diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/person.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/person.e2e-spec.ts
index 55cb982f9d..8015580430 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/person.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/person.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ import { app, utils } from 'src/utils';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
-describe('/activity', () => {
+const invalidBirthday = [
+  // TODO: enable after replacing `@Type(() => Date)`
+  // { birthDate: 'false', response: 'Invalid date' },
+  // { birthDate: '123567', response: 'Invalid date },
+  // { birthDate: 123_567, response: ['Birth date cannot be in the future'] },
+  { birthDate: new Date(9999, 0, 0).toISOString(), response: ['Birth date cannot be in the future'] },
+];
+
+describe('/person', () => {
   let admin: LoginResponseDto;
   let visiblePerson: PersonResponseDto;
   let hiddenPerson: PersonResponseDto;
@@ -14,10 +22,6 @@ describe('/activity', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await utils.resetDatabase();
     admin = await utils.adminSetup();
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    await utils.resetDatabase(['person']);
 
     [visiblePerson, hiddenPerson, multipleAssetsPerson] = await Promise.all([
       utils.createPerson(admin.accessToken, {
@@ -141,6 +145,41 @@ describe('/activity', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('POST /person', () => {
+    it('should require authentication', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(app).post(`/person`);
+      expect(status).toBe(401);
+      expect(body).toEqual(errorDto.unauthorized);
+    });
+
+    it('should not accept invalid birth dates', async () => {
+      for (const { birthDate, response } of invalidBirthday) {
+        const { status, body } = await request(app)
+          .post(`/person`)
+          .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`)
+          .send({ birthDate });
+        expect(status).toBe(400);
+        expect(body).toEqual(errorDto.badRequest(response));
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should create a person', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .post(`/person`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`)
+        .send({
+          name: 'New Person',
+          birthDate: '1990-01-01T05:00:00.000Z',
+        });
+      expect(status).toBe(201);
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({
+        id: expect.any(String),
+        name: 'New Person',
+        birthDate: '1990-01-01T05:00:00.000Z',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('PUT /person/:id', () => {
     it('should require authentication', async () => {
       const { status, body } = await request(app).put(`/person/${uuidDto.notFound}`);
@@ -164,17 +203,9 @@ describe('/activity', () => {
     }
 
     it('should not accept invalid birth dates', async () => {
-      for (const { birthDate, response } of [
-        { birthDate: false, response: 'Not found or no person.write access' },
-        { birthDate: 'false', response: ['birthDate must be a Date instance'] },
-        {
-          birthDate: '123567',
-          response: 'Not found or no person.write access',
-        },
-        { birthDate: 123_567, response: 'Not found or no person.write access' },
-      ]) {
+      for (const { birthDate, response } of invalidBirthday) {
         const { status, body } = await request(app)
-          .put(`/person/${uuidDto.notFound}`)
+          .put(`/person/${visiblePerson.id}`)
           .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`)
           .send({ birthDate });
         expect(status).toBe(400);
@@ -192,15 +223,8 @@ describe('/activity', () => {
     });
 
     it('should clear a date of birth', async () => {
-      // TODO ironically this uses the update endpoint to create the person
-      const person = await utils.createPerson(admin.accessToken, {
-        birthDate: new Date('1990-01-01').toISOString(),
-      });
-
-      expect(person.birthDate).toBeDefined();
-
       const { status, body } = await request(app)
-        .put(`/person/${person.id}`)
+        .put(`/person/${visiblePerson.id}`)
         .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`)
         .send({ birthDate: null });
       expect(status).toBe(200);
diff --git a/e2e/src/utils.ts b/e2e/src/utils.ts
index 5547a2c128..49ac2b8122 100644
--- a/e2e/src/utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   CreateAssetDto,
   CreateLibraryDto,
   CreateUserDto,
-  PersonUpdateDto,
+  PersonCreateDto,
   SharedLinkCreateDto,
   ValidateLibraryDto,
   createAlbum,
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   login,
   setAdminOnboarding,
   signUpAdmin,
-  updatePerson,
   validate,
 } from '@immich/sdk';
 import { BrowserContext } from '@playwright/test';
@@ -252,16 +251,11 @@ export const utils = {
   deleteAssets: (accessToken: string, ids: string[]) =>
     deleteAssets({ assetBulkDeleteDto: { ids } }, { headers: asBearerAuth(accessToken) }),
 
