diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c7ba319c1..ce79a9f1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ Fixes #2135 AniDB Builder type conversion error
 Fixed #2150; change xmen list to a new one
 Fixed #2169 Add handling for blank secrets
 Fixed #2176 `clean_bundles`, `optimize`, and `empty_trash` not working as global attributes
+Fixed #2186 `total_runtime` will now trigger an overlay update
 
 Various other Minor Fixes
diff --git a/modules/overlay.py b/modules/overlay.py
index 9f8e62f47..30bfabe54 100644
--- a/modules/overlay.py
+++ b/modules/overlay.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "anidb_rating", "anidb_average_rating", "anidb_score_rating", "mal_rating"
 ]
 float_vars = ["audience_rating", "critic_rating", "user_rating"] + rating_sources
-int_vars = ["runtime", "season_number", "episode_number", "episode_count", "versions"]
+int_vars = ["runtime", "total_runtime", "season_number", "episode_number", "episode_count", "versions"]
 date_vars = ["originally_available"]
 types_for_var = {
     "movie_show_season_episode_artist_album": ["runtime", "user_rating", "title"],
diff --git a/modules/overlays.py b/modules/overlays.py
index a0933b02c..b5bbb59d0 100644
--- a/modules/overlays.py
+++ b/modules/overlays.py
@@ -132,9 +132,14 @@ def trakt_ratings():
                             if properties[over_name].name.startswith("text"):
                                 for cache_key, cache_value in self.cache.query_overlay_special_text(item.ratingKey).items():
                                     actual = plex.attribute_translation[cache_key] if cache_key in plex.attribute_translation else cache_key
-                                    if not hasattr(item, actual):
-                                        continue
-                                    real_value = getattr(item, actual)
+                                    if actual == "total_runtime":
+                                        sub_items = item.episodes() if current_overlay.level in ["show", "season"] else item.tracks()
+                                        sub_items = [ep.duration for ep in sub_items if hasattr(ep, "duration") and ep.duration]
+                                        real_value = sum(sub_items)
+                                    else:
+                                        if not hasattr(item, actual):
+                                            continue
+                                        real_value = getattr(item, actual)
                                     if cache_value is None or real_value is None:
                                         continue
                                     if cache_key in overlay.float_vars: