diff --git a/mobile/openapi/README.md b/mobile/openapi/README.md
index 590e45f04b..238a19e5d1 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/README.md
+++ b/mobile/openapi/README.md
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ Class | Method | HTTP request | Description
  - [SyncAckDto](doc//SyncAckDto.md)
  - [SyncAckSetDto](doc//SyncAckSetDto.md)
  - [SyncAlbumDeleteV1](doc//SyncAlbumDeleteV1.md)
+ - [SyncAlbumToAssetV1](doc//SyncAlbumToAssetV1.md)
  - [SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1](doc//SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1.md)
  - [SyncAlbumUserV1](doc//SyncAlbumUserV1.md)
  - [SyncAlbumV1](doc//SyncAlbumV1.md)
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
index 573081503f..b9649b0ba3 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ part 'model/sync_ack_delete_dto.dart';
 part 'model/sync_ack_dto.dart';
 part 'model/sync_ack_set_dto.dart';
 part 'model/sync_album_delete_v1.dart';
+part 'model/sync_album_to_asset_v1.dart';
 part 'model/sync_album_user_delete_v1.dart';
 part 'model/sync_album_user_v1.dart';
 part 'model/sync_album_v1.dart';
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
index 28b67f52c5..dd37b628ab 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ class ApiClient {
           return SyncAckSetDto.fromJson(value);
         case 'SyncAlbumDeleteV1':
           return SyncAlbumDeleteV1.fromJson(value);
+        case 'SyncAlbumToAssetV1':
+          return SyncAlbumToAssetV1.fromJson(value);
         case 'SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1':
           return SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1.fromJson(value);
         case 'SyncAlbumUserV1':
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_album_to_asset_v1.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_album_to_asset_v1.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6908f320f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_album_to_asset_v1.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//
+// AUTO-GENERATED FILE, DO NOT MODIFY!
+//
+// @dart=2.18
+
+// ignore_for_file: unused_element, unused_import
+// ignore_for_file: always_put_required_named_parameters_first
+// ignore_for_file: constant_identifier_names
+// ignore_for_file: lines_longer_than_80_chars
+
+part of openapi.api;
+
+class SyncAlbumToAssetV1 {
+  /// Returns a new [SyncAlbumToAssetV1] instance.
+  SyncAlbumToAssetV1({
+    required this.albumId,
+    required this.assetId,
+  });
+
+  String albumId;
+
+  String assetId;
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is SyncAlbumToAssetV1 &&
+    other.albumId == albumId &&
+    other.assetId == assetId;
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode =>
+    // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (albumId.hashCode) +
+    (assetId.hashCode);
+
+  @override
+  String toString() => 'SyncAlbumToAssetV1[albumId=$albumId, assetId=$assetId]';
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'albumId'] = this.albumId;
+      json[r'assetId'] = this.assetId;
+    return json;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns a new [SyncAlbumToAssetV1] instance and imports its values from
+  /// [value] if it's a [Map], null otherwise.
+  // ignore: prefer_constructors_over_static_methods
+  static SyncAlbumToAssetV1? fromJson(dynamic value) {
+    upgradeDto(value, "SyncAlbumToAssetV1");
+    if (value is Map) {
+      final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
+
+      return SyncAlbumToAssetV1(
+        albumId: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'albumId')!,
+        assetId: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'assetId')!,
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  static List<SyncAlbumToAssetV1> listFromJson(dynamic json, {bool growable = false,}) {
+    final result = <SyncAlbumToAssetV1>[];
+    if (json is List && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      for (final row in json) {
+        final value = SyncAlbumToAssetV1.fromJson(row);
+        if (value != null) {
+          result.add(value);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return result.toList(growable: growable);
+  }
+
+  static Map<String, SyncAlbumToAssetV1> mapFromJson(dynamic json) {
+    final map = <String, SyncAlbumToAssetV1>{};
+    if (json is Map && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      json = json.cast<String, dynamic>(); // ignore: parameter_assignments
+      for (final entry in json.entries) {
+        final value = SyncAlbumToAssetV1.fromJson(entry.value);
+        if (value != null) {
+          map[entry.key] = value;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  // maps a json object with a list of SyncAlbumToAssetV1-objects as value to a dart map
+  static Map<String, List<SyncAlbumToAssetV1>> mapListFromJson(dynamic json, {bool growable = false,}) {
+    final map = <String, List<SyncAlbumToAssetV1>>{};
+    if (json is Map && json.isNotEmpty) {
+      // ignore: parameter_assignments
+      json = json.cast<String, dynamic>();
+      for (final entry in json.entries) {
+        map[entry.key] = SyncAlbumToAssetV1.listFromJson(entry.value, growable: growable,);
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }
+
+  /// The list of required keys that must be present in a JSON.
+  static const requiredKeys = <String>{
+    'albumId',
+    'assetId',
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_entity_type.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_entity_type.dart
index 654ff45d6f..7129ebc0a4 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_entity_type.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_entity_type.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ class SyncEntityType {
   static const albumUserV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumUserV1');
   static const albumUserBackfillV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumUserBackfillV1');
   static const albumUserDeleteV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumUserDeleteV1');
+  static const albumAssetV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumAssetV1');
+  static const albumAssetBackfillV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumAssetBackfillV1');
+  static const albumAssetExifV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumAssetExifV1');
+  static const albumAssetExifBackfillV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1');
+  static const albumToAssetV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumToAssetV1');
+  static const albumToAssetDeleteV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumToAssetDeleteV1');
+  static const albumToAssetBackfillV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'AlbumToAssetBackfillV1');
   static const syncAckV1 = SyncEntityType._(r'SyncAckV1');
 
   /// List of all possible values in this [enum][SyncEntityType].
@@ -61,6 +68,13 @@ class SyncEntityType {
     albumUserV1,
     albumUserBackfillV1,
     albumUserDeleteV1,
+    albumAssetV1,
+    albumAssetBackfillV1,
+    albumAssetExifV1,
+    albumAssetExifBackfillV1,
+    albumToAssetV1,
+    albumToAssetDeleteV1,
+    albumToAssetBackfillV1,
     syncAckV1,
   ];
 
@@ -117,6 +131,13 @@ class SyncEntityTypeTypeTransformer {
         case r'AlbumUserV1': return SyncEntityType.albumUserV1;
         case r'AlbumUserBackfillV1': return SyncEntityType.albumUserBackfillV1;
         case r'AlbumUserDeleteV1': return SyncEntityType.albumUserDeleteV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetV1': return SyncEntityType.albumAssetV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetBackfillV1': return SyncEntityType.albumAssetBackfillV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetExifV1': return SyncEntityType.albumAssetExifV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1': return SyncEntityType.albumAssetExifBackfillV1;
+        case r'AlbumToAssetV1': return SyncEntityType.albumToAssetV1;
+        case r'AlbumToAssetDeleteV1': return SyncEntityType.albumToAssetDeleteV1;
+        case r'AlbumToAssetBackfillV1': return SyncEntityType.albumToAssetBackfillV1;
         case r'SyncAckV1': return SyncEntityType.syncAckV1;
         default:
           if (!allowNull) {
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_request_type.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_request_type.dart
index c149c329de..c3cce99b1a 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_request_type.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_request_type.dart
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class SyncRequestType {
   static const partnerAssetExifsV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'PartnerAssetExifsV1');
   static const albumsV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'AlbumsV1');
   static const albumUsersV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'AlbumUsersV1');
+  static const albumToAssetsV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'AlbumToAssetsV1');
+  static const albumAssetsV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'AlbumAssetsV1');
+  static const albumAssetExifsV1 = SyncRequestType._(r'AlbumAssetExifsV1');
 
