diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/backup.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/backup.repository.dart
index cc6fd7dfe3..0241711d4b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/backup.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/backup.repository.dart
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class DriftBackupRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
     );
   }
 
-  Future<List<LocalAsset>> getCandidates(String userId) async {
+  Future<List<LocalAsset>> getCandidates(String userId, {bool onlyHashed = true}) async {
     final selectedAlbumIds = _db.localAlbumEntity.selectOnly(distinct: true)
       ..addColumns([_db.localAlbumEntity.id])
       ..where(_db.localAlbumEntity.backupSelection.equalsValue(BackupSelection.selected));
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class DriftBackupRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
     final query = _db.localAssetEntity.select()
       ..where(
         (lae) =>
-            lae.checksum.isNotNull() &
             existsQuery(
               _db.localAlbumAssetEntity.selectOnly()
                 ..addColumns([_db.localAlbumAssetEntity.assetId])
@@ -109,6 +108,10 @@ class DriftBackupRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
       )
       ..orderBy([(localAsset) => OrderingTerm.desc(localAsset.createdAt)]);
 
+    if (onlyHashed) {
+      query.where((lae) => lae.checksum.isNotNull());
+    }
+
     return query.map((localAsset) => localAsset.toDto()).get();
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
index c045cc4f9f..f52fc654f2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ final driftBackupCandidateProvider = FutureProvider.autoDispose<List<LocalAsset>
     return [];
   }
 
-  return ref.read(backupRepositoryProvider).getCandidates(user.id);
+  return ref.read(backupRepositoryProvider).getCandidates(user.id, onlyHashed: false);
 });
 
 final driftCandidateBackupAlbumInfoProvider = FutureProvider.autoDispose.family<List<LocalAlbum>, String>((