-  createPerson: async (accessToken: string, dto?: PersonUpdateDto) => {
-    // TODO fix createPerson to accept a body
-    const person = await createPerson({ headers: asBearerAuth(accessToken) });
+  createPerson: async (accessToken: string, dto?: PersonCreateDto) => {
+    const person = await createPerson({ personCreateDto: dto || {} }, { headers: asBearerAuth(accessToken) });
     await utils.setPersonThumbnail(person.id);
 
-    if (!dto) {
-      return person;
-    }
-
-    return updatePerson({ id: person.id, personUpdateDto: dto }, { headers: asBearerAuth(accessToken) });
+    return person;
   },
 
   createFace: async ({ assetId, personId }: { assetId: string; personId: string }) => {
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES b/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
index 6144510b10..bdd8e1d4bc 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
+++ b/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ doc/PeopleResponseDto.md
 doc/PeopleUpdateDto.md
 doc/PeopleUpdateItem.md
 doc/PersonApi.md
+doc/PersonCreateDto.md
 doc/PersonResponseDto.md
 doc/PersonStatisticsResponseDto.md
 doc/PersonUpdateDto.md
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ lib/model/path_type.dart
 lib/model/people_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/people_update_dto.dart
 lib/model/people_update_item.dart
+lib/model/person_create_dto.dart
 lib/model/person_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/person_statistics_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/person_update_dto.dart
@@ -485,6 +487,7 @@ test/people_response_dto_test.dart
 test/people_update_dto_test.dart
 test/people_update_item_test.dart
 test/person_api_test.dart
+test/person_create_dto_test.dart
 test/person_response_dto_test.dart
 test/person_statistics_response_dto_test.dart
 test/person_update_dto_test.dart
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/README.md b/mobile/openapi/README.md
index 1d16c60d40..536c671b8d 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/PersonApi.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/PersonApi.md
index f9e3100186..2ade49aec7 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/PersonCreateDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/PersonCreateDto.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..427c23382e
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
index 2dfe3a3bee..0a093e4536 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api/person_api.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api/person_api.dart
index 02dae625bb..411c75d715 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
index d73b505937..5e5f702996 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/person_create_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/person_create_dto.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4811de3efe
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/person_api_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/person_api_test.dart
index dd112eeaae..959230cc59 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/person_create_dto_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/person_create_dto_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96f1fe6d39
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diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 1baa40179d..bd99b24765 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -4047,6 +4047,16 @@
       "post": {
         "operationId": "createPerson",
         "parameters": [],
+        "requestBody": {
+          "content": {
+            "application/json": {
+              "schema": {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PersonCreateDto"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "required": true
+        },
         "responses": {
           "201": {
             "content": {
@@ -8720,6 +8730,25 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "PersonCreateDto": {
+        "properties": {
+          "birthDate": {
+            "description": "Person date of birth.\nNote: the mobile app cannot currently set the birth date to null.",
+            "format": "date",
+            "nullable": true,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "isHidden": {
+            "description": "Person visibility",
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "description": "Person name.",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "PersonResponseDto": {
         "properties": {
           "birthDate": {
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 4cb2e74aa5..e9ce467127 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -529,6 +529,15 @@ export type PeopleResponseDto = {
     people: PersonResponseDto[];
     total: number;
 };
+export type PersonCreateDto = {
+    /** Person date of birth.
+    Note: the mobile app cannot currently set the birth date to null. */
+    birthDate?: string | null;
+    /** Person visibility */
+    isHidden?: boolean;
+    /** Person name. */
+    name?: string;
+};
 export type PeopleUpdateItem = {
     /** Person date of birth.
     Note: the mobile app cannot currently set the birth date to null. */
@@ -2051,14 +2060,17 @@ export function getAllPeople({ withHidden }: {
         ...opts
     }));
 }
-export function createPerson(opts?: Oazapfts.RequestOpts) {
+export function createPerson({ personCreateDto }: {
+    personCreateDto: PersonCreateDto;
+}, opts?: Oazapfts.RequestOpts) {
     return oazapfts.ok(oazapfts.fetchJson<{
         status: 201;
         data: PersonResponseDto;
-    }>("/person", {
+    }>("/person", oazapfts.json({
         ...opts,
-        method: "POST"
-    }));
+        method: "POST",
+        body: personCreateDto
+    })));
 }
 export function updatePeople({ peopleUpdateDto }: {
     peopleUpdateDto: PeopleUpdateDto;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.dto.ts
index b8ad8f0451..e76ce3308e 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.dto.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { AssetFaceEntity, PersonEntity } from '@app/infra/entities';
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Transform, Type } from 'class-transformer';
-import { IsArray, IsBoolean, IsDate, IsNotEmpty, IsString, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
+import { IsArray, IsBoolean, IsDate, IsNotEmpty, IsString, MaxDate, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
 import { AuthDto } from '../auth';
 import { Optional, ValidateUUID, toBoolean } from '../domain.util';
 