   /// List of all possible values in this [enum][SyncRequestType].
   static const values = <SyncRequestType>[
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ class SyncRequestType {
     partnerAssetExifsV1,
     albumsV1,
     albumUsersV1,
+    albumToAssetsV1,
+    albumAssetsV1,
+    albumAssetExifsV1,
   ];
 
   static SyncRequestType? fromJson(dynamic value) => SyncRequestTypeTypeTransformer().decode(value);
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ class SyncRequestTypeTypeTransformer {
         case r'PartnerAssetExifsV1': return SyncRequestType.partnerAssetExifsV1;
         case r'AlbumsV1': return SyncRequestType.albumsV1;
         case r'AlbumUsersV1': return SyncRequestType.albumUsersV1;
+        case r'AlbumToAssetsV1': return SyncRequestType.albumToAssetsV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetsV1': return SyncRequestType.albumAssetsV1;
+        case r'AlbumAssetExifsV1': return SyncRequestType.albumAssetExifsV1;
         default:
           if (!allowNull) {
             throw ArgumentError('Unknown enum value to decode: $data');
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index c436f81953..b63b50338b 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -13435,6 +13435,10 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "SyncAckV1": {
+        "properties": {},
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "SyncAlbumDeleteV1": {
         "properties": {
           "albumId": {
@@ -13446,6 +13450,21 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "SyncAlbumToAssetV1": {
+        "properties": {
+          "albumId": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "assetId": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "albumId",
+          "assetId"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1": {
         "properties": {
           "albumId": {
@@ -13774,6 +13793,13 @@
           "AlbumUserV1",
           "AlbumUserBackfillV1",
           "AlbumUserDeleteV1",
+          "AlbumAssetV1",
+          "AlbumAssetBackfillV1",
+          "AlbumAssetExifV1",
+          "AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1",
+          "AlbumToAssetV1",
+          "AlbumToAssetDeleteV1",
+          "AlbumToAssetBackfillV1",
           "SyncAckV1"
         ],
         "type": "string"
@@ -13821,7 +13847,10 @@
           "PartnerAssetsV1",
           "PartnerAssetExifsV1",
           "AlbumsV1",
-          "AlbumUsersV1"
+          "AlbumUsersV1",
+          "AlbumToAssetsV1",
+          "AlbumAssetsV1",
+          "AlbumAssetExifsV1"
         ],
         "type": "string"
       },
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index ff8ea67a18..5b94834105 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -4078,6 +4078,13 @@ export enum SyncEntityType {
     AlbumUserV1 = "AlbumUserV1",
     AlbumUserBackfillV1 = "AlbumUserBackfillV1",
     AlbumUserDeleteV1 = "AlbumUserDeleteV1",
+    AlbumAssetV1 = "AlbumAssetV1",
+    AlbumAssetBackfillV1 = "AlbumAssetBackfillV1",
+    AlbumAssetExifV1 = "AlbumAssetExifV1",
+    AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1 = "AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1",
+    AlbumToAssetV1 = "AlbumToAssetV1",
+    AlbumToAssetDeleteV1 = "AlbumToAssetDeleteV1",
+    AlbumToAssetBackfillV1 = "AlbumToAssetBackfillV1",
     SyncAckV1 = "SyncAckV1"
 }
 export enum SyncRequestType {
@@ -4088,7 +4095,10 @@ export enum SyncRequestType {
     PartnerAssetsV1 = "PartnerAssetsV1",
     PartnerAssetExifsV1 = "PartnerAssetExifsV1",
     AlbumsV1 = "AlbumsV1",
-    AlbumUsersV1 = "AlbumUsersV1"
+    AlbumUsersV1 = "AlbumUsersV1",
+    AlbumToAssetsV1 = "AlbumToAssetsV1",
+    AlbumAssetsV1 = "AlbumAssetsV1",
+    AlbumAssetExifsV1 = "AlbumAssetExifsV1"
 }
 export enum TranscodeHWAccel {
     Nvenc = "nvenc",
diff --git a/server/src/database.ts b/server/src/database.ts
index 1cddda1ee6..8a3c3b702b 100644
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -340,27 +340,21 @@ export const columns = {
   apiKey: ['id', 'name', 'userId', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt', 'permissions'],
   notification: ['id', 'createdAt', 'level', 'type', 'title', 'description', 'data', 'readAt'],
   syncAsset: [
-    'id',
-    'ownerId',
-    'originalFileName',
-    'thumbhash',
-    'checksum',
-    'fileCreatedAt',
-    'fileModifiedAt',
-    'localDateTime',
-    'type',
-    'deletedAt',
-    'isFavorite',
-    'visibility',
-    'updateId',
-    'duration',
-  ],
-  syncAlbumUser: [
-    'albums_shared_users_users.albumsId as albumId',
-    'albums_shared_users_users.usersId as userId',
-    'albums_shared_users_users.role',
-    'albums_shared_users_users.updateId',
+    'assets.id',
+    'assets.ownerId',
+    'assets.originalFileName',
+    'assets.thumbhash',
+    'assets.checksum',
+    'assets.fileCreatedAt',
+    'assets.fileModifiedAt',
+    'assets.localDateTime',
+    'assets.type',
+    'assets.deletedAt',
+    'assets.isFavorite',
+    'assets.visibility',
+    'assets.duration',
   ],
+  syncAlbumUser: ['album_users.albumsId as albumId', 'album_users.usersId as userId', 'album_users.role'],
   stack: ['stack.id', 'stack.primaryAssetId', 'ownerId'],
   syncAssetExif: [
     'exif.assetId',
@@ -388,7 +382,6 @@ export const columns = {
     'exif.profileDescription',
     'exif.rating',
     'exif.fps',
-    'exif.updateId',
   ],
   exif: [
     'exif.assetId',
diff --git a/server/src/db.d.ts b/server/src/db.d.ts
index 7a4c319d0b..3fcf4ddea7 100644
--- a/server/src/db.d.ts
+++ b/server/src/db.d.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ export interface AlbumsAssetsAssets {
   albumsId: string;
   assetsId: string;
   createdAt: Generated<Timestamp>;
+  updatedAt: Generated<Timestamp>;
+  updateId: Generated<string>;
+}
+
+export interface AlbumAssetsAudit {
+  deletedAt: Generated<Timestamp>;
+  id: Generated<string>;
+  albumId: string;
+  assetId: string;
 }
 
 export interface AlbumsSharedUsersUsers {
@@ -487,6 +496,7 @@ export interface DB {
   albums: Albums;
   albums_audit: AlbumsAudit;
   albums_assets_assets: AlbumsAssetsAssets;
+  album_assets_audit: AlbumAssetsAudit;
   albums_shared_users_users: AlbumsSharedUsersUsers;
   album_users_audit: AlbumUsersAudit;
   api_keys: ApiKeys;
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
index 91c93fef66..b552f52a31 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ export class SyncAlbumV1 {
   order!: AssetOrder;
 }
 
