diff --git a/app/components/media_asset_component/media_asset_component.html.erb b/app/components/media_asset_component/media_asset_component.html.erb
index 45b31f623..18145815a 100644
--- a/app/components/media_asset_component/media_asset_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/media_asset_component/media_asset_component.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       100%
     </div>
 
-    <% if media_asset.expunged? || media_asset.deleted? %>
+    <% if media_asset.removed? %>
       <p>Image deleted.</p>
     <% elsif media_asset.processing? %>
       <p><%= spinner_icon(class: "h-8") %></p>
diff --git a/app/models/media_asset.rb b/app/models/media_asset.rb
index bd3407b6f..e91562bea 100644
--- a/app/models/media_asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/media_asset.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class MediaAsset < ApplicationRecord
   scope :public_only, -> { where(is_public: true) }
   scope :private_only, -> { where(is_public: false) }
   scope :without_ai_tags, -> { where.not(AITag.where("ai_tags.media_asset_id = media_assets.id").select(1).arel.exists) }
+  scope :removed, -> { where(status: [:deleted, :expunged]) }
+  scope :expired, -> { processing.where(created_at: ..4.hours.ago) }
 
   # Processing: The asset's files are currently being resized and distributed to the backend servers.
   # Active: The asset has been successfully uploaded and is ready to use.
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@ class MediaAsset < ApplicationRecord
 
   before_create :initialize_file_key
 
-  scope :expired, -> { processing.where(created_at: ..4.hours.ago) }
-
   def self.prune!
     expired.update_all(status: :failed)
   end
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ class MediaAsset < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
+    def removed?
+      deleted? || expunged?
+    end
+
     # @return [Mime::Type] The file's MIME type.
     def mime_type
       Mime::Type.lookup_by_extension(file_ext)
diff --git a/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb b/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
index c28e09a9d..29b2f05b8 100644
--- a/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MediaAssetPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   end
 
   def can_see_image?
-    record.post.blank? || record.post.visible?(user)
+    !record.removed? && (record.post.blank? || record.post.visible?(user))
   end
 
   def api_attributes
diff --git a/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb b/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
index 6ce901d33..47f112591 100644
--- a/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@
               </tr>
             <% end %>
 
-            <% @media_asset.source_urls.each do |url| %>
-              <tr>
-                <th class="text-left">Source</th>
-                <td class="break-all"><%= external_link_to url %></td>
-              </tr>
+            <% if policy(@media_asset).can_see_image? %>
+              <% @media_asset.source_urls.each do |url| %>
+                <tr>
+                  <th class="text-left">Source</th>
+                  <td class="break-all"><%= external_link_to url %></td>
+                </tr>
+              <% end %>
             <% end %>
 
             <% @media_asset.metadata.to_h.group_by { |key, value| key.split(":").first }.sort.each do |group, pairs| %>