diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index e7ce51c15..285afe84c 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static struct {
 const char *mpdTagItemKeys[TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES] = {
 	"Artist",
 	"Album",
+	"AlbumArtist",
 	"Title",
 	"Track",
 	"Name",
diff --git a/src/tag.h b/src/tag.h
index 7c7abf50a..a37408819 100644
--- a/src/tag.h
+++ b/src/tag.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 enum tag_type {
 	TAG_ITEM_ARTIST,
 	TAG_ITEM_ALBUM,
+	TAG_ITEM_ALBUM_ARTIST,
 	TAG_ITEM_TITLE,
 	TAG_ITEM_TRACK,
 	TAG_ITEM_NAME,