diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/action_button.utils.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/action_button.utils.dart
index 4dfc0398bd..090aeeeaa7 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/action_button.utils.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/action_button.utils.dart
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ enum ActionButtonType {
             context.asset.hasRemote,
       ActionButtonType.deleteLocal =>
         !context.isInLockedView && //
-            context.asset.storage == AssetState.local,
+            context.asset.hasLocal,
       ActionButtonType.upload =>
         !context.isInLockedView && //
             context.asset.storage == AssetState.local,
diff --git a/mobile/test/utils/action_button_utils_test.dart b/mobile/test/utils/action_button_utils_test.dart
index 497246e2a1..f8c51173d7 100644
--- a/mobile/test/utils/action_button_utils_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/utils/action_button_utils_test.dart
@@ -502,6 +502,21 @@ void main() {
 
         expect(ActionButtonType.deleteLocal.shouldShow(context), isFalse);
       });
+
+      test('should show when asset is merged', () {
+        final context = ActionButtonContext(
+          asset: mergedAsset,
+          isOwner: true,
+          isArchived: false,
+          isTrashEnabled: true,
+          isInLockedView: false,
+          currentAlbum: null,
+          advancedTroubleshooting: false,
+          source: ActionSource.timeline,
+        );
+
+        expect(ActionButtonType.deleteLocal.shouldShow(context), isTrue);
+      });
     });
 
     group('upload button', () {