diff --git a/internal/photoprism/index.go b/internal/photoprism/index.go
index d1b444e12..cb0331180 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/index.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/index.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (ind *Index) Start(opt IndexOptions) fs.Done {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if f.FileName() != fileName && ind.files.Ignore(f.RelName(originalsPath), f.ModTime(), opt.Rescan) {
+				if f.FileName() != fileName && ind.files.Ignore(f.RootRelName(), f.ModTime(), opt.Rescan) {
 					continue
 				}
 
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
index 70f400b59..b25236698 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ func (m *MediaFile) PathNameInfo() (fileRoot, fileBase, relativePath, relativeNa
 		rootPath = Config().SidecarPath()
 	case entity.RootImport:
 		rootPath = Config().ImportPath()
+	case entity.RootExamples:
+		rootPath = Config().ExamplesPath()
 	default:
 		rootPath = Config().OriginalsPath()
 	}
@@ -366,6 +368,24 @@ func (m *MediaFile) SetFileName(fileName string) {
 	m.fileName = fileName
 }
 
+// RootRelName returns the relative filename and automatically detects the root path.
+func (m *MediaFile) RootRelName() string {
+	var rootPath string
+
+	switch m.Root() {
+	case entity.RootSidecar:
+		rootPath = Config().SidecarPath()
+	case entity.RootImport:
+		rootPath = Config().ImportPath()
+	case entity.RootExamples:
+		rootPath = Config().ExamplesPath()
+	default:
+		rootPath = Config().OriginalsPath()
+	}
+
+	return m.RelName(rootPath)
+}
+
 // RelName returns the relative filename.
 func (m *MediaFile) RelName(directory string) string {
 	return fs.RelName(m.fileName, directory)
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
index 0be0f3673..f65431998 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
@@ -625,10 +625,26 @@ func TestMediaFile_SetFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "turtle_brown_blue", mediaFile.fileName)
 }
 
-func TestMediaFile_RelativeFilename(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMediaFile_RootRelName(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := config.TestConfig()
 
 	mediaFile, err := NewMediaFile(conf.ExamplesPath() + "/tree_white.jpg")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("examples_path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		filename := mediaFile.RootRelName()
+		assert.Equal(t, "tree_white.jpg", filename)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMediaFile_RelName(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := config.TestConfig()
+
+	mediaFile, err := NewMediaFile(conf.ExamplesPath() + "/tree_white.jpg")
+
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}