diff --git a/src/card-controller/view/factory.ts b/src/card-controller/view/factory.ts
index 9f43d5f3..5a0f6b8e 100644
--- a/src/card-controller/view/factory.ts
+++ b/src/card-controller/view/factory.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../config/types';
 import { localize } from '../../localize/localize';
 import { ClipsOrSnapshotsOrAll } from '../../types';
+import { MediaQueriesClassifier } from '../../view/media-queries-classifier';
 import { View, ViewParameters } from '../../view/view';
 import { getCameraIDsForViewName } from '../../view/view-to-cameras';
 import { CardViewAPI } from '../types';
@@ -221,7 +222,15 @@ export class ViewFactory {
     const switchingToGalleryFromViewer =
       baseView?.isViewerView() && view.isGalleryView();
 
-    if (switchingToGalleryFromViewer && baseView?.query && baseView?.queryResults) {
+    const alreadyHasMatchingQuery =
+      mediaType === MediaQueriesClassifier.getMediaType(baseView?.query);
+
+    if (
+      switchingToGalleryFromViewer &&
+      alreadyHasMatchingQuery &&
+      baseView?.query &&
+      baseView?.queryResults
+    ) {
       // If the user is currently using the viewer, and then switches to the
       // gallery we make an attempt to keep the query/queryResults the same so
       // the gallery can be used to click back and forth to the viewer, and the
diff --git a/src/view/media-queries-classifier.ts b/src/view/media-queries-classifier.ts
index 9c35cb23..4a6dd0b4 100644
--- a/src/view/media-queries-classifier.ts
+++ b/src/view/media-queries-classifier.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { EventMediaQueries, MediaQueries, RecordingMediaQueries } from './media-queries';
 
 export type MediaQueriesType = 'event' | 'recording';
+type MediaType = 'clips' | 'snapshots' | 'recordings';
+
 export class MediaQueriesClassifier {
   public static areEventQueries(
     queries?: MediaQueries | null,
@@ -14,6 +16,20 @@ export class MediaQueriesClassifier {
     return queries instanceof RecordingMediaQueries;
   }
 
+  public static areClipsQueries(queries?: MediaQueries | null): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.areEventQueries(queries) &&
+      !!queries?.getQueries()?.every((query) => query.hasClip)
+    );
+  }
+
+  public static areSnapshotQueries(queries?: MediaQueries | null): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.areEventQueries(queries) &&
+      !!queries?.getQueries()?.every((query) => query.hasSnapshot)
+    );
+  }
+
   public static getQueriesType(queries?: MediaQueries | null): MediaQueriesType | null {
     return this.areEventQueries(queries)
       ? 'event'
@@ -21,4 +37,14 @@ export class MediaQueriesClassifier {
         ? 'recording'
         : null;
   }
+
+  public static getMediaType(queries?: MediaQueries | null): MediaType | null {
+    return this.areClipsQueries(queries)
+      ? 'clips'
+      : this.areSnapshotQueries(queries)
+        ? 'snapshots'
+        : this.areRecordingQueries(queries)
+          ? 'recordings'
+          : null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/view/view-to-cameras.ts b/src/view/view-to-cameras.ts
index 449f13f7..2efbf40b 100644
--- a/src/view/view-to-cameras.ts
+++ b/src/view/view-to-cameras.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { CameraManager } from '../camera-manager/manager';
+import { CapabilitySearchOptions } from '../camera-manager/types';
 import { FrigateCardView } from '../config/types';
 
 /**
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ export const getCameraIDsForViewName = (
   viewName: FrigateCardView,
   cameraID?: string,
 ): Set<string> => {
+  const capabilityMatchAnyMedia: CapabilitySearchOptions = {
+    anyCapabilities: ['clips', 'snapshots', 'recordings'],
+  };
+
   switch (viewName) {
     case 'image':
     case 'diagnostics':
@@ -35,17 +40,15 @@ export const getCameraIDsForViewName = (
         : cameraManager.getStore().getCameraIDsWithCapability(capability);
 
     case 'timeline':
-      return cameraManager.getStore().getCameraIDsWithCapability({
-        anyCapabilities: ['clips', 'snapshots', 'recordings'],
-      });
+      return cameraManager
+        .getStore()
+        .getCameraIDsWithCapability(capabilityMatchAnyMedia);
 
     case 'media':
       return cameraID
-        ? cameraManager.getStore().getAllDependentCameras(cameraID, {
-            anyCapabilities: ['clips', 'snapshots', 'recordings'],
-          })
-        : cameraManager.getStore().getCameraIDsWithCapability({
-            anyCapabilities: ['clips', 'snapshots', 'recordings'],
-          });
+        ? cameraManager
+            .getStore()
+            .getAllDependentCameras(cameraID, capabilityMatchAnyMedia)
+        : cameraManager.getStore().getCameraIDsWithCapability(capabilityMatchAnyMedia);
   }
 };
diff --git a/tests/card-controller/view/factory.test.ts b/tests/card-controller/view/factory.test.ts
index 7e84115c..b837e39b 100644
--- a/tests/card-controller/view/factory.test.ts
+++ b/tests/card-controller/view/factory.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended';
+import { QueryType } from '../../../src/camera-manager/types';
 import { ViewFactory } from '../../../src/card-controller/view/factory';
 import { QueryExecutor } from '../../../src/card-controller/view/query-executor';
 import { ViewModifier } from '../../../src/card-controller/view/types';
@@ -618,7 +619,13 @@ describe('getViewByParametersWithNewQuery', () => {
       const baseView = new View({
         view: 'media',
         camera: 'camera.office',
-        query: new EventMediaQueries(),
+        query: new EventMediaQueries([
+          {
+            type: QueryType.Event,
+            cameraIDs: new Set(['camera.office']),
+            hasClip: true,
+          },
+        ]),
         queryResults: new MediaQueriesResults(),
       });
 
diff --git a/tests/view/media-queries-classifier.test.ts b/tests/view/media-queries-classifier.test.ts
index 0b96608b..0b2fe4ba 100644
--- a/tests/view/media-queries-classifier.test.ts
+++ b/tests/view/media-queries-classifier.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { EventMediaQueries, RecordingMediaQueries } from '../../src/view/media-queries';
 import { MediaQueriesClassifier } from '../../src/view/media-queries-classifier';
+import { QueryType } from '../../src/camera-manager/types';
 
 describe('MediaQueriesClassifier', () => {
   it('areEventQueries', () => {
@@ -26,4 +27,94 @@ describe('MediaQueriesClassifier', () => {
     );
     expect(MediaQueriesClassifier.getQueriesType()).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('areClipsQueries', () => {
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areClipsQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: true },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areClipsQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: false },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areClipsQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']) },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('areSnapshotQueries', () => {
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areSnapshotQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areSnapshotQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: false },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.areSnapshotQueries(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']) },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('getMediaType', () => {
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.getMediaType(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('snapshots');
+
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.getMediaType(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasClip: true },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('clips');
+
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.getMediaType(
+        new RecordingMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Recording, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']) },
+          { type: QueryType.Recording, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']) },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('recordings');
+
+    expect(
+      MediaQueriesClassifier.getMediaType(
+        new EventMediaQueries([
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: true },
+          { type: QueryType.Event, cameraIDs: new Set(['camera']), hasSnapshot: false },
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
 });