diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/metadata_search_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/metadata_search_dto.dart
index 7f1184467b..520777a45d 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/metadata_search_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/metadata_search_dto.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part of openapi.api;
 class MetadataSearchDto {
   /// Returns a new [MetadataSearchDto] instance.
   MetadataSearchDto({
+    this.albumIds = const [],
     this.checksum,
     this.city,
     this.country,
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ class MetadataSearchDto {
     this.withStacked,
   });
 
+  List<String> albumIds;
+
   ///
   /// Please note: This property should have been non-nullable! Since the specification file
   /// does not include a default value (using the "default:" property), however, the generated
@@ -346,6 +349,7 @@ class MetadataSearchDto {
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is MetadataSearchDto &&
+    _deepEquality.equals(other.albumIds, albumIds) &&
     other.checksum == checksum &&
     other.city == city &&
     other.country == country &&
@@ -392,6 +396,7 @@ class MetadataSearchDto {
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (albumIds.hashCode) +
     (checksum == null ? 0 : checksum!.hashCode) +
     (city == null ? 0 : city!.hashCode) +
     (country == null ? 0 : country!.hashCode) +
@@ -436,10 +441,11 @@ class MetadataSearchDto {
     (withStacked == null ? 0 : withStacked!.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'MetadataSearchDto[checksum=$checksum, city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, description=$description, deviceAssetId=$deviceAssetId, deviceId=$deviceId, encodedVideoPath=$encodedVideoPath, id=$id, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, order=$order, originalFileName=$originalFileName, originalPath=$originalPath, page=$page, personIds=$personIds, previewPath=$previewPath, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, thumbnailPath=$thumbnailPath, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif, withPeople=$withPeople, withStacked=$withStacked]';
+  String toString() => 'MetadataSearchDto[albumIds=$albumIds, checksum=$checksum, city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, description=$description, deviceAssetId=$deviceAssetId, deviceId=$deviceId, encodedVideoPath=$encodedVideoPath, id=$id, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, order=$order, originalFileName=$originalFileName, originalPath=$originalPath, page=$page, personIds=$personIds, previewPath=$previewPath, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, thumbnailPath=$thumbnailPath, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif, withPeople=$withPeople, withStacked=$withStacked]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'albumIds'] = this.albumIds;
     if (this.checksum != null) {
       json[r'checksum'] = this.checksum;
     } else {
@@ -650,6 +656,9 @@ class MetadataSearchDto {
       final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
 
       return MetadataSearchDto(
+        albumIds: json[r'albumIds'] is Iterable
+            ? (json[r'albumIds'] as Iterable).cast<String>().toList(growable: false)
+            : const [],
         checksum: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'checksum'),
         city: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'city'),
         country: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'country'),
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/random_search_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/random_search_dto.dart
index 0284212efc..c5914f9fa3 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/random_search_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/random_search_dto.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part of openapi.api;
 class RandomSearchDto {
   /// Returns a new [RandomSearchDto] instance.
   RandomSearchDto({
+    this.albumIds = const [],
     this.city,
     this.country,
     this.createdAfter,
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class RandomSearchDto {
     this.withStacked,
   });
 
+  List<String> albumIds;
+
   String? city;
 
   String? country;
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ class RandomSearchDto {
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is RandomSearchDto &&
+    _deepEquality.equals(other.albumIds, albumIds) &&
     other.city == city &&
     other.country == country &&
     other.createdAfter == createdAfter &&
@@ -287,6 +291,7 @@ class RandomSearchDto {
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (albumIds.hashCode) +
     (city == null ? 0 : city!.hashCode) +
     (country == null ? 0 : country!.hashCode) +
     (createdAfter == null ? 0 : createdAfter!.hashCode) +
@@ -320,10 +325,11 @@ class RandomSearchDto {
     (withStacked == null ? 0 : withStacked!.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'RandomSearchDto[city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, personIds=$personIds, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif, withPeople=$withPeople, withStacked=$withStacked]';
+  String toString() => 'RandomSearchDto[albumIds=$albumIds, city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, personIds=$personIds, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif, withPeople=$withPeople, withStacked=$withStacked]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'albumIds'] = this.albumIds;
     if (this.city != null) {
       json[r'city'] = this.city;
     } else {
@@ -483,6 +489,9 @@ class RandomSearchDto {
       final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
 
       return RandomSearchDto(
+        albumIds: json[r'albumIds'] is Iterable
+            ? (json[r'albumIds'] as Iterable).cast<String>().toList(growable: false)
+            : const [],
         city: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'city'),
         country: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'country'),
         createdAfter: mapDateTime(json, r'createdAfter', r''),
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/smart_search_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/smart_search_dto.dart
index a915d97b31..c221340553 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/smart_search_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/smart_search_dto.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part of openapi.api;
 class SmartSearchDto {
   /// Returns a new [SmartSearchDto] instance.
   SmartSearchDto({
+    this.albumIds = const [],
     this.city,
     this.country,
     this.createdAfter,
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ class SmartSearchDto {
     this.withExif,
   });
 
