diff --git a/backend/endpoints/sockets/scan.py b/backend/endpoints/sockets/scan.py
index f2d490436..5ad8cc93a 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/sockets/scan.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/sockets/scan.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from rq.job import Job
 
 from config import DEV_MODE, REDIS_URL, SCAN_TIMEOUT, SCAN_WORKERS, TASK_RESULT_TTL
+from config.config_manager import MetadataMediaType
 from config.config_manager import config_manager as cm
 from endpoints.responses import TaskType
 from endpoints.responses.platform import PlatformSchema
@@ -295,6 +296,36 @@ async def _identify_rom(
             }
         )
 
+    # For a COMPLETE rescan, wipe all downloaded resources before re-fetching so
+    # stale files (e.g. a cover from the wrong region) can't be reused. The
+    # post-scan download steps below skip downloads when a file already exists or
+    # when the source URL is unchanged, so the on-disk files must be removed here.
+    if not newly_added and scan_type == ScanType.COMPLETE:
+        try:
+            await fs_resource_handler.remove_cover(rom)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            await fs_resource_handler.remove_manual(rom)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            await fs_resource_handler.remove_directory(
+                f"{rom.fs_resources_path}/screenshots"
+            )
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        for media_type in MetadataMediaType:
+            try:
+                await fs_resource_handler.remove_media_resources_path(
+                    platform.id, rom.id, media_type
+                )
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+
     log.debug(f"Scanning {rom.fs_name}...")
     scanned_rom = await scan_rom(
         scan_type=scan_type,
diff --git a/backend/handler/scan_handler.py b/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
index 2f39b334c..6cd524f17 100644
--- a/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/scan_handler.py
@@ -888,6 +888,19 @@ async def fetch_hasheous_rom(hasheous_rom: HasheousRom) -> HasheousRom:
                 if fields["metadata_field"]:
                     rom_attrs[fields["metadata_field"]] = {}
 
+        # Reset artwork fields so stale values are cleared when no source supplies them
+        rom_attrs.update(
+            {
+                "url_cover": "",
+                "url_screenshots": [],
+                "url_manual": "",
+                "path_cover_s": "",
+                "path_cover_l": "",
+                "path_screenshots": [],
+                "path_manual": "",
+            }
+        )
+
     # Determine which metadata sources are available
     available_sources = [
         name