-export class PersonUpdateDto {
+export class PersonCreateDto {
   /**
    * Person name.
    */
@@ -20,16 +20,10 @@ export class PersonUpdateDto {
   @Optional({ nullable: true })
   @IsDate()
   @Type(() => Date)
+  @MaxDate(() => new Date(), { message: 'Birth date cannot be in the future' })
   @ApiProperty({ format: 'date' })
   birthDate?: Date | null;
 
-  /**
-   * Asset is used to get the feature face thumbnail.
-   */
-  @Optional()
-  @IsString()
-  featureFaceAssetId?: string;
-
   /**
    * Person visibility
    */
@@ -38,6 +32,15 @@ export class PersonUpdateDto {
   isHidden?: boolean;
 }
 
+export class PersonUpdateDto extends PersonCreateDto {
+  /**
+   * Asset is used to get the feature face thumbnail.
+   */
+  @Optional()
+  @IsString()
+  featureFaceAssetId?: string;
+}
+
 export class PeopleUpdateDto {
   @IsArray()
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
index deb7474e2a..191356d2c0 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.spec.ts
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it('should throw an error when personId is invalid', async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(null);
-      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
+      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set());
       await expect(sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { name: 'Person 1' })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
         BadRequestException,
       );
@@ -237,20 +236,17 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
     });
 
     it("should update a person's name", async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.noName);
       personMock.update.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withName);
       personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
       accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
 
       await expect(sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { name: 'Person 1' })).resolves.toEqual(responseDto);
 
-      expect(personMock.getById).toHaveBeenCalledWith('person-1');
       expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', name: 'Person 1' });
       expect(accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.admin.user.id, new Set(['person-1']));
     });
 
     it("should update a person's date of birth", async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.noBirthDate);
       personMock.update.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withBirthDate);
       personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
       accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
@@ -262,71 +258,24 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
         thumbnailPath: '/path/to/thumbnail.jpg',
         isHidden: false,
       });
-      expect(personMock.getById).toHaveBeenCalledWith('person-1');
       expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', birthDate: new Date('1976-06-30') });
       expect(jobMock.queue).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(jobMock.queueAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.admin.user.id, new Set(['person-1']));
     });
 
-    it('should throw BadRequestException if birthDate is in the future', async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.noBirthDate);
-      personMock.update.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withBirthDate);
-      personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
-      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
-
-      const futureDate = new Date();
-      futureDate.setMinutes(futureDate.getMinutes() + 1); // Set birthDate to one minute in the future
-
-      await expect(sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { birthDate: futureDate })).rejects.toThrow(
-        new BadRequestException('Date of birth cannot be in the future'),
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should not throw an error if birthdate is in the past', async () => {
-      const pastDate = new Date();
-      pastDate.setMinutes(pastDate.getMinutes() - 1); // Set birthDate to one minute in the past
-
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.noBirthDate);
-      personMock.update.mockResolvedValue({ ...personStub.withBirthDate, birthDate: pastDate });
-      personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
-      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
-
-      const result = await sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { birthDate: pastDate });
-
-      expect(result.birthDate).toEqual(pastDate);
-      expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', birthDate: pastDate });
-    });
-
-    it('should not throw an error if birthdate is today', async () => {
-      const today = new Date(); // Set birthDate to now()
-
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.noBirthDate);
-      personMock.update.mockResolvedValue({ ...personStub.withBirthDate, birthDate: today });
-      personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
-      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
-
-      const result = await sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { birthDate: today });
-
-      expect(result.birthDate).toEqual(today);
-      expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', birthDate: today });
-    });
-
     it('should update a person visibility', async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.hidden);
       personMock.update.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withName);
       personMock.getAssets.mockResolvedValue([assetStub.image]);
       accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
 
       await expect(sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { isHidden: false })).resolves.toEqual(responseDto);
 
