diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/preferences.store.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/preferences.store.ts
index b332e6d5ed..a0fb3d8809 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/preferences.store.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/preferences.store.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const isShowDetail = persisted<boolean>('info-opened', false, {});
 
 export interface AlbumViewSettings {
   sortBy: string;
+  sortDesc: boolean;
   view: string;
 }
 
@@ -61,5 +62,6 @@ export enum AlbumViewMode {
 
 export const albumViewSettings = persisted<AlbumViewSettings>('album-view-settings', {
   sortBy: 'Most recent photo',
+  sortDesc: true,
   view: AlbumViewMode.Cover,
 });
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/+page.svelte
index abbdc23750..06c1e7a32e 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/+page.svelte
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     albumTitle: {
       table: 'Album title',
       sortTitle: 'Album title',
-      sortDesc: true,
+      sortDesc: $albumViewSettings.sortDesc, // Load Sort Direction
       widthClass: 'w-8/12 text-left sm:w-4/12 md:w-4/12 md:w-4/12 2xl:w-6/12',
       sortFn: (reverse, albums) => {
         return orderBy(albums, 'albumName', [reverse ? 'desc' : 'asc']);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     numberOfAssets: {
       table: 'Assets',
       sortTitle: 'Number of assets',
-      sortDesc: true,
+      sortDesc: $albumViewSettings.sortDesc,
       widthClass: 'w-4/12 text-center sm:w-2/12 2xl:w-1/12',
       sortFn: (reverse, albums) => {
         return orderBy(albums, 'assetCount', [reverse ? 'desc' : 'asc']);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     lastModified: {
       table: 'Updated date',
       sortTitle: 'Last modified',
-      sortDesc: true,
+      sortDesc: $albumViewSettings.sortDesc,
       widthClass: 'text-center hidden sm:block w-3/12 lg:w-2/12',
       sortFn: (reverse, albums) => {
         return orderBy(albums, [(album) => new Date(album.updatedAt)], [reverse ? 'desc' : 'asc']);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     mostRecent: {
       table: 'Created date',
       sortTitle: 'Most recent photo',
-      sortDesc: true,
+      sortDesc: $albumViewSettings.sortDesc,
       widthClass: 'text-center hidden sm:block w-3/12 lg:w-2/12',
       sortFn: (reverse, albums) => {
         return orderBy(
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     for (const key in sortByOptions) {
       if (sortByOptions[key].sortTitle === sortBy) {
         $albums = sortByOptions[key].sortFn(sortByOptions[key].sortDesc, $unsortedAlbums);
+        $albumViewSettings.sortDesc = sortByOptions[key].sortDesc; // "Save" sortDesc
         break;
       }
     }