diff --git a/server/src/utils/database.ts b/server/src/utils/database.ts
index 656e8e628a..95998eb44b 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(kysely: Kysely<DB>, options: AssetSearchBuild
       qb.where((eb) => eb.not(eb.exists((eb) => eb.selectFrom('album_asset').whereRef('assetId', '=', 'asset.id')))),
     )
     .$if(!!options.withExif, withExifInner)
-    .$if(!!(options.withFaces || options.withPeople || options.personIds), (qb) => qb.select(withFacesAndPeople))
+    .$if(!!(options.withFaces || options.withPeople), (qb) => qb.select(withFacesAndPeople))
     .$if(!options.withDeleted, (qb) => qb.where('asset.deletedAt', 'is', null));
 }
 
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/services/search.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/services/search.service.spec.ts
index 517e6cc277..f58ffb6a25 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/search.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/search.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
+import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
 import { DatabaseRepository } from 'src/repositories/database.repository';
 import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository';
 import { PartnerRepository } from 'src/repositories/partner.repository';
@@ -16,7 +17,14 @@ let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
 const setup = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
   return newMediumService(SearchService, {
     database: db || defaultDatabase,
-    real: [AccessRepository, DatabaseRepository, SearchRepository, PartnerRepository, PersonRepository],
+    real: [
+      AccessRepository,
+      AssetRepository,
+      DatabaseRepository,
+      SearchRepository,
+      PartnerRepository,
+      PersonRepository,
+    ],
     mock: [LoggingRepository],
   });
 };
@@ -52,4 +60,32 @@ describe(SearchService.name, () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ id: assets[1].id }),
     ]);
   });
+
+  describe('searchStatistics', () => {
+    it('should return statistics when filtering by personIds', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+      const { person } = await ctx.newPerson({ ownerId: user.id });
+      await ctx.newAssetFace({ assetId: asset.id, personId: person.id });
+
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user: { id: user.id } });
+
+      const result = await sut.searchStatistics(auth, { personIds: [person.id] });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ total: 1 });
+    });
+
+    it('should return zero when no assets match the personIds filter', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const { person } = await ctx.newPerson({ ownerId: user.id });
+
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user: { id: user.id } });
+
+      const result = await sut.searchStatistics(auth, { personIds: [person.id] });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({ total: 0 });
+    });
+  });
 });