diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts
index 2f6274d1fc..e04b909c16 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/library.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -851,4 +851,26 @@ describe('/libraries', () => {
       expect(existsSync(`${testAssetDir}/temp/directoryB/assetB.png`)).toBe(true);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('POST /search/metadata', () => {
+    it('should search by originalPath', async () => {
+      const directory = `some-61498-directory`;
+      const infix = 'me-61498-di';
+
+      utils.createImageFile(`${testAssetDir}/temp/${directory}/assetZ.jpg`);
+      await scan(admin.accessToken, library.id);
+      await utils.waitForWebsocketEvent({ event: 'assetUpload', total: 1 });
+
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .post('/search/metadata')
+        .send({ originalPath: infix })
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
+
+      expect(status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body.assets).toBeDefined();
+      expect(Array.isArray(body.assets.items)).toBe(true);
+      expect(body.assets.items).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(body.assets.items[0]).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ originalFileName: 'assetZ.jpg' }));
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/search.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/search.e2e-spec.ts
index beeaf1cc01..c3e41caafc 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/search.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/search.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ describe('/search', () => {
         should: 'should search by takenAfter (no results)',
         deferred: () => ({ dto: { takenAfter: today.plus({ hour: 1 }).toJSDate() }, assets: [] }),
       },
-      //   {
-      //     should: 'should search by originalPath',
-      //     deferred: () => ({
-      //       dto: { originalPath: asset1.originalPath },
-      //       assets: [asset1],
-      //     }),
-      //   },
       {
         should: 'should search by originalFilename',
         deferred: () => ({
diff --git a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
index 9ebf9364d1..76d0e6f17a 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ export const ASSET_CHECKSUM_CONSTRAINT = 'UQ_assets_owner_checksum';
 @Index('IDX_originalPath_libraryId', ['originalPath', 'libraryId'])
 @Index('IDX_asset_id_stackId', ['id', 'stackId'])
 @Index('idx_originalFileName_trigram', { synchronize: false })
-// For all assets, each originalpath must be unique per user and library
+@Index('idx_originalPath_trigram', { synchronize: false })
+// For all assets, each originalPath must be unique per user and library
 export class AssetEntity {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
   id!: string;
diff --git a/server/src/migrations/1724231348454-AddAssetOriginalPathTrigramIndex.ts b/server/src/migrations/1724231348454-AddAssetOriginalPathTrigramIndex.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd8e7b83e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/migrations/1724231348454-AddAssetOriginalPathTrigramIndex.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class AddAssetOriginalPathTrigramIndex1724231348454 implements MigrationInterface {
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+      await queryRunner.query(`CREATE INDEX idx_originalPath_trigram ON assets USING gin (f_unaccent("originalPath") gin_trgm_ops)`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+      await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX "idx_originalPath_trigram"`);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
index e9e94400ad..722764f654 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/search.repository.sql
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ FROM
         "asset"."fileCreatedAt" >= $1
         AND "exifInfo"."lensModel" = $2
         AND 1 = 1
-        AND 1 = 1
         AND (
           "asset"."isFavorite" = $3
           AND "asset"."isArchived" = $4
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ WHERE
     "asset"."fileCreatedAt" >= $1
     AND "exifInfo"."lensModel" = $2
     AND 1 = 1
-    AND 1 = 1
     AND (
       "asset"."isFavorite" = $3
       AND "asset"."isArchived" = $4
diff --git a/server/src/utils/database.ts b/server/src/utils/database.ts
index f3232eb78b..c357b99d4a 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,15 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(
     builder.andWhere(`${builder.alias}.ownerId IN (:...userIds)`, { userIds: options.userIds });
   }
 
-  const path = _.pick(options, ['encodedVideoPath', 'originalPath']);
-  builder.andWhere(_.omitBy(path, _.isUndefined));
+  if (options.encodedVideoPath) {
+    builder.andWhere({ encodedVideoPath: options.encodedVideoPath });
+  }
+
+  if (options.originalPath) {
+    builder.andWhere(`f_unaccent(${builder.alias}.originalPath) ILIKE f_unaccent(:originalPath)`, {
+      originalPath: `%${options.originalPath}%`,
+    });
+  }
 
   if (options.originalFileName) {
     builder.andWhere(`f_unaccent(${builder.alias}.originalFileName) ILIKE f_unaccent(:originalFileName)`, {