diff --git a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.spec.ts
index 943b5d12a8..849011bea4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { sdkMock } from '$lib/__mocks__/sdk.mock';
+import { eventManager } from '$lib/managers/event-manager.svelte';
 import { getMonthGroupByDate } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/internal/search-support.svelte';
 import { AbortError } from '$lib/utils';
 import { fromISODateTimeUTCToObject } from '$lib/utils/timeline-util';
 import { AssetVisibility, type AssetResponseDto, type TimeBucketAssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
-import { timelineAssetFactory, toResponseDto } from '@test-data/factories/asset-factory';
+import { assetFactory, timelineAssetFactory, toResponseDto } from '@test-data/factories/asset-factory';
 import { tick } from 'svelte';
 import { TimelineManager } from './timeline-manager.svelte';
 import type { TimelineAsset } from './types';
@@ -442,6 +443,48 @@ describe('TimelineManager', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('AssetUpdate events', () => {
+    let timelineManager: TimelineManager;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      timelineManager = new TimelineManager();
+      sdkMock.getTimeBuckets.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+      await timelineManager.updateViewport({ width: 1588, height: 1000 });
+      await timelineManager.updateOptions({ albumId: 'album-id' });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      timelineManager.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('ignores unknown assets for album timelines', () => {
+      eventManager.emit('AssetUpdate', assetFactory.build());
+
+      expect(timelineManager.assetCount).toEqual(0);
+      expect(timelineManager.months).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('updates existing assets in the timeline', () => {
+      const existing = deriveLocalDateTimeFromFileCreatedAt(timelineAssetFactory.build({ isFavorite: false }));
+
+      timelineManager.upsertAssets([existing]);
+      eventManager.emit(
+        'AssetUpdate',
+        assetFactory.build({
+          id: existing.id,
+          ownerId: existing.ownerId,
+          isFavorite: true,
+          isTrashed: existing.isTrashed,
+          visibility: existing.visibility,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      expect(timelineManager.assetCount).toEqual(1);
+      expect(timelineManager.months[0].getFirstAsset().isFavorite).toEqual(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('removeAssets', () => {
     let timelineManager: TimelineManager;
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.ts
index 9ab884b059..b5c019d06a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-manager.svelte.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class TimelineManager extends VirtualScrollManager {
 
     this.#unsubscribes.push(
       eventManager.on({
-        AssetUpdate: (asset: AssetResponseDto) => this.upsertAssets([toTimelineAsset(asset)]),
+        AssetUpdate: (asset: AssetResponseDto) => this.#updateAssets([toTimelineAsset(asset)]),
       }),
     );
   }