diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/graphql/mutations/MangaMutation.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/graphql/mutations/MangaMutation.kt
index 40d19b5c..6dc041bb 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/graphql/mutations/MangaMutation.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/graphql/mutations/MangaMutation.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.deleteWhere
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.select
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.transaction
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.update
+import org.kodein.di.DI
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.kodein.di.instance
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.graphql.asDataFetcherResult
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.graphql.types.MangaMetaType
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.graphql.types.MangaType
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Library
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Manga
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.update.IUpdater
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.MangaMetaTable
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.MangaTable
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.toDataClass
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.JavalinSetup.future
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
@@ -24,6 +29,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
  * - Delete read/all downloaded chapters
  */
 class MangaMutation {
+    private val updater by DI.global.instance<IUpdater>()
+
     data class UpdateMangaPatch(
         val inLibrary: Boolean? = null,
     )
@@ -65,6 +72,17 @@ class MangaMutation {
             }
         }.apply {
             if (patch.inLibrary != null) {
+                transaction {
+                    // try to initialize uninitialized in library manga to ensure that the expected data is available (chapter list, metadata, ...)
+                    val mangas =
+                        transaction {
+                            MangaTable.select { (MangaTable.id inList ids) and (MangaTable.initialized eq false) }
+                                .map { MangaTable.toDataClass(it) }
+                        }
+
+                    updater.addMangasToQueue(mangas)
+                }
+
                 ids.forEach {
                     Library.handleMangaThumbnail(it, patch.inLibrary)
                 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/IUpdater.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/IUpdater.kt
index 09ac70bb..1dc00519 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/IUpdater.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/IUpdater.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.update
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass.CategoryDataClass
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass.MangaDataClass
 
 interface IUpdater {
     fun getLastUpdateTimestamp(): Long
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ interface IUpdater {
         forceAll: Boolean,
     )
 
+    fun addMangasToQueue(mangas: List<MangaDataClass>)
+
     val status: Flow<UpdateStatus>
 
     val statusDeprecated: StateFlow<UpdateStatus>
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/Updater.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/Updater.kt
index 5b4a1ef0..3fe270ae 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/Updater.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/update/Updater.kt
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ class Updater : IUpdater {
         )
     }
 
-    private fun addMangasToQueue(mangasToUpdate: List<MangaDataClass>) {
+    override fun addMangasToQueue(mangas: List<MangaDataClass>) {
         // create all manga update jobs before adding them to the queue so that the client is able to calculate the
         // progress properly right form the start
-        mangasToUpdate.forEach { tracker[it.id] = UpdateJob(it) }
-        mangasToUpdate.forEach { addMangaToQueue(it) }
+        mangas.forEach { tracker[it.id] = UpdateJob(it) }
+        mangas.forEach { addMangaToQueue(it) }
     }
 
     private fun addMangaToQueue(manga: MangaDataClass) {