diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1764866946512-AddLockedPropertiesToAssetExif.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1764866946512-AddLockedPropertiesToAssetExif.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a9f652b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1764866946512-AddLockedPropertiesToAssetExif.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset_exif" ADD "lockedProperties" character varying[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset_exif" DROP COLUMN "lockedProperties";`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
index e58c868c5e..c4719b5771 100755
--- a/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       await sut.update(authStub.admin, 'asset-1', { description: 'Test description' });
 
       expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        { assetId: 'asset-1', description: 'Test description' },
+        { assetId: 'asset-1', description: 'Test description', lockedProperties: ['description'] },
         { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
       );
     });
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
         {
           assetId: 'asset-1',
           rating: 3,
+          lockedProperties: ['rating'],
         },
         { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
       );