+  List<String> albumIds;
+
   String? city;
 
   String? country;
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ class SmartSearchDto {
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is SmartSearchDto &&
+    _deepEquality.equals(other.albumIds, albumIds) &&
     other.city == city &&
     other.country == country &&
     other.createdAfter == createdAfter &&
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ class SmartSearchDto {
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (albumIds.hashCode) +
     (city == null ? 0 : city!.hashCode) +
     (country == null ? 0 : country!.hashCode) +
     (createdAfter == null ? 0 : createdAfter!.hashCode) +
@@ -326,10 +331,11 @@ class SmartSearchDto {
     (withExif == null ? 0 : withExif!.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'SmartSearchDto[city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, language=$language, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, page=$page, personIds=$personIds, query=$query, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif]';
+  String toString() => 'SmartSearchDto[albumIds=$albumIds, city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, language=$language, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, page=$page, personIds=$personIds, query=$query, rating=$rating, size=$size, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility, withDeleted=$withDeleted, withExif=$withExif]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'albumIds'] = this.albumIds;
     if (this.city != null) {
       json[r'city'] = this.city;
     } else {
@@ -490,6 +496,9 @@ class SmartSearchDto {
       final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
 
       return SmartSearchDto(
+        albumIds: json[r'albumIds'] is Iterable
+            ? (json[r'albumIds'] as Iterable).cast<String>().toList(growable: false)
+            : const [],
         city: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'city'),
         country: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'country'),
         createdAfter: mapDateTime(json, r'createdAfter', r''),
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/statistics_search_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/statistics_search_dto.dart
index 0fe0770b6d..55de23ba32 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/statistics_search_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/statistics_search_dto.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ part of openapi.api;
 class StatisticsSearchDto {
   /// Returns a new [StatisticsSearchDto] instance.
   StatisticsSearchDto({
+    this.albumIds = const [],
     this.city,
     this.country,
     this.createdAfter,
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ class StatisticsSearchDto {
     this.visibility,
   });
 
+  List<String> albumIds;
+
   String? city;
 
   String? country;
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ class StatisticsSearchDto {
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => identical(this, other) || other is StatisticsSearchDto &&
+    _deepEquality.equals(other.albumIds, albumIds) &&
     other.city == city &&
     other.country == country &&
     other.createdAfter == createdAfter &&
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ class StatisticsSearchDto {
   @override
   int get hashCode =>
     // ignore: unnecessary_parenthesis
+    (albumIds.hashCode) +
     (city == null ? 0 : city!.hashCode) +
     (country == null ? 0 : country!.hashCode) +
     (createdAfter == null ? 0 : createdAfter!.hashCode) +
@@ -274,10 +279,11 @@ class StatisticsSearchDto {
     (visibility == null ? 0 : visibility!.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'StatisticsSearchDto[city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, description=$description, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, personIds=$personIds, rating=$rating, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility]';
+  String toString() => 'StatisticsSearchDto[albumIds=$albumIds, city=$city, country=$country, createdAfter=$createdAfter, createdBefore=$createdBefore, description=$description, deviceId=$deviceId, isEncoded=$isEncoded, isFavorite=$isFavorite, isMotion=$isMotion, isNotInAlbum=$isNotInAlbum, isOffline=$isOffline, lensModel=$lensModel, libraryId=$libraryId, make=$make, model=$model, personIds=$personIds, rating=$rating, state=$state, tagIds=$tagIds, takenAfter=$takenAfter, takenBefore=$takenBefore, trashedAfter=$trashedAfter, trashedBefore=$trashedBefore, type=$type, updatedAfter=$updatedAfter, updatedBefore=$updatedBefore, visibility=$visibility]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
+      json[r'albumIds'] = this.albumIds;
     if (this.city != null) {
       json[r'city'] = this.city;
     } else {
@@ -417,6 +423,9 @@ class StatisticsSearchDto {
       final json = value.cast<String, dynamic>();
 
