diff --git a/backend/handler/metadata/base_handler.py b/backend/handler/metadata/base_handler.py
index 588e05da9..fa2583247 100644
--- a/backend/handler/metadata/base_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/metadata/base_handler.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MULTIPLE_SPACE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"\s+")
 
 class BaseRom(TypedDict):
     name: NotRequired[str]
-    sort_name: NotRequired[str]
+    sort_name: NotRequired[str | None]
     summary: NotRequired[str]
     url_cover: NotRequired[str]
     url_screenshots: NotRequired[list[str]]
diff --git a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/Body_update_rom_api_roms__id__put.ts b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/Body_update_rom_api_roms__id__put.ts
index cb50e0008..e4bf1565a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/Body_update_rom_api_roms__id__put.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/Body_update_rom_api_roms__id__put.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ export type Body_update_rom_api_roms__id__put = {
     url_cover?: (string | null);
     url_manual?: (string | null);
 };
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/DetailedRomSchema.ts b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/DetailedRomSchema.ts
index a76034236..c127401ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/DetailedRomSchema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/DetailedRomSchema.ts
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ export type DetailedRomSchema = {
     user_collections: Array<UserCollectionSchema>;
     all_user_notes: Array<UserNoteSchema>;
 };
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/RomGamelistMetadata.ts b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/RomGamelistMetadata.ts
index 7000eb61f..d371b1a77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/RomGamelistMetadata.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/RomGamelistMetadata.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type RomGamelistMetadata = {
     video_url?: (string | null);
     rating?: (number | null);
     first_release_date?: (string | null);
+    sort_name?: (string | null);
     companies?: (Array<string> | null);
     franchises?: (Array<string> | null);
     genres?: (Array<string> | null);
diff --git a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/SimpleRomSchema.ts b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/SimpleRomSchema.ts
index 3992c05e6..427d0b438 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__generated__/models/SimpleRomSchema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__generated__/models/SimpleRomSchema.ts
@@ -91,3 +91,4 @@ export type SimpleRomSchema = {
     files: Array<RomFileSchema>;
     sibling_roms: Array<SiblingRomSchema>;
 };
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/api/rom.ts b/frontend/src/services/api/rom.ts
index 7bc8e0c08..3078eb4b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/api/rom.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/api/rom.ts
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ async function updateRom({
 
   const fields: FormInputField<UpdateRomInput>[] = [
     ["name", rom.name],
-    ["sort_name", rom.sort_name],
+    ["sort_name", rom.sort_name ?? ""],
     ["fs_name", rom.fs_name],
     ["summary", rom.summary],
     ["igdb_id", toFormIdValue(rom.igdb_id)],
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/GameDetails/RelatedGameCard.vue b/frontend/src/v2/components/GameDetails/RelatedGameCard.vue
index 1d4cbb6fb..7649b4581 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/GameDetails/RelatedGameCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/GameDetails/RelatedGameCard.vue
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ const syntheticRom = computed<SimpleRom>(() => ({
   fs_path: "",
   fs_size_bytes: 0,
   name: props.game.name,
+  sort_name: props.game.name,
   slug: props.game.slug,
   summary: null,
   alternative_names: [],