diff --git a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
index 291aa311..007ada5e 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ RETURNING *;
 -- name: GetAlbumByID :one
 SELECT * FROM albums WHERE id = $1;
 
+-- name: GetAlbumByArtistAndTitle :one
+-- Scanner uses this for the no-mbid dedupe path: resolve-or-create.
+SELECT * FROM albums WHERE artist_id = $1 AND title = $2 LIMIT 1;
+
 -- name: ListAlbumsByArtist :many
 SELECT * FROM albums WHERE artist_id = $1 ORDER BY release_date NULLS LAST, sort_title;