diff --git a/komga-webui/src/components/Dialogs.vue b/komga-webui/src/components/Dialogs.vue
index 84486cb2..5eb5d1c6 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/components/Dialogs.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/components/Dialogs.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
       :library="deleteLibrary"
       @deleted="libraryDeleted"
     />
+
+    <edit-books-dialog
+      v-model="updateBooksDialog"
+      :books="updateBooks"
+      @updated="bookUpdated"
+    />
+
+    <edit-series-dialog
+      v-model="updateSeriesDialog"
+      :series="updateSeries"
+      @updated="seriesUpdated"
+    />
+
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -24,12 +37,20 @@
 import CollectionAddToDialog from '@/components/dialogs/CollectionAddToDialog.vue'
 import CollectionDeleteDialog from '@/components/dialogs/CollectionDeleteDialog.vue'
 import LibraryDeleteDialog from '@/components/dialogs/LibraryDeleteDialog.vue'
-import { COLLECTION_CHANGED, COLLECTION_DELETED, LIBRARY_DELETED, SERIES_CHANGED } from '@/types/events'
+import { BOOK_CHANGED, COLLECTION_CHANGED, COLLECTION_DELETED, LIBRARY_DELETED, SERIES_CHANGED } from '@/types/events'
 import Vue from 'vue'
+import EditBooksDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue'
+import EditSeriesDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
   name: 'Dialogs',
-  components: { CollectionAddToDialog, CollectionDeleteDialog, LibraryDeleteDialog },
+  components: {
+    CollectionAddToDialog,
+    CollectionDeleteDialog,
+    LibraryDeleteDialog,
+    EditBooksDialog,
+    EditSeriesDialog,
+  },
   computed: {
     addToCollectionDialog: {
       get (): boolean {
@@ -64,6 +85,28 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     deleteLibrary (): LibraryDto {
       return this.$store.state.deleteLibrary
     },
+    updateBooksDialog: {
+      get (): boolean {
+        return this.$store.state.updateBooksDialog
+      },
+      set (val) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateBooksDisplay', val)
+      },
+    },
+    updateBooks (): BookDto | BookDto[] {
+      return this.$store.state.updateBooks
+    },
+    updateSeriesDialog: {
+      get (): boolean {
+        return this.$store.state.updateSeriesDialog
+      },
+      set (val) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateSeriesDisplay', val)
+      },
+    },
+    updateSeries (): SeriesDto | SeriesDto[] {
+      return this.$store.state.updateSeries
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     collectionAdded () {
@@ -92,6 +135,16 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         id: this.deleteLibrary.id,
       } as EventLibraryDeleted)
     },
+    bookUpdated (book: BookDto) {
+      this.$eventHub.$emit(BOOK_CHANGED, {
+        id: book.id,
+      } as EventBookChanged)
+    },
+    seriesUpdated (series: SeriesDto) {
+      this.$eventHub.$emit(SERIES_CHANGED, {
+        id: series.id,
+      } as EventSeriesChanged)
+    },
   },
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue b/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue
index a26f6ece..5e790d4f 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue
@@ -559,14 +559,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         const toUpdate = (this.single ? [this.books] : this.books) as BookDto[]
         for (const b of toUpdate) {
           try {
-            const updatedBooks = await this.$komgaBooks.updateMetadata(b.id, metadata)
-            updated.push(updatedBooks)
+            await this.$komgaBooks.updateMetadata(b.id, metadata)
+            this.$emit('updated', b)
           } catch (e) {
             this.showSnack(e.message)
-            updated.push(b)
           }
         }
-        this.$emit('update:books', this.single ? updated[0] : updated)
         return true
       } else return false
     },
@@ -575,5 +573,5 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 </script>
 
 <style lang="sass" scoped>
-@import 'src/styles/tabbed-dialog'
+@import '../../styles/tabbed-dialog'
 </style>
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue b/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue
index a90698ef..3f83d1d0 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue
@@ -281,14 +281,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
         const toUpdate = (this.single ? [this.series] : this.series) as SeriesDto[]
         for (const s of toUpdate) {
           try {
-            const updatedSeries = await this.$komgaSeries.updateMetadata(s.id, metadata)
-            updated.push(updatedSeries)
+            await this.$komgaSeries.updateMetadata(s.id, metadata)
+            this.$emit('updated', s)
           } catch (e) {
             this.showSnack(e.message)
-            updated.push(s)
           }
         }
-        this.$emit('update:series', this.single ? updated[0] : updated)
         return true
       } else return false
     },
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-books.service.ts b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-books.service.ts
index 0c7d2129..aa8920fd 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-books.service.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-books.service.ts
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ export default class KomgaBooksService {
     }
   }
 
