diff --git a/beetsplug/chroma.py b/beetsplug/chroma.py
index 54ae90098..20d0f5479 100644
--- a/beetsplug/chroma.py
+++ b/beetsplug/chroma.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def submit_items(log, userkey, items, chunksize=64):
         del data[:]
 
     for item in items:
-        fp = fingerprint_item(log, item)
+        fp = fingerprint_item(log, item, write=ui.should_write())
 
         # Construct a submission dictionary for this item.
         item_data = {
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 47159ddc2..f4c3f38a0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Changelog
 
 New features:
 
+* :doc:`/plugins/chroma`: Update file metadata after generating fingerprints through the `submit` command.
 * :doc:`/plugins/lastgenre`: Added more heavy metal genres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres to genres.txt and genres-tree.yaml
 * :doc:`/plugins/subsonicplaylist`: import playlist from a subsonic server.
 * A new :ref:`extra_tags` configuration option allows more tagged metadata