diff --git a/model/request/request.go b/model/request/request.go
index cf2cf8aa4..8d7919298 100644
--- a/model/request/request.go
+++ b/model/request/request.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var allKeys = []contextKey{
 	Transcoding,
 	ClientUniqueId,
 	ReverseProxyIp,
+	InternalAuth,
 }
 
 func WithUser(ctx context.Context, u model.User) context.Context {
diff --git a/persistence/artist_repository.go b/persistence/artist_repository.go
index b6ce42128..81dc2606c 100644
--- a/persistence/artist_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/artist_repository.go
@@ -303,12 +303,11 @@ func (r *artistRepository) RefreshStats(allArtists bool) (int64, error) {
 		}
 		log.Debug(r.ctx, "RefreshStats: Refreshing all artists.", "count", len(allTouchedArtistIDs))
 	} else {
-		// Only refresh artists with updated media files
+		// Only refresh artists with updated timestamps
 		touchedArtistsQuerySQL := `
-        SELECT DISTINCT mfa.artist_id
-        FROM media_file_artists mfa
-        JOIN media_file mf ON mfa.media_file_id = mf.id
-        WHERE mf.updated_at > (SELECT last_scan_at FROM library ORDER BY last_scan_at ASC LIMIT 1)
+        SELECT DISTINCT id
+        FROM artist
+        WHERE updated_at > (SELECT last_scan_at FROM library ORDER BY last_scan_at ASC LIMIT 1)
         `
 		if err := r.db.NewQuery(touchedArtistsQuerySQL).Column(&allTouchedArtistIDs); err != nil {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("fetching touched artist IDs: %w", err)
diff --git a/scanner/phase_1_folders.go b/scanner/phase_1_folders.go
index 2e3ff9bea..8397d6924 100644
--- a/scanner/phase_1_folders.go
+++ b/scanner/phase_1_folders.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (p *phaseFolders) persistChanges(entry *folderEntry) (*folderEntry, error)
 		// Save all new/modified artists to DB. Their information will be incomplete, but they will be refreshed later
 		for i := range entry.artists {
 			err = artistRepo.Put(&entry.artists[i], "name",
-				"mbz_artist_id", "sort_artist_name", "order_artist_name", "full_text")
+				"mbz_artist_id", "sort_artist_name", "order_artist_name", "full_text", "updated_at")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(p.ctx, "Scanner: Error persisting artist to DB", "folder", entry.path, "artist", entry.artists[i].Name, err)
 				return err
diff --git a/scanner/scanner_test.go b/scanner/scanner_test.go
index 106c6e9c2..6bb74997f 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner_test.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner_test.go
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Scanner", Ordered, func() {
 
 	Describe("RefreshStats", func() {
 		var refreshStatsCalls []bool
+		var fsys storagetest.FakeFS
+		var help func(...map[string]any) *fstest.MapFile
 
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			refreshStatsCalls = nil
@@ -627,9 +629,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Scanner", Ordered, func() {
 			}
 
 			// Create a simple filesystem for testing
-			revolver := template(_t{"albumartist": "The Beatles", "album": "Revolver", "year": 1966})
-			createFS(fstest.MapFS{
-				"The Beatles/Revolver/01 - Taxman.mp3": revolver(track(1, "Taxman")),
+			help = template(_t{"albumartist": "The Beatles", "album": "Help!", "year": 1965})
+			fsys = createFS(fstest.MapFS{
+				"The Beatles/Help!/01 - Help!.mp3": help(track(1, "Help!")),
 			})
 		})
 
@@ -648,12 +650,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Scanner", Ordered, func() {
 			refreshStatsCalls = nil
 
 			// Add a new file to trigger changes detection
-			revolver := template(_t{"albumartist": "The Beatles", "album": "Revolver", "year": 1966})
-			fsys := createFS(fstest.MapFS{
-				"The Beatles/Revolver/01 - Taxman.mp3":        revolver(track(1, "Taxman")),
-				"The Beatles/Revolver/02 - Eleanor Rigby.mp3": revolver(track(2, "Eleanor Rigby")),
-			})
-			_ = fsys
+			fsys.Add("The Beatles/Help!/02 - The Night Before.mp3", help(track(2, "The Night Before")))
 
 			// Do an incremental scan
 			Expect(runScanner(ctx, false)).To(Succeed())
@@ -661,6 +658,52 @@ var _ = Describe("Scanner", Ordered, func() {
 			Expect(refreshStatsCalls).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(refreshStatsCalls[0]).To(BeFalse(), "RefreshStats should be called with allArtists=false for incremental scans")
 		})
+
+		It("should update artist stats during quick scans when new albums are added", func() {
+			// Don't use the mocked artist repo for this test - we need the real one
+			ds.MockedArtist = nil
+
+			By("Initial scan with one album")
+			Expect(runScanner(ctx, true)).To(Succeed())
+
+			// Verify initial artist stats - should have 1 album, 1 song
+			artists, err := ds.Artist(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
+				Filters: squirrel.Eq{"name": "The Beatles"},
+			})
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(artists).To(HaveLen(1))
+			artist := artists[0]
+			Expect(artist.AlbumCount).To(Equal(1)) // 1 album
+			Expect(artist.SongCount).To(Equal(1))  // 1 song
+
+			By("Adding files to an existing directory during incremental scan")
+			// Add more files to the existing Help! album - this should trigger artist stats update during incremental scan
+			fsys.Add("The Beatles/Help!/02 - The Night Before.mp3", help(track(2, "The Night Before")))
+			fsys.Add("The Beatles/Help!/03 - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away.mp3", help(track(3, "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away")))
+
+			// Do a quick scan (incremental)
+			Expect(runScanner(ctx, false)).To(Succeed())
+
+			By("Verifying artist stats were updated correctly")
+			// Fetch the artist again to check updated stats
+			artists, err = ds.Artist(ctx).GetAll(model.QueryOptions{
+				Filters: squirrel.Eq{"name": "The Beatles"},
+			})
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(artists).To(HaveLen(1))
+			updatedArtist := artists[0]
+
+			// Should now have 1 album and 3 songs total
+			// This is the key test - that artist stats are updated during quick scans
+			Expect(updatedArtist.AlbumCount).To(Equal(1)) // 1 album
+			Expect(updatedArtist.SongCount).To(Equal(3))  // 3 songs
+
+			// Also verify that role-specific stats are updated (albumartist role)
+			Expect(updatedArtist.Stats).To(HaveKey(model.RoleAlbumArtist))
+			albumArtistStats := updatedArtist.Stats[model.RoleAlbumArtist]
+			Expect(albumArtistStats.AlbumCount).To(Equal(1)) // 1 album
+			Expect(albumArtistStats.SongCount).To(Equal(3))  // 3 songs
+		})
 	})
 })
 
diff --git a/server/nativeapi/missing.go b/server/nativeapi/missing.go
index 5ccc15f55..0d311f492 100644
--- a/server/nativeapi/missing.go
+++ b/server/nativeapi/missing.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/deluan/rest"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/req"
 )
 
@@ -89,6 +90,17 @@ func deleteMissingFiles(ds model.DataStore, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+
+	// Refresh artist stats in background after deleting missing files
+	go func() {
+		bgCtx := request.AddValues(context.Background(), r.Context())
+		if _, err := ds.Artist(bgCtx).RefreshStats(true); err != nil {
+			log.Error(bgCtx, "Error refreshing artist stats after deleting missing files", err)
+		} else {
+			log.Debug(bgCtx, "Successfully refreshed artist stats after deleting missing files")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	writeDeleteManyResponse(w, r, ids)
 }