diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
index 08606731a0..ad52b0e8b0 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
@@ -861,6 +861,37 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should always generate full-size preview from non-web-friendly panoramas', async () => {
+      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue({ image: { fullsize: { enabled: false } } });
+      mocks.media.extract.mockResolvedValue({ buffer: extractedBuffer, format: RawExtractedFormat.Jpeg });
+      mocks.media.getImageDimensions.mockResolvedValue({ width: 3840, height: 2160 });
+
+      mocks.assetJob.getForGenerateThumbnailJob.mockResolvedValue(assetStub.panoramaTif);
+
+      await sut.handleGenerateThumbnails({ id: assetStub.image.id });
+
+      expect(mocks.media.decodeImage).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(mocks.media.decodeImage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.panoramaTif.originalPath, {
+        colorspace: Colorspace.Srgb,
+        orientation: undefined,
+        processInvalidImages: false,
+        size: undefined,
+      });
+
+      expect(mocks.media.generateThumbnail).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(mocks.media.generateThumbnail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        rawBuffer,
+        {
+          colorspace: Colorspace.Srgb,
+          format: ImageFormat.Jpeg,
+          quality: 80,
+          processInvalidImages: false,
+          raw: rawInfo,
+        },
+        expect.any(String),
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should respect encoding options when generating full-size preview', async () => {
       mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue({
         image: { fullsize: { enabled: true, format: ImageFormat.Webp, quality: 90 } },
diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
index a2c3c5ed42..6caa682f5e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.ts
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ export class MediaService extends BaseService {
     // Handle embedded preview extraction for RAW files
     const extractEmbedded = image.extractEmbedded && mimeTypes.isRaw(asset.originalFileName);
     const extracted = extractEmbedded ? await this.extractImage(asset.originalPath, image.preview.size) : null;
-    const generateFullsize = image.fullsize.enabled && !mimeTypes.isWebSupportedImage(asset.originalPath);
+    const generateFullsize =
+      (image.fullsize.enabled || asset.exifInfo.projectionType == 'EQUIRECTANGULAR') &&
+      !mimeTypes.isWebSupportedImage(asset.originalPath);
     const convertFullsize = generateFullsize && (!extracted || !mimeTypes.isWebSupportedImage(` .${extracted.format}`));
 
     const { info, data, colorspace } = await this.decodeImage(
diff --git a/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts b/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
index dd1f98d6eb..0fd2189268 100644
--- a/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
+++ b/server/test/fixtures/asset.stub.ts
@@ -866,4 +866,43 @@ export const assetStub = {
     stackId: null,
     visibility: AssetVisibility.Timeline,
   }),
+  panoramaTif: Object.freeze({
+    id: 'asset-id',
+    status: AssetStatus.Active,
+    deviceAssetId: 'device-asset-id',
+    fileModifiedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
+    fileCreatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
+    owner: userStub.user1,
+    ownerId: 'user-id',
+    deviceId: 'device-id',
+    originalPath: '/original/path.tif',
+    checksum: Buffer.from('file hash', 'utf8'),
+    type: AssetType.Image,
+    files,
+    thumbhash: Buffer.from('blablabla', 'base64'),
+    encodedVideoPath: null,
+    createdAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
+    updatedAt: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
+    localDateTime: new Date('2023-02-23T05:06:29.716Z'),
+    isFavorite: true,
+    duration: null,
+    isExternal: false,
+    livePhotoVideo: null,
+    livePhotoVideoId: null,
+    sharedLinks: [],
+    originalFileName: 'asset-id.tif',
+    faces: [],
+    deletedAt: null,
+    sidecarPath: null,
+    exifInfo: {
+      fileSizeInByte: 5000,
+      projectionType: 'EQUIRECTANGULAR',
+    } as Exif,
+    duplicateId: null,
+    isOffline: false,
+    updateId: '42',
+    libraryId: null,
+    stackId: null,
+    visibility: AssetVisibility.Timeline,
+  }),
 };
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/image-panorama-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/image-panorama-viewer.svelte
index 3e7f869e7c..7334aab4d4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/image-panorama-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/image-panorama-viewer.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { authManager } from '$lib/managers/auth-manager.svelte';
-  import { getAssetOriginalUrl } from '$lib/utils';
+  import { getAssetOriginalUrl, getAssetThumbnailUrl } from '$lib/utils';
   import { isWebCompatibleImage } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
   import { AssetMediaSize, viewAsset, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { LoadingSpinner } from '@immich/ui';
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
   {:then [data, { default: PhotoSphereViewer }]}
     <PhotoSphereViewer
       panorama={data}
-      originalPanorama={isWebCompatibleImage(asset) ? getAssetOriginalUrl(asset.id) : undefined}
+      originalPanorama={isWebCompatibleImage(asset)
+        ? getAssetOriginalUrl(asset.id)
+        : getAssetThumbnailUrl({ id: asset.id, size: AssetMediaSize.Fullsize, cacheKey: asset.thumbhash })}
     />
   {:catch}
     {$t('errors.failed_to_load_asset')}