diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageFileRepo.php b/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageFileRepo.php
index 09b8de2817c2..2169038b9a1d 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageFileRepo.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageFileRepo.php
@@ -198,10 +198,15 @@ public function getByFilename(int $style_id, string $rid, string $filename): ?Im
     }
 
     // delete image
-    public function deleteImageByFilename(int $style_id, string $filename): void
+    public function deleteImageByFilename(int $style_id, string $rid, string $filename): void
     {
-        $dir = $this->dir($style_id);
-        $this->web_files->delete($dir . "/" . $filename);
+        if ($rid !== "") {
+            $this->irss->removePathFromContainer($rid, "images/" . $filename);
+        }
+        $legacy_path = $this->dir($style_id) . "/" . $filename;
+        if ($this->web_files->has($legacy_path)) {
+            $this->web_files->delete($legacy_path);
+        }
     }
 
     public function importFromUploadResult(
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageManager.php b/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageManager.php
index ffd8610be1e4..145cfc043177 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageManager.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Style/Content/Images/class.ImageManager.php
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public function supportsResize(
 
     public function deleteByFilename(string $filename): void
     {
-        $this->repo->deleteImageByFilename($this->style_id, $filename);
+        $rid = $this->style_repo->readRid($this->style_id);
+        $this->repo->deleteImageByFilename($this->style_id, $rid, $filename);
     }
 
     public function importFromUploadResult(