diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c069de2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import AlbumDescription from '$lib/components/album-page/album-description.svelte';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { describe } from 'vitest';
+
+describe('AlbumDescription component', () => {
+  it('shows an AutogrowTextarea component when isOwned is true', () => {
+    render(AlbumDescription, { isOwned: true, id: '', description: '' });
+    const autogrowTextarea = screen.getByTestId('autogrow-textarea');
+    expect(autogrowTextarea).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('does not show an AutogrowTextarea component when isOwned is false', () => {
+    render(AlbumDescription, { isOwned: false, id: '', description: '' });
+    const autogrowTextarea = screen.queryByTestId('autogrow-textarea');
+    expect(autogrowTextarea).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.svelte
index 1d7add6883..23bcf8c95a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-description.svelte
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { autoGrowHeight } from '$lib/actions/autogrow';
   import { updateAlbumInfo } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
-  import { shortcut } from '$lib/actions/shortcut';
+  import AutogrowTextarea from '$lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte';
 
   export let id: string;
   export let description: string;
   export let isOwned: boolean;
 
-  $: newDescription = description;
-
-  const handleUpdateDescription = async () => {
-    if (newDescription === description) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  const handleUpdateDescription = async (newDescription: string) => {
     try {
       await updateAlbumInfo({
         id,
@@ -24,24 +17,17 @@
       });
     } catch (error) {
       handleError(error, 'Error updating album description');
-      return;
     }
     description = newDescription;
   };
 </script>
 
 {#if isOwned}
-  <textarea
-    class="w-full mt-2 resize-none text-black dark:text-white border-b-2 border-transparent border-gray-500 bg-transparent text-base outline-none transition-all focus:border-b-2 focus:border-immich-primary disabled:border-none dark:focus:border-immich-dark-primary hover:border-gray-400"
-    bind:value={newDescription}
-    on:input={(e) => autoGrowHeight(e.currentTarget)}
-    on:focusout={handleUpdateDescription}
-    use:autoGrowHeight
+  <AutogrowTextarea
+    content={description}
+    class="w-full mt-2 text-black dark:text-white border-b-2 border-transparent border-gray-500 bg-transparent text-base outline-none transition-all focus:border-b-2 focus:border-immich-primary disabled:border-none dark:focus:border-immich-dark-primary hover:border-gray-400"
+    onContentUpdate={handleUpdateDescription}
     placeholder="Add a description"
-    use:shortcut={{
-      shortcut: { key: 'Enter', ctrl: true },
-      onShortcut: (e) => e.currentTarget.blur(),
-    }}
   />
 {:else if description}
   <p class="break-words whitespace-pre-line w-full text-black dark:text-white text-base">
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/detail-panel-description.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/detail-panel-description.svelte
index c26eab1a84..dae49c469c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/detail-panel-description.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/detail-panel-description.svelte
@@ -1,32 +1,18 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { autoGrowHeight } from '$lib/actions/autogrow';
-  import { clickOutside } from '$lib/actions/click-outside';
-  import { shortcut } from '$lib/actions/shortcut';
   import {
     NotificationType,
     notificationController,
   } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
   import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
   import { updateAsset, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
-  import { tick } from 'svelte';
+  import AutogrowTextarea from '$lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte';
 
   export let asset: AssetResponseDto;
   export let isOwner: boolean;
 
-  let textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement;
   $: description = asset.exifInfo?.description || '';
-  $: newDescription = description;
-
-  $: if (textarea) {
-    newDescription;
-    void tick().then(() => autoGrowHeight(textarea));
-  }
-
-  const handleFocusOut = async () => {
-    if (description === newDescription) {
-      return;
-    }
 
+  const handleFocusOut = async (newDescription: string) => {
     try {
       await updateAsset({ id: asset.id, updateAssetDto: { description: newDescription } });
       notificationController.show({
@@ -36,23 +22,17 @@
     } catch (error) {
       handleError(error, 'Cannot update the description');
     }
+    description = newDescription;
   };
 </script>
 
