diff --git a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
index dd5b353c6..da6f889ef 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { trim } from 'lodash-es';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import type { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators.js';
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@ import { AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum.js';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema/index.js';
 import { asUuid, withExif } from 'src/utils/database.js';
 
+const escapeLikePattern = (value: string) => value.replaceAll(/[\\%_]/g, String.raw`\$&`);
+
 export class ViewRepository {
   constructor(@InjectKysely() private db: Kysely<DB>) {}
 
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@ export class ViewRepository {
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.STRING] })
   async getAssetsByOriginalPath(userId: string, partialPath: string) {
-    const normalizedPath = partialPath.replaceAll(/\/$/g, '');
+    const directory = trim(partialPath, '/');
+    const prefix = escapeLikePattern(directory ? `/${directory}/` : '/');
 
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('asset')
@@ -40,8 +44,8 @@ export class ViewRepository {
       .where('fileCreatedAt', 'is not', null)
       .where('fileModifiedAt', 'is not', null)
       .where('localDateTime', 'is not', null)
-      .where('originalPath', 'like', `%${normalizedPath}/%`)
-      .where('originalPath', 'not like', `%${normalizedPath}/%/%`)
+      .where('originalPath', 'like', `${prefix}%`)
+      .where('originalPath', 'not like', `${prefix}%/%`)
       .orderBy(
         (eb) => eb.fn('regexp_replace', ['asset.originalPath', eb.val('.*/(.+)'), eb.val(String.raw`\1`)]),
         'asc',
diff --git a/server/test/medium.factory.ts b/server/test/medium.factory.ts
index d66d40c49..881a0f6fb 100644
--- a/server/test/medium.factory.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium.factory.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import { TagRepository } from 'src/repositories/tag.repository.js';
 import { TelemetryRepository } from 'src/repositories/telemetry.repository.js';
 import { UserRepository } from 'src/repositories/user.repository.js';
 import { VersionHistoryRepository } from 'src/repositories/version-history.repository.js';
+import { ViewRepository } from 'src/repositories/view-repository.js';
 import { WebAuthnRepository } from 'src/repositories/webauthn.repository.js';
 import { WebsocketRepository } from 'src/repositories/websocket.repository.js';
 import { WorkflowRepository } from 'src/repositories/workflow.repository.js';
@@ -519,6 +520,7 @@ const newRealRepository = <T extends BaseServiceDeps[number]>(key: T, db: Kysely
     case SystemMetadataRepository:
     case UserRepository:
     case VersionHistoryRepository:
+    case ViewRepository:
     case WorkflowRepository: {
       return new key(db) as InstanceType<T>;
     }
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/repositories/view.repository.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/repositories/view.repository.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e2c7f461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/repositories/view.repository.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
+import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository.js';
+import { ViewRepository } from 'src/repositories/view-repository.js';
+import { DB } from 'src/schema/index.js';
+import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service.js';
+import { newMediumService } from 'test/medium.factory.js';
+import { getKyselyDB } from 'test/utils.js';
+
+let defaultDatabase: Kysely<DB>;
+
+const setup = (db?: Kysely<DB>) => {
+  const { ctx } = newMediumService(BaseService, {
+    database: db || defaultDatabase,
+    real: [],
+    mock: [LoggingRepository],
+  });
+  return { ctx, sut: ctx.get(ViewRepository) };
+};
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  defaultDatabase = await getKyselyDB();
+});
+
+describe(ViewRepository.name, () => {
+  describe('getAssetsByOriginalPath', () => {
+    it('should only return assets directly in the folder', async () => {
+      const { ctx, sut } = setup();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, originalPath: '/photos/a_b/1.jpg' });
+      await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, originalPath: '/photos/a_b/sub/2.jpg' });
+      await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, originalPath: '/photos/a-b/3.jpg' });
+      await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, originalPath: '/backup/photos/a_b/4.jpg' });
+      const { asset: rootAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, originalPath: '/5.jpg' });
+
+      const getIds = async (path: string) => {
+        const assets = await sut.getAssetsByOriginalPath(user.id, path);
+        return assets.map(({ id }) => id);
+      };
+
+      for (const path of ['/photos/a_b', '/photos/a_b/', 'photos/a_b']) {
+        await expect(getIds(path)).resolves.toEqual([asset.id]);
+      }
+      await expect(getIds('/')).resolves.toEqual([rootAsset.id]);
+    });
+  });
+});