diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index c0bab8056..b0b495a22 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ statefile: state.pickle
 # --------------- Plugins ---------------
 
 plugins: [musicbrainz]
-
 pluginpath: []
 
 # --------------- Import ---------------
diff --git a/beets/library/models.py b/beets/library/models.py
index cbee2a411..f3cab6ae9 100644
--- a/beets/library/models.py
+++ b/beets/library/models.py
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         "language": types.STRING,
         "country": types.STRING,
         "albumstatus": types.STRING,
+        "media": types.STRING,
         "albumdisambig": types.STRING,
         "releasegroupdisambig": types.STRING,
         "rg_album_gain": types.NULL_FLOAT,
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         "language",
         "country",
         "albumstatus",
+        "media",
         "albumdisambig",
         "releasegroupdisambig",
         "release_group_title",
@@ -361,6 +363,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
         getters = plugins.album_field_getters()
         getters["path"] = Album.item_dir
         getters["albumtotal"] = Album._albumtotal
+
         return getters
 
     def items(self):
diff --git a/test/test_media_field.py b/test/test_media_field.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d405cc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_media_field.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from beets.library import Item
+from beets import library
+
+def test_album_media_field(tmp_path):
+    lib = library.Library(path=str(tmp_path / "library.db"),
+                          directory=str(tmp_path / "music"))
+
+    item = Item(title="Test Song", album="Test Album", media="Vinyl")
+    album = lib.add_album([item])   
+
+    assert album.media == "Vinyl"
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