diff --git a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemDto/BaseItemDto.swift b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemDto/BaseItemDto.swift
index 2e40fc88..98c541ab 100644
--- a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemDto/BaseItemDto.swift
+++ b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemDto/BaseItemDto.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ extension BaseItemDto: LibraryParent {
     }
 }
 
+extension BaseItemDto: LibraryIdentifiable {
+
+    var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int {
+        id?.hashValue ?? 0
+    }
+}
+
 extension BaseItemDto {
 
     var episodeLocator: String? {
diff --git a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemPerson/BaseItemPerson+Poster.swift b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemPerson/BaseItemPerson+Poster.swift
index ae99cfc5..3c7c7044 100644
--- a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemPerson/BaseItemPerson+Poster.swift
+++ b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/BaseItemPerson/BaseItemPerson+Poster.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import UIKit
 
 extension BaseItemPerson: Poster {
 
+    var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int {
+        id?.hashValue ?? 0
+    }
+
     var subtitle: String? {
         firstRole
     }
diff --git a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/ChapterInfo.swift b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/ChapterInfo.swift
index a120292c..86de4199 100644
--- a/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/ChapterInfo.swift
+++ b/Shared/Extensions/JellyfinAPI/ChapterInfo.swift
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ extension ChapterInfo {
             chapterInfo.displayTitle
         }
 
+        var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int {
+            id
+        }
+
         let systemImage: String = "film"
         var subtitle: String?
         var showTitle: Bool = true
diff --git a/Shared/Objects/ChannelProgram.swift b/Shared/Objects/ChannelProgram.swift
index f556495b..43dc567d 100644
--- a/Shared/Objects/ChannelProgram.swift
+++ b/Shared/Objects/ChannelProgram.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ struct ChannelProgram: Hashable, Identifiable {
 
 extension ChannelProgram: Poster {
 
+    var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int {
+        channel.id?.hashValue ?? 0
+    }
+
     var displayTitle: String {
         channel.displayTitle
     }
diff --git a/Shared/Objects/Poster.swift b/Shared/Objects/Poster.swift
index 6d255a96..cdf18e0b 100644
--- a/Shared/Objects/Poster.swift
+++ b/Shared/Objects/Poster.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import Foundation
 
 /// A type that is displayed as a poster
-protocol Poster: Displayable, Hashable, Identifiable, SystemImageable {
+protocol Poster: Displayable, Hashable, LibraryIdentifiable, SystemImageable {
 
     /// Optional subtitle when used as a poster
     var subtitle: String? { get }
diff --git a/Shared/ViewModels/LibraryViewModel/PagingLibraryViewModel.swift b/Shared/ViewModels/LibraryViewModel/PagingLibraryViewModel.swift
index abe775bc..4c82872e 100644
--- a/Shared/ViewModels/LibraryViewModel/PagingLibraryViewModel.swift
+++ b/Shared/ViewModels/LibraryViewModel/PagingLibraryViewModel.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ import UIKit
 /// Magic number for page sizes
 private let DefaultPageSize = 50
 
+/// A protocol for items to conform to if they may be present within a library.
+///
+/// Similar to `Identifiable`, but `unwrappedIDHashOrZero` is an `Int`: the hash of the underlying `id`
+/// value if it is not optional, or if it is optional it must return the hash of the wrapped value,
+/// or 0 otherwise:
+///
+///     struct Item: LibraryIdentifiable {
+///         var id: String? { "id" }
+///
+///         var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int {
+///             // Gets the `hashValue` of the `String.hashValue`, not `Optional.hashValue`.
+///             id?.hashValue ?? 0
+///         }
+///     }
+///
+/// This is necessary because if the `ID` is optional, then `Optional.hashValue` will be used instead
+/// and result in differing hashes.
+///
+/// This also helps if items already conform to `Identifiable`, but has an optionally-typed `id`.
+protocol LibraryIdentifiable: Identifiable {
+
+    var unwrappedIDHashOrZero: Int { get }
+}
+
 // TODO: fix how `hasNextPage` is determined
 //       - some subclasses might not have "paging" and only have one call. This can be solved with
 //         a check if elements were actually appended to the set but that requires a redundant get
@@ -33,7 +57,7 @@ private let DefaultPageSize = 50
        on remembering other filters.
  */
 
-class PagingLibraryViewModel<Element: Poster & Identifiable>: ViewModel, Eventful, Stateful {
+class PagingLibraryViewModel<Element: Poster & LibraryIdentifiable>: ViewModel, Eventful, Stateful {
 
     // MARK: Event
 
@@ -105,11 +129,21 @@ class PagingLibraryViewModel<Element: Poster & Identifiable>: ViewModel, Eventfu
         parent: (any LibraryParent)? = nil
     ) {
         self.filterViewModel = nil
-        self.elements = IdentifiedArray(uniqueElements: data, id: \.id.hashValue)
+        self.elements = IdentifiedArray(uniqueElements: data, id: \.unwrappedIDHashOrZero)
         self.isStatic = true
         self.hasNextPage = false
         self.pageSize = DefaultPageSize
         self.parent = parent
+
+        super.init()
+
+        Notifications[.didDeleteItem]
+            .publisher
+            .receive(on: RunLoop.main)
+            .sink { id in
+                self.elements.remove(id: id.hashValue)
+            }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
     }
 
     convenience init(
@@ -132,7 +166,7 @@ class PagingLibraryViewModel<Element: Poster & Identifiable>: ViewModel, Eventfu
         filters: ItemFilterCollection? = nil,
         pageSize: Int = DefaultPageSize
     ) {
-        self.elements = IdentifiedArray(id: \.id.hashValue)
+        self.elements = IdentifiedArray(id: \.unwrappedIDHashOrZero)
         self.isStatic = false
         self.pageSize = pageSize
         self.parent = parent
diff --git a/Swiftfin/Views/PagingLibraryView/PagingLibraryView.swift b/Swiftfin/Views/PagingLibraryView/PagingLibraryView.swift
index 731f318d..b2e63a52 100644
--- a/Swiftfin/Views/PagingLibraryView/PagingLibraryView.swift
+++ b/Swiftfin/Views/PagingLibraryView/PagingLibraryView.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import SwiftUI
        should be applied.
  */
 
-struct PagingLibraryView<Element: Poster & Identifiable>: View {
+struct PagingLibraryView<Element: Poster>: View {
 
     @Default(.Customization.Library.enabledDrawerFilters)
     private var enabledDrawerFilters
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ struct PagingLibraryView<Element: Poster & Identifiable>: View {
     private var gridView: some View {
         CollectionVGrid(
             uniqueElements: viewModel.elements,
+            id: \.unwrappedIDHashOrZero,
             layout: layout
         ) { item in