diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/local_album.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/local_album.repository.dart
index 19495317d5..0c29768880 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/local_album.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/local_album.repository.dart
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ class DriftLocalAlbumRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
     final assetsToDelete = _platform.isIOS ? await _getUniqueAssetsInAlbum(albumId) : await getAssetIds(albumId);
     await _deleteAssets(assetsToDelete);
 
-    // All the other assets that are still associated will be unlinked automatically on-cascade
-    await _db.managers.localAlbumEntity.filter((a) => a.id.equals(albumId)).delete();
+    await _db.managers.localAlbumEntity
+        .filter((a) => a.id.equals(albumId) & a.backupSelection.equals(BackupSelection.none))
+        .delete();
   });
 
   Future<void> syncDeletes(String albumId, Iterable<String> assetIdsToKeep) async {
@@ -152,7 +153,10 @@ class DriftLocalAlbumRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
         await deleteSmt.go();
       }
 
-      await _db.localAlbumEntity.deleteWhere((f) => f.marker_.isNotNull());
+      // Only remove albums that are not explicitly selected or excluded from backups
+      await _db.localAlbumEntity.deleteWhere(
+        (f) => f.marker_.isNotNull() & f.backupSelection.equalsValue(BackupSelection.none),
+      );
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
index 2c2c64fb25..983164831a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/tab_shell.page.dart
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ void _onNavigationSelected(TabsRouter router, int index, WidgetRef ref) {
     ref.read(remoteAlbumProvider.notifier).refresh();
   }
 
+  if (index == 3) {
+    ref.invalidate(localAlbumProvider);
+  }
+
   ref.read(hapticFeedbackProvider.notifier).selectionClick();
   router.setActiveIndex(index);
   ref.read(tabProvider.notifier).state = TabEnum.values[index];
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/album.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/album.provider.dart
index 029d912155..8388480974 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/album.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/infrastructure/album.provider.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ final localAlbumServiceProvider = Provider<LocalAlbumService>(
 );
 
 final localAlbumProvider = FutureProvider<List<LocalAlbum>>(
-  (ref) => LocalAlbumService(ref.watch(localAlbumRepository)).getAll(sortBy: {SortLocalAlbumsBy.newestAsset}),
+  (ref) => LocalAlbumService(ref.watch(localAlbumRepository))
+      .getAll(sortBy: {SortLocalAlbumsBy.newestAsset})
+      .then((albums) => albums.where((album) => album.assetCount > 0).toList()),
 );
 
 final localAlbumThumbnailProvider = FutureProvider.family<LocalAsset?, String>(