diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListener.php b/apps/files/lib/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListener.php
index 4ad4a44b597d3..552dcea792552 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListener.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListener.php
@@ -58,22 +58,24 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		if ($event instanceof BeforeNodeCopiedEvent || $event instanceof NodeCopiedEvent) {
 			$this->handleCopyRecursive($event, $event->getSource(), $event->getTarget());
 		} else {
-			$peerFileId = null;
-
+			$node = null;
 			if ($event instanceof BeforeNodeRenamedEvent) {
-				$peerFileId = $this->livePhotosService->getLivePhotoPeerId($event->getSource());
+				$node = $event->getSource();
 			} elseif ($event instanceof BeforeNodeDeletedEvent) {
-				$peerFileId = $this->livePhotosService->getLivePhotoPeerId($event->getNode());
+				$node = $event->getNode();
 			} elseif ($event instanceof CacheEntriesRemovedEvent) {
 				$this->handleCacheEntriesRemovedEvent($event);
+				return;
 			}
 
+			$peerFileId = $this->livePhotosService->getLivePhotoPeerId($node);
+
 			if ($peerFileId === null) {
 				return; // Not a live photo.
 			}
 
 			// Check the user's folder.
-			$peerFile = $this->userFolder->getFirstNodeById($peerFileId);
+			$peerFile = $this->getPeerById($node, $peerFileId);
 
 			if ($peerFile === null) {
 				return; // Peer file not found.
@@ -88,22 +90,51 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Look for a peer file in the same directory as a file.
+	 *
+	 * If it's in a different folder, we consider the peer-relationship invalid
+	 */
+	private function getPeerById(Node $node, int $peerId): ?Node {
+		$parent = $node->getParent();
+		foreach ($parent->getDirectoryListing() as $sibling) {
+			if ($sibling->getId() === $peerId) {
+				return $sibling;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	public function handleCacheEntriesRemovedEvent(CacheEntriesRemovedEvent $cacheEntriesRemovedEvent): void {
 		$entries = $cacheEntriesRemovedEvent->getCacheEntryRemovedEvents();
 		$fileIds = [];
+		$eventsById = [];
 		foreach ($entries as $entry) {
 			$fileIds[] = $entry->getFileId();
+			$eventsById[$entry->getFileId()] = $entry;
 		}
 
 		$peerFileIds = $this->livePhotosService->getLivePhotoPeerIds($fileIds);
 
-		foreach ($peerFileIds as $peerFileId) {
+		foreach ($peerFileIds as $sourceFileId => $peerFileId) {
+			if (in_array($peerFileId, $this->pendingRenames, true)) {
+				continue; // The file is moved to another storage along with its peer.
+			}
+
 			// Check the user's folder.
 			$peerFile = $this->userFolder->getFirstNodeById($peerFileId);
+			$sourceFile = $eventsById[$sourceFileId];
 
