diff --git a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
index 94047bf326..1d504f6c71 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ type TagsWithWrongTypes =
   | 'TagsList'
   | 'Keywords'
   | 'HierarchicalSubject'
-  | 'ISO';
+  | 'ISO'
+  | 'LensModel';
 
 export interface ImmichTags extends Omit<Tags, TagsWithWrongTypes> {
   ContentIdentifier?: string;
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ export interface ImmichTags extends Omit<Tags, TagsWithWrongTypes> {
   Description?: StringOrNumber;
   ImageDescription?: StringOrNumber;
 
+  // Apparently LensModel can also be a float: https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/30492
+  LensModel?: StringOrNumber;
+
   // Extended properties for image regions, such as faces
   RegionInfo?: {
     AppliedToDimensions: {
diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
index 171dcfe514..37dd92e27d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ const validateRange = (value: number | undefined, min: number, max: number): Non
 };
 
 const getLensModel = (exifTags: ImmichTags): string | null => {
-  const lensModel = (exifTags.LensID ?? exifTags.LensType ?? exifTags.LensSpec ?? exifTags.LensModel ?? '').trim();
+  const lensModel = String(
+    exifTags.LensID ?? exifTags.LensType ?? exifTags.LensSpec ?? exifTags.LensModel ?? '',
+  ).trim();
   if (lensModel === '----') {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
index 6dc66e3ed5..37603520f7 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -152,4 +152,23 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       ).resolves.toEqual({ dateTimeOriginal: new Date('4260-03-05T04:04:12.000Z') });
     });
   });
+
+  it('should handle float lens models (#30492)', async () => {
+    const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+    ctx.getMock(EventRepository).emit.mockResolvedValue();
+    const { filePath } = await createTestFile({ LensModel: 1.8 });
+    const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+    const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ originalPath: filePath, ownerId: user.id });
+    await ctx.newExif({ assetId: asset.id, description: '' });
+
+    await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: asset.id });
+
+    await expect(
+      ctx.database
+        .selectFrom('asset_exif')
+        .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
+        .select('lensModel')
+        .executeTakeFirstOrThrow(),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ lensModel: '1.8' });
+  });
 });