diff --git a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Controllers/FileController.cs b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Controllers/FileController.cs
index 08bfca5d6..e117f6337 100644
--- a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Controllers/FileController.cs
+++ b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Controllers/FileController.cs
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ public ActionResult<List<File>> RegexSearchByFileName([FromRoute] string path)
     /// <param name="page">Page number.</param>
     /// <param name="includeXRefs">Set to false to exclude series and episode cross-references.</param>
     /// <returns></returns>
+    [Obsolete("Use the universal file endpoint instead.")]
     [HttpGet("MissingCrossReferenceData")]
     public ActionResult<ListResult<File>> GetFilesWithMissingCrossReferenceData(
         [FromQuery, Range(0, 1000)] int pageSize = 100,
diff --git a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Helpers/ModelHelper.cs b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Helpers/ModelHelper.cs
index b1e877575..b941e8a00 100644
--- a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Helpers/ModelHelper.cs
+++ b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Helpers/ModelHelper.cs
@@ -549,9 +549,11 @@ public static ListResult<File> FilterFiles(IEnumerable<SVR_VideoLocal> input, SV
                 if (include_only.Contains(FileIncludeOnlyType.Duplicates) && locations!.Count <= 1) return false;
 
                 if (exclude.Contains(FileExcludeTypes.Unrecognized) && xrefs.Count == 0) return false;
-                if (include_only.Contains(FileIncludeOnlyType.Unrecognized) && xrefs.Count > 0 && xrefs.Any(x =>
-                        RepoFactory.AnimeSeries.GetByAnimeID(x.AnimeID) != null &&
-                        RepoFactory.AnimeEpisode.GetByAniDBEpisodeID(x.EpisodeID) != null)) return false;
+                if (include_only.Contains(FileIncludeOnlyType.Unrecognized) && xrefs.Count > 0) return false;
+
+                // this one is also special because files in import limbo are excluded by default
+                if (!include_only.Contains(FileIncludeOnlyType.ImportLimbo) && !include.Contains(FileNonDefaultIncludeType.ImportLimbo) && xrefs.Count > 0 && xrefs.Any(x => x.AniDBAnime is not null && x.AniDBEpisode is not null)) return false;
+                if (include_only.Contains(FileIncludeOnlyType.ImportLimbo) && !(xrefs.Count > 0 && xrefs.Any(x => x.AniDBAnime is not null && x.AniDBEpisode is not null))) return false;
 
                 if (exclude.Contains(FileExcludeTypes.ManualLinks) && xrefs.Count > 0 &&
                     xrefs.All(xref => xref.CrossRefSource == (int)CrossRefSource.User)) return false;
diff --git a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Models/Common/FileIncludeTypes.cs b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Models/Common/FileIncludeTypes.cs
index bf263b420..d56218e73 100644
--- a/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Models/Common/FileIncludeTypes.cs
+++ b/Shoko.Server/API/v3/Models/Common/FileIncludeTypes.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ public enum FileNonDefaultIncludeType
     Ignored,
     MediaInfo,
     XRefs,
-    AbsolutePaths
+    AbsolutePaths,
+    ImportLimbo,
 }
 
 [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ public enum FileIncludeOnlyType
     Duplicates,
     Unrecognized,
     ManualLinks,
-    Ignored
+    Ignored,
+    ImportLimbo,
 }