diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_util.hh b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_util.hh
index d0ea4c59d23..92bb39544f7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_util.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_util.hh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void ED_region_draw_mouse_line_cb(const bContext *C, ARegion *region, void *arg_
  * \note Keep in sync with #BKE_image_stamp_buf.
  */
 void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
-    int x, int y, ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *frame, float zoomx, float zoomy);
+    int x, int y, const ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *frame, float zoomx, float zoomy);
 
 /* Slider */
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
index 2f4945cba9a..0d3d8e19622 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/util/ed_draw.cc
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static const char *meta_data_list[] = {
     "Scene",
 };
 
-BLI_INLINE bool metadata_is_valid(ImBuf *ibuf, char *r_str, short index, int offset)
+BLI_INLINE bool metadata_is_valid(const ImBuf *ibuf, char *r_str, short index, int offset)
 {
   return (IMB_metadata_get_field(
               ibuf->metadata, meta_data_list[index], r_str + offset, MAX_METADATA_STR - offset) &&
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static void metadata_custom_draw_fields(const char *field, const char *value, vo
   ctx->current_y += ctx->vertical_offset;
 }
 
-static void metadata_draw_imbuf(ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *rect, int fontid, const bool is_top)
+static void metadata_draw_imbuf(const ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *rect, int fontid, const bool is_top)
 {
   char temp_str[MAX_METADATA_STR];
   int ofs_y = 0;
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static void metadata_custom_count_fields(const char *field, const char * /*value
   ctx->count++;
 }
 
-static float metadata_box_height_get(ImBuf *ibuf, int fontid, const bool is_top)
+static float metadata_box_height_get(const ImBuf *ibuf, int fontid, const bool is_top)
 {
   const float height = BLF_height_max(fontid);
   const float margin = (height / 8);
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ static float metadata_box_height_get(ImBuf *ibuf, int fontid, const bool is_top)
 }
 
 void ED_region_image_metadata_draw(
-    int x, int y, ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *frame, float zoomx, float zoomy)
+    int x, int y, const ImBuf *ibuf, const rctf *frame, float zoomx, float zoomy)
 {
   const uiStyle *style = UI_style_get_dpi();
 
diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/IMB_metadata.hh b/source/blender/imbuf/IMB_metadata.hh
index 3e49abb46fd..295c8ef8248 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/IMB_metadata.hh
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/IMB_metadata.hh
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ void IMB_metadata_copy(ImBuf *ibuf_dst, const ImBuf *ibuf_src);
 
 /* Invoke callback for every value stored in the metadata. */
 using IMBMetadataForeachCb = void (*)(const char *field, const char *value, void *userdata);
-void IMB_metadata_foreach(ImBuf *ibuf, IMBMetadataForeachCb callback, void *userdata);
+void IMB_metadata_foreach(const ImBuf *ibuf, IMBMetadataForeachCb callback, void *userdata);
diff --git a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/metadata.cc b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/metadata.cc
index 729aa2e2dc2..3125b9369e6 100644
--- a/source/blender/imbuf/intern/metadata.cc
+++ b/source/blender/imbuf/intern/metadata.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void IMB_metadata_set_field(IDProperty *metadata, const char *key, const char *v
   }
 }
 
-void IMB_metadata_foreach(ImBuf *ibuf, IMBMetadataForeachCb callback, void *userdata)
+void IMB_metadata_foreach(const ImBuf *ibuf, IMBMetadataForeachCb callback, void *userdata)
 {
   if (ibuf->metadata == nullptr) {
     return;