diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
index c6ac55b6eb..de55c00ec0 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/MigrateLibraryDb.cs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ internal class MigrateLibraryDb : IDatabaseMigrationRoutine
             PlayCount = dto.GetInt32(4),
             IsFavorite = dto.GetBoolean(5),
             PlaybackPositionTicks = dto.GetInt64(6),
-            LastPlayedDate = dto.IsDBNull(7) ? null : dto.GetDateTime(7),
+            LastPlayedDate = dto.IsDBNull(7) ? null : ReadDateTimeFromColumn(dto, 7),
             AudioStreamIndex = dto.IsDBNull(8) ? null : dto.GetInt32(8),
             SubtitleStreamIndex = dto.IsDBNull(9) ? null : dto.GetInt32(9),
             Likes = null,
@@ -524,6 +524,28 @@ internal class MigrateLibraryDb : IDatabaseMigrationRoutine
         };
     }
 
+    private static DateTime? ReadDateTimeFromColumn(SqliteDataReader reader, int index)
+    {
+        // Try reading as a formatted date string first (handles ISO-8601 dates).
+        if (reader.TryReadDateTime(index, out var dateTimeResult))
+        {
+            return dateTimeResult;
+        }
+
+        // Some databases have Unix epoch timestamps stored as integers.
+        // SqliteDataReader.GetDateTime interprets integers as Julian dates, which crashes
+        // for Unix epoch values. Handle them explicitly.
+        var rawValue = reader.GetValue(index);
+        if (rawValue is long unixTimestamp
+            && unixTimestamp > 0
+            && unixTimestamp <= DateTimeOffset.MaxValue.ToUnixTimeSeconds())
+        {
+            return DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(unixTimestamp).UtcDateTime;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private AncestorId GetAncestorId(SqliteDataReader reader)
     {
         return new AncestorId()