diff --git a/server/src/repositories/event.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/event.repository.ts
index 80cfd9442f..8c9d896d8d 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/event.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/event.repository.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ type EventMap = {
   ];
   'config.validate': [{ newConfig: SystemConfig; oldConfig: SystemConfig }];
 
+  // activity events
+  'activity.change': [{ recipientId: string[]; userId: string; albumId: string; assetId: string | null }];
+
   // album events
   'album.update': [
     { id: string; recipientId: string[]; assetId: string[]; userId: string; status: 'added' | 'removed' },
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ type EventMap = {
   'album.invite': [{ id: string; userId: string }];
 
   // asset events
+  'asset.update': [{ assetIds: string[]; userId: string }];
   'asset.person': [
     { assetId: string; userId: string; personId: string | undefined; status: 'created' | 'removed' | 'removed_soft' },
   ];
@@ -102,11 +106,12 @@ export type ArgsOf<T extends EmitEvent> = EventMap[T];
 export interface ClientEventMap {
   on_upload_success: [AssetResponseDto];
   on_user_delete: [string];
+  on_activity_change: [{ albumId: string; assetId: string | null }];
   on_album_update: [{ albumId: string; assetId: string[]; status: 'added' | 'removed' }];
   on_asset_person: [{ assetId: string; personId: string | undefined; status: 'created' | 'removed' | 'removed_soft' }];
   on_asset_delete: [string];
   on_asset_trash: [string[]];
-  on_asset_update: [AssetResponseDto];
+  on_asset_update: [string[]];
   on_asset_hidden: [string];
   on_asset_restore: [string[]];
   on_asset_stack_update: string[];
diff --git a/server/src/services/activity.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/activity.service.spec.ts
index aea547e6db..cb414d89b8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/activity.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/activity.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { BadRequestException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ReactionType } from 'src/dtos/activity.dto';
 import { ActivityService } from 'src/services/activity.service';
+import { albumStub } from 'test/fixtures/album.stub';
 import { factory, newUuid, newUuids } from 'test/small.factory';
 import { newTestService, ServiceMocks } from 'test/utils';
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ describe(ActivityService.name, () => {
 
       mocks.access.activity.checkCreateAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set([albumId]));
       mocks.activity.create.mockResolvedValue(activity);
+      mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({ ...albumStub.empty, owner: factory.user({ id: userId }), albumUsers: [] });
 
       await sut.create(factory.auth({ user: { id: userId } }), {
         albumId,
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ describe(ActivityService.name, () => {
       mocks.access.activity.checkCreateAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set([albumId]));
       mocks.activity.create.mockResolvedValue(activity);
       mocks.activity.search.mockResolvedValue([]);
+      mocks.album.getById.mockResolvedValue({ ...albumStub.empty, owner: factory.user({ id: userId }), albumUsers: [] });
 
       await sut.create(factory.auth({ user: { id: userId } }), { albumId, assetId, type: ReactionType.LIKE });
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/activity.service.ts b/server/src/services/activity.service.ts
index 8256a34f02..f07c811ec8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/activity.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/activity.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Activity } from 'src/database';
 import {
   ActivityCreateDto,
@@ -58,11 +58,24 @@ export class ActivityService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     if (!activity) {
+      const album = await this.albumRepository.getById(common.albumId, { withAssets: false });
+      if (!album) {
+        throw new BadRequestException('Album not found');
+      }
       activity = await this.activityRepository.create({
         ...common,
         isLiked: dto.type === ReactionType.LIKE,
         comment: dto.comment,
       });
+      const allUsersExceptUs = [...album.albumUsers.map(({ user }) => user.id), album.owner.id].filter(
+        (userId) => userId !== auth.user.id,
+      );
+      await this.eventRepository.emit('activity.change', {
+        recipientId: allUsersExceptUs,
+        userId: common.userId,
+        albumId: activity.albumId,
+        assetId: activity.assetId,
+      });
     }
 
     return { duplicate, value: mapActivity(activity) };
diff --git a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
index b0f2a3ab62..02b24e7aa9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/notification.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { AlbumUser } from 'src/database';
 import { SystemConfigDto } from 'src/dtos/system-config.dto';
 import { AssetFileType, JobName, JobStatus, UserMetadataKey } from 'src/enum';
 import { NotificationService } from 'src/services/notification.service';
-import { INotifyAlbumUpdateJob } from 'src/types';
 import { albumStub } from 'test/fixtures/album.stub';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
 import { userStub } from 'test/fixtures/user.stub';
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
 