+export class SyncAlbumToAssetV1 {
+  albumId!: string;
+  assetId!: string;
+}
+
+export class SyncAlbumToAssetDeleteV1 {
+  albumId!: string;
+  assetId!: string;
+}
+
+export class SyncAckV1 {}
+
 export type SyncItem = {
   [SyncEntityType.UserV1]: SyncUserV1;
   [SyncEntityType.UserDeleteV1]: SyncUserDeleteV1;
@@ -163,7 +175,14 @@ export type SyncItem = {
   [SyncEntityType.AlbumUserV1]: SyncAlbumUserV1;
   [SyncEntityType.AlbumUserBackfillV1]: SyncAlbumUserV1;
   [SyncEntityType.AlbumUserDeleteV1]: SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1;
-  [SyncEntityType.SyncAckV1]: object;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetV1]: SyncAssetV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1]: SyncAssetV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifV1]: SyncAssetExifV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1]: SyncAssetExifV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1]: SyncAlbumToAssetV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetBackfillV1]: SyncAlbumToAssetV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetDeleteV1]: SyncAlbumToAssetDeleteV1;
+  [SyncEntityType.SyncAckV1]: SyncAckV1;
 };
 
 const responseDtos = [
@@ -178,6 +197,8 @@ const responseDtos = [
   SyncAlbumDeleteV1,
   SyncAlbumUserV1,
   SyncAlbumUserDeleteV1,
+  SyncAlbumToAssetV1,
+  SyncAckV1,
 ];
 
 export const extraSyncModels = responseDtos;
diff --git a/server/src/enum.ts b/server/src/enum.ts
index 4f3fd9a521..bbe8f001de 100644
--- a/server/src/enum.ts
+++ b/server/src/enum.ts
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ export enum SyncRequestType {
   PartnerAssetExifsV1 = 'PartnerAssetExifsV1',
   AlbumsV1 = 'AlbumsV1',
   AlbumUsersV1 = 'AlbumUsersV1',
+  AlbumToAssetsV1 = 'AlbumToAssetsV1',
+  AlbumAssetsV1 = 'AlbumAssetsV1',
+  AlbumAssetExifsV1 = 'AlbumAssetExifsV1',
 }
 
 export enum SyncEntityType {
@@ -605,6 +608,13 @@ export enum SyncEntityType {
   AlbumUserV1 = 'AlbumUserV1',
   AlbumUserBackfillV1 = 'AlbumUserBackfillV1',
   AlbumUserDeleteV1 = 'AlbumUserDeleteV1',
+  AlbumAssetV1 = 'AlbumAssetV1',
+  AlbumAssetBackfillV1 = 'AlbumAssetBackfillV1',
+  AlbumAssetExifV1 = 'AlbumAssetExifV1',
+  AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1 = 'AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1',
+  AlbumToAssetV1 = 'AlbumToAssetV1',
+  AlbumToAssetDeleteV1 = 'AlbumToAssetDeleteV1',
+  AlbumToAssetBackfillV1 = 'AlbumToAssetBackfillV1',
 
   SyncAckV1 = 'SyncAckV1',
 }
diff --git a/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
index 26aaf014d9..46b72ffca0 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ order by
 
 -- SyncRepository.getAssetUpserts
 select
-  "id",
-  "ownerId",
-  "originalFileName",
-  "thumbhash",
-  "checksum",
-  "fileCreatedAt",
-  "fileModifiedAt",
-  "localDateTime",
-  "type",
-  "deletedAt",
-  "isFavorite",
-  "visibility",
-  "updateId",
-  "duration"
+  "assets"."id",
+  "assets"."ownerId",
+  "assets"."originalFileName",
+  "assets"."thumbhash",
+  "assets"."checksum",
+  "assets"."fileCreatedAt",
+  "assets"."fileModifiedAt",
+  "assets"."localDateTime",
+  "assets"."type",
+  "assets"."deletedAt",
+  "assets"."isFavorite",
+  "assets"."visibility",
+  "assets"."duration",
+  "assets"."updateId"
 from
   "assets"
 where
@@ -111,20 +111,20 @@ order by
 
 -- SyncRepository.getPartnerAssetsBackfill
 select
-  "id",
-  "ownerId",
-  "originalFileName",
-  "thumbhash",
-  "checksum",
-  "fileCreatedAt",
-  "fileModifiedAt",
-  "localDateTime",
-  "type",
-  "deletedAt",
-  "isFavorite",
-  "visibility",
-  "updateId",
-  "duration"
+  "assets"."id",
+  "assets"."ownerId",
+  "assets"."originalFileName",
+  "assets"."thumbhash",
+  "assets"."checksum",
+  "assets"."fileCreatedAt",
+  "assets"."fileModifiedAt",
+  "assets"."localDateTime",
+  "assets"."type",
+  "assets"."deletedAt",
+  "assets"."isFavorite",
+  "assets"."visibility",
+  "assets"."duration",
+  "assets"."updateId"
 from
   "assets"
 where
@@ -137,20 +137,20 @@ order by
 
 -- SyncRepository.getPartnerAssetsUpserts
 select
-  "id",
-  "ownerId",
-  "originalFileName",
-  "thumbhash",
-  "checksum",
-  "fileCreatedAt",
-  "fileModifiedAt",
-  "localDateTime",
-  "type",
-  "deletedAt",
-  "isFavorite",
-  "visibility",
-  "updateId",
-  "duration"
+  "assets"."id",
+  "assets"."ownerId",
+  "assets"."originalFileName",
+  "assets"."thumbhash",
+  "assets"."checksum",
+  "assets"."fileCreatedAt",
+  "assets"."fileModifiedAt",
+  "assets"."localDateTime",
+  "assets"."type",
+  "assets"."deletedAt",
+  "assets"."isFavorite",
+  "assets"."visibility",
+  "assets"."duration",
+  "assets"."updateId"
 from
   "assets"
 where
@@ -365,6 +365,35 @@ where
 order by
   "albums"."updateId" asc
 
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumToAssetDeletes
+select
+  "id",
+  "assetId",
+  "albumId"
+from
+  "album_assets_audit"
+where
+  "albumId" in (
+    select
+      "id"
+    from
+      "albums"
+    where
+      "ownerId" = $1
+    union
+    (
+      select
+        "albumUsers"."albumsId" as "id"
+      from
+        "albums_shared_users_users" as "albumUsers"
+      where
+        "albumUsers"."usersId" = $2
+    )
+  )
+  and "deletedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+order by
+  "id" asc
+
 -- SyncRepository.getAlbumUserDeletes
 select
   "id",
@@ -409,12 +438,12 @@ order by
 
 -- SyncRepository.getAlbumUsersBackfill
 select
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."albumsId" as "albumId",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."usersId" as "userId",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."role",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."updateId"
+  "album_users"."albumsId" as "albumId",
+  "album_users"."usersId" as "userId",
+  "album_users"."role",
+  "album_users"."updateId"
 from
-  "albums_shared_users_users"
+  "albums_shared_users_users" as "album_users"
 where
   "albumsId" = $1
   and "updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
@@ -425,15 +454,15 @@ order by
 
