diff --git a/lib/Service/RowService.php b/lib/Service/RowService.php
index de9ec8955e..34b7b401b3 100644
--- a/lib/Service/RowService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/RowService.php
@@ -316,7 +316,14 @@ private function cleanupAndValidateData(RowDataInput $data, array $columns, ?int
 
 		$out = new RowDataInput();
 		foreach ($data as $entry) {
-			$column = $this->getColumnFromColumnsArray((int)$entry['columnId'], $columns);
+			$columnId = (int)$entry['columnId'];
+
+			// Skip metadata columns
+			if (Column::isValidMetaTypeId($columnId)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$column = $this->getColumnFromColumnsArray($columnId, $columns);
 
 			if ($column) {
 				$columnBusiness = $this->getColumnBusiness($column);