diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index ca67b36435..f4f57c4427 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -711,10 +711,16 @@
   "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}}",
+  "image_alt_text_date": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_1_person": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken with {person1} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_2_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken with {person1} and {person2} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_3_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken with {person1}, {person2}, and {person3} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_4_or_more_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken with {person1}, {person2}, and {additionalCount, number} others on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_place": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken in {city}, {country} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_place_1_person": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken in {city}, {country} with {person1} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_place_2_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken in {city}, {country} with {person1} and {person2} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_place_3_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken in {city}, {country} with {person1}, {person2}, and {person3} on {date}",
+  "image_alt_text_date_place_4_or_more_people": "{isVideo, select, true {Video} other {Image}} taken in {city}, {country} with {person1}, {person2}, and {additionalCount, number} others on {date}",
   "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
index 79846e067d..b4dbec8752 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import { getAltText } from '$lib/utils/thumbnail-util';
 import { AssetTypeEnum, type AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
 import { init, register, waitLocale } from 'svelte-i18n';
 
+const onePerson = [{ name: 'person' }];
+const twoPeople = [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }];
+const threePeople = [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }, { name: 'person3' }];
+const fourPeople = [{ name: 'person1' }, { name: 'person2' }, { name: 'person3' }, { name: 'person4' }];
+
 describe('getAltText', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await init({ fallbackLocale: 'en-US' });
@@ -9,6 +14,44 @@ describe('getAltText', () => {
     await waitLocale('en-US');
   });
 
+  it.each`
+    isVideo  | city         | country      | people         | expected
+    ${false} | ${undefined} | ${'country'} | ${undefined}   | ${'Image taken on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${undefined} | ${undefined}   | ${'Video taken on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${[]}          | ${'Image taken in city, country on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${[]}          | ${'Video taken in city, country on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${onePerson}   | ${'Image taken with person on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${twoPeople}   | ${'Image taken with person1 and person2 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${threePeople} | ${'Image taken with person1, person2, and person3 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${fourPeople}  | ${'Image taken with person1, person2, and 2 others on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${onePerson}   | ${'Image taken in city, country with person on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${twoPeople}   | ${'Image taken in city, country with person1 and person2 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${threePeople} | ${'Image taken in city, country with person1, person2, and person3 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${false} | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${fourPeople}  | ${'Image taken in city, country with person1, person2, and 2 others on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${onePerson}   | ${'Video taken with person on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${twoPeople}   | ${'Video taken with person1 and person2 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${threePeople} | ${'Video taken with person1, person2, and person3 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${undefined} | ${undefined} | ${fourPeople}  | ${'Video taken with person1, person2, and 2 others on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${onePerson}   | ${'Video taken in city, country with person on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${twoPeople}   | ${'Video taken in city, country with person1 and person2 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${threePeople} | ${'Video taken in city, country with person1, person2, and person3 on January 1, 2024'}
+    ${true}  | ${'city'}    | ${'country'} | ${fourPeople}  | ${'Video taken in city, country with person1, person2, and 2 others on January 1, 2024'}
+  `(
+    'generates correctly formatted alt text when isVideo=$isVideo, city=$city, country=$country, people=$people.length',
+    ({ isVideo, city, country, people, expected }) => {
+      const asset = {
+        exifInfo: { city, country },
+        localDateTime: '2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z',
+        people,
+        type: isVideo ? AssetTypeEnum.Video : AssetTypeEnum.Image,
+      } as AssetResponseDto;
+
+      getAltText.subscribe((fn) => {
+        expect(fn(asset)).toEqual(expected);
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
   it('defaults to the description, if available', () => {
     const asset = {
       exifInfo: { description: 'description' },
@@ -18,51 +61,4 @@ describe('getAltText', () => {
       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 fef0c6dd6a..a53691e716 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/thumbnail-util.ts
@@ -43,33 +43,52 @@ export const getAltText = derived(t, ($t) => {
       return asset.exifInfo.description;
     }
 
-    let altText = $t('image_taken', { values: { isVideo: asset.type === AssetTypeEnum.Video } });
-
-    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 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}`;
-    }
-
     const date = fromLocalDateTime(asset.localDateTime).toLocaleString({ dateStyle: 'long' });
-    const dateText = $t('image_alt_text_date', { values: { date } });
-    altText += ` ${dateText}`;
+    const hasPlace = !!asset.exifInfo?.city && !!asset.exifInfo?.country;
+    const names = asset.people?.filter((p) => p.name).map((p) => p.name) ?? [];
+    const peopleCount = names.length;
+    const isVideo = asset.type === AssetTypeEnum.Video;
 
-    return altText;
+    const values = {
+      date,
+      city: asset.exifInfo?.city,
+      country: asset.exifInfo?.country,
+      person1: names[0],
+      person2: names[1],
+      person3: names[2],
+      isVideo,
+      additionalCount: peopleCount > 3 ? peopleCount - 2 : 0,
+    };
+
+    if (peopleCount > 0) {
+      switch (peopleCount) {
+        case 1: {
+          return hasPlace
+            ? $t('image_alt_text_date_place_1_person', { values })
+            : $t('image_alt_text_date_1_person', { values });
+        }
+        case 2: {
+          return hasPlace
+            ? $t('image_alt_text_date_place_2_people', { values })
+            : $t('image_alt_text_date_2_people', { values });
+        }
+        case 3: {
+          return hasPlace
+            ? $t('image_alt_text_date_place_3_people', { values })
+            : $t('image_alt_text_date_3_people', { values });
+        }
+        default: {
+          return hasPlace
+            ? $t('image_alt_text_date_place_4_or_more_people', { values })
+            : $t('image_alt_text_date_4_or_more_people', { values });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (hasPlace) {
+      return $t('image_alt_text_date_place', { values });
+    }
+
+    return $t('image_alt_text_date', { values });
   };
 });