diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 0c098f037..fc3a9df49 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -598,6 +598,11 @@ wavpack_scan_file(Path path_fs, TagHandler &handler) noexcept
 		WavpackCloseFile(wpc);
 	};
 
+	try {
+		handler.OnAudioFormat(CheckAudioFormat(wpc));
+	} catch (...) {
+	}
+
 	const auto duration = GetDuration(wpc);
 	if (!duration.IsNegative())
 		handler.OnDuration(SongTime(duration));
@@ -622,6 +627,11 @@ wavpack_scan_stream(InputStream &is, TagHandler &handler) noexcept
 		WavpackCloseFile(wpc);
 	};
 
+	try {
+		handler.OnAudioFormat(CheckAudioFormat(wpc));
+	} catch (...) {
+	}
+
 	const auto duration = GetDuration(wpc);
 	if (!duration.IsNegative())
 		handler.OnDuration(SongTime(duration));