From d3a7f1b9c2a50b20bf205ebe9b8aae6ee2a2c632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Dietzler <mail@ddietzler.dev>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 13:18:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: emit album update event when uploading assets through
 shared link

---
 server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts      | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 .../specs/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts  |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts
index de8c2bbc91..1da5146d91 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts
@@ -342,9 +342,20 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
   }
 
   private async addToSharedLink(sharedLink: AuthSharedLink, assetId: string) {
-    await (sharedLink.albumId
-      ? this.albumRepository.addAssetIds(sharedLink.albumId, [assetId])
-      : this.sharedLinkRepository.addAssets(sharedLink.id, [assetId]));
+    if (!sharedLink.albumId) {
+      await this.sharedLinkRepository.addAssets(sharedLink.id, [assetId]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const album = await this.albumRepository.getById(sharedLink.albumId, { withAssets: false });
+    if (!album) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await this.albumRepository.addAssetIds(album.id, [assetId]);
+    for (const { user } of album.albumUsers) {
+      await this.eventRepository.emit('AlbumUpdate', { id: album.id, recipientId: user.id });
+    }
   }
 
   private requireQuota(auth: AuthDto, size: number) {
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
index e9395bfebf..2d3546d9b0 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset-media.service.spec.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       const assets = [...result];
       expect(assets).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(assets[0]).toEqual(response.id);
+
+      expect(ctx.getMock(EventRepository).emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('AlbumUpdate', {
+        id: album.id,
+        recipientId: user.id,
+      });
     });
 
     it('should handle adding a duplicate asset to an album shared link', async () => {