diff --git a/web/e2e/specs/settings/camera-ffmpeg-streams.spec.ts b/web/e2e/specs/settings/camera-ffmpeg-streams.spec.ts
index 38b0f5c4a6..d343a3b3ee 100644
--- a/web/e2e/specs/settings/camera-ffmpeg-streams.spec.ts
+++ b/web/e2e/specs/settings/camera-ffmpeg-streams.spec.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ type CameraInput = {
   input_args?: string;
 };
 
-async function installRoutes(page: Page, frontDoorInputs: CameraInput[]) {
+async function installRoutes(
+  page: Page,
+  frontDoorInputs: CameraInput[],
+  rawInputs: CameraInput[] = frontDoorInputs,
+) {
   const config = configFactory({
     go2rtc: { streams: GO2RTC_STREAMS },
     cameras: {
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ async function installRoutes(page: Page, frontDoorInputs: CameraInput[]) {
   await page.route("**/api/config/raw_paths", (route) =>
     route.fulfill({
       json: {
-        cameras: { front_door: { ffmpeg: { inputs: frontDoorInputs } } },
+        cameras: { front_door: { ffmpeg: { inputs: rawInputs } } },
         go2rtc: { streams: GO2RTC_STREAMS },
       },
     }),
@@ -200,4 +204,35 @@ test.describe("camera ffmpeg input source toggle @medium", () => {
       payload?.config_data?.cameras?.front_door?.ffmpeg?.inputs?.[0];
     expect(input?.input_args).not.toBe("preset-rtsp-restream");
   });
+
+  test("a masked path reveals its own saved path after an earlier input is deleted", async ({
+    frigateApp,
+  }) => {
+    const main = "rtsp://admin:mainpw@10.0.0.1:554/main";
+    const sub = "rtsp://admin:subpw@10.0.0.1:554/sub";
+    await installRoutes(
+      frigateApp.page,
+      [
+        { path: "rtsp://*:*@10.0.0.1:554/main", roles: ["record"] },
+        { path: "rtsp://*:*@10.0.0.1:554/sub", roles: ["detect"] },
+      ],
+      [
+        { path: main, roles: ["record"] },
+        { path: sub, roles: ["detect"] },
+      ],
+    );
+    await frigateApp.goto("/settings?page=cameraFfmpeg&camera=front_door");
+
+    const paths = frigateApp.page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Input path" });
+    await expect(paths).toHaveCount(2);
+
+    await frigateApp.page
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "Delete" })
+      .first()
+      .click();
+    await expect(paths).toHaveCount(1);
+
+    await paths.focus();
+    await expect(paths).toHaveValue(sub);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/theme/widgets/CameraPathWidget.tsx b/web/src/components/config-form/theme/widgets/CameraPathWidget.tsx
index 03f6abb9d9..4e446e8595 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/theme/widgets/CameraPathWidget.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/theme/widgets/CameraPathWidget.tsx
@@ -66,17 +66,26 @@ export function CameraPathWidget(props: WidgetProps) {
     shouldFetchRawPaths ? "config/raw_paths" : null,
   );
 
+  const rawValue = typeof value === "string" ? value : "";
+
+  // Match by masked value, as the backend restores on save, so deleting or
+  // reordering inputs never reveals another input's path
   const rawPath = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!cameraName || inputIndex === undefined) {
+    if (!cameraName || !isMaskedPath(rawValue)) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const path =
-      rawPaths?.cameras?.[cameraName]?.ffmpeg?.inputs?.[inputIndex]?.path;
-    return typeof path === "string" ? path : undefined;
-  }, [cameraName, inputIndex, rawPaths]);
+    const matches = new Set(
+      (rawPaths?.cameras?.[cameraName]?.ffmpeg?.inputs ?? [])
+        .map((input) => input.path)
+        .filter(
+          (path): path is string =>
+            typeof path === "string" && maskCredentials(path) === rawValue,
+        ),
+    );
+    return matches.size === 1 ? [...matches][0] : undefined;
+  }, [cameraName, rawPaths, rawValue]);
 
-  const rawValue = typeof value === "string" ? value : "";
   const resolvedValue =
     isMaskedPath(rawValue) && rawPath ? rawPath : (rawValue ?? "");
   const canReveal =