diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index 006718b67..0acf2473f 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ const {
   hasSelection,
   clearSelection,
   getSelectedAssets,
+  reconcileSelection,
   getOutputCount,
   getTotalOutputCount,
   activate: activateSelection,
@@ -406,6 +407,9 @@ const showEmptyState = computed(
 )
 
 watch(visibleAssets, (newAssets) => {
+  // Alternative: keep hidden selections and surface them in UI; for now prune
+  // so selection stays consistent with what this view can act on.
+  reconcileSelection(newAssets)
   if (currentGalleryAssetId.value && galleryActiveIndex.value !== -1) {
     const newIndex = newAssets.findIndex(
       (asset) => asset.id === currentGalleryAssetId.value
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56627ae39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+
+import { useAssetSelection } from './useAssetSelection'
+import { useAssetSelectionStore } from './useAssetSelectionStore'
+
+vi.mock('@vueuse/core', () => ({
+  useKeyModifier: vi.fn(() => ref(false))
+}))
+
+describe('useAssetSelection', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
+  })
+
+  it('prunes selection to visible assets', () => {
+    const selection = useAssetSelection()
+    const store = useAssetSelectionStore()
+    const assets: AssetItem[] = [
+      { id: 'a', name: 'a.png', tags: [] },
+      { id: 'b', name: 'b.png', tags: [] }
+    ]
+
+    store.setSelection(['a', 'b'])
+    store.setLastSelectedIndex(1)
+
+    selection.reconcileSelection([assets[1]])
+
+    expect(Array.from(store.selectedAssetIds)).toEqual(['b'])
+    expect(store.lastSelectedIndex).toBe(-1)
+  })
+
+  it('clears selection when no visible assets remain', () => {
+    const selection = useAssetSelection()
+    const store = useAssetSelectionStore()
+
+    store.setSelection(['a'])
+    store.setLastSelectedIndex(0)
+
+    selection.reconcileSelection([])
+
+    expect(store.selectedAssetIds.size).toBe(0)
+    expect(store.lastSelectedIndex).toBe(-1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
index 290698d4d..ace5d3364 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetSelection.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,38 @@ export function useAssetSelection() {
     return allAssets.filter((asset) => selectionStore.isSelected(asset.id))
   }
 
+  function reconcileSelection(assets: AssetItem[]) {
+    if (selectionStore.selectedAssetIds.size === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (assets.length === 0) {
+      selectionStore.clearSelection()
+      return
+    }
+
+    const visibleIds = new Set(assets.map((asset) => asset.id))
+    const nextSelectedIds: string[] = []
+
+    for (const id of selectionStore.selectedAssetIds) {
+      if (visibleIds.has(id)) {
+        nextSelectedIds.push(id)
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (nextSelectedIds.length === selectionStore.selectedAssetIds.size) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (nextSelectedIds.length === 0) {
+      selectionStore.clearSelection()
+      return
+    }
+
+    selectionStore.setSelection(nextSelectedIds)
+    selectionStore.setLastSelectedIndex(-1)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the output count for a single asset
    * Same logic as in AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -132,6 +164,7 @@ export function useAssetSelection() {
     selectAll,
     clearSelection: () => selectionStore.clearSelection(),
     getSelectedAssets,
+    reconcileSelection,
     getOutputCount,
     getTotalOutputCount,
     reset: () => selectionStore.reset(),