 -- SyncRepository.getAlbumUserUpserts
 select
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."albumsId" as "albumId",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."usersId" as "userId",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."role",
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."updateId"
+  "album_users"."albumsId" as "albumId",
+  "album_users"."usersId" as "userId",
+  "album_users"."role",
+  "album_users"."updateId"
 from
-  "albums_shared_users_users"
+  "albums_shared_users_users" as "album_users"
 where
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
-  and "albums_shared_users_users"."albumsId" in (
+  "album_users"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and "album_users"."albumsId" in (
     select
       "id"
     from
@@ -451,4 +480,175 @@ where
     )
   )
 order by
-  "albums_shared_users_users"."updateId" asc
+  "album_users"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumAssetsBackfill
+select
+  "assets"."id",
+  "assets"."ownerId",
+  "assets"."originalFileName",
+  "assets"."thumbhash",
+  "assets"."checksum",
+  "assets"."fileCreatedAt",
+  "assets"."fileModifiedAt",
+  "assets"."localDateTime",
+  "assets"."type",
+  "assets"."deletedAt",
+  "assets"."isFavorite",
+  "assets"."visibility",
+  "assets"."duration",
+  "assets"."updateId"
+from
+  "assets"
+  inner join "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets" on "album_assets"."assetsId" = "assets"."id"
+where
+  "album_assets"."albumsId" = $1
+  and "assets"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and "assets"."updateId" <= $2
+  and "assets"."updateId" >= $3
+order by
+  "assets"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumAssetsUpserts
+select
+  "assets"."id",
+  "assets"."ownerId",
+  "assets"."originalFileName",
+  "assets"."thumbhash",
+  "assets"."checksum",
+  "assets"."fileCreatedAt",
+  "assets"."fileModifiedAt",
+  "assets"."localDateTime",
+  "assets"."type",
+  "assets"."deletedAt",
+  "assets"."isFavorite",
+  "assets"."visibility",
+  "assets"."duration",
+  "assets"."updateId"
+from
+  "assets"
+  inner join "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets" on "album_assets"."assetsId" = "assets"."id"
+  inner join "albums" on "albums"."id" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+  left join "albums_shared_users_users" as "album_users" on "album_users"."albumsId" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+where
+  "assets"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and (
+    "albums"."ownerId" = $1
+    or "album_users"."usersId" = $2
+  )
+order by
+  "assets"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumToAssetBackfill
+select
+  "album_assets"."assetsId" as "assetId",
+  "album_assets"."albumsId" as "albumId",
+  "album_assets"."updateId"
+from
+  "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets"
+where
+  "album_assets"."albumsId" = $1
+  and "album_assets"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and "album_assets"."updateId" <= $2
+  and "album_assets"."updateId" >= $3
+order by
+  "album_assets"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumToAssetUpserts
+select
+  "album_assets"."assetsId" as "assetId",
+  "album_assets"."albumsId" as "albumId",
+  "album_assets"."updateId"
+from
+  "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets"
+  inner join "albums" on "albums"."id" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+  left join "albums_shared_users_users" as "album_users" on "album_users"."albumsId" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+where
+  "album_assets"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and (
+    "albums"."ownerId" = $1
+    or "album_users"."usersId" = $2
+  )
+order by
+  "album_assets"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumAssetExifsBackfill
+select
+  "exif"."assetId",
+  "exif"."description",
+  "exif"."exifImageWidth",
+  "exif"."exifImageHeight",
+  "exif"."fileSizeInByte",
+  "exif"."orientation",
+  "exif"."dateTimeOriginal",
+  "exif"."modifyDate",
+  "exif"."timeZone",
+  "exif"."latitude",
+  "exif"."longitude",
+  "exif"."projectionType",
+  "exif"."city",
+  "exif"."state",
+  "exif"."country",
+  "exif"."make",
+  "exif"."model",
+  "exif"."lensModel",
+  "exif"."fNumber",
+  "exif"."focalLength",
+  "exif"."iso",
+  "exif"."exposureTime",
+  "exif"."profileDescription",
+  "exif"."rating",
+  "exif"."fps",
+  "exif"."updateId"
+from
+  "exif"
+  inner join "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets" on "album_assets"."assetsId" = "exif"."assetId"
+where
+  "album_assets"."albumsId" = $1
+  and "exif"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and "exif"."updateId" <= $2
+  and "exif"."updateId" >= $3
+order by
+  "exif"."updateId" asc
+
+-- SyncRepository.getAlbumAssetExifsUpserts
+select
+  "exif"."assetId",
+  "exif"."description",
+  "exif"."exifImageWidth",
+  "exif"."exifImageHeight",
+  "exif"."fileSizeInByte",
+  "exif"."orientation",
+  "exif"."dateTimeOriginal",
+  "exif"."modifyDate",
+  "exif"."timeZone",
+  "exif"."latitude",
+  "exif"."longitude",
+  "exif"."projectionType",
+  "exif"."city",
+  "exif"."state",
+  "exif"."country",
+  "exif"."make",
+  "exif"."model",
+  "exif"."lensModel",
+  "exif"."fNumber",
+  "exif"."focalLength",
+  "exif"."iso",
+  "exif"."exposureTime",
+  "exif"."profileDescription",
+  "exif"."rating",
+  "exif"."fps",
+  "exif"."updateId"
+from
+  "exif"
+  inner join "albums_assets_assets" as "album_assets" on "album_assets"."assetsId" = "exif"."assetId"
+  inner join "albums" on "albums"."id" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+  left join "albums_shared_users_users" as "album_users" on "album_users"."albumsId" = "album_assets"."albumsId"
+where
+  "exif"."updatedAt" < now() - interval '1 millisecond'
+  and (
+    "albums"."ownerId" = $1
+    or "album_users"."usersId" = $2
+  )
+order by
+  "exif"."updateId" asc
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
index 341966c6fa..0d44af4bb2 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { SyncEntityType } from 'src/enum';
 import { SyncAck } from 'src/types';
 
-type AuditTables = 'users_audit' | 'partners_audit' | 'assets_audit' | 'albums_audit' | 'album_users_audit';
+type AuditTables =
+  | 'users_audit'
+  | 'partners_audit'
+  | 'assets_audit'
+  | 'albums_audit'
+  | 'album_users_audit'
+  | 'album_assets_audit';
 type UpsertTables = 'users' | 'partners' | 'assets' | 'exif' | 'albums' | 'albums_shared_users_users';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('assets')
       .select(columns.syncAsset)
+      .select('assets.updateId')
       .where('ownerId', '=', userId)
       .$call((qb) => this.upsertTableFilters(qb, ack))
       .stream();
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('assets')
       .select(columns.syncAsset)
+      .select('assets.updateId')
       .where('ownerId', '=', partnerId)
       .where('updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
       .where('updateId', '<=', beforeUpdateId)
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('assets')
       .select(columns.syncAsset)
+      .select('assets.updateId')
       .where('ownerId', 'in', (eb) =>
         eb.selectFrom('partners').select(['sharedById']).where('sharedWithId', '=', userId),
       )
@@ -156,6 +165,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('exif')
       .select(columns.syncAssetExif)
+      .select('exif.updateId')
       .where('assetId', 'in', (eb) => eb.selectFrom('assets').select('id').where('ownerId', '=', userId))
       .$call((qb) => this.upsertTableFilters(qb, ack))
       .stream();
@@ -166,6 +176,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('exif')
       .select(columns.syncAssetExif)
+      .select('exif.updateId')
       .innerJoin('assets', 'assets.id', 'exif.assetId')
       .where('assets.ownerId', '=', partnerId)
       .where('exif.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
@@ -180,6 +191,7 @@ export class SyncRepository {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('exif')
       .select(columns.syncAssetExif)
+      .select('exif.updateId')
       .where('assetId', 'in', (eb) =>
         eb
           .selectFrom('assets')
@@ -227,6 +239,33 @@ export class SyncRepository {
       .stream();
   }
 
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumToAssetDeletes(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('album_assets_audit')
+      .select(['id', 'assetId', 'albumId'])
+      .where((eb) =>
+        eb(
+          'albumId',
+          'in',
+          eb
+            .selectFrom('albums')
+            .select(['id'])
+            .where('ownerId', '=', userId)
+            .union((eb) =>
+              eb.parens(
+                eb
+                  .selectFrom('albums_shared_users_users as albumUsers')
+                  .select(['albumUsers.albumsId as id'])
+                  .where('albumUsers.usersId', '=', userId),
+              ),
+            ),
+        ),
+      )
+      .$call((qb) => this.auditTableFilters(qb, ack))
+      .stream();
+  }
+
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
   getAlbumUserDeletes(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
     return this.db
@@ -266,11 +305,12 @@ export class SyncRepository {
       .execute();
   }
 
