diff --git a/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
index 59eaeb835a..01c4f901cb 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/activity.repository.sql
@@ -75,8 +75,13 @@ from
   inner join "users" on "users"."id" = "activity"."userId"
   and "users"."deletedAt" is null
   left join "assets" on "assets"."id" = "activity"."assetId"
-  and "assets"."deletedAt" is null
-  and "assets"."visibility" != 'locked'
 where
   "activity"."assetId" = $3
   and "activity"."albumId" = $4
+  and (
+    (
+      "assets"."deletedAt" is null
+      and "assets"."visibility" != 'locked'
+    )
+    or "assets"."id" is null
+  )
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/activity.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/activity.repository.ts
index 925a74ff2a..ecde95cf78 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/activity.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/activity.repository.ts
@@ -82,14 +82,15 @@ export class ActivityRepository {
         eb.fn.countAll<number>().filterWhere('activity.isLiked', '=', true).as('likes'),
       ])
       .innerJoin('users', (join) => join.onRef('users.id', '=', 'activity.userId').on('users.deletedAt', 'is', null))
-      .leftJoin('assets', (join) =>
-        join
-          .onRef('assets.id', '=', 'activity.assetId')
-          .on('assets.deletedAt', 'is', null)
-          .on('assets.visibility', '!=', sql.lit(AssetVisibility.LOCKED)),
-      )
+      .leftJoin('assets', 'assets.id', 'activity.assetId')
       .$if(!!assetId, (qb) => qb.where('activity.assetId', '=', assetId!))
       .where('activity.albumId', '=', albumId)
+      .where(({ or, and, eb }) =>
+        or([
+          and([eb('assets.deletedAt', 'is', null), eb('assets.visibility', '!=', sql.lit(AssetVisibility.LOCKED))]),
+          eb('assets.id', 'is', null),
+        ]),
+      )
       .executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
 
     return result;