diff --git a/cmd/telesrv/main.go b/cmd/telesrv/main.go
index 87a705c7..ca78cf4e 100644
--- a/cmd/telesrv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/telesrv/main.go
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ func run(logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	filesService := filesapp.NewService(mediaStore, blobBackend, cfg.DC,
 		filesapp.WithLogger(logger),
 		filesapp.WithGifCatalog(gifCatalogStore),
+		filesapp.WithGifSeedDir(cfg.GifSeedDir),
 		filesapp.WithUploadPartQuota(domain.UploadPartQuota{
 			MaxBytes: cfg.UploadInFlightMaxBytes,
 			MaxParts: cfg.UploadInFlightMaxParts,
diff --git a/internal/app/files/gif_admin.go b/internal/app/files/gif_admin.go
index 5c6c1440..6a43e6ec 100644
--- a/internal/app/files/gif_admin.go
+++ b/internal/app/files/gif_admin.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -281,11 +283,22 @@ func (s *Service) AdminDeleteUncategorizedGifs(ctx context.Context) (deletedEntr
 		if err != nil {
 			s.log.Warn("delete uncategorized gif document failed",
 				zap.Int64("catalog_entry_id", e.ID), zap.Int64("document_id", e.DocumentID), zap.Error(err))
-			continue
-		}
-		if deleted {
+		} else if deleted {
 			deletedDocuments++
 		}
+		// SeedGifs re-imports any file under the seed dir that doesn't have a
+		// matching gif_catalog row (that's the whole point -- drop a new file
+		// in, it shows up on next restart), so a seed-imported entry's source
+		// file has to go too, or the next restart just re-imports the very
+		// gif this call deleted. Admin-panel uploads never set
+		// SourceFilename, so this is a no-op for those.
+		if e.SourceFilename != "" && s.gifSeedDir != "" {
+			path := filepath.Join(s.gifSeedDir, e.SourceFilename)
+			if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				s.log.Warn("delete uncategorized gif seed file failed",
+					zap.Int64("catalog_entry_id", e.ID), zap.String("path", path), zap.Error(err))
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return deletedEntries, deletedDocuments, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/files/service.go b/internal/app/files/service.go
index 84f34f66..52e1b307 100644
--- a/internal/app/files/service.go
+++ b/internal/app/files/service.go
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ type Service struct {
 	premiumPromoReady bool
 
 	gifCatalog store.GifCatalogStore
+	// gifSeedDir is cfg.GifSeedDir, the same root SeedGifs scans at startup.
+	// AdminDeleteUncategorizedGifs needs it too: a seed-imported entry's
+	// underlying file still sits in this directory, and SeedGifs re-imports
+	// any file there without a matching gif_catalog row on the very next
+	// restart -- deleting only the DB row would make a "deleted" GIF come
+	// back on its own.
+	gifSeedDir string
 }
 
 // Option 配置 files 服务的可选能力。
@@ -180,6 +187,16 @@ func WithGifCatalog(c store.GifCatalogStore) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithGifSeedDir records the gif seed directory (cfg.GifSeedDir) so
+// AdminDeleteUncategorizedGifs can remove a seed-imported entry's source
+// file alongside its DB row -- see the field's doc comment for why that
+// matters.
+func WithGifSeedDir(dir string) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) {
+		s.gifSeedDir = dir
+	}
+}
+
 // NewService 创建 files 服务。dc 是本 server 的 DC id，写入新建 document/photo 的 dc_id。
 func NewService(media store.MediaStore, blobs BlobBackend, dc int, opts ...Option) *Service {
 	s := &Service{