diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/dev/main_timeline.page.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/dev/main_timeline.page.dart
index 9ec8002463..7216b638e1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/dev/main_timeline.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/dev/main_timeline.page.dart
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ class MainTimelinePage extends ConsumerWidget {
     return memoryLaneProvider.when(
       data: (memories) {
         return memories.isEmpty
-            ? const Timeline()
+            ? const Timeline(showStorageIndicator: true)
             : Timeline(
                 topSliverWidget: SliverToBoxAdapter(
                   key: Key('memory-lane-${memories.first.assets.first.id}'),
                   child: DriftMemoryLane(memories: memories),
                 ),
                 topSliverWidgetHeight: 200,
+                showStorageIndicator: true,
               );
       },
-      loading: () => const Timeline(),
-      error: (error, stackTrace) => const Timeline(),
+      loading: () => const Timeline(showStorageIndicator: true),
+      error: (error, stackTrace) => const Timeline(showStorageIndicator: true),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_asset_selection_timeline.page.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_asset_selection_timeline.page.dart
index df6211c338..7ac378e4f5 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_asset_selection_timeline.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_asset_selection_timeline.page.dart
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DriftAssetSelectionTimelinePage extends ConsumerWidget {
             final user = ref.watch(currentUserProvider);
             if (user == null) {
               throw Exception(
-                'User must be logged in to access recently taken',
+                'User must be logged in to access asset selection timeline',
               );
             }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
index 14b1a4616d..70d8658b39 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ class _AssetTileWidget extends ConsumerWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final lockSelection = _getLockSelectionStatus(ref);
+    final showStorageIndicator = ref.watch(
+      timelineArgsProvider.select((args) => args.showStorageIndicator),
+    );
 
     return RepaintBoundary(
       child: GestureDetector(
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ class _AssetTileWidget extends ConsumerWidget {
         child: ThumbnailTile(
           asset,
           lockSelection: lockSelection,
+          showStorageIndicator: showStorageIndicator,
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.state.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.state.dart
index 629fac7831..30a4088ce2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.state.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.state.dart
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ class TimelineArgs {
   final double maxHeight;
   final double spacing;
   final int columnCount;
+  final bool showStorageIndicator;
 
   const TimelineArgs({
     required this.maxWidth,
     required this.maxHeight,
     this.spacing = kTimelineSpacing,
     this.columnCount = kTimelineColumnCount,
+    this.showStorageIndicator = false,
   });
 
   @override
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ class TimelineArgs {
     return spacing == other.spacing &&
         maxWidth == other.maxWidth &&
         maxHeight == other.maxHeight &&
-        columnCount == other.columnCount;
+        columnCount == other.columnCount &&
+        showStorageIndicator == other.showStorageIndicator;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -35,7 +38,8 @@ class TimelineArgs {
       maxWidth.hashCode ^
       maxHeight.hashCode ^
       spacing.hashCode ^
-      columnCount.hashCode;
+      columnCount.hashCode ^
+      showStorageIndicator.hashCode;
 }
 
 class TimelineState {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.widget.dart
index 6d3351e9c2..bc1b044044 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/timeline.widget.dart
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ class Timeline extends StatelessWidget {
     super.key,
     this.topSliverWidget,
     this.topSliverWidgetHeight,
+    this.showStorageIndicator = false,
     this.appBar,
   });
 
   final Widget? topSliverWidget;
   final double? topSliverWidgetHeight;
+  final bool showStorageIndicator;
   final Widget? appBar;
 
   @override
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ class Timeline extends StatelessWidget {
                 columnCount: ref.watch(
                   settingsProvider.select((s) => s.get(Setting.tilesPerRow)),
                 ),
+                showStorageIndicator: showStorageIndicator,
               ),
             ),
           ],