diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index 65689f6b9..ead345017 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
               @output-count-click="enterFolderView(item)"
               @context-menu-opened="openContextMenuId = item.id"
               @bulk-download="handleBulkDownload"
-              @delete-assets="handleDeleteAssets"
+              @bulk-delete="handleBulkDelete"
             />
           </template>
         </VirtualGrid>
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ import {
   onMounted,
   onUnmounted,
   ref,
-  shallowRef,
-  triggerRef,
   watch
 } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ const isQueuePanelV2Enabled = computed(() =>
 const openContextMenuId = ref<string | null>(null)
 
 // Track which assets are currently being deleted (for showing loading state)
-const deletingAssetIds = shallowRef(new Set<string>())
+const deletingAssetIds = ref(new Set<string>())
 
 // Determine if delete button should be shown
 // Hide delete button when in input tab and not in cloud (OSS mode - files are from local folders)
@@ -543,12 +541,13 @@ const handleDownloadSelected = () => {
 }
 
 const setAssetsDeletingState = (assetIds: string[], isDeleting: boolean) => {
-  assetIds.forEach((id) =>
-    isDeleting
-      ? deletingAssetIds.value.add(id)
-      : deletingAssetIds.value.delete(id)
-  )
-  triggerRef(deletingAssetIds)
+  assetIds.forEach((id) => {
+    if (isDeleting) {
+      deletingAssetIds.value.add(id)
+    } else {
+      deletingAssetIds.value.delete(id)
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 const handleBulkDownload = (assets: AssetItem[]) => {
@@ -557,9 +556,9 @@ const handleBulkDownload = (assets: AssetItem[]) => {
 }
 
 const handleDeleteSelected = () =>
-  handleDeleteAssets(getSelectedAssets(displayAssets.value))
+  handleBulkDelete(getSelectedAssets(displayAssets.value))
 
-const handleDeleteAssets = async (assets: AssetItem[]) => {
+const handleBulkDelete = async (assets: AssetItem[]) => {
   const assetIds = assets.map((a) => a.id)
 
   await deleteMultipleAssets(assets, (isDeleting) =>
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
index 1013032a8..8fb8b7fad 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     :is-bulk-mode="hasSelection && (selectedAssets?.length ?? 0) > 1"
     @zoom="handleZoomClick"
     @bulk-download="emit('bulk-download', $event)"
-    @delete-assets="emit('delete-assets', $event)"
+    @bulk-delete="emit('bulk-delete', $event)"
   />
 </template>
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   'output-count-click': []
   'context-menu-opened': []
   'bulk-download': [assets: AssetItem[]]
-  'delete-assets': [assets: AssetItem[]]
+  'bulk-delete': [assets: AssetItem[]]
 }>()
 
 const cardContainerRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
index ee7384bfe..ad2b3de99 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const {
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   zoom: []
   'bulk-download': [assets: AssetItem[]]
-  'delete-assets': [assets: AssetItem[]]
+  'bulk-delete': [assets: AssetItem[]]
 }>()
 
 const contextMenu = ref<InstanceType<typeof ContextMenu>>()
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const contextMenuItems = computed<MenuItem[]>(() => {
       items.push({
         label: t('mediaAsset.selection.deleteSelectedAll'),
         icon: 'icon-[lucide--trash-2]',
-        command: () => emit('delete-assets', selectedAssets)
+        command: () => emit('bulk-delete', selectedAssets)
       })
     }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ const contextMenuItems = computed<MenuItem[]>(() => {
     items.push({
       label: t('mediaAsset.actions.delete'),
       icon: 'icon-[lucide--trash-2]',
-      command: () => emit('delete-assets', [asset])
+      command: () => emit('bulk-delete', [asset])
     })
   }