-      expect(personMock.getById).toHaveBeenCalledWith('person-1');
       expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', isHidden: false });
       expect(accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.admin.user.id, new Set(['person-1']));
     });
 
     it("should update a person's thumbnailPath", async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withName);
       personMock.update.mockResolvedValue(personStub.withName);
       personMock.getFacesByIds.mockResolvedValue([faceStub.face1]);
       accessMock.asset.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set([assetStub.image.id]));
@@ -336,7 +285,6 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
         sut.update(authStub.admin, 'person-1', { featureFaceAssetId: faceStub.face1.assetId }),
       ).resolves.toEqual(responseDto);
 
-      expect(personMock.getById).toHaveBeenCalledWith('person-1');
       expect(personMock.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'person-1', faceAssetId: faceStub.face1.id });
       expect(personMock.getFacesByIds).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
         {
@@ -362,12 +310,11 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
 
   describe('updateAll', () => {
     it('should throw an error when personId is invalid', async () => {
-      personMock.getById.mockResolvedValue(null);
-      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set(['person-1']));
+      accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set());
 
-      await expect(
-        sut.updatePeople(authStub.admin, { people: [{ id: 'person-1', name: 'Person 1' }] }),
-      ).resolves.toEqual([{ error: BulkIdErrorReason.UNKNOWN, id: 'person-1', success: false }]);
+      await expect(sut.updateAll(authStub.admin, { people: [{ id: 'person-1', name: 'Person 1' }] })).resolves.toEqual([
+        { error: BulkIdErrorReason.UNKNOWN, id: 'person-1', success: false },
+      ]);
       expect(personMock.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(accessMock.person.checkOwnerAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(authStub.admin.user.id, new Set(['person-1']));
     });
@@ -488,10 +435,10 @@ describe(PersonService.name, () => {
   describe('createPerson', () => {
     it('should create a new person', async () => {
       personMock.create.mockResolvedValue(personStub.primaryPerson);
-      personMock.getFaceById.mockResolvedValue(faceStub.face1);
-      accessMock.person.checkFaceOwnerAccess.mockResolvedValue(new Set([faceStub.face1.id]));
 
-      await expect(sut.createPerson(authStub.admin)).resolves.toBe(personStub.primaryPerson);
+      await expect(sut.create(authStub.admin, {})).resolves.toBe(personStub.primaryPerson);
+
+      expect(personMock.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ ownerId: authStub.admin.user.id });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
index 6300cc743c..235867314e 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/person/person.service.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   MergePersonDto,
   PeopleResponseDto,
   PeopleUpdateDto,
+  PersonCreateDto,
   PersonResponseDto,
   PersonSearchDto,
   PersonStatisticsResponseDto,
@@ -91,10 +92,6 @@ export class PersonService {
     };
   }
 
-  createPerson(auth: AuthDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto> {
-    return this.repository.create({ ownerId: auth.user.id });
-  }
-
   async reassignFaces(auth: AuthDto, personId: string, dto: AssetFaceUpdateDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto[]> {
     await this.access.requirePermission(auth, Permission.PERSON_WRITE, personId);
     const person = await this.findOrFail(personId);
@@ -199,21 +196,21 @@ export class PersonService {
     return assets.map((asset) => mapAsset(asset));
   }
 
+  create(auth: AuthDto, dto: PersonCreateDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto> {
+    return this.repository.create({
+      ownerId: auth.user.id,
+      name: dto.name,
+      birthDate: dto.birthDate,
+      isHidden: dto.isHidden,
+    });
+  }
+
   async update(auth: AuthDto, id: string, dto: PersonUpdateDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto> {
     await this.access.requirePermission(auth, Permission.PERSON_WRITE, id);
-    let person = await this.findOrFail(id);
 