 {#if isOwner}
   <section class="px-4 mt-10">
-    <textarea
-      bind:this={textarea}
-      class="max-h-[500px] w-full resize-none border-b border-gray-500 bg-transparent text-base text-black outline-none transition-all focus:border-b-2 focus:border-immich-primary disabled:border-none dark:text-white dark:focus:border-immich-dark-primary immich-scrollbar"
+    <AutogrowTextarea
+      content={description}
+      class="max-h-[500px] w-full border-b border-gray-500 bg-transparent text-base text-black outline-none transition-all focus:border-b-2 focus:border-immich-primary disabled:border-none dark:text-white dark:focus:border-immich-dark-primary immich-scrollbar"
+      onContentUpdate={handleFocusOut}
       placeholder="Add a description"
-      on:focusout={handleFocusOut}
-      on:input={(e) => (newDescription = e.currentTarget.value)}
-      value={description}
-      use:clickOutside={{ onOutclick: void handleFocusOut }}
-      use:shortcut={{
-        shortcut: { key: 'Enter', ctrl: true },
-        onShortcut: (e) => e.currentTarget.blur(),
-      }}
     />
   </section>
 {:else if description}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc4875ed94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import AutogrowTextarea from '$lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+
+describe('AutogrowTextarea component', () => {
+  const getTextarea = () => screen.getByTestId('autogrow-textarea') as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+
+  it('should render correctly', () => {
+    render(AutogrowTextarea);
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    expect(textarea).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should show the content passed to the component', () => {
+    render(AutogrowTextarea, { content: 'stuff' });
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    expect(textarea.value).toBe('stuff');
+  });
+
+  it('should show the placeholder passed to the component', () => {
+    render(AutogrowTextarea, { placeholder: 'asdf' });
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    expect(textarea.placeholder).toBe('asdf');
+  });
+
+  it('should execute the passed callback on blur', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    render(AutogrowTextarea, { content: 'existing', onContentUpdate: update });
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    await user.click(textarea);
+    await user.keyboard('extra');
+    textarea.blur();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith('existingextra'));
+  });
+
+  it('should execute the passed callback when pressing ctrl+enter in the textarea', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    render(AutogrowTextarea, { onContentUpdate: update });
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    await user.click(textarea);
+    const string = 'content';
+    await user.keyboard(string);
+    await user.keyboard('{Control>}{Enter}{/Control}');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(string));
+  });
+
+  it('should not execute the passed callback if the text has not changed', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const update = vi.fn();
+    render(AutogrowTextarea, { content: 'initial', onContentUpdate: update });
+    const textarea = getTextarea();
+    await user.click(textarea);
+    await user.clear(textarea);
+    await user.keyboard('initial');
+    await user.keyboard('{Control>}{Enter}{/Control}');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(update).not.toHaveBeenCalled());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ea573612b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/autogrow-textarea.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { autoGrowHeight } from '$lib/actions/autogrow';
+  import { shortcut } from '$lib/actions/shortcut';
+  import { tick } from 'svelte';
+
+  export let content: string = '';
+  let className: string = '';
+  export { className as class };
+  export let onContentUpdate: (newContent: string) => void = () => null;
+  export let placeholder: string = '';
+
+  let textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement;
+  $: newContent = content;
+
+  $: if (textarea) {
+    newContent;
+    void tick().then(() => autoGrowHeight(textarea));
+  }
+
+  const updateContent = () => {
+    if (content === newContent) {
+      return;
+    }
+    onContentUpdate(newContent);
+  };
+</script>
+
+<textarea
+  bind:this={textarea}
+  class="resize-none {className}"
+  on:focusout={updateContent}
+  on:input={(e) => (newContent = e.currentTarget.value)}
+  {placeholder}
+  use:shortcut={{
+    shortcut: { key: 'Enter', ctrl: true },
+    onShortcut: (e) => e.currentTarget.blur(),
+  }}
+  data-testid="autogrow-textarea">{content}</textarea
+>