diff --git a/beetsplug/edit.py b/beetsplug/edit.py
index 05c074532..0ee6adc25 100644
--- a/beetsplug/edit.py
+++ b/beetsplug/edit.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from beets import plugins, ui, util
 from beets.dbcore import types
 from beets.exceptions import UserError
 from beets.importer import Action
+from beets.library import Album
 from beets.ui.commands.utils import do_query
 from beets.util import PromptChoice
 
@@ -348,6 +349,21 @@ class EditPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         if not album_fields:
             return None
 
+        # Restrict to fields that actually exist on the Album model. Item
+        # has every Album field plus track-only ones (title, track, path,
+        # ...); since the header is built from a single item and then
+        # applied to every item, an item-only field here would silently
+        # stamp that one item's value onto the whole album.
+        invalid_fields = album_fields - Album._field_names
+        if invalid_fields:
+            self._log.warning(
+                "ignoring albumfields not valid for albums: {}",
+                ", ".join(sorted(invalid_fields)),
+            )
+            album_fields &= Album._field_names
+        if not album_fields:
+            return None
+
         first_item = task.items[0]
         header = flatten(first_item, album_fields)
         return header if header else None
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_edit.py b/test/plugins/test_edit.py
index aedfb5598..d96735eab 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_edit.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_edit.py
@@ -455,6 +455,30 @@ class EditDuringImporterNonSingletonTest(EditDuringImporterTestCase):
 
         assert all("Edited Track" in i.title for i in self.lib.items())
 
+    def test_importer_edit_album_header_ignores_item_only_fields(self):
+        """`albumfields` may be misconfigured with item-only fields (e.g.
+        `track`, `title`, `path`) that vary per track. Those must not end
+        up in the header, since the header gets applied to every item and
+        would otherwise stamp one track's values onto the whole album.
+        """
+        self.prepare_album_for_import(3)
+        self.items_orig = [Item.from_path(f.path) for f in self.import_media]
+
+        self.config["edit"]["itemfields"] = "track title artist album"
+        self.config["edit"]["albumfields"] = "album albumartist track title"
+
+        self.run_mocked_interpreter(
+            {"replacements": {"Tag Album": "Modified Album"}},
+            # eDit, Apply changes.
+            ["d", "a"],
+        )
+
+        titles = [i.title for i in self.lib.items()]
+        tracks = [i.track for i in self.lib.items()]
+        assert len(set(titles)) == len(titles)
+        assert len(set(tracks)) == len(tracks)
+        assert all(i.album == "Modified Album" for i in self.lib.items())
+
     def test_importer_edit_album_header_albumartist(self):
         """Edit albumartist in the header (default albumfields)."""
         self.run_mocked_interpreter(