diff --git a/desktop/CHANGELOG.md b/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d535dc1a2..ea3843b011 100644
--- a/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/desktop/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 -   Remember the window size across app restarts.
 -   Revert changes to the Linux icon.
+-   Fix an issue where deleted items in watched folders would not move to
+    uncategorized.
 
 ## v1.7.0
 
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watch.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watch.ts
index 82d3b2f4ec..42ce245fa4 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/watch.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/watch.ts
@@ -270,10 +270,11 @@ class FolderWatcher {
             }
 
             const [removed, rest] = watch.syncedFiles.reduce(
-                ([removed, rest], { path }) => {
-                    (event.filePaths.includes(path) ? rest : removed).push(
-                        watch,
-                    );
+                ([removed, rest], syncedFile) => {
+                    (event.filePaths.includes(syncedFile.path)
+                        ? removed
+                        : rest
+                    ).push(syncedFile);
                     return [removed, rest];
                 },
                 [[], []],