 			if ($peerFile === null) {
 				continue; // Peer file not found.
 			}
+
+			if (
+				$sourceFile->getStorageId() !== $peerFile->getData()->getStorageId()
+				|| dirname($sourceFile->getPath()) !== dirname($peerFile->getInternalPath())
+			) {
+				continue; // Peer file is not in the same folder as the deleted file
+			}
 			$peerFile->delete();
 		}
 	}
@@ -251,7 +282,7 @@ private function handleCopyRecursive(Event $event, Node $sourceNode, Node $targe
 			if ($peerFileId === null) {
 				return;
 			}
-			$peerFile = $this->userFolder->getFirstNodeById($peerFileId);
+			$peerFile = $this->getPeerById($sourceNode, $peerFileId);
 			if ($peerFile === null) {
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/LivePhotosService.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/LivePhotosService.php
index 608e08bf478bc..793c66266d5f7 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/LivePhotosService.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/LivePhotosService.php
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ public function __construct(
 	 * Get the associated live photo for a given file id
 	 */
 	public function getLivePhotoPeerId(Node $file): ?int {
+		$peer = $this->getLivePhotoPeerIdUnchecked($file);
+		if ($peer === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		$peerOfPeer = $this->getLivePhotoPeerIdsUnchecked([$peer])[$peer] ?? null;
+		if ($peerOfPeer === $file->getId()) {
+			// the peer relationship is only valid if it's mutual
+			return $peer;
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function getLivePhotoPeerIdUnchecked(Node $file): ?int {
 		try {
 			$metadata = $this->filesMetadataManager->getMetadataForNode($file);
 		} catch (FilesMetadataNotFoundException $ex) {
@@ -38,17 +53,25 @@ public function getLivePhotoPeerId(Node $file): ?int {
 	/**
 	 * Get the associated live photo for multiple file ids
 	 * @param int[] $fileIds
-	 * @return int[]
+	 * @return array<int, int>
 	 */
 	public function getLivePhotoPeerIds(array $fileIds): array {
+		$peersIds = $this->getLivePhotoPeerIdsUnchecked($fileIds);
+		$peersOfPeers = $this->getLivePhotoPeerIdsUnchecked($peersIds);
+
+		// the peer relationship is only valid if it's mutual
+		return array_filter($peersIds, fn (int $peerId, int $fileId) => ($peersOfPeers[$peerId] ?? null) === $fileId, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_BOTH);
+	}
+
+	private function getLivePhotoPeerIdsUnchecked(array $fileIds): array {
 		$metadata = $this->filesMetadataManager->getMetadataForFiles($fileIds);
 		$peersIds = [];
-		foreach ($metadata as $item) {
+		foreach ($metadata as $fileId => $item) {
 			if (!$item->hasKey('files-live-photo')) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$peersIds[] = (int)$item->getString('files-live-photo');
+			$peersIds[$fileId] = (int)$item->getString('files-live-photo');
 		}
 		return $peersIds;
 	}
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListenerTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListenerTest.php
index b57ec6cd9a512..5c68ca6dcc7fb 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListenerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Listener/SyncLivePhotosListenerTest.php
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 use OCA\Files\Listener\SyncLivePhotosListener;
 use OCA\Files\Service\LivePhotosService;
 use OCP\Files\Cache\CacheEntriesRemovedEvent;
+use OCP\Files\Cache\ICacheEntry;
 use OCP\Files\Cache\ICacheEvent;
 use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\FilesMetadata\IFilesMetadataManager;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use Test\TestCase;
 
@@ -41,18 +43,35 @@ protected function setUp(): void {
 		);
 	}
 
+	private function createCacheEvent(int $fileId, int $storageId, string $path): ICacheEvent {
+		$entry = $this->createMock(ICacheEvent::class);
+		$entry->method('getFileId')->willReturn($fileId);
+		$entry->method('getStorageId')->willReturn($storageId);
+		$entry->method('getPath')->willReturn($path);
+		return $entry;
+	}
+
+	private function createPeer(int $storageId, string $internalPath): File&MockObject {
+		$cacheEntry = $this->createMock(ICacheEntry::class);
+		$cacheEntry->method('getStorageId')->willReturn($storageId);
+
+		$peer = $this->createMock(File::class);
+		$peer->method('getData')->willReturn($cacheEntry);
+		$peer->method('getInternalPath')->willReturn($internalPath);
+		return $peer;
+	}
+
 	public function testCacheEntriesRemovedDeletesPeersAfterMissingOne(): void {
-		$entries = array_map(function (int $fileId): ICacheEvent {
-			$entry = $this->createMock(ICacheEvent::class);
-			$entry->method('getFileId')->willReturn($fileId);
-			return $entry;
-		}, [1, 2]);
+		$entries = [
+			$this->createCacheEvent(1, 10, 'files/IMG_1.jpg'),
+			$this->createCacheEvent(2, 10, 'files/IMG_2.jpg'),
+		];
 
 		$this->livePhotosService->method('getLivePhotoPeerIds')
 			->with([1, 2])
-			->willReturn([11, 12]);
+			->willReturn([1 => 11, 2 => 12]);
 
-		$peer = $this->createMock(File::class);
+		$peer = $this->createPeer(10, 'files/IMG_2.mov');
 		$peer->expects($this->once())->method('delete');
 
 		$this->userFolder->method('getFirstNodeById')
@@ -63,4 +82,37 @@ public function testCacheEntriesRemovedDeletesPeersAfterMissingOne(): void {
 
