diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/photo-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/photo-viewer.svelte
index cd4010b135..966f382838 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/photo-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/photo-viewer.svelte
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   <img
     style="display:none"
     src={imageLoaderUrl}
-    alt={getAltText(asset)}
+    alt={$getAltText(asset)}
     on:load={() => ((imageLoaded = true), (assetFileUrl = imageLoaderUrl))}
     on:error={() => (imageError = imageLoaded = true)}
   />
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       {#if $slideshowState !== SlideshowState.None && $slideshowLook === SlideshowLook.BlurredBackground}
         <img
           src={assetFileUrl}
-          alt={getAltText(asset)}
+          alt={$getAltText(asset)}
           class="absolute top-0 left-0 -z-10 object-cover h-full w-full blur-lg"
           draggable="false"
         />
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       <img
         bind:this={$photoViewer}
         src={assetFileUrl}
-        alt={getAltText(asset)}
+        alt={$getAltText(asset)}
         class="h-full w-full {$slideshowState === SlideshowState.None
           ? 'object-contain'
           : slideshowLookCssMapping[$slideshowLook]}"
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
index 51095df231..7d435dd7a4 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         {#if asset.resized}
           <ImageThumbnail
             url={getAssetThumbnailUrl({ id: asset.id, size: AssetMediaSize.Thumbnail, checksum: asset.checksum })}
-            altText={getAltText(asset)}
+            altText={$getAltText(asset)}
             widthStyle="{width}px"
             heightStyle="{height}px"
             thumbhash={asset.thumbhash}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/memory-lane.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/memory-lane.svelte
index ac2cbe415d..f2a7f4c754 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/memory-lane.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/memory-lane.svelte
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             <img
               class="h-full w-full rounded-xl object-cover"
               src={getAssetThumbnailUrl(memory.assets[0].id)}
-              alt={`Memory Lane ${getAltText(memory.assets[0])}`}
+              alt={`Memory Lane ${$getAltText(memory.assets[0])}`}
               draggable="false"
             />
             <p class="absolute bottom-2 left-4 z-10 text-lg text-white">
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/utilities-page/duplicates/duplicate-asset.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/utilities-page/duplicates/duplicate-asset.svelte
index 53a02a79ae..74d17c621d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/utilities-page/duplicates/duplicate-asset.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/utilities-page/duplicates/duplicate-asset.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       <!-- THUMBNAIL-->
       <img
         src={getAssetThumbnailUrl(asset.id)}
-        alt={getAltText(asset)}
+        alt={$getAltText(asset)}
         title={assetData}
         class="h-60 object-cover rounded-t-xl w-full"
         draggable="false"
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index efcfead10c..4b4763f0e6 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@
   "host": "Host",
   "hour": "Hour",
   "image": "Image",
+  "image_alt_text_date": "on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_people": "{count, plural, =1 {with {person1}} =2 {with {person1} and {person2}} =3 {with {person1}, {person2}, and {person3}} other {with {person1}, {person2}, and {others, number} others}}",
+  "image_alt_text_place": "in {city}, {country}",
+  "image_taken": "{isVideo, select, true {Video taken} other {Image taken}}",
   "immich_logo": "Immich Logo",
   "immich_web_interface": "Immich Web Interface",
   "import_from_json": "Import from JSON",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79846e067d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { getAltText } from '$lib/utils/thumbnail-util';
+import { AssetTypeEnum, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+import { init, register, waitLocale } from 'svelte-i18n';
+
+describe('getAltText', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await init({ fallbackLocale: 'en-US' });
+    register('en-US', () => import('$lib/i18n/en.json'));
+    await waitLocale('en-US');
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to the description, if available', () => {
+    const asset = {
+      exifInfo: { description: 'description' },
+    } as AssetResponseDto;
+
+    getAltText.subscribe((fn) => {
+      expect(fn(asset)).toEqual('description');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('includes the city and country', () => {
+    const asset = {
+      exifInfo: { city: 'city', country: 'country' },
+      localDateTime: '2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
+    } as AssetResponseDto;
+
+    getAltText.subscribe((fn) => {
+      expect(fn(asset)).toEqual('Image taken in city, country on January 1, 2024');
+    });
+  });
+
+  // convert the people tests into an it.each
+  it.each([
+    [[{ name: 'person' }], 'Image taken with person on January 1, 2024'],
+    [[{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }], 'Image taken with person1 and person2 on January 1, 2024'],
+    [
+      [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }, { name: 'person3' }],
+      'Image taken with person1, person2, and person3 on January 1, 2024',
+    ],
+    [
+      [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }, { name: 'person3' }, { name: 'person4' }],
+      'Image taken with person1, person2, and 2 others on January 1, 2024',
+    ],
+  ])('includes people, correctly formatted', (people, expected) => {
+    const asset = {
+      localDateTime: '2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
+      people,
+    } as AssetResponseDto;
+
+    getAltText.subscribe((fn) => {
+      expect(fn(asset)).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handles videos, location, people, and date', () => {
+    const asset = {
+      exifInfo: { city: 'city', country: 'country' },
+      localDateTime: '2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
+      people: [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }, { name: 'person3' }, { name: 'person4' }, { name: 'person5' }],
+      type: AssetTypeEnum.Video,
+    } as AssetResponseDto;
+
+    getAltText.subscribe((fn) => {
+      expect(fn(asset)).toEqual('Video taken in city, country with person1, person2, and 3 others on January 1, 2024');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts
index d349c4e830..fef0c6dd6a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import type { AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+import { AssetTypeEnum, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
+import { derived } from 'svelte/store';
 import { fromLocalDateTime } from './timeline-util';
 
