diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/media.interface.ts b/server/src/interfaces/media.interface.ts
index 6bbbc5c839..83e7760d7f 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/media.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/media.interface.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export interface VideoInterfaces {
 export interface IMediaRepository {
   // image
   extract(input: string, output: string, withExif?: boolean): Promise<boolean>;
-  writeExif(tags: ExifEntity, output: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  writeExif(tags: Partial<ExifEntity>, output: string): Promise<boolean>;
   decodeImage(input: string, options: DecodeToBufferOptions): Promise<ImageBuffer>;
   generateThumbnail(input: string, options: GenerateThumbnailOptions, outputFile: string): Promise<void>;
   generateThumbnail(input: Buffer, options: GenerateThumbnailFromBufferOptions, outputFile: string): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
index 20e1f12e4d..5d8261b262 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
@@ -269,8 +269,11 @@ export class MediaService extends BaseService {
         // use this as origin of preview and thumbnail
         decodeInputPath = extractedPath;
         if (asset.exifInfo) {
-          // write EXIF, especially orientation and colorspace essential for subsequent processing
-          await this.mediaRepository.writeExif(asset.exifInfo, extractedPath);
+          // write essential orientation and colorspace EXIF for correct fullsize preview and subsequent processing
+          await this.mediaRepository.writeExif(
+            { orientation: asset.exifInfo.orientation, colorspace: asset.exifInfo.colorspace },
+            extractedPath,
+          );
         }
       } else {
         fullsizePath = StorageCore.getImagePath(asset, AssetPathType.FULLSIZE, image.preview.format);