diff --git a/platform/core/src/services/DicomMetadataStore/DicomMetadataStore.ts b/platform/core/src/services/DicomMetadataStore/DicomMetadataStore.ts
index 79ac22b6b..ac6cfd84d 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/services/DicomMetadataStore/DicomMetadataStore.ts
+++ b/platform/core/src/services/DicomMetadataStore/DicomMetadataStore.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import dcmjs from 'dcmjs';
 
 import pubSubServiceInterface from '../_shared/pubSubServiceInterface';
 import createStudyMetadata from './createStudyMetadata';
+import addProxyFields from '../../utils/addProxyFields';
 
 const EVENTS = {
   STUDY_ADDED: 'event::dicomMetadataStore:studyAdded',
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ function _getStudy(StudyInstanceUID) {
  * @returns {*} A series object
  */
 function _getSeries(StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID) {
-  if(!StudyInstanceUID) {
+  if (!StudyInstanceUID) {
     const series = _model.studies.map(study => study.series).flat();
     return series.find(aSeries => aSeries.SeriesInstanceUID === SeriesInstanceUID);
   }
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ const BaseImplementation = {
       naturalizedDataset = dicomJSONDataset;
     }
 
-    const { StudyInstanceUID } = naturalizedDataset;
+    const { StudyInstanceUID, NumberOfFrames: numberOfFrames } = naturalizedDataset;
 
     let study = _model.studies.find(study => study.StudyInstanceUID === StudyInstanceUID);
 
@@ -185,10 +186,19 @@ const BaseImplementation = {
       study = _model.studies[_model.studies.length - 1];
     }
 
+    naturalizedDataset = numberOfFrames > 1 ? addProxyFields(naturalizedDataset) : naturalizedDataset;
+
     study.addInstanceToSeries(naturalizedDataset);
   },
   addInstances(instances, madeInClient = false) {
-    const { StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID } = instances[0];
+    const { StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID, NumberOfFrames } = instances[0];
+    // For multiframe images (NumberOfFrames > 1), wrap each instance with a metadata proxy
+    // to enable fallback access for key image plane fields. This allows fields like
+    // ImagePositionPatient, ImageOrientationPatient, and PixelSpacing to be transparently
+    // resolved from parent or shared metadata if they are not directly present on the instance directly
+    if (NumberOfFrames > 1) {
+      instances = instances.map(instance => addProxyFields(instance));
+    }
 
     let study = _model.studies.find(study => study.StudyInstanceUID === StudyInstanceUID);
 
diff --git a/platform/core/src/utils/addProxyFields.js b/platform/core/src/utils/addProxyFields.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c60eb9941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/core/src/utils/addProxyFields.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * fieldProxies has the set of fields which are proxied on a per-field basis
+ * to the child element.
+ */
+export const fieldProxies = [
+  'ImagePositionPatient',
+  'ImageOrientationPatient',
+  'PixelSpacing',
+  // more fields as necessary
+];
+
+const METADATA_PROXY_FLAG = Symbol('isMetadataProxy');
+
+/**
+ * Adds proxy properties for a limited number of values which are sometimes
+ * defined in multiframe instance data.
+ *
+ * If a requested field is in `metadataFieldsToWrap`:
+ *   - It first tries to return the value from the current instance.
+ *   - If not found, it attempts to retrieve the value from the `_parentInstance`.
+ *   - If still not found, it checks `_parentInstance._shared`.
+ *   - If none exist, it returns `undefined`.
+ *
+ * For all other properties, it behaves like a regular property access.
+ *
+ * This allows graceful fallback access for DICOM metadata values that might be spread
+ * across nested or shared metadata structures.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} instance - The target instance object to wrap.
+ * @returns {Proxy} A proxy-wrapped instance with custom field resolution behavior.
+ */
+export function addProxyFields(instance) {
+  // Skip wrapping if already wrapped
+  if (!instance || instance[METADATA_PROXY_FLAG]) {
+    return instance;
+  }
+
+  for(const fieldProxy of fieldProxies) {
+    if( fieldProxy in instance) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(instance,fieldProxy, {
+      configurable: true,
+      enumerable: true,
+      get: () => {
+        return instance._parentInstance?.[fieldProxy] ?? instance._parentInstance?._shared?.[fieldProxy];
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Mark this proxy to avoid double wrapping
+  Object.defineProperty(instance,METADATA_PROXY_FLAG, { value: true });
+
+  return instance;
+}
+
+export default addProxyFields;