 /**
@@ -35,29 +37,39 @@ export function getThumbnailSize(assetCount: number, viewWidth: number): number
   return 300;
 }
 
-export function getAltText(asset: AssetResponseDto) {
-  if (asset.exifInfo?.description) {
-    return asset.exifInfo.description;
-  }
+export const getAltText = derived(t, ($t) => {
+  return (asset: AssetResponseDto) => {
+    if (asset.exifInfo?.description) {
+      return asset.exifInfo.description;
+    }
 
-  let altText = 'Image taken';
-  if (asset.exifInfo?.city && asset.exifInfo.country) {
-    altText += ` in ${asset.exifInfo.city}, ${asset.exifInfo.country}`;
-  }
+    let altText = $t('image_taken', { values: { isVideo: asset.type === AssetTypeEnum.Video } });
 
-  const names = asset.people?.filter((p) => p.name).map((p) => p.name) ?? [];
-  if (names.length == 1) {
-    altText += ` with ${names[0]}`;
-  }
-  if (names.length > 1 && names.length <= 3) {
-    altText += ` with ${names.slice(0, -1).join(', ')} and ${names.at(-1)}`;
-  }
-  if (names.length > 3) {
-    altText += ` with ${names.slice(0, 2).join(', ')}, and ${names.length - 2} others`;
-  }
+    if (asset.exifInfo?.city && asset.exifInfo?.country) {
+      const placeText = $t('image_alt_text_place', {
+        values: { city: asset.exifInfo.city, country: asset.exifInfo.country },
+      });
+      altText += ` ${placeText}`;
+    }
 
-  const date = fromLocalDateTime(asset.localDateTime).toLocaleString({ dateStyle: 'long' });
-  altText += ` on ${date}`;
+    const names = asset.people?.filter((p) => p.name).map((p) => p.name) ?? [];
+    if (names.length > 0) {
+      const namesText = $t('image_alt_text_people', {
+        values: {
+          count: names.length,
+          person1: names[0],
+          person2: names[1],
+          person3: names[2],
+          others: names.length > 3 ? names.length - 2 : 0,
+        },
+      });
+      altText += ` ${namesText}`;
+    }
 
-  return altText;
-}
+    const date = fromLocalDateTime(asset.localDateTime).toLocaleString({ dateStyle: 'long' });
+    const dateText = $t('image_alt_text_date', { values: { date } });
+    altText += ` ${dateText}`;
+
+    return altText;
+  };
+});