-  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
   getAlbumUsersBackfill(albumId: string, afterUpdateId: string | undefined, beforeUpdateId: string) {
     return this.db
-      .selectFrom('albums_shared_users_users')
+      .selectFrom('albums_shared_users_users as album_users')
       .select(columns.syncAlbumUser)
+      .select('album_users.updateId')
       .where('albumsId', '=', albumId)
       .where('updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
       .where('updateId', '<=', beforeUpdateId)
@@ -282,14 +322,15 @@ export class SyncRepository {
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
   getAlbumUserUpserts(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
     return this.db
-      .selectFrom('albums_shared_users_users')
+      .selectFrom('albums_shared_users_users as album_users')
       .select(columns.syncAlbumUser)
-      .where('albums_shared_users_users.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
-      .$if(!!ack, (qb) => qb.where('albums_shared_users_users.updateId', '>', ack!.updateId))
-      .orderBy('albums_shared_users_users.updateId', 'asc')
+      .select('album_users.updateId')
+      .where('album_users.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .$if(!!ack, (qb) => qb.where('album_users.updateId', '>', ack!.updateId))
+      .orderBy('album_users.updateId', 'asc')
       .where((eb) =>
         eb(
-          'albums_shared_users_users.albumsId',
+          'album_users.albumsId',
           'in',
           eb
             .selectFrom('albums')
@@ -308,6 +349,95 @@ export class SyncRepository {
       .stream();
   }
 
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumAssetsBackfill(albumId: string, afterUpdateId: string | undefined, beforeUpdateId: string) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('assets')
+      .innerJoin('albums_assets_assets as album_assets', 'album_assets.assetsId', 'assets.id')
+      .select(columns.syncAsset)
+      .select('assets.updateId')
+      .where('album_assets.albumsId', '=', albumId)
+      .where('assets.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .where('assets.updateId', '<=', beforeUpdateId)
+      .$if(!!afterUpdateId, (eb) => eb.where('assets.updateId', '>=', afterUpdateId!))
+      .orderBy('assets.updateId', 'asc')
+      .stream();
+  }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumAssetsUpserts(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('assets')
+      .innerJoin('albums_assets_assets as album_assets', 'album_assets.assetsId', 'assets.id')
+      .select(columns.syncAsset)
+      .select('assets.updateId')
+      .where('assets.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .$if(!!ack, (qb) => qb.where('assets.updateId', '>', ack!.updateId))
+      .orderBy('assets.updateId', 'asc')
+      .innerJoin('albums', 'albums.id', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .leftJoin('albums_shared_users_users as album_users', 'album_users.albumsId', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .where((eb) => eb.or([eb('albums.ownerId', '=', userId), eb('album_users.usersId', '=', userId)]))
+      .stream();
+  }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumToAssetBackfill(albumId: string, afterUpdateId: string | undefined, beforeUpdateId: string) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('albums_assets_assets as album_assets')
+      .select(['album_assets.assetsId as assetId', 'album_assets.albumsId as albumId', 'album_assets.updateId'])
+      .where('album_assets.albumsId', '=', albumId)
+      .where('album_assets.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .where('album_assets.updateId', '<=', beforeUpdateId)
+      .$if(!!afterUpdateId, (eb) => eb.where('album_assets.updateId', '>=', afterUpdateId!))
+      .orderBy('album_assets.updateId', 'asc')
+      .stream();
+  }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumToAssetUpserts(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('albums_assets_assets as album_assets')
+      .select(['album_assets.assetsId as assetId', 'album_assets.albumsId as albumId', 'album_assets.updateId'])
+      .where('album_assets.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .$if(!!ack, (qb) => qb.where('album_assets.updateId', '>', ack!.updateId))
+      .orderBy('album_assets.updateId', 'asc')
+      .innerJoin('albums', 'albums.id', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .leftJoin('albums_shared_users_users as album_users', 'album_users.albumsId', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .where((eb) => eb.or([eb('albums.ownerId', '=', userId), eb('album_users.usersId', '=', userId)]))
+      .stream();
+  }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumAssetExifsBackfill(albumId: string, afterUpdateId: string | undefined, beforeUpdateId: string) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('exif')
+      .innerJoin('albums_assets_assets as album_assets', 'album_assets.assetsId', 'exif.assetId')
+      .select(columns.syncAssetExif)
+      .select('exif.updateId')
+      .where('album_assets.albumsId', '=', albumId)
+      .where('exif.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .where('exif.updateId', '<=', beforeUpdateId)
+      .$if(!!afterUpdateId, (eb) => eb.where('exif.updateId', '>=', afterUpdateId!))
+      .orderBy('exif.updateId', 'asc')
+      .stream();
+  }
+
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID], stream: true })
+  getAlbumAssetExifsUpserts(userId: string, ack?: SyncAck) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('exif')
+      .innerJoin('albums_assets_assets as album_assets', 'album_assets.assetsId', 'exif.assetId')
+      .select(columns.syncAssetExif)
+      .select('exif.updateId')
+      .where('exif.updatedAt', '<', sql.raw<Date>("now() - interval '1 millisecond'"))
+      .$if(!!ack, (qb) => qb.where('exif.updateId', '>', ack!.updateId))
+      .orderBy('exif.updateId', 'asc')
+      .innerJoin('albums', 'albums.id', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .leftJoin('albums_shared_users_users as album_users', 'album_users.albumsId', 'album_assets.albumsId')
+      .where((eb) => eb.or([eb('albums.ownerId', '=', userId), eb('album_users.usersId', '=', userId)]))
+      .stream();
+  }
+
   private auditTableFilters<T extends keyof Pick<DB, AuditTables>, D>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, T, D>, ack?: SyncAck) {
     const builder = qb as SelectQueryBuilder<DB, AuditTables, D>;
     return builder
diff --git a/server/src/schema/functions.ts b/server/src/schema/functions.ts
index a03f715bff..fdef5867b9 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/functions.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/functions.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ export const albums_delete_audit = registerFunction({
   synchronize: false,
 });
 