-  async updateMetadata (bookId: number, metadata: BookMetadataUpdateDto): Promise<BookDto> {
+  async updateMetadata (bookId: number, metadata: BookMetadataUpdateDto) {
     try {
-      return (await this.http.patch(`${API_BOOKS}/${bookId}/metadata`, metadata)).data
+      await this.http.patch(`${API_BOOKS}/${bookId}/metadata`, metadata)
     } catch (e) {
       let msg = `An error occurred while trying to update book metadata`
       if (e.response.data.message) {
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-series.service.ts b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-series.service.ts
index 1f9831ad..b3cb694a 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-series.service.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-series.service.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ export default class KomgaSeriesService {
     }
   }
 
-  async updateMetadata (seriesId: number, metadata: SeriesMetadataUpdateDto): Promise<SeriesDto> {
+  async updateMetadata (seriesId: number, metadata: SeriesMetadataUpdateDto) {
     try {
-      return (await this.http.patch(`${API_SERIES}/${seriesId}/metadata`, metadata)).data
+      await this.http.patch(`${API_SERIES}/${seriesId}/metadata`, metadata)
     } catch (e) {
       let msg = `An error occurred while trying to update series metadata`
       if (e.response.data.message) {
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/store.ts b/komga-webui/src/store.ts
index 97375731..efa78b38 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/store.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/store.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     deleteCollectionDialog: false,
     deleteLibrary: {} as LibraryDto,
     deleteLibraryDialog: false,
+    updateBooks: {} as BookDto | BookDto[],
+    updateBooksDialog: false,
+    updateSeries: {} as SeriesDto | SeriesDto[],
+    updateSeriesDialog: false,
   },
   mutations: {
     setAddToCollectionSeries (state, series) {
@@ -31,6 +35,18 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     setDeleteLibraryDialog (state, dialog) {
       state.deleteLibraryDialog = dialog
     },
+    setUpdateBooks (state, books) {
+      state.updateBooks = books
+    },
+    setUpdateBooksDialog (state, dialog) {
+      state.updateBooksDialog = dialog
+    },
+    setUpdateSeries (state, series) {
+      state.updateSeries = series
+    },
+    setUpdateSeriesDialog (state, dialog) {
+      state.updateSeriesDialog = dialog
+    },
   },
   actions: {
     dialogAddSeriesToCollection ({ commit }, series) {
@@ -54,5 +70,19 @@ export default new Vuex.Store({
     dialogDeleteLibraryDisplay ({ commit }, value) {
       commit('setDeleteLibraryDialog', value)
     },
+    dialogUpdateBooks ({ commit }, books) {
+      commit('setUpdateBooks', books)
+      commit('setUpdateBooksDialog', true)
+    },
+    dialogUpdateBooksDisplay ({ commit }, value) {
+      commit('setUpdateBooksDialog', value)
+    },
+    dialogUpdateSeries ({ commit }, series) {
+      commit('setUpdateSeries', series)
+      commit('setUpdateSeriesDialog', true)
+    },
+    dialogUpdateSeriesDisplay ({ commit }, value) {
+      commit('setUpdateSeriesDialog', value)
+    },
   },
 })
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseBook.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseBook.vue
index cf58c68a..ae801ecf 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseBook.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseBook.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
       <v-spacer/>
 
-      <v-btn icon @click="dialogEdit = true" v-if="isAdmin">
+      <v-btn icon @click="editBook" v-if="isAdmin">
         <v-icon>mdi-pencil</v-icon>
       </v-btn>
 
@@ -139,16 +139,12 @@
 
     </v-container>
 
-    <edit-books-dialog v-model="dialogEdit"
-                       :books.sync="book"
-    />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import Badge from '@/components/Badge.vue'
 import BookActionsMenu from '@/components/menus/BookActionsMenu.vue'
-import EditBooksDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue'
 import ItemCard from '@/components/ItemCard.vue'
 import ToolbarSticky from '@/components/ToolbarSticky.vue'
 import { groupAuthorsByRolePlural } from '@/functions/authors'
@@ -162,12 +158,11 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
   name: 'BrowseBook',
-  components: { ToolbarSticky, Badge, EditBooksDialog, ItemCard, BookActionsMenu },
+  components: { ToolbarSticky, Badge, ItemCard, BookActionsMenu },
   data: () => {
     return {
       book: {} as BookDto,
       series: {} as SeriesDto,
-      dialogEdit: false,
     }
   },
   async created () {
@@ -253,6 +248,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     refreshMetadata () {
       this.$komgaBooks.refreshMetadata(this.book)
     },
+    editBook () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateBooks', this.book)
+    },
   },
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
index 43256847..6bb236b4 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/BrowseSeries.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
       <v-spacer/>
 
-      <v-btn icon @click="dialogEdit = true" v-if="isAdmin">
+      <v-btn icon @click="editSeries" v-if="isAdmin">
         <v-icon>mdi-pencil</v-icon>
       </v-btn>
 
