diff --git a/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/person.dart b/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/person.dart
index 2e5191c485..348915f017 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/person.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/person.dart
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class PersonData {
   final bool isHidden;
   String? avatarFaceID;
   List<ClusterInfo>? assigned = List<ClusterInfo>.empty();
-  List<ClusterInfo>? rejected = List<ClusterInfo>.empty();
+  List<String>? rejectedFaceIDs = List<String>.empty();
   final String? birthDate;
 
   bool hasAvatar() => avatarFaceID != null;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class PersonData {
   PersonData({
     required this.name,
     this.assigned,
-    this.rejected,
+    this.rejectedFaceIDs,
     this.avatarFaceID,
     this.isHidden = false,
     this.birthDate,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class PersonData {
     return PersonData(
       name: name ?? this.name,
       assigned: assigned ?? this.assigned,
-      avatarFaceID: avatarFaceId ?? this.avatarFaceID,
+      avatarFaceID: avatarFaceId ?? avatarFaceID,
       isHidden: isHidden ?? this.isHidden,
       birthDate: birthDate ?? this.birthDate,
     );
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class PersonData {
       assignedCount += a.faces.length;
     }
     sb.writeln('Assigned: ${assigned?.length} withFaces $assignedCount');
-    sb.writeln('Rejected: ${rejected?.length}');
+    sb.writeln('Rejected faceIDs: ${rejectedFaceIDs?.length}');
     if (assigned != null) {
       for (var cluster in assigned!) {
         sb.writeln('Cluster: ${cluster.id} - ${cluster.faces.length}');
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class PersonData {
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
         'name': name,
         'assigned': assigned?.map((e) => e.toJson()).toList(),
-        'rejected': rejected?.map((e) => e.toJson()).toList(),
+        'rejectedFaceIDs': rejectedFaceIDs,
         'avatarFaceID': avatarFaceID,
         'isHidden': isHidden,
         'birthDate': birthDate,
@@ -122,15 +122,16 @@ class PersonData {
             json['assigned'].map((x) => ClusterInfo.fromJson(x)),
           );
 
-    final rejected = (json['rejected'] == null || json['rejected'].length == 0)
-        ? <ClusterInfo>[]
-        : List<ClusterInfo>.from(
-            json['rejected'].map((x) => ClusterInfo.fromJson(x)),
-          );
+    final List<String> rejectedFaceIDs =
+        (json['rejectedFaceIDs'] == null || json['rejectedFaceIDs'].length == 0)
+            ? <String>[]
+            : List<String>.from(
+                json['rejectedFaceIDs'],
+              );
     return PersonData(
       name: json['name'] as String,
       assigned: assigned,
-      rejected: rejected,
+      rejectedFaceIDs: rejectedFaceIDs,
       avatarFaceID: json['avatarFaceID'] as String?,
       isHidden: json['isHidden'] as bool? ?? false,
       birthDate: json['birthDate'] as String?,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart
index 91c0c8d087..f540897db5 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ class PersonService {
     required Set<String> faceIDs,
   }) async {
     final personData = person.data;
+
+    // Remove faces from clusters
     final List<String> emptiedClusters = [];
     for (final cluster in personData.assigned!) {
       cluster.faces.removeWhere((faceID) => faceIDs.contains(faceID));
@@ -219,6 +221,10 @@ class PersonService {
       );
     }
 
+    // Add removed faces to rejected faces
+    personData.rejectedFaceIDs ??= [];
+    personData.rejectedFaceIDs!.addAll(faceIDs);
+
     await entityService.addOrUpdate(
       EntityType.cgroup,
       personData.toJson(),