diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index 7df4bbf73..e2e7278c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -611,8 +611,13 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaOperationsListener {
                 val newMedia = it
                 try {
                     gotMedia(newMedia, false)
-                    oldMedia.filter { !newMedia.contains(it) }.mapNotNull { it as? Medium }.filter { !getDoesFilePathExist(it.path) }.forEach {
-                        mediaDB.deleteMediumPath(it.path)
+                    oldMedia.filter { !newMedia.contains(it) }.mapNotNull { it as? Medium }.forEach {
+                        if (!getDoesFilePathExist(it.path)) {
+                            mediaDB.deleteMediumPath(it.path)
+                        } else if (mPath == FAVORITES) {
+                            favoritesDB.deleteFavoritePath(it.path)
+                            mediaDB.updateFavorite(it.path, false)
+                        }
                     }
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/interfaces/MediumDao.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/interfaces/MediumDao.kt
index 4affa1995..999ca60ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/interfaces/MediumDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/interfaces/MediumDao.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ interface MediumDao {
     @Query("UPDATE media SET date_taken = :dateTaken WHERE full_path = :path COLLATE NOCASE")
     fun updateFavoriteDateTaken(path: String, dateTaken: Long)
 
+    @Query("UPDATE media SET is_favorite = :isFavorite WHERE full_path = :path COLLATE NOCASE")
+    fun updateFavorite(path: String, isFavorite: Boolean)
+
     @Query("UPDATE media SET is_favorite = 0")
     fun clearFavorites()