diff --git a/internal/entity/details_test.go b/internal/entity/details_test.go
index 8124c883c..0961b860b 100644
--- a/internal/entity/details_test.go
+++ b/internal/entity/details_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func TestDetails_NoCopyright(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNewDetails(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("add to photo", func(t *testing.T) {
 		p := NewPhoto()
+
+		assert.Equal(t, TitleUnknown, p.PhotoTitle)
+
 		d := NewDetails(p)
 		p.Details = &d
 		d.Subject = "Foo Bar"
diff --git a/internal/entity/photo.go b/internal/entity/photo.go
index 2ebf95029..a226c4a61 100644
--- a/internal/entity/photo.go
+++ b/internal/entity/photo.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type Photo struct {
 // NewPhoto creates a photo entity.
 func NewPhoto() Photo {
 	return Photo{
+		PhotoTitle:   TitleUnknown,
 		PhotoType:    TypeImage,
 		PhotoCountry: UnknownCountry.ID,
 		CameraID:     UnknownCamera.ID,
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/import.go b/internal/photoprism/import.go
index 9dc23b017..ca8e11e1f 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/import.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/import.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	filesImported := 0
 	indexOpt := IndexOptionsAll()
 	ignore := fs.NewIgnoreList(fs.IgnoreFile, true, false)
 
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 				return result
 			}
 
+			done[fileName] = fs.Found
+
 			if !fs.IsMedia(fileName) {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -142,6 +145,11 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 				return nil
 			}
 
+			if mf.FileSize() == 0 {
+				log.Infof("import: skipped empty file %s", txt.Quote(mf.BaseName()))
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			related, err := mf.RelatedFiles(imp.conf.Settings().Index.Sequences)
 
 			if err != nil {
@@ -153,11 +161,12 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 			var files MediaFiles
 
 			for _, f := range related.Files {
-				if done[f.FileName()].Processed() {
+				if f.FileSize() == 0 || done[f.FileName()].Processed() {
 					continue
 				}
 
 				files = append(files, f)
+				filesImported++
 				done[f.FileName()] = fs.Processed
 			}
 
@@ -216,7 +225,7 @@ func (imp *Import) Start(opt ImportOptions) fs.Done {
 		log.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	if len(done) > 0 {
+	if filesImported > 0 {
 		if err := entity.UpdatePhotoCounts(); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("import: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/index.go b/internal/photoprism/index.go
index 3d8e2bbd7..50caa2f8a 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/index.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/index.go
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ func (ind *Index) Start(opt IndexOptions) fs.Done {
 				return nil
 			}
 
+			if mf.FileSize() == 0 {
+				log.Infof("index: skipped empty file %s", txt.Quote(mf.BaseName()))
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			if ind.files.Indexed(relName, entity.RootOriginals, mf.modTime, opt.Rescan) {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ func (ind *Index) Start(opt IndexOptions) fs.Done {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if ind.files.Indexed(f.RootRelName(), f.Root(), f.ModTime(), opt.Rescan) {
+				if f.FileSize() == 0 || ind.files.Indexed(f.RootRelName(), f.Root(), f.ModTime(), opt.Rescan) {
 					done[f.FileName()] = fs.Found
 					continue
 				}