diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Quantization.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Quantization.cs
index fb477dda85..fc602b7f85 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Quantization.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Quantization.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components
         /// </summary>
         public const int MinQualityFactor = 1;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default JPEG quality for both luminance and chominance tables.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int DefaultQualityFactor = 75;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Represents lowest quality setting which can be estimated with enough confidence.
         /// Any quality below it results in a highly compressed jpeg image
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
index 69ac5de714..828e03de7f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegEncoderCore.cs
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    chromaQuality = Numerics.Clamp(metadata.ChrominanceQuality, 1, 100);
+                    chromaQuality = Numerics.Clamp(metadata.ChrominanceQuality ?? Quantization.DefaultQualityFactor, 1, 100);
                     chrominanceQuantTable = metadata.ChromaQuantizationTable;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegMetadata.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegMetadata.cs
index a4f968d7c1..0d95599e27 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegMetadata.cs
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
     /// </summary>
     public class JpegMetadata : IDeepCloneable
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default JPEG quality for both luminance and chominance tables.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const int DefaultQualityValue = 75;
-
         private Block8x8F? lumaQuantTable;
         private Block8x8F? chromaQuantTable;
 
-        private int? lumaQuality;
-        private int? chromaQuality;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="JpegMetadata"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
                     return this.lumaQuantTable.Value;
                 }
 
-                return Quantization.ScaleLuminanceTable(this.LuminanceQuality);
+                return Quantization.ScaleLuminanceTable(this.LuminanceQuality ?? Quantization.DefaultQualityFactor);
             }
 
             set => this.lumaQuantTable = value;
@@ -73,7 +65,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
                     return this.chromaQuantTable.Value;
                 }
 
-                return Quantization.ScaleChrominanceTable(this.ChrominanceQuality);
+                return Quantization.ScaleChrominanceTable(this.ChrominanceQuality ?? Quantization.DefaultQualityFactor);
             }
 
             set => this.chromaQuantTable = value;
@@ -86,11 +78,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         /// This value might not be accurate if it was calculated during jpeg decoding
         /// with non-complient ITU quantization tables.
         /// </remarks>
-        public int LuminanceQuality
-        {
-            get => this.lumaQuality ?? DefaultQualityValue;
-            set => this.lumaQuality = value;
-        }
+        public int? LuminanceQuality { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the jpeg chrominance quality.
@@ -99,11 +87,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         /// This value might not be accurate if it was calculated during jpeg decoding
         /// with non-complient ITU quantization tables.
         /// </remarks>
-        public int ChrominanceQuality
-        {
-            get => this.chromaQuality ?? DefaultQualityValue;
-            set => this.chromaQuality = value;
-        }
+        public int? ChrominanceQuality { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the encoded quality.
@@ -116,8 +100,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         {
             get
             {
-                int lumaQuality = this.lumaQuality ?? DefaultQualityValue;
-                int chromaQuality = this.chromaQuality ?? lumaQuality;
+                int lumaQuality = this.LuminanceQuality ?? Quantization.DefaultQualityFactor;
+                int chromaQuality = this.ChrominanceQuality ?? lumaQuality;
                 return (int)Math.Round((lumaQuality + chromaQuality) / 2f);
             }