   describe('onAlbumUpdateEvent', () => {
     it('should queue notify album update event', async () => {
-      await sut.onAlbumUpdate({ id: 'album', recipientId: '42' });
+      await sut.onAlbumUpdate({ id: 'album', recipientId: ['42'], userId: '', assetId: [], status: 'added' });
       expect(mocks.job.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         name: JobName.NOTIFY_ALBUM_UPDATE,
         data: { id: 'album', recipientId: '42', delay: 300_000 },
@@ -499,7 +498,13 @@ describe(NotificationService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should add new recipients for new images if job is already queued', async () => {
-      await sut.onAlbumUpdate({ id: '1', recipientId: '2' } as INotifyAlbumUpdateJob);
+      await sut.onAlbumUpdate({
+        id: '1',
+        recipientId: ['2'],
+        userId: '',
+        assetId: [],
+        status: 'added',
+      });
       expect(mocks.job.removeJob).toHaveBeenCalledWith(JobName.NOTIFY_ALBUM_UPDATE, '1/2');
       expect(mocks.job.queue).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         name: JobName.NOTIFY_ALBUM_UPDATE,
diff --git a/server/src/services/notification.service.ts b/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
index ce5c6cb8ed..3d442ed330 100644
--- a/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/notification.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { BadRequestException, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { OnEvent, OnJob } from 'src/decorators';
-import { mapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import {
   mapNotification,
@@ -128,6 +127,15 @@ export class NotificationService extends BaseService {
     }
   }
 
+  @OnEvent({ name: 'activity.change' })
+  onActivityChange({ recipientId, assetId, userId, albumId }: ArgOf<'activity.change'>) {
+    for (const recipient of recipientId) {
+      this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_activity_change', recipient, { albumId, assetId });
+    }
+
+    this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_activity_change', userId, { albumId, assetId });
+  }
+
   @OnEvent({ name: 'asset.person' })
   onAssetPerson({ assetId, userId, personId, status }: ArgOf<'asset.person'>) {
     this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_asset_person', userId, { assetId, personId, status });
@@ -158,16 +166,17 @@ export class NotificationService extends BaseService {
     this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_asset_trash', userId, assetIds);
   }
 
+  @OnEvent({ name: 'asset.update' })
+  onAssetUpdate({ assetIds, userId }: ArgOf<'asset.update'>) {
+    this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_asset_update', userId, assetIds);
+  }
+
   @OnEvent({ name: 'asset.metadataExtracted' })
-  async onAssetMetadataExtracted({ assetId, userId, source }: ArgOf<'asset.metadataExtracted'>) {
+  onAssetMetadataExtracted({ assetId, userId, source }: ArgOf<'asset.metadataExtracted'>) {
     if (source !== 'sidecar-write') {
       return;
     }
-
-    const [asset] = await this.assetRepository.getByIdsWithAllRelationsButStacks([assetId]);
-    if (asset) {
-      this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_asset_update', userId, mapAsset(asset));
-    }
+    this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_asset_update', userId, [assetId]);
   }
 
   @OnEvent({ name: 'assets.restore' })
@@ -211,6 +220,11 @@ export class NotificationService extends BaseService {
           name: JobName.NOTIFY_ALBUM_UPDATE,
           data: { id, recipientId: recipient, delay: NotificationService.albumUpdateEmailDelayMs },
         });
+        this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_album_update', recipient, { albumId: id, assetId, status });
+      }
+    } else if (status === 'removed') {
+      for (const recipient of recipientId) {
+        this.eventRepository.clientSend('on_album_update', recipient, { albumId: id, assetId, status });
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/websocket.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/websocket.ts
index b0880a9a7f..0227f8e5b4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/websocket.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/websocket.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface ReleaseEvent {
 export interface Events {
   on_upload_success: (asset: AssetResponseDto) => void;
   on_user_delete: (id: string) => void;
+  on_activity_change: (data: { albumId: string; assetId: string | null }) => void;
   on_album_update: (data: { albumId: string; assetId: string[]; status: 'added' | 'removed' }) => void;
   on_asset_person: ({
     assetId,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export interface Events {
   }) => void;
   on_asset_delete: (assetId: string) => void;
   on_asset_trash: (assetIds: string[]) => void;
-  on_asset_update: (asset: AssetResponseDto) => void;
+  on_asset_update: (assetIds: string[]) => void;
   on_asset_hidden: (assetId: string) => void;
   on_asset_restore: (assetIds: string[]) => void;
   on_asset_stack_update: (assetIds: string[]) => void;