diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/gallery-viewer/gallery-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/gallery-viewer/gallery-viewer.svelte
index 6e0c547b90..30e14abc59 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/gallery-viewer/gallery-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/gallery-viewer/gallery-viewer.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   import Portal from '../portal/portal.svelte';
 
   interface Props {
+    initialAssetId?: string;
     assets: (TimelineAsset | AssetResponseDto)[];
     assetInteraction: AssetInteraction;
     disableAssetSelect?: boolean;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
   }
 
   let {
+    initialAssetId = undefined,
     assets = $bindable(),
     assetInteraction,
     disableAssetSelect = false,
@@ -117,7 +119,14 @@
     };
   });
 
-  let currentViewAssetIndex = 0;
+  let currentIndex = 0;
+  if (initialAssetId && assets.length > 0) {
+    const index = assets.findIndex(({ id }) => id === initialAssetId);
+    if (index !== -1) {
+      currentIndex = index;
+    }
+  }
+
   let shiftKeyIsDown = $state(false);
   let lastAssetMouseEvent: TimelineAsset | null = $state(null);
   let slidingWindow = $state({ top: 0, bottom: 0 });
@@ -150,8 +159,8 @@
     }
   });
   const viewAssetHandler = async (asset: TimelineAsset) => {
-    currentViewAssetIndex = assets.findIndex((a) => a.id == asset.id);
-    await setAssetId(assets[currentViewAssetIndex].id);
+    currentIndex = assets.findIndex((a) => a.id == asset.id);
+    await setAssetId(assets[currentIndex].id);
     await navigate({ targetRoute: 'current', assetId: $viewingAsset.id });
   };
 
@@ -324,12 +333,12 @@
       if (onNext) {
         asset = await onNext();
       } else {
-        if (currentViewAssetIndex >= assets.length - 1) {
+        if (currentIndex >= assets.length - 1) {
           return false;
         }
 
-        currentViewAssetIndex = currentViewAssetIndex + 1;
-        asset = currentViewAssetIndex < assets.length ? assets[currentViewAssetIndex] : undefined;
+        currentIndex = currentIndex + 1;
+        asset = currentIndex < assets.length ? assets[currentIndex] : undefined;
       }
 
       if (!asset) {
@@ -374,12 +383,12 @@
       if (onPrevious) {
         asset = await onPrevious();
       } else {
-        if (currentViewAssetIndex <= 0) {
+        if (currentIndex <= 0) {
           return false;
         }
 
-        currentViewAssetIndex = currentViewAssetIndex - 1;
-        asset = currentViewAssetIndex >= 0 ? assets[currentViewAssetIndex] : undefined;
+        currentIndex = currentIndex - 1;
+        asset = currentIndex >= 0 ? assets[currentIndex] : undefined;
       }
 
       if (!asset) {
@@ -412,10 +421,10 @@
         );
         if (assets.length === 0) {
           await goto(AppRoute.PHOTOS);
-        } else if (currentViewAssetIndex === assets.length) {
+        } else if (currentIndex === assets.length) {
           await handlePrevious();
         } else {
-          await setAssetId(assets[currentViewAssetIndex].id);
+          await setAssetId(assets[currentIndex].id);
         }
         break;
       }
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/folders/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/folders/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
index 84ae328ccc..51de0ac1ee 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/folders/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/folders/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
   import TreeItems from '$lib/components/shared-components/tree/tree-items.svelte';
   import Sidebar from '$lib/components/sidebar/sidebar.svelte';
   import { AppRoute, QueryParameter } from '$lib/constants';
-  import { AssetInteraction } from '$lib/stores/asset-interaction.svelte';
   import type { Viewport } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/types';
+  import { AssetInteraction } from '$lib/stores/asset-interaction.svelte';
   import { foldersStore } from '$lib/stores/folders.svelte';
   import { preferences } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
   import { cancelMultiselect } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
   let { data }: Props = $props();
 
   const viewport: Viewport = $state({ width: 0, height: 0 });
-
   const assetInteraction = new AssetInteraction();
 
   const handleNavigateToFolder = (folderName: string) => navigateToView(joinPaths(data.tree.path, folderName));
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@
     {#if data.pathAssets && data.pathAssets.length > 0}
       <div bind:clientHeight={viewport.height} bind:clientWidth={viewport.width} class="mt-2">
         <GalleryViewer
+          initialAssetId={data.asset?.id}
           assets={data.pathAssets}
           {assetInteraction}
           {viewport}