diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
index 7559e5508a..74d6685d94 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart
@@ -237,8 +237,11 @@ class MLService {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<void> clusterAllImages({bool clusterInBuckets = true}) async {
-    if (!_canRunMLFunction(function: "Clustering")) return;
+  Future<void> clusterAllImages({
+    bool clusterInBuckets = true,
+    bool force = false,
+  }) async {
+    if (!_canRunMLFunction(function: "Clustering") && !force) return;
     if (_clusteringIsHappening) {
       _logger.info("clusterAllImages() is already running, returning");
       return;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/face_widget.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/face_widget.dart
index c4d6395053..06784105e8 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/face_widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file_details/face_widget.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dart:async";
 import "dart:developer" show log;
 import "dart:typed_data";
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import "package:photos/models/ml/face/person.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_detection/detection.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_filtering/face_filtering_constants.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/feedback/cluster_feedback.dart";
+import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/search_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/theme/ente_theme.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/file/no_thumbnail_widget.dart";
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ class _FaceWidgetState extends State<FaceWidget> {
                   context,
                   S.of(context).faceNotClusteredYet,
                 );
+                unawaited(MLService.instance.clusterAllImages(force: true));
                 return;
               }
               if (widget.person != null) {