diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/layouts/user-page-layout.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/layouts/user-page-layout.svelte
index 8222007d57a4b..b7c70aeb5a744 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/layouts/user-page-layout.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/layouts/user-page-layout.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   export let scrollbar = true;
   export let admin = false;
 
+  export let scrollSlot: HTMLDivElement;
+
   $: scrollbarClass = scrollbar ? 'immich-scrollbar p-2 pb-8' : 'scrollbar-hidden';
   $: hasTitleClass = title ? 'top-16 h-[calc(100%-theme(spacing.16))]' : 'top-0 h-full';
 </script>
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@
       </div>
     {/if}
 
-    <div class="{scrollbarClass} scrollbar-stable absolute {hasTitleClass} w-full overflow-y-auto">
+    <div
+      class="{scrollbarClass} scrollbar-stable absolute {hasTitleClass} w-full overflow-y-auto"
+      bind:this={scrollSlot}
+    >
       <slot />
     </div>
   </section>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/constants.ts b/web/src/lib/constants.ts
index 7e82ef75bcdec..f2e5998925cf4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ export enum QueryParameter {
   PAGE = 'page',
 }
 
+export enum SessionStorageKey {
+  INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE = 'infiniteScrollPage',
+  SCROLL_POSITION = 'scrollPosition',
+}
+
 export enum OpenSettingQueryParameterValue {
   OAUTH = 'oauth',
   JOB = 'job',
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/people/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/people/+page.svelte
index f1a2674e24905..eda4893230450 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/people/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/people/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { beforeNavigate, goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import { page } from '$app/stores';
   import { focusTrap } from '$lib/actions/focus-trap';
   import Button from '$lib/components/elements/buttons/button.svelte';
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     notificationController,
     NotificationType,
   } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
-  import { ActionQueryParameterValue, AppRoute, QueryParameter } from '$lib/constants';
+  import { ActionQueryParameterValue, AppRoute, QueryParameter, SessionStorageKey } from '$lib/constants';
   import { locale } from '$lib/stores/preferences.store';
   import { websocketEvents } from '$lib/stores/websocket';
   import { handlePromiseError } from '$lib/utils';
@@ -61,12 +61,61 @@
   let changeNameInputEl: HTMLInputElement | null;
   let innerHeight: number;
 
+  let scrollSlot: HTMLDivElement;
+  beforeNavigate(({ to }) => {
+    // Save current scroll information when going into a person page.
+    if (to && to.url.pathname.startsWith(AppRoute.PEOPLE)) {
+      if (nextPage) sessionStorage.setItem(SessionStorageKey.INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE, nextPage.toString());
+      sessionStorage.setItem(SessionStorageKey.SCROLL_POSITION, scrollSlot.scrollTop.toString());
+    } else {
+      sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE);
+      sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.SCROLL_POSITION);
+    }
+  });
+
+  const restoreScrollPosition = () => {
+    let newScroll = sessionStorage.getItem(SessionStorageKey.SCROLL_POSITION);
+    if (newScroll)
+      scrollSlot.scroll({
+        top: parseFloat(newScroll),
+        behavior: 'instant',
+      });
+    sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.SCROLL_POSITION);
+  };
+
   onMount(() => {
     const getSearchedPeople = $page.url.searchParams.get(QueryParameter.SEARCHED_PEOPLE);
     if (getSearchedPeople) {
       searchName = getSearchedPeople;
       handlePromiseError(handleSearchPeople(true, searchName));
     }
+
+    // Load up to previously loaded page when returning.
+    let newNextPage = sessionStorage.getItem(SessionStorageKey.INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE);
+    if (newNextPage && nextPage) {
+      let startingPage = nextPage,
+        pagesToLoad = parseInt(newNextPage) - nextPage;
+
+      if (pagesToLoad) {
+        handlePromiseError(
+          Promise.all(
+            Array(pagesToLoad).map((_, i) => {
+              return getAllPeople({ withHidden: true, page: startingPage + i });
+            }),
+          ).then((pages) => {
+            pages.forEach((page) => {
+              people = people.concat(page.people);
+            });
+            nextPage = pages[pages.length - 1].hasNextPage ? startingPage + pagesToLoad : null;
+            restoreScrollPosition(); // wait until extra pages are loaded
+          }),
+        );
+      } else {
+        restoreScrollPosition();
+      }
+      sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE);
+    }
+
     return websocketEvents.on('on_person_thumbnail', (personId: string) => {
       for (const person of people) {
         if (person.id === personId) {
@@ -311,6 +360,7 @@
 <UserPageLayout
   title={$t('people')}
   description={countVisiblePeople === 0 && !searchName ? undefined : `(${countVisiblePeople.toLocaleString($locale)})`}
+  bind:scrollSlot
 >
   <svelte:fragment slot="buttons">
     {#if people.length > 0}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/people/[personId]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/people/[personId]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
index 02afe7f6106d1..202912f703400 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/people/[personId]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/people/[personId]/[[photos=photos]]/[[assetId=id]]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { afterNavigate, goto } from '$app/navigation';
+  import { afterNavigate, beforeNavigate, goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import { page } from '$app/stores';
   import ImageThumbnail from '$lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte';
   import EditNameInput from '$lib/components/faces-page/edit-name-input.svelte';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     NotificationType,
     notificationController,
   } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
-  import { AppRoute, QueryParameter } from '$lib/constants';
+  import { AppRoute, QueryParameter, SessionStorageKey } from '$lib/constants';
   import { createAssetInteractionStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-interaction.store';
   import { assetViewingStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-viewing.store';
   import { AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@
     });
   });
 
+  beforeNavigate(({ to }) => {
+    // Forget scroll position from people page if going somewhere else.
+    if (to && !to.url.pathname.startsWith(AppRoute.PEOPLE)) {
+      sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.INFINITE_SCROLL_PAGE);
+      sessionStorage.removeItem(SessionStorageKey.SCROLL_POSITION);
+    }
+  });
+
   const handleEscape = async () => {
     if ($showAssetViewer || viewMode === ViewMode.SUGGEST_MERGE) {
       return;
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@
         type: NotificationType.Info,
       });
 
-      await goto(previousRoute, { replaceState: true });
+      await goto(previousRoute);
     } catch (error) {
       handleError(error, $t('errors.unable_to_hide_person'));
     }