+export const album_assets_delete_audit = registerFunction({
+  name: 'album_assets_delete_audit',
+  returnType: 'TRIGGER',
+  language: 'PLPGSQL',
+  body: `
+    BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO album_assets_audit ("albumId", "assetId")
+      SELECT "albumsId", "assetsId" FROM OLD
+      WHERE "albumsId" IN (SELECT "id" FROM albums WHERE "id" IN (SELECT "albumsId" FROM OLD));
+      RETURN NULL;
+    END`,
+  synchronize: false,
+});
+
 export const album_users_delete_audit = registerFunction({
   name: 'album_users_delete_audit',
   returnType: 'TRIGGER',
diff --git a/server/src/schema/index.ts b/server/src/schema/index.ts
index d2f8d80afc..bab3acb232 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   users_delete_audit,
 } from 'src/schema/functions';
 import { ActivityTable } from 'src/schema/tables/activity.table';
+import { AlbumAssetAuditTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album-asset-audit.table';
 import { AlbumAssetTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album-asset.table';
 import { AlbumAuditTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album-audit.table';
 import { AlbumUserAuditTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album-user-audit.table';
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export class ImmichDatabase {
   tables = [
     ActivityTable,
     AlbumAssetTable,
+    AlbumAssetAuditTable,
     AlbumAuditTable,
     AlbumUserAuditTable,
     AlbumUserTable,
diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1750676477029-AlbumAssetUpdateId.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750676477029-AlbumAssetUpdateId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8feba6f11c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750676477029-AlbumAssetUpdateId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "albums_assets_assets" ADD "updatedAt" timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT now();`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "albums_assets_assets" ADD "updateId" uuid NOT NULL DEFAULT immich_uuid_v7();`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "IDX_album_assets_update_id" ON "albums_assets_assets" ("updateId")`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "album_assets_updated_at"
+  BEFORE UPDATE ON "albums_assets_assets"
+  FOR EACH ROW
+  EXECUTE FUNCTION updated_at();`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "IDX_album_assets_update_id";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "albums_assets_assets" DROP COLUMN "updatedAt";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "albums_assets_assets" DROP COLUMN "updateId";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP TRIGGER "album_assets_updated_at" ON "albums_assets_assets";`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1750694237564-AlbumAssetAuditTable.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750694237564-AlbumAssetAuditTable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0191b5d07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750694237564-AlbumAssetAuditTable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`CREATE TABLE "album_assets_audit" ("id" uuid NOT NULL DEFAULT immich_uuid_v7(), "albumId" uuid NOT NULL, "assetId" uuid NOT NULL, "deletedAt" timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT clock_timestamp());`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "album_assets_audit" ADD CONSTRAINT "PK_32969b576ec8f78d84f37c2eb2d" PRIMARY KEY ("id");`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_album_id" ON "album_assets_audit" ("albumId")`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_asset_id" ON "album_assets_audit" ("assetId")`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_deleted_at" ON "album_assets_audit" ("deletedAt")`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "album_assets_updated_at"
+  BEFORE UPDATE ON "albums_assets_assets"
+  FOR EACH ROW
+  EXECUTE FUNCTION updated_at();`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DROP TRIGGER "album_assets_updated_at" ON "albums_assets_assets";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_album_id";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_asset_id";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP INDEX "IDX_album_assets_audit_deleted_at";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "album_assets_audit" DROP CONSTRAINT "PK_32969b576ec8f78d84f37c2eb2d";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP TABLE "album_assets_audit";`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1750780093818-AddAlbumToAssetDeleteTrigger.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750780093818-AddAlbumToAssetDeleteTrigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3cb75d10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1750780093818-AddAlbumToAssetDeleteTrigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION album_assets_delete_audit()
+  RETURNS TRIGGER
+  LANGUAGE PLPGSQL
+  AS $$
+    BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO album_assets_audit ("albumId", "assetId")
+      SELECT "albumsId", "assetsId" FROM OLD
+      WHERE "albumsId" IN (SELECT "id" FROM albums WHERE "id" IN (SELECT "albumsId" FROM OLD));
+      RETURN NULL;
+    END
+  $$;`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "album_assets_audit" ADD CONSTRAINT "FK_8047b44b812619a3c75a2839b0d" FOREIGN KEY ("albumId") REFERENCES "albums" ("id") ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE;`.execute(db);
+  await sql`CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "album_assets_delete_audit"
+  AFTER DELETE ON "albums_assets_assets"
+  REFERENCING OLD TABLE AS "old"
+  FOR EACH STATEMENT
+  WHEN (pg_trigger_depth() <= 1)
+  EXECUTE FUNCTION album_assets_delete_audit();`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DROP TRIGGER "album_assets_delete_audit" ON "albums_assets_assets";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "album_assets_audit" DROP CONSTRAINT "FK_8047b44b812619a3c75a2839b0d";`.execute(db);
+  await sql`DROP FUNCTION album_assets_delete_audit;`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset-audit.table.ts b/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset-audit.table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2b71aa599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset-audit.table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { PrimaryGeneratedUuidV7Column } from 'src/decorators';
+import { AlbumTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album.table';
+import { Column, CreateDateColumn, ForeignKeyColumn, Table } from 'src/sql-tools';
+
+@Table('album_assets_audit')
+export class AlbumAssetAuditTable {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedUuidV7Column()
+  id!: string;
+
+  @ForeignKeyColumn(() => AlbumTable, {
+    type: 'uuid',
+    indexName: 'IDX_album_assets_audit_album_id',
+    onDelete: 'CASCADE',
+    onUpdate: 'CASCADE',
+  })
+  albumId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'uuid', indexName: 'IDX_album_assets_audit_asset_id' })
+  assetId!: string;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ default: () => 'clock_timestamp()', indexName: 'IDX_album_assets_audit_deleted_at' })
+  deletedAt!: Date;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset.table.ts b/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset.table.ts
index 8054009c39..567a6f9d4b 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset.table.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/tables/album-asset.table.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
+import { UpdatedAtTrigger, UpdateIdColumn } from 'src/decorators';
+import { album_assets_delete_audit } from 'src/schema/functions';
 import { AlbumTable } from 'src/schema/tables/album.table';
 import { AssetTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset.table';
-import { CreateDateColumn, ForeignKeyColumn, Table } from 'src/sql-tools';
+import { AfterDeleteTrigger, CreateDateColumn, ForeignKeyColumn, Table, UpdateDateColumn } from 'src/sql-tools';
 
 @Table({ name: 'albums_assets_assets', primaryConstraintName: 'PK_c67bc36fa845fb7b18e0e398180' })
+@UpdatedAtTrigger('album_assets_updated_at')
+@AfterDeleteTrigger({
+  name: 'album_assets_delete_audit',
+  scope: 'statement',
+  function: album_assets_delete_audit,
+  referencingOldTableAs: 'old',
+  when: 'pg_trigger_depth() <= 1',
+})
 export class AlbumAssetTable {
   @ForeignKeyColumn(() => AlbumTable, { onDelete: 'CASCADE', onUpdate: 'CASCADE', nullable: false, primary: true })
   albumsId!: string;
@@ -12,4 +22,10 @@ export class AlbumAssetTable {
 
   @CreateDateColumn()
   createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn()
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateIdColumn({ indexName: 'IDX_album_assets_update_id' })
+  updateId!: string;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
index 733dd9036a..8293ae33b9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@ export const SYNC_TYPES_ORDER = [
   SyncRequestType.UsersV1,
   SyncRequestType.PartnersV1,
   SyncRequestType.AssetsV1,
-  SyncRequestType.AssetExifsV1,
   SyncRequestType.PartnerAssetsV1,
-  SyncRequestType.PartnerAssetExifsV1,
   SyncRequestType.AlbumsV1,
   SyncRequestType.AlbumUsersV1,
+  SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1,
+  SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1,
+  SyncRequestType.AssetExifsV1,
+  SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1,
+  SyncRequestType.PartnerAssetExifsV1,
 ];
 
 const throwSessionRequired = () => {
@@ -164,6 +167,21 @@ export class SyncService extends BaseService {
           break;
         }
 
+        case SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1: {
+          await this.syncAlbumAssetsV1(response, checkpointMap, auth, sessionId);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        case SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1: {
+          await this.syncAlbumToAssetsV1(response, checkpointMap, auth, sessionId);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        case SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1: {
+          await this.syncAlbumAssetExifsV1(response, checkpointMap, auth, sessionId);
+          break;
+        }
+
         default: {
           this.logger.warn(`Unsupported sync type: ${type}`);
           break;
@@ -380,6 +398,147 @@ export class SyncService extends BaseService {
     }
   }
 
