diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/database-queries.md b/docs/docs/guides/database-queries.md
index 2017689984..89a4f07bc0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/database-queries.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/database-queries.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ SELECT * FROM "assets" WHERE "originalPath" LIKE 'upload/library/admin/2023/%';
 SELECT * FROM "assets" WHERE "id" = '9f94e60f-65b6-47b7-ae44-a4df7b57f0e9';
 ```
 
+```sql title="Find by partial ID"
+SELECT * FROM "assets" WHERE "id"::text LIKE '%ab431d3a%';
+```
+
 :::note
 You can calculate the checksum for a particular file by using the command `sha1sum <filename>`.
 :::
diff --git a/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts b/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
index 24a9fcd459..6a1548ff20 100644
--- a/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/storage-template.service.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ export class StorageTemplateService extends BaseService {
       filetype: asset.type == AssetType.IMAGE ? 'IMG' : 'VID',
       filetypefull: asset.type == AssetType.IMAGE ? 'IMAGE' : 'VIDEO',
       assetId: asset.id,
+      assetIdShort: asset.id.slice(-12),
       //just throw into the root if it doesn't belong to an album
       album: (albumName && sanitize(albumName.replaceAll(/\.+/g, ''))) || '',
     };
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/storage-template-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/storage-template-settings.svelte
index 8fca558976..2a40156eac 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/storage-template-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/storage-template-settings.svelte
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
       filetype: 'IMG',
       filetypefull: 'IMAGE',
       assetId: 'a8312960-e277-447d-b4ea-56717ccba856',
+      assetIdShort: '56717ccba856',
       album: $t('album_name'),
     };
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/supported-variables-panel.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/supported-variables-panel.svelte
index 515f2e48f0..fc8f913281 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/supported-variables-panel.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/storage-template/supported-variables-panel.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
       <p class="font-medium text-immich-primary dark:text-immich-dark-primary uppercase">{$t('other').toUpperCase()}</p>
       <ul>
         <li>{`{{assetId}}`} - Asset ID</li>
+        <li>{`{{assetIdShort}}`} - Asset ID (last 12 characters)</li>
         <li>{`{{album}}`} - Album Name</li>
       </ul>
     </div>