diff --git a/picard/file.py b/picard/file.py
index 6420e6b8b..e08313e01 100644
--- a/picard/file.py
+++ b/picard/file.py
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ class File(QtCore.QObject, Item):
                 saved_metadata[tag] = values
         deleted_tags = self.metadata.deleted_tags
         self.metadata.copy(metadata)
+        for info in FILE_INFO_TAGS:
+            metadata[info] = self.orig_metadata[info]
         if preserve_deleted:
             for tag in deleted_tags:
                 del self.metadata[tag]
diff --git a/picard/track.py b/picard/track.py
index 276afc5af..bb774e9fc 100644
--- a/picard/track.py
+++ b/picard/track.py
@@ -174,9 +174,14 @@ class Track(DataObject, Item):
             return
         # Run the scripts for the file to allow usage of
         # file specific metadata and variables
-        metadata = Metadata(self.orig_metadata)
-        metadata_proxy = MultiMetadataProxy(metadata, file.metadata)
-        self.run_scripts(metadata_proxy)
+        if config.setting["clear_existing_tags"]:
+            metadata = Metadata(self.orig_metadata)
+            metadata_proxy = MultiMetadataProxy(metadata, file.metadata)
+            self.run_scripts(metadata_proxy)
+        else:
+            metadata = Metadata(file.metadata)
+            metadata.update(self.orig_metadata)
+            self.run_scripts(metadata)
         # Apply changes to the track's metadata done manually after the scripts ran
         meta_diff = self.metadata.diff(self.scripted_metadata)
         metadata.update(meta_diff)