lib/widget/home_photos/bloc.dart
+++ b/app/lib/widget/home_photos/bloc.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class _Bloc extends Bloc<_Event, _State>
     required this.syncController,
     required this.personsController,
     required this.metadataController,
+    required this.serverController,
   }) : super(_State.init(
           zoom: prefController.homePhotosZoomLevelValue,
           isEnableMemoryCollection:
@@ -535,7 +536,11 @@ class _Bloc extends Bloc<_Event, _State>
         personsController: personsController,
         personProvider: accountPrefController.personProviderValue,
       );
-      metadataController.kickstart();
+      if (!serverController.isSupported(ServerFeature.ncMetadata)) {
+        metadataController.kickstart();
+      } else {
+        _log.info("[_syncRemote] Skipping metadata service");
+      }
       _log.info(
           "[_syncRemote] Elapsed time: ${stopwatch.elapsedMilliseconds}ms");
     });
@@ -711,6 +716,7 @@ class _Bloc extends Bloc<_Event, _State>
   final SyncController syncController;
   final PersonsController personsController;
   final MetadataController metadataController;
+  final ServerController serverController;
 
   final _itemTransformerQueue =
       ComputeQueue<_ItemTransformerArgument, _ItemTransformerResult>();
diff --git a/app/lib/widget/home_photos2.dart b/app/lib/widget/home_photos2.dart
index 07e3a139..8b569da2 100644
--- a/app/lib/widget/home_photos2.dart
+++ b/app/lib/widget/home_photos2.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'package:nc_photos/controller/files_controller.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/controller/metadata_controller.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/controller/persons_controller.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/controller/pref_controller.dart';
+import 'package:nc_photos/controller/server_controller.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/controller/sync_controller.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/db/entity_converter.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/di_container.dart';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class HomePhotos2 extends StatelessWidget {
         syncController: accountController.syncController,
         personsController: accountController.personsController,
         metadataController: accountController.metadataController,
+        serverController: accountController.serverController,
       ),
       child: const _WrappedHomePhotos(),
     );