diff --git a/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql
index d6dc564458..d1b4e5a72e 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ select
   "asset"."livePhotoVideoId",
   "asset"."encodedVideoPath",
   "asset"."originalPath",
+  "asset"."isOffline",
   to_json("asset_exif") as "exifInfo",
   (
     select
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
index dc6e9e2573..de994b08cd 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
         'asset.livePhotoVideoId',
         'asset.encodedVideoPath',
         'asset.originalPath',
+        'asset.isOffline',
       ])
       .$call(withExif)
       .select(withFacesAndPeople)
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index 8c646e45b9..878721e0a7 100755
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -585,8 +585,6 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
                 '/uploads/user-id/webp/path.ext',
                 '/uploads/user-id/thumbs/path.jpg',
                 '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
-                assetWithFace.encodedVideoPath, // this value is null
-                undefined, // no sidecar path
                 assetWithFace.originalPath,
               ],
             },
@@ -648,8 +646,6 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
                 '/uploads/user-id/webp/path.ext',
                 '/uploads/user-id/thumbs/path.jpg',
                 '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
-                undefined,
-                undefined,
                 'fake_path/asset_1.jpeg',
               ],
             },
@@ -676,8 +672,6 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
                 '/uploads/user-id/webp/path.ext',
                 '/uploads/user-id/thumbs/path.jpg',
                 '/uploads/user-id/fullsize/path.webp',
-                undefined,
-                undefined,
                 'fake_path/asset_1.jpeg',
               ],
             },
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
index 0a9aa7f355..32c6526394 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
     const { fullsizeFile, previewFile, thumbnailFile, sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files ?? []);
     const files = [thumbnailFile?.path, previewFile?.path, fullsizeFile?.path, asset.encodedVideoPath];
 
-    if (deleteOnDisk) {
+    if (deleteOnDisk && !asset.isOffline) {
       files.push(sidecarFile?.path, asset.originalPath);
     }
 
-    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files } });
+    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.FileDelete, data: { files: files.filter(Boolean) } });
 
     return JobStatus.Success;
   }
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index e9246c62b1..13bc1ca9a9 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { AssetFileType, JobName, SharedLinkType } from 'src/enum';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
 import { AlbumRepository } from 'src/repositories/album.repository';
+import { AssetJobRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset-job.repository';
 import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
+import { EventRepository } from 'src/repositories/event.repository';
 import { JobRepository } from 'src/repositories/job.repository';
 import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository';
 import { SharedLinkAssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/shared-link-asset.repository';
 import { SharedLinkRepository } from 'src/repositories/shared-link.repository';
 import { StackRepository } from 'src/repositories/stack.repository';
 import { StorageRepository } from 'src/repositories/storage.repository';
+import { UserRepository } from 'src/repositories/user.repository';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema';
 import { AssetService } from 'src/services/asset.service';
 import { newMediumService } from 'test/medium.factory';
@@ -20,8 +23,16 @@ let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
 const setup = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
   return newMediumService(AssetService, {
     database: db || defaultDatabase,
-    real: [AssetRepository, AlbumRepository, AccessRepository, SharedLinkAssetRepository, StackRepository],
-    mock: [LoggingRepository, JobRepository, StorageRepository],
+    real: [
+      AssetRepository,
+      AssetJobRepository,
+      AlbumRepository,
+      AccessRepository,
+      SharedLinkAssetRepository,
+      StackRepository,
+      UserRepository,
+    ],
+    mock: [EventRepository, LoggingRepository, JobRepository, StorageRepository],
   });
 };
 
@@ -210,4 +221,51 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('delete', () => {
+    it('should delete asset', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      ctx.getMock(EventRepository).emit.mockResolvedValue();
+      ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queue.mockResolvedValue();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+      const thumbnailPath = '/path/to/thumbnail.jpg';
+      const previewPath = '/path/to/preview.jpg';
+      const sidecarPath = '/path/to/sidecar.xmp';
+      await Promise.all([
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Thumbnail, path: thumbnailPath }),
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Preview, path: previewPath }),
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: sidecarPath }),
+      ]);
+
+      await sut.handleAssetDeletion({ id: asset.id, deleteOnDisk: true });
+
+      expect(ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: JobName.FileDelete,
+        data: { files: [thumbnailPath, previewPath, sidecarPath, asset.originalPath] },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not delete offline assets', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      ctx.getMock(EventRepository).emit.mockResolvedValue();
+      ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queue.mockResolvedValue();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, isOffline: true });
+      const thumbnailPath = '/path/to/thumbnail.jpg';
+      const previewPath = '/path/to/preview.jpg';
+      await Promise.all([
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Thumbnail, path: thumbnailPath }),
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Preview, path: previewPath }),
+        ctx.newAssetFile({ assetId: asset.id, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar, path: `/path/to/sidecar.xmp` }),
+      ]);
+
+      await sut.handleAssetDeletion({ id: asset.id, deleteOnDisk: true });
+
+      expect(ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: JobName.FileDelete,
+        data: { files: [thumbnailPath, previewPath] },
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });