diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssets/useAssetsApi.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssets/useAssetsApi.ts
index 9e3036d03..77e408a6d 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssets/useAssetsApi.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useMediaAssets/useAssetsApi.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function useAssetsApi() {
     try {
       // For input directory, just return assets without history
       if (directory === 'input') {
-        const assets = await assetService.getAssetsByTag(directory)
+        const assets = await assetService.getAssetsByTag(directory, false)
         // Process assets to truncate long filenames for display
         return assets.map((asset) => ({
           ...asset,
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
index 626a52d20..f0f8afdd1 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
@@ -190,11 +190,21 @@ function createAssetService() {
    * Gets assets filtered by a specific tag
    *
    * @param tag - The tag to filter by (e.g., 'models')
+   * @param includePublic - Whether to include public assets (default: true)
    * @returns Promise<AssetItem[]> - Full asset objects filtered by tag, excluding missing assets
    */
-  async function getAssetsByTag(tag: string): Promise<AssetItem[]> {
+  async function getAssetsByTag(
+    tag: string,
+    includePublic: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<AssetItem[]> {
+    const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
+      include_tags: tag,
+      limit: DEFAULT_LIMIT.toString(),
+      include_public: includePublic ? 'true' : 'false'
+    })
+
     const data = await handleAssetRequest(
-      `${ASSETS_ENDPOINT}?include_tags=${tag}&limit=${DEFAULT_LIMIT}`,
+      `${ASSETS_ENDPOINT}?${queryParams.toString()}`,
       `assets for tag ${tag}`
     )