diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
index b25e42ba0e..4585631284 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/asset.interface.ts
@@ -197,4 +197,5 @@ export interface IAssetRepository {
   getChangedDeltaSync(options: AssetDeltaSyncOptions): Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
   upsertFile(file: UpsertFileOptions): Promise<void>;
   upsertFiles(files: UpsertFileOptions[]): Promise<void>;
+  deleteFiles(assetIds: string | string[]): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index 33d1e2457e..b62df207a2 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -726,4 +726,9 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
   async upsertFiles(files: { assetId: string; type: AssetFileType; path: string }[]): Promise<void> {
     await this.fileRepository.upsert(files, { conflictPaths: ['assetId', 'type'] });
   }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [[DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID]] })
+  async deleteFiles(assetIds: string | string[]): Promise<void> {
+    await this.fileRepository.delete(assetIds);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
index 60db5acdee..77a87511c4 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ export class MediaService extends BaseService {
     if (fullsizeFile && fullsizeFile.path !== generated.fullsizePath) {
       this.logger.debug(`Deleting old fullsize preview image for asset ${asset.id}`);
       pathsToDelete.push(fullsizeFile.path);
+      if (!generated.fullsizePath) {
+        // did not generate a new fullsize image, delete the existing record
+        await this.assetRepository.deleteFiles(fullsizeFile.id);
+      }
     }
 
     if (pathsToDelete.length > 0) {
diff --git a/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts b/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts
index 928a7956c5..3475a9914a 100644
--- a/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts
+++ b/server/test/repositories/asset.repository.mock.ts
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ export const newAssetRepositoryMock = (): Mocked<IAssetRepository> => {
     getDuplicates: vitest.fn(),
     upsertFile: vitest.fn(),
     upsertFiles: vitest.fn(),
+    deleteFiles: vitest.fn(),
   };
 };