+  private async syncAlbumAssetsV1(response: Writable, checkpointMap: CheckpointMap, auth: AuthDto, sessionId: string) {
+    const backfillType = SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1;
+    const upsertType = SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetV1;
+
+    const backfillCheckpoint = checkpointMap[backfillType];
+    const upsertCheckpoint = checkpointMap[upsertType];
+
+    const albums = await this.syncRepository.getAlbumBackfill(auth.user.id, backfillCheckpoint?.updateId);
+
+    if (upsertCheckpoint) {
+      const endId = upsertCheckpoint.updateId;
+
+      for (const album of albums) {
+        const createId = album.createId;
+        if (isEntityBackfillComplete(createId, backfillCheckpoint)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const startId = getStartId(createId, backfillCheckpoint);
+        const backfill = this.syncRepository.getAlbumAssetsBackfill(album.id, startId, endId);
+
+        for await (const { updateId, ...data } of backfill) {
+          send(response, { type: backfillType, ids: [createId, updateId], data: mapSyncAssetV1(data) });
+        }
+
+        sendEntityBackfillCompleteAck(response, backfillType, createId);
+      }
+    } else if (albums.length > 0) {
+      await this.upsertBackfillCheckpoint({
+        type: backfillType,
+        sessionId,
+        createId: albums.at(-1)!.createId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const upserts = this.syncRepository.getAlbumAssetsUpserts(auth.user.id, checkpointMap[upsertType]);
+    for await (const { updateId, ...data } of upserts) {
+      send(response, { type: upsertType, ids: [updateId], data: mapSyncAssetV1(data) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async syncAlbumAssetExifsV1(
+    response: Writable,
+    checkpointMap: CheckpointMap,
+    auth: AuthDto,
+    sessionId: string,
+  ) {
+    const backfillType = SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1;
+    const upsertType = SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifV1;
+
+    const backfillCheckpoint = checkpointMap[backfillType];
+    const upsertCheckpoint = checkpointMap[upsertType];
+
+    const albums = await this.syncRepository.getAlbumBackfill(auth.user.id, backfillCheckpoint?.updateId);
+
+    if (upsertCheckpoint) {
+      const endId = upsertCheckpoint.updateId;
+
+      for (const album of albums) {
+        const createId = album.createId;
+        if (isEntityBackfillComplete(createId, backfillCheckpoint)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const startId = getStartId(createId, backfillCheckpoint);
+        const backfill = this.syncRepository.getAlbumAssetExifsBackfill(album.id, startId, endId);
+
+        for await (const { updateId, ...data } of backfill) {
+          send(response, { type: backfillType, ids: [createId, updateId], data });
+        }
+
+        sendEntityBackfillCompleteAck(response, backfillType, createId);
+      }
+    } else if (albums.length > 0) {
+      await this.upsertBackfillCheckpoint({
+        type: backfillType,
+        sessionId,
+        createId: albums.at(-1)!.createId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const upserts = this.syncRepository.getAlbumAssetExifsUpserts(auth.user.id, checkpointMap[upsertType]);
+    for await (const { updateId, ...data } of upserts) {
+      send(response, { type: upsertType, ids: [updateId], data });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async syncAlbumToAssetsV1(
+    response: Writable,
+    checkpointMap: CheckpointMap,
+    auth: AuthDto,
+    sessionId: string,
+  ) {
+    const backfillType = SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetBackfillV1;
+    const upsertType = SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1;
+
+    const backfillCheckpoint = checkpointMap[backfillType];
+    const upsertCheckpoint = checkpointMap[upsertType];
+
+    const deletes = this.syncRepository.getAlbumToAssetDeletes(
+      auth.user.id,
+      checkpointMap[SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetDeleteV1],
+    );
+    for await (const { id, ...data } of deletes) {
+      send(response, { type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetDeleteV1, ids: [id], data });
+    }
+
+    const albums = await this.syncRepository.getAlbumBackfill(auth.user.id, backfillCheckpoint?.updateId);
+
+    if (upsertCheckpoint) {
+      const endId = upsertCheckpoint.updateId;
+
+      for (const album of albums) {
+        const createId = album.createId;
+        if (isEntityBackfillComplete(createId, backfillCheckpoint)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const startId = getStartId(createId, backfillCheckpoint);
+        const backfill = this.syncRepository.getAlbumToAssetBackfill(album.id, startId, endId);
+
+        for await (const { updateId, ...data } of backfill) {
+          send(response, { type: backfillType, ids: [createId, updateId], data });
+        }
+
+        sendEntityBackfillCompleteAck(response, backfillType, createId);
+      }
+    } else if (albums.length > 0) {
+      await this.upsertBackfillCheckpoint({
+        type: backfillType,
+        sessionId,
+        createId: albums.at(-1)!.createId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const upserts = this.syncRepository.getAlbumToAssetUpserts(auth.user.id, checkpointMap[upsertType]);
+    for await (const { updateId, ...data } of upserts) {
+      send(response, { type: upsertType, ids: [updateId], data });
+    }
+  }
+
   private async upsertBackfillCheckpoint(item: { type: SyncEntityType; sessionId: string; createId: string }) {
     const { type, sessionId, createId } = item;
     await this.syncRepository.upsertCheckpoints([
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset-exif.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset-exif.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07ed8e5785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset-exif.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AlbumUserRole, SyncEntityType, SyncRequestType } from 'src/enum';
+import { mediumFactory, newSyncAuthUser, newSyncTest } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { factory } from 'test/small.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB, wait } from 'test/utils';
+
+let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+const setup = async (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+  const database = db || defaultDatabase;
+  const result = newSyncTest({ db: database });
+  const { auth, create } = newSyncAuthUser();
+  await create(database);
+  return { ...result, auth };
+};
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+});
+
+describe.concurrent(SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1, () => {
+  it('should detect and sync the first album asset exif', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' });
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: user2.id }, [asset.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          ack: expect.any(String),
+          data: {
+            assetId: asset.id,
+            city: null,
+            country: null,
+            dateTimeOriginal: null,
+            description: '',
+            exifImageHeight: null,
+            exifImageWidth: null,
+            exposureTime: null,
+            fNumber: null,
+            fileSizeInByte: null,
+            focalLength: null,
+            fps: null,
+            iso: null,
+            latitude: null,
+            lensModel: null,
+            longitude: null,
+            make: 'Canon',
+            model: null,
+            modifyDate: null,
+            orientation: null,
+            profileDescription: null,
+            projectionType: null,
+            rating: null,
+            state: null,
+            timeZone: null,
+          },
+          type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifV1,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1]);
+
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should sync album asset exif for own user', async () => {
+    const { auth, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' });
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: auth.user.id }, [asset.id], []);
+
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AssetExifsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not sync album asset exif for unrelated user', async () => {
+    const { auth, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    const user3 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+    await userRepo.create(user3);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user3.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, make: 'Canon' });
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: user2.id }, [asset.id], [{ userId: user3.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const sessionRepo = getRepository('session');
+    const session = mediumFactory.sessionInsert({ userId: user3.id });
+    await sessionRepo.create(session);
+
+    const authUser3 = factory.auth({ session, user: user3 });
+
+    await expect(testSync(authUser3, [SyncRequestType.AssetExifsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.PartnerAssetExifsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should backfill album assets exif when a user shares an album with you', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, testSync, getRepository } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    const user3 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+    await userRepo.create(user3);
+
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    // Asset to check that we do backfill our own assets
+    const asset1Owner = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    const asset1User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    const asset2User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    const asset3User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset1Owner);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset1Owner.id, make: 'asset1Owner' });
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset1User2);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset1User2.id, make: 'asset1User2' });
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset2User2);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset2User2.id, make: 'asset2User2' });
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset3User2);
+    await assetRepo.upsertExif({ assetId: asset3User2.id, make: 'asset3User2' });
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const album1 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album1, [asset2User2.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const response = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1]);
+    expect(response).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(response).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: asset2User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    // ack initial album asset exif sync
+    const acks = response.map(({ ack }) => ack);
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    // create a second album with
+    const album2 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(
+      album2,
+      [asset1User2.id, asset2User2.id, asset3User2.id, asset1Owner.id],
+      [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }],
+    );
+
+    // should backfill the album user
+    const backfillResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1]);
+    expect(backfillResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: asset1Owner.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: asset1User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: asset2User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.stringContaining(SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifBackfillV1),
+        data: {},
+        type: SyncEntityType.SyncAckV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          assetId: asset3User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetExifV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks: [backfillResponse[3].ack, backfillResponse.at(-1).ack] });
+
+    const finalResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1]);
+    expect(finalResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea16393f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AlbumUserRole, SyncEntityType, SyncRequestType } from 'src/enum';
+import { mediumFactory, newSyncAuthUser, newSyncTest } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { factory } from 'test/small.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB, wait } from 'test/utils';
+
+let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+const setup = async (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+  const database = db || defaultDatabase;
+  const result = newSyncTest({ db: database });
+  const { auth, create } = newSyncAuthUser();
+  await create(database);
+  return { ...result, auth };
