diff --git a/apps/worker/worker_app/tasks/ingest.py b/apps/worker/worker_app/tasks/ingest.py
index 7a9f362de..0a7aa4764 100755
--- a/apps/worker/worker_app/tasks/ingest.py
+++ b/apps/worker/worker_app/tasks/ingest.py
@@ -723,15 +723,37 @@ def ingest_asset(job_id: str) -> dict:
         db.rollback()
         logger.error(f"Failed to ingest asset {job_id}: {e}")
 
-        # Update job status to FAILED
+        # Update job status to FAILED and mark pre-created Asset as ERROR
         try:
             job_repo = SQLAlchemyIngestJobRepository(db)
+            asset_repo = SQLAlchemyAssetRepository(db)
             job = job_repo.get(job_id)
             if job:
                 job.status = IngestJobStatus.FAILED
                 job.error_message = str(e)
                 job.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                 job_repo.update(job)
+
+                # 将上传时创建的占位 Asset（PROCESSING/UPLOADING）标记为 ERROR，
+                # 避免素材永远卡在中间状态
+                try:
+                    existing = asset_repo.find_by_storage_key(job.storage_key)
+                    if existing and existing.status in (
+                        AssetStatus.PROCESSING,
+                        AssetStatus.UPLOADING,
+                    ):
+                        existing.status = AssetStatus.ERROR
+                        existing.metadata = {**(existing.metadata or {}), "ingest_error": str(e)}
+                        existing.updated_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+                        asset_repo.update(existing)
+                        logger.info(
+                            "Marked asset as ERROR due to ingest failure: asset_id=%s job_id=%s",
+                            existing.id,
+                            job_id,
+                        )
+                except Exception as asset_err:
+                    logger.warning("Failed to mark asset as ERROR: %s", asset_err)
+
                 db.commit()
         except Exception:
             db.rollback()