diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5410322..cdd7b7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.21.5 - 2026-10-27
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Generated image crop and playback copies no longer appear as separate Media Library assets.
+
 ## 2.21.4 - 2026-10-27
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/build/package.player.json b/build/package.player.json
index 46cb46c..1e8395f 100644
--- a/build/package.player.json
+++ b/build/package.player.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-player",
-  "version": "2.21.4",
+  "version": "2.21.5",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage player application bundle",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/build/package.web.json b/build/package.web.json
index 8bf8f47..6e458fc 100644
--- a/build/package.web.json
+++ b/build/package.web.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-web",
-  "version": "2.21.4",
+  "version": "2.21.5",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage web and bridge application bundle",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2b34e10..882e924 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.21.4",
+  "version": "2.21.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pulse-signage",
-      "version": "2.21.4",
+      "version": "2.21.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "@better-auth/passkey": "^1.7.13",
         "animate.css": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d268c2..cfa21e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.21.4",
+  "version": "2.21.5",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage application with MySQL and media storage",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/src/web/lib/media/library.js b/src/web/lib/media/library.js
index b87ec1a..090f5ce 100644
--- a/src/web/lib/media/library.js
+++ b/src/web/lib/media/library.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const IMAGE_VARIANT_DIMENSIONS = [2048, 4096, 8192, 16384];
 const IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_EXTENSIONS = new Set(['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.webp', '.gif', '.svg']);
 const IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_MAX_DIMENSION = 480;
 
+function isGeneratedImageCopyName(name) {
+  return /^image-(?:crop|playback)-[a-f0-9]{64}\.(?:jpe?g|png|webp|gif)$/i.test(String(name || ''));
+}
+
 function getImageVariantPath(filePath, dimension) {
   const extension = path.extname(filePath);
   const baseName = path.basename(filePath, extension);
@@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ async function fetchMediaAssets(pool) {
       WHERE is_published = 1
       ORDER BY created_at DESC, id DESC`
   );
-  return rows || [];
+  return (rows || []).filter(asset => !isGeneratedImageCopyName(path.basename(String(asset.media_path || ''))));
 }
 
 async function syncMediaAssetsFromDirectory(pool, uploadDir, userId) {
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ async function syncMediaAssetsFromDirectory(pool, uploadDir, userId) {
       continue;
     }
     const originalName = String(entry.name || '').trim();
-    if (/\.variant-\d+\.(?:jpe?g|png|webp)$/i.test(originalName) || /\.(?:thumb|poster)\.webp$/i.test(originalName)) {
+    if (isGeneratedImageCopyName(originalName) || /\.variant-\d+\.(?:jpe?g|png|webp)$/i.test(originalName) || /\.(?:thumb|poster)\.webp$/i.test(originalName)) {
       continue;
     }
     const mimeType = MEDIA_MIME_TYPES[path.extname(originalName).toLowerCase()];
diff --git a/test/media-library.test.js b/test/media-library.test.js
index 6c8b09e..8e200d5 100644
--- a/test/media-library.test.js
+++ b/test/media-library.test.js
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ test('media library backfills existing image and video uploads', async () => {
   const uploadDir = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'pulse-media-library-'));
   await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(uploadDir, 'legacy.png'), Buffer.from('image'));
   await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(uploadDir, 'legacy.thumb.webp'), Buffer.from('thumbnail'));
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(uploadDir, 'image-playback-' + 'a'.repeat(64) + '.png'), Buffer.from('generated'));
   await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(uploadDir, 'legacy.mp4'), Buffer.from('video'));
   await fs.promises.writeFile(path.join(uploadDir, 'ignore.txt'), Buffer.from('other'));
   const queries = [];
@@ -760,6 +761,20 @@ test('media library backfills existing image and video uploads', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('media library omits generated image copies from published asset results', async () => {
+  const generated = 'image-crop-' + 'b'.repeat(64) + '.png';
+  const pool = {
+    async query() {
+      return [[
+        { id: 1, media_path: '/media/uploads/source.png' },
+        { id: 2, media_path: '/media/uploads/' + generated }
+      ]];
+    }
+  };
+
+  assert.deepEqual((await mediaLibrary.fetchMediaAssets(pool)).map(asset => asset.id), [1]);
+});
+
 test('media library counts slide, template background, and region default references', async () => {
   const queries = [];
   const pool = {