diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
index 3cece7c581..a77101ce4a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.ts
@@ -262,32 +262,33 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
     sourceAsset,
     targetAsset,
   }: {
-    sourceAsset: { id: string; files: AssetFile[] | null; originalPath: string };
-    targetAsset: { files: AssetFile[] | null };
+    sourceAsset: { files?: AssetFile[] };
+    targetAsset: { id: string; files?: AssetFile[]; originalPath: string };
   }) {
-    if (!targetAsset.files) {
+    if (!sourceAsset.files) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const targetSidecarFile = getAssetFiles(targetAsset.files).sidecarFile;
+    const sourceSidecarPath = getAssetFiles(sourceAsset.files).sidecarFile?.path;
 
-    if (!targetSidecarFile) {
+    if (!sourceSidecarPath) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const sourceSidecarFile = getAssetFiles(sourceAsset.files).sidecarFile;
-
-    if (sourceSidecarFile) {
-      await this.storageRepository.unlink(sourceSidecarFile.path);
+    if (targetAsset.files) {
+      const targetSidecar = getAssetFiles(targetAsset.files).sidecarFile;
+      if (targetSidecar) {
+        await this.storageRepository.unlink(targetSidecar.path);
+      }
     }
 
-    await this.storageRepository.copyFile(targetSidecarFile.path, `${sourceAsset.originalPath}.xmp`);
+    await this.storageRepository.copyFile(sourceSidecarPath, `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp`);
     await this.assetRepository.upsertFile({
-      assetId: sourceAsset.id,
+      assetId: targetAsset.id,
+      path: `${targetAsset.originalPath}.xmp`,
       type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
-      path: `${sourceAsset.originalPath}.xmp`,
     });
-    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata, data: { id: sourceAsset.id } });
+    await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata, data: { id: targetAsset.id } });
   }
 
   @OnJob({ name: JobName.AssetDeleteCheck, queue: QueueName.BackgroundTask })
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index b3fc481708..2f9950681a 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
-import { JobName, SharedLinkType } from 'src/enum';
+import { AssetFileType, JobName, SharedLinkType } from 'src/enum';
 import { AccessRepository } from 'src/repositories/access.repository';
 import { AlbumRepository } from 'src/repositories/album.repository';
 import { AssetRepository } from 'src/repositories/asset.repository';
@@ -179,12 +179,23 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       const { sut, ctx } = setup();
       const storageRepo = ctx.getMock(StorageRepository);
       const jobRepo = ctx.getMock(JobRepository);
+      const assetRepo = ctx.getMock(AssetRepository);
 
       storageRepo.copyFile.mockResolvedValue();
       jobRepo.queue.mockResolvedValue();
 
       const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
-      const { asset: oldAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id, sidecarPath: '/path/to/my/sidecar.xmp' });
+
+      const { asset: oldAssetWithoutSidecar } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+
+      const sidecarFile = await ctx.newAssetFile({
+        assetId: oldAssetWithoutSidecar.id,
+        path: '/path/to/my/sidecar.xmp',
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+      });
+
+      const oldAsset = { ...oldAssetWithoutSidecar, files: [sidecarFile] };
+
       const { asset: newAsset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
 
       await ctx.newExif({ assetId: oldAsset.id, description: 'foo' });
@@ -196,6 +207,12 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       expect(storageRepo.copyFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/path/to/my/sidecar.xmp', `${newAsset.originalPath}.xmp`);
 
+      expect(assetRepo.upsertFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        assetId: newAsset.id,
+        path: `${newAsset.originalPath}.xmp`,
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+      });
+
       expect(jobRepo.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata,
         data: { id: newAsset.id },