     const { name, birthDate, isHidden, featureFaceAssetId: assetId } = dto;
-
-    // Check if the birthDate is in the future
-    if (birthDate && new Date(birthDate) > new Date()) {
-      throw new BadRequestException('Date of birth cannot be in the future');
-    }
-
-    if (name !== undefined || birthDate !== undefined || isHidden !== undefined) {
-      person = await this.repository.update({ id, name, birthDate, isHidden });
-    }
-
+    // TODO: set by faceId directly
+    let faceId: string | undefined = undefined;
     if (assetId) {
       await this.access.requirePermission(auth, Permission.ASSET_READ, assetId);
       const [face] = await this.repository.getFacesByIds([{ personId: id, assetId }]);
@@ -221,14 +218,19 @@ export class PersonService {
         throw new BadRequestException('Invalid assetId for feature face');
       }
 
-      person = await this.repository.update({ id, faceAssetId: face.id });
+      faceId = face.id;
+    }
+
+    const person = await this.repository.update({ id, faceAssetId: faceId, name, birthDate, isHidden });
+
+    if (assetId) {
       await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.GENERATE_PERSON_THUMBNAIL, data: { id } });
     }
 
     return mapPerson(person);
   }
 
-  async updatePeople(auth: AuthDto, dto: PeopleUpdateDto): Promise<BulkIdResponseDto[]> {
+  async updateAll(auth: AuthDto, dto: PeopleUpdateDto): Promise<BulkIdResponseDto[]> {
     const results: BulkIdResponseDto[] = [];
     for (const person of dto.people) {
       try {
diff --git a/server/src/immich/controllers/person.controller.ts b/server/src/immich/controllers/person.controller.ts
index 6582d4461f..2447f982b4 100644
--- a/server/src/immich/controllers/person.controller.ts
+++ b/server/src/immich/controllers/person.controller.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   MergePersonDto,
   PeopleResponseDto,
   PeopleUpdateDto,
+  PersonCreateDto,
   PersonResponseDto,
   PersonSearchDto,
   PersonService,
@@ -32,22 +33,13 @@ export class PersonController {
   }
 
   @Post()
-  createPerson(@Auth() auth: AuthDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto> {
-    return this.service.createPerson(auth);
-  }
-
-  @Put(':id/reassign')
-  reassignFaces(
-    @Auth() auth: AuthDto,
-    @Param() { id }: UUIDParamDto,
-    @Body() dto: AssetFaceUpdateDto,
-  ): Promise<PersonResponseDto[]> {
-    return this.service.reassignFaces(auth, id, dto);
+  createPerson(@Auth() auth: AuthDto, @Body() dto: PersonCreateDto): Promise<PersonResponseDto> {
+    return this.service.create(auth, dto);
   }
 
   @Put()
   updatePeople(@Auth() auth: AuthDto, @Body() dto: PeopleUpdateDto): Promise<BulkIdResponseDto[]> {
-    return this.service.updatePeople(auth, dto);
+    return this.service.updateAll(auth, dto);
   }
 
   @Get(':id')
@@ -85,6 +77,15 @@ export class PersonController {
     return this.service.getAssets(auth, id);
   }
 
+  @Put(':id/reassign')
+  reassignFaces(
+    @Auth() auth: AuthDto,
+    @Param() { id }: UUIDParamDto,
+    @Body() dto: AssetFaceUpdateDto,
+  ): Promise<PersonResponseDto[]> {
+    return this.service.reassignFaces(auth, id, dto);
+  }
+
   @Post(':id/merge')
   mergePerson(
     @Auth() auth: AuthDto,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/person-side-panel.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/person-side-panel.svelte
index 4b596b3601..3cb705a1f3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/person-side-panel.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/person-side-panel.svelte
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
               faceDto: { id: peopleWithFace.id },
             });
           } else if (selectedPersonToCreate[index]) {
-            const data = await createPerson();
+            const data = await createPerson({ personCreateDto: {} });
             numberOfPersonToCreate.push(data.id);
             await reassignFacesById({
               id: data.id,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/unmerge-face-selector.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/unmerge-face-selector.svelte
index 254594988d..590cc916ee 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/unmerge-face-selector.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/faces-page/unmerge-face-selector.svelte
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
     try {
       disableButtons = true;
-      const data = await createPerson();
+      const data = await createPerson({ personCreateDto: {} });
       await reassignFaces({ id: data.id, assetFaceUpdateDto: { data: selectedPeople } });
 
       notificationController.show({