       return StatisticsSearchDto(
+        albumIds: json[r'albumIds'] is Iterable
+            ? (json[r'albumIds'] as Iterable).cast<String>().toList(growable: false)
+            : const [],
         city: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'city'),
         country: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'country'),
         createdAfter: mapDateTime(json, r'createdAfter', r''),
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 352fe768f8..775fe117ad 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -10866,6 +10866,13 @@
       },
       "MetadataSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "checksum": {
             "type": "string"
           },
@@ -11785,6 +11792,13 @@
       },
       "RandomSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "city": {
             "nullable": true,
             "type": "string"
@@ -12833,6 +12847,13 @@
       },
       "SmartSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "city": {
             "nullable": true,
             "type": "string"
@@ -13029,6 +13050,13 @@
       },
       "StatisticsSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "city": {
             "nullable": true,
             "type": "string"
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 0308ecb9e0..fee00acffd 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ export type SearchExploreResponseDto = {
     items: SearchExploreItem[];
 };
 export type MetadataSearchDto = {
+    albumIds?: string[];
     checksum?: string;
     city?: string | null;
     country?: string | null;
@@ -929,6 +930,7 @@ export type PlacesResponseDto = {
     name: string;
 };
 export type RandomSearchDto = {
+    albumIds?: string[];
     city?: string | null;
     country?: string | null;
     createdAfter?: string;
@@ -962,6 +964,7 @@ export type RandomSearchDto = {
     withStacked?: boolean;
 };
 export type SmartSearchDto = {
+    albumIds?: string[];
     city?: string | null;
     country?: string | null;
     createdAfter?: string;
@@ -996,6 +999,7 @@ export type SmartSearchDto = {
     withExif?: boolean;
 };
 export type StatisticsSearchDto = {
+    albumIds?: string[];
     city?: string | null;
     country?: string | null;
     createdAfter?: string;
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
index 81d74e0a76..d0427ef322 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ class BaseSearchDto {
   @ValidateUUID({ each: true, optional: true })
   tagIds?: string[];
 
+  @ValidateUUID({ each: true, optional: true })
+  albumIds?: string[];
+
   @Optional()
   @IsInt()
   @Max(5)
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
index 14150d4243..068de1eb4d 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ export interface SearchTagOptions {
   tagIds?: string[];
 }
 
+export interface SearchAlbumOptions {
+  albumIds?: string[];
+}
+
 export interface SearchOrderOptions {
   orderDirection?: 'asc' | 'desc';
 }
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ type BaseAssetSearchOptions = SearchDateOptions &
   SearchStatusOptions &
   SearchUserIdOptions &
   SearchPeopleOptions &
-  SearchTagOptions;
+  SearchTagOptions &
+  SearchAlbumOptions;
 
 export type AssetSearchOptions = BaseAssetSearchOptions & SearchRelationOptions;
 
diff --git a/server/src/utils/database.ts b/server/src/utils/database.ts
index d8171dc955..d7417becf1 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ export function hasPeople<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, personIds:
   );
 }
 
+export function inAlbums<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, albumIds: string[]) {
+  return qb.innerJoin(
+    (eb) =>
+      eb
+        .selectFrom('albums_assets_assets')
+        .select('assetsId')
+        .where('albumsId', '=', anyUuid(albumIds!))
+        .groupBy('assetsId')
+        .having((eb) => eb.fn.count('albumsId').distinct(), '=', albumIds.length)
+        .as('has_album'),
+    (join) => join.onRef('has_album.assetsId', '=', 'assets.id'),
+  );
+}
+
 export function hasTags<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, tagIds: string[]) {
   return qb.innerJoin(
     (eb) =>
@@ -292,6 +306,7 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(kysely: Kysely<DB>, options: AssetSearchBuild
     .withPlugin(joinDeduplicationPlugin)
     .selectFrom('assets')
     .where('assets.visibility', '=', visibility)
+    .$if(!!options.albumIds && options.albumIds.length > 0, (qb) => inAlbums(qb, options.albumIds!))
     .$if(!!options.tagIds && options.tagIds.length > 0, (qb) => hasTags(qb, options.tagIds!))
     .$if(!!options.personIds && options.personIds.length > 0, (qb) => hasPeople(qb, options.personIds!))
     .$if(!!options.createdBefore, (qb) => qb.where('assets.createdAt', '<=', options.createdBefore!))
@@ -368,7 +383,7 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(kysely: Kysely<DB>, options: AssetSearchBuild
     .$if(options.isMotion !== undefined, (qb) =>
       qb.where('assets.livePhotoVideoId', options.isMotion ? 'is not' : 'is', null),
     )
-    .$if(!!options.isNotInAlbum, (qb) =>
+    .$if(!!options.isNotInAlbum && (!options.albumIds || options.albumIds.length === 0), (qb) =>
       qb.where((eb) =>
         eb.not(eb.exists((eb) => eb.selectFrom('albums_assets_assets').whereRef('assetsId', '=', 'assets.id'))),
       ),