@@ -194,15 +194,12 @@
 
     </v-container>
 
-    <edit-series-dialog v-model="dialogEdit" :series.sync="series"/>
-
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import Badge from '@/components/Badge.vue'
 import EditBooksDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue'
-import EditSeriesDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue'
 import EmptyState from '@/components/EmptyState.vue'
 import FilterMenuButton from '@/components/FilterMenuButton.vue'
 import HorizontalScroller from '@/components/HorizontalScroller.vue'
@@ -227,7 +224,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     SortMenuButton,
     FilterMenuButton,
     Badge,
-    EditSeriesDialog,
     EditBooksDialog,
     ItemBrowser,
     PageSizeSelect,
@@ -456,6 +452,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     refreshMetadata () {
       this.$komgaSeries.refreshMetadata(this.series)
     },
+    editSeries () {
+      this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateSeries', this.series)
+    },
     singleEdit (book: BookDto) {
       this.editBookSingle = book
       this.dialogEditBookSingle = true
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/views/Dashboard.vue b/komga-webui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
index 1b566a89..0ebe1f89 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/komga-webui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="ma-3">
 
-    <edit-series-dialog v-model="dialogEditSeriesSingle"
-                        :series.sync="editSeriesSingle"
-    />
-
-    <edit-books-dialog v-model="dialogEditBookSingle"
-                       :books.sync="editBookSingle"
-    />
-
     <empty-state v-if="allEmpty"
                  title="Nothing to show"
                  icon="mdi-help-circle"
@@ -83,8 +75,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import EditBooksDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditBooksDialog.vue'
-import EditSeriesDialog from '@/components/dialogs/EditSeriesDialog.vue'
 import EmptyState from '@/components/EmptyState.vue'
 import HorizontalScroller from '@/components/HorizontalScroller.vue'
 import ItemCard from '@/components/ItemCard.vue'
@@ -94,7 +84,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
   name: 'Dashboard',
-  components: { ItemCard, HorizontalScroller, EditSeriesDialog, EditBooksDialog, EmptyState },
+  components: { ItemCard, HorizontalScroller, EmptyState },
   data: () => {
     return {
       newSeries: [] as SeriesDto[],
@@ -102,10 +92,6 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       latestBooks: [] as BookDto[],
       inProgressBooks: [] as BookDto[],
       onDeckBooks: [] as BookDto[],
-      editSeriesSingle: {} as SeriesDto,
-      dialogEditSeriesSingle: false,
-      editBookSingle: {} as BookDto,
-      dialogEditBookSingle: false,
     }
   },
   created () {
@@ -194,12 +180,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       this.onDeckBooks = (await this.$komgaBooks.getBooksOnDeck()).content
     },
     singleEditSeries (series: SeriesDto) {
-      this.editSeriesSingle = series
-      this.dialogEditSeriesSingle = true
+      this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateSeries', series)
     },
     singleEditBook (book: BookDto) {
-      this.editBookSingle = book
-      this.dialogEditBookSingle = true
+      this.$store.dispatch('dialogUpdateBooks', book)
     },
   },
 })
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
index 3414ea36..1ee60cee 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
@@ -367,12 +367,13 @@ class BookController(
 
   @PatchMapping("api/v1/books/{bookId}/metadata")
   @PreAuthorize("hasRole('$ROLE_ADMIN')")
+  @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
   fun updateMetadata(
     @PathVariable bookId: Long,
     @Parameter(description = "Metadata fields to update. Set a field to null to unset the metadata. You can omit fields you don't want to update.")
     @Valid @RequestBody newMetadata: BookMetadataUpdateDto,
     @AuthenticationPrincipal principal: KomgaPrincipal
-  ): BookDto =
+  ) =
     bookMetadataRepository.findByIdOrNull(bookId)?.let { existing ->
       val updated = with(newMetadata) {
         existing.copy(
@@ -399,7 +400,6 @@ class BookController(
         )
       }
       bookMetadataRepository.update(updated)
-      bookDtoRepository.findByIdOrNull(bookId, principal.user.id)
     } ?: throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
 
   @PatchMapping("api/v1/books/{bookId}/read-progress")
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
index 576a4d1c..1963a9ad 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
@@ -268,12 +268,13 @@ class SeriesController(
 
   @PatchMapping("{seriesId}/metadata")
   @PreAuthorize("hasRole('$ROLE_ADMIN')")
+  @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
   fun updateMetadata(
     @PathVariable seriesId: Long,
     @Parameter(description = "Metadata fields to update. Set a field to null to unset the metadata. You can omit fields you don't want to update.")
     @Valid @RequestBody newMetadata: SeriesMetadataUpdateDto,
     @AuthenticationPrincipal principal: KomgaPrincipal
-  ): SeriesDto =
+  ) =
     seriesMetadataRepository.findByIdOrNull(seriesId)?.let { existing ->
       val updated = with(newMetadata) {
         existing.copy(
@@ -286,7 +287,6 @@ class SeriesController(
         )
       }
       seriesMetadataRepository.update(updated)
-      seriesDtoRepository.findByIdOrNull(seriesId, principal.user.id)!!
     } ?: throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
 
   @PostMapping("{seriesId}/read-progress")