 		$this->listener->handle(new CacheEntriesRemovedEvent($entries));
 	}
+
+	public static function dataCacheEntriesRemovedKeepsPeer(): array {
+		return [
+			'other folder' => [10, 'files/videos/IMG.mov'],
+			'other folder with the same name' => [10, 'files/other/photos/IMG.mov'],
+			'other storage' => [20, 'files/photos/IMG.mov'],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[DataProvider('dataCacheEntriesRemovedKeepsPeer')]
+	public function testCacheEntriesRemovedKeepsPeer(int $peerStorageId, string $peerPath): void {
+		$this->livePhotosService->method('getLivePhotoPeerIds')
+			->willReturn([1 => 11]);
+
+		$peer = $this->createPeer($peerStorageId, $peerPath);
+		$peer->expects($this->never())->method('delete');
+		$this->userFolder->method('getFirstNodeById')->willReturn($peer);
+
+		$this->listener->handle(new CacheEntriesRemovedEvent([
+			$this->createCacheEvent(1, 10, 'files/photos/IMG.jpg'),
+		]));
+	}
+
+	public function testCacheEntriesRemovedKeepsPeerThatIsBeingMoved(): void {
+		$this->livePhotosService->method('getLivePhotoPeerIds')
+			->willReturn([1 => 11]);
+		$this->userFolder->expects($this->never())->method('getFirstNodeById');
+
+		self::invokePrivate($this->listener, 'pendingRenames', [[11]]);
+		$this->listener->handle(new CacheEntriesRemovedEvent([
+			$this->createCacheEvent(1, 10, 'files/IMG.jpg'),
+		]));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/Service/LivePhotosServiceTest.php b/apps/files/tests/Service/LivePhotosServiceTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b9f82f7770bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/tests/Service/LivePhotosServiceTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Files\Tests\Service;
+
+use OC\FilesMetadata\Model\FilesMetadata;
+use OCA\Files\Service\LivePhotosService;
+use OCP\Files\Node;
+use OCP\FilesMetadata\IFilesMetadataManager;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Test\TestCase;
+
+class LivePhotosServiceTest extends TestCase {
+	private function getMetadataManager(array $peers): IFilesMetadataManager {
+		$manager = $this->createMock(IFilesMetadataManager::class);
+		$manager->method('getMetadataForNode')
+			->willReturnCallback(function (Node $node) use ($peers) {
+				$id = $node->getId();
+				$metadata = new FilesMetadata($id);
+				if (isset($peers[$id])) {
+					$metadata->setString('files-live-photo', (string)$peers[$id]);
+				}
+				return $metadata;
+			});
+		$manager->method('getMetadataForFiles')
+			->willReturnCallback(function (array $ids) use ($peers) {
+				$result = [];
+				foreach ($ids as $id) {
+					$metadata = new FilesMetadata($id);
+					if (isset($peers[$id])) {
+						$metadata->setString('files-live-photo', (string)$peers[$id]);
+					}
+					$result[$id] = $metadata;
+				}
+				return $result;
+			});
+		return $manager;
+	}
+
+	public static function getPeerIdProvider(): array {
+		return [
+			[[1 => 2, 2 => 1], 1, 2],
+			[[1 => 2], 1, null],
+			[[1 => 2], 2, null],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[DataProvider('getPeerIdProvider')]
+	public function testGetPeerId(array $peers, int $fileId, ?int $expected): void {
+		$metadataManager = $this->getMetadataManager($peers);
+		$livePhotoService = new LivePhotosService($metadataManager);
+		$file = $this->createMock(Node::class);
+		$file->method('getId')->willReturn($fileId);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $livePhotoService->getLivePhotoPeerId($file));
+	}
+
+	public static function getPeerIdsProvider(): array {
+		return [
+			[[1 => 2, 2 => 1], [1], [1 => 2]],
+			[[1 => 2], [1], []],
+			[[1 => 2], [2], []],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[DataProvider('getPeerIdsProvider')]
+	public function testGetPeerIds(array $peers, array $fileIds, array $expected): void {
+		$metadataManager = $this->getMetadataManager($peers);
+		$livePhotoService = new LivePhotosService($metadataManager);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $livePhotoService->getLivePhotoPeerIds($fileIds));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/build/integration/features/bootstrap/MetadataContext.php b/build/integration/features/bootstrap/MetadataContext.php
index 1a60a24ce1d6e..8d9d10ae8a4dc 100644
--- a/build/integration/features/bootstrap/MetadataContext.php
+++ b/build/integration/features/bootstrap/MetadataContext.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use Behat\Behat\Context\Context;
+use Behat\Step\Given;
 use Behat\Step\Then;
 use Behat\Step\When;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
@@ -50,6 +51,24 @@ public function userSetsProp(string $user, string $metadataKey, string $metadata
 		$client->request('PROPPATCH', $this->baseUrl . $davUrl, $body);
 	}
 