+};
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+});
+
+describe.concurrent(SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1, () => {
+  it('should detect and sync the first album asset', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const originalFileName = 'firstAsset';
+    const checksum = '1115vHcVkZzNp3Q9G+FEA0nu6zUbGb4Tj4UOXkN0wRA=';
+    const thumbhash = '2225vHcVkZzNp3Q9G+FEA0nu6zUbGb4Tj4UOXkN0wRA=';
+    const date = new Date().toISOString();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({
+      originalFileName,
+      ownerId: user2.id,
+      checksum: Buffer.from(checksum, 'base64'),
+      thumbhash: Buffer.from(thumbhash, 'base64'),
+      fileCreatedAt: date,
+      fileModifiedAt: date,
+      localDateTime: date,
+      deletedAt: null,
+      duration: '0:10:00.00000',
+    });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: user2.id }, [asset.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          ack: expect.any(String),
+          data: {
+            id: asset.id,
+            originalFileName,
+            ownerId: asset.ownerId,
+            thumbhash,
+            checksum,
+            deletedAt: asset.deletedAt,
+            fileCreatedAt: asset.fileCreatedAt,
+            fileModifiedAt: asset.fileModifiedAt,
+            isFavorite: asset.isFavorite,
+            localDateTime: asset.localDateTime,
+            type: asset.type,
+            visibility: asset.visibility,
+            duration: asset.duration,
+          },
+          type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetV1,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should sync album asset for own user', async () => {
+    const { auth, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: auth.user.id }, [asset.id], []);
+
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AssetsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not sync album asset for unrelated user', async () => {
+    const { auth, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    const user3 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+    await userRepo.create(user3);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user3.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: user2.id }, [asset.id], [{ userId: user3.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const sessionRepo = getRepository('session');
+    const session = mediumFactory.sessionInsert({ userId: user3.id });
+    await sessionRepo.create(session);
+
+    const authUser3 = factory.auth({ session, user: user3 });
+
+    await expect(testSync(authUser3, [SyncRequestType.AssetsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.PartnerAssetsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should backfill album assets when a user shares an album with you', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, testSync, getRepository } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    const user3 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+    await userRepo.create(user3);
+
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    // Asset to check that we do backfill our own assets
+    const asset1Owner = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    const asset1User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    const asset2User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    const asset3User2 = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset1Owner);
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset1User2);
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset2User2);
+    await wait(2);
+    await assetRepo.create(asset3User2);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const album1 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album1, [asset2User2.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const response = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1]);
+    expect(response).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(response).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: asset2User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    // ack initial album asset sync
+    const acks = response.map(({ ack }) => ack);
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    // create a second album with
+    const album2 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(
+      album2,
+      [asset1User2.id, asset2User2.id, asset3User2.id, asset1Owner.id],
+      [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }],
+    );
+
+    // should backfill the album user
+    const backfillResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1]);
+    expect(backfillResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: asset1Owner.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: asset1User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: asset2User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.stringContaining(SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetBackfillV1),
+        data: {},
+        type: SyncEntityType.SyncAckV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: asset3User2.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks: [backfillResponse[3].ack, backfillResponse.at(-1).ack] });
+
+    const finalResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetsV1]);
+    expect(finalResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-to-asset.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-to-asset.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0941ab05b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-to-asset.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { DB } from 'src/db';
+import { AlbumUserRole, SyncEntityType, SyncRequestType } from 'src/enum';
+import { mediumFactory, newSyncAuthUser, newSyncTest } from 'test/medium.factory';
+import { getKyselyDB, wait } from 'test/utils';
+
+let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+const setup = async (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+  const database = db || defaultDatabase;
+  const result = newSyncTest({ db: database });
+  const { auth, create } = newSyncAuthUser();
+  await create(database);
+  return { ...result, auth };
+};
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+});
+
+describe.concurrent(SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1, () => {
+  it('should detect and sync the first album to asset relation', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          ack: expect.any(String),
+          data: {
+            albumId: album.id,
+            assetId: asset.id,
+          },
+          type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should sync album to asset for owned albums', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], []);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          ack: expect.any(String),
+          data: {
+            albumId: album.id,
+            assetId: asset.id,
+          },
+          type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect and sync the album to asset for shared albums', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], [{ userId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }]);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        {
+          ack: expect.any(String),
+          data: {
+            albumId: album.id,
+            assetId: asset.id,
+          },
+          type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+        },
+      ]),
+    );
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not sync album to asset for an album owned by another user', async () => {
+    const { auth, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    await albumRepo.create({ ownerId: user2.id }, [asset.id], []);
+
+    await expect(testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1])).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should backfill album to assets when a user shares an album with you', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, testSync, getRepository } = await setup();
+
+    const userRepo = getRepository('user');
+    const user2 = mediumFactory.userInsert();
+    await userRepo.create(user2);
+
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const album1Asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(album1Asset);
+    const album2Asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(album2Asset);
+
+    // Backfill album
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const album2 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: user2.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album2, [album2Asset.id], []);
+
+    await wait(2);
+
+    const album1 = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album1, [album1Asset.id], []);
+
+    const response = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(response).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(response).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album1.id,
+          assetId: album1Asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    // ack initial album to asset sync
+    const acks = response.map(({ ack }) => ack);
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    // add user to backfill album
+    const albumUserRepo = getRepository('albumUser');
+    await albumUserRepo.create({ albumsId: album2.id, usersId: auth.user.id, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR });
+
+    // should backfill the album to asset relation
+    const backfillResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(backfillResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          albumId: album2.id,
+          assetId: album2Asset.id,
+        }),
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetBackfillV1,
+      },
+      {
+        ack: expect.stringContaining(SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetBackfillV1),
+        data: {},
+        type: SyncEntityType.SyncAckV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks: [backfillResponse[1].ack] });
+
+    const finalResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(finalResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect and sync a deleted album to asset relation', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], []);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album.id,
+          assetId: asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    await albumRepo.removeAssetIds(album.id, [asset.id]);
+
+    await wait(2);
+
+    const syncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(syncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(syncResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album.id,
+          assetId: asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetDeleteV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks: [syncResponse[0].ack] });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect and sync a deleted album to asset relation when an asset is deleted', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], []);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album.id,
+          assetId: asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    await assetRepo.remove({ id: asset.id });
+
+    await wait(2);
+
+    const syncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(syncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(syncResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album.id,
+          assetId: asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetDeleteV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks: [syncResponse[0].ack] });
+
+    const ackSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(ackSyncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not sync a deleted album to asset relation when the album is deleted', async () => {
+    const { auth, sut, getRepository, testSync } = await setup();
+
+    const albumRepo = getRepository('album');
+    const assetRepo = getRepository('asset');
+    const asset = mediumFactory.assetInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await assetRepo.create(asset);
+    const album = mediumFactory.albumInsert({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
+    await albumRepo.create(album, [asset.id], []);
+
+    const initialSyncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(initialSyncResponse).toEqual([
+      {
+        ack: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          albumId: album.id,
+          assetId: asset.id,
+        },
+        type: SyncEntityType.AlbumToAssetV1,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const acks = [initialSyncResponse[0].ack];
+    await sut.setAcks(auth, { acks });
+
+    await albumRepo.delete(album.id);
+
+    await wait(2);
+
+    const syncResponse = await testSync(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumToAssetsV1]);
+    expect(syncResponse).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(syncResponse).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});