diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
index 1b32c57d41..b25e42ba0e 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ export interface UpsertFileOptions {
 
 export type AssetPathEntity = Pick<AssetEntity, 'id' | 'originalPath' | 'isOffline'>;
 
+export interface DayOfYearAssets {
+  yearsAgo: number;
+  assets: AssetEntity[];
+}
+
 export const IAssetRepository = 'IAssetRepository';
 
 export interface IAssetRepository {
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ export interface IAssetRepository {
     select?: FindOptionsSelect<AssetEntity>,
   ): Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
   getByIdsWithAllRelations(ids: string[]): Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
-  getByDayOfYear(ownerIds: string[], monthDay: MonthDay): Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
+  getByDayOfYear(ownerIds: string[], monthDay: MonthDay): Promise<DayOfYearAssets[]>;
   getByChecksum(options: { ownerId: string; checksum: Buffer; libraryId?: string }): Promise<AssetEntity | null>;
   getByChecksums(userId: string, checksums: Buffer[]): Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
   getUploadAssetIdByChecksum(ownerId: string, checksum: Buffer): Promise<string | undefined>;
diff --git a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
index e7f5b558b0..f4b1b2fea1 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
@@ -68,22 +68,19 @@ SELECT
 FROM
   "assets" "entity"
   LEFT JOIN "exif" "exifInfo" ON "exifInfo"."assetId" = "entity"."id"
-  LEFT JOIN "asset_files" "files" ON "files"."assetId" = "entity"."id"
+  INNER JOIN "asset_files" "files" ON "files"."assetId" = "entity"."id"
 WHERE
   (
-    "entity"."ownerId" IN ($1)
-    AND "entity"."isVisible" = true
-    AND "entity"."isArchived" = false
+    "files"."type" = $1
     AND EXTRACT(
-      DAY
+      YEAR
+      FROM
+        CURRENT_DATE AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'
+    ) - EXTRACT(
+      YEAR
       FROM
         "entity"."localDateTime" AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'
-    ) = $2
-    AND EXTRACT(
-      MONTH
-      FROM
-        "entity"."localDateTime" AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'
-    ) = $3
+    ) > 0
   )
   AND ("entity"."deletedAt" IS NULL)
 ORDER BY
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index ce7d257b40..b3066a37bc 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   AssetUpdateAllOptions,
   AssetUpdateDuplicateOptions,
   AssetUpdateOptions,
+  DayOfYearAssets,
   IAssetRepository,
   LivePhotoSearchOptions,
   MonthDay,
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
   }
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [[DummyValue.UUID], { day: 1, month: 1 }] })
-  getByDayOfYear(ownerIds: string[], { day, month }: MonthDay): Promise<AssetEntity[]> {
-    return this.repository
+  async getByDayOfYear(ownerIds: string[], { day, month }: MonthDay): Promise<DayOfYearAssets[]> {
+    const assets = await this.repository
       .createQueryBuilder('entity')
       .where(
         `entity.ownerId IN (:...ownerIds)
@@ -90,9 +91,25 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
         },
       )
       .leftJoinAndSelect('entity.exifInfo', 'exifInfo')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('entity.files', 'files')
+      .innerJoinAndSelect('entity.files', 'files')
+      .where('files.type = :type', { type: AssetFileType.THUMBNAIL })
+      .andWhere(
+        `EXTRACT(YEAR FROM CURRENT_DATE AT TIME ZONE 'UTC') - EXTRACT(YEAR FROM entity.localDateTime AT TIME ZONE 'UTC') > 0`,
+      )
       .orderBy('entity.fileCreatedAt', 'ASC')
       .getMany();
+
+    const groups: Record<number, DayOfYearAssets> = {};
+    const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+    for (const asset of assets) {
+      const yearsAgo = currentYear - asset.localDateTime.getFullYear();
+      if (!groups[yearsAgo]) {
+        groups[yearsAgo] = { yearsAgo, assets: [] };
+      }
+      groups[yearsAgo].assets.push(asset);
+    }
+
+    return Object.values(groups);
   }
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [[DummyValue.UUID]] })
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index 9063df9dc2..5aab5032af 100755
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,20 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       const image4 = { ...assetStub.image, localDateTime: new Date(2009, 1, 15) };
 
       partnerMock.getAll.mockResolvedValue([]);
-      assetMock.getByDayOfYear.mockResolvedValue([image1, image2, image3, image4]);
+      assetMock.getByDayOfYear.mockResolvedValue([
+        {
+          yearsAgo: 1,
+          assets: [image1, image2],
+        },
+        {
+          yearsAgo: 9,
+          assets: [image3],
+        },
+        {
+          yearsAgo: 15,
+          assets: [image4],
+        },
+      ]);
 
       await expect(sut.getMemoryLane(authStub.admin, { day: 15, month: 1 })).resolves.toEqual([
         { yearsAgo: 1, title: '1 year ago', assets: [mapAsset(image1), mapAsset(image2)] },
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
index 98d6ec00f6..8751037119 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -43,28 +43,13 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
     });
     const userIds = [auth.user.id, ...partnerIds];
 
-    const assets = await this.assetRepository.getByDayOfYear(userIds, dto);
-    const assetsWithThumbnails = assets.filter(({ files }) => !!getAssetFiles(files).thumbnailFile);
-    const groups: Record<number, AssetEntity[]> = {};
-    const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
-    for (const asset of assetsWithThumbnails) {
-      const yearsAgo = currentYear - asset.localDateTime.getFullYear();
-      if (!groups[yearsAgo]) {
-        groups[yearsAgo] = [];
-      }
-      groups[yearsAgo].push(asset);
-    }
-
-    return Object.keys(groups)
-      .map(Number)
-      .sort((a, b) => a - b)
-      .filter((yearsAgo) => yearsAgo > 0)
-      .map((yearsAgo) => ({
-        yearsAgo,
-        // TODO move this to clients
-        title: `${yearsAgo} year${yearsAgo > 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`,
-        assets: groups[yearsAgo].map((asset) => mapAsset(asset, { auth })),
-      }));
+    const groups = await this.assetRepository.getByDayOfYear(userIds, dto);
+    return groups.map(({ yearsAgo, assets }) => ({
+      yearsAgo,
+      // TODO move this to clients
+      title: `${yearsAgo} year${yearsAgo > 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`,
+      assets: assets.map((asset) => mapAsset(asset, { auth })),
+    }));
   }
 
   async getStatistics(auth: AuthDto, dto: AssetStatsDto) {