+	#[Given('User :user links :fileName as live photo to :peerName')]
+	public function userLinksLivePhoto(string $user, string $fileName, string $peerName) {
+		$client = new SClient([
+			'baseUri' => $this->baseUrl,
+			'userName' => $user,
+			'password' => '123456',
+			'authType' => SClient::AUTH_BASIC,
+		]);
+
+		$response = $client->propFind($this->baseUrl . $this->getDavUrl($user, $peerName), ['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid']);
+		$peerId = $response['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid'];
+
+		$response = $client->propPatch($this->baseUrl . $this->getDavUrl($user, $fileName), [
+			'{http://nextcloud.org/ns}metadata-files-live-photo' => (string)$peerId,
+		]);
+		Assert::assertTrue($response);
+	}
+
 	#[When('User :user deletes the :metadataKey prop on :fileName')]
 	public function userDeletesProp(string $user, string $metadataKey, string $fileName) {
 		$client = new SClient([
diff --git a/build/integration/files_features/live-photos.feature b/build/integration/files_features/live-photos.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d104dd1ab50fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/integration/files_features/live-photos.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+Feature: live photos
+  Background:
+    Given using new dav path
+    And user "user0" exists
+
+  Scenario: Deleting a live photo deletes its video
+    Given User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/IMG.jpg"
+    When User "user0" deletes file "/IMG.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "204"
+    And as "user0" the file "/IMG.mov" does not exist
+
+  Scenario: Deleting a live photo keeps a linked video in another folder
+    Given User "user0" created a folder "/photos"
+    And User "user0" created a folder "/videos"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/photos/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/videos/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    When User "user0" deletes file "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "204"
+    And as "user0" the file "/videos/IMG.mov" exists
+
+  Scenario: Renaming a live photo keeps a linked video in another folder
+    Given User "user0" created a folder "/photos"
+    And User "user0" created a folder "/videos"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/photos/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/videos/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    When User "user0" moves file "/photos/IMG.jpg" to "/photos/renamed.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "201"
+    And as "user0" the file "/videos/IMG.mov" exists
+    And as "user0" the file "/photos/renamed.mov" does not exist
+
+  Scenario: Copying a live photo does not copy a linked video in another folder
+    Given User "user0" created a folder "/photos"
+    And User "user0" created a folder "/videos"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/photos/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/videos/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/videos/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/photos/IMG.jpg"
+    When User "user0" copies file "/photos/IMG.jpg" to "/copy.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "201"
+    And as "user0" the file "/copy.mov" does not exist
+
+  Scenario: Deleting a photo keeps a video that does not link back to it
+    Given User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/IMG.mov"
+    When User "user0" deletes file "/IMG.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "204"
+    And as "user0" the file "/IMG.mov" exists
+
+  Scenario: Deleting a video is allowed when the photo does not link back to it
+    Given User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/IMG.jpg"
+    When User "user0" deletes file "/IMG.mov"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "204"
+    And as "user0" the file "/IMG.jpg" exists
+
+  Scenario: Moving a live photo into another storage moves its video along
+    Given User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" created a folder "/local_storage/live-photos"
+    When User "user0" moves file "/IMG.jpg" to "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.jpg"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "201"
+    And as "user0" the file "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.jpg" exists
+    And as "user0" the file "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.mov" exists
+    And as "user0" the file "/IMG.mov" does not exist
+    And User "user0" deletes folder "/local_storage/live-photos"
+
+  Scenario: Moving a live photo video into another storage moves its photo along
+    Given User "user0" uploads file with content "photo" to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" uploads file with content "video" to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.jpg" as live photo to "/IMG.mov"
+    And User "user0" links "/IMG.mov" as live photo to "/IMG.jpg"
+    And User "user0" created a folder "/local_storage/live-photos"
+    When User "user0" moves file "/IMG.mov" to "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.mov"
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "201"
+    And as "user0" the file "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.mov" exists
+    And as "user0" the file "/local_storage/live-photos/IMG.jpg" exists
+    And as "user0" the file "/IMG.jpg" does not exist
+    And User "user0" deletes folder "/local_storage/live-photos"