diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/albums-list.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/albums-list.svelte
index 4355aca94d..5e3499bd10 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/albums-list.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/albums-list.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-  import { groupBy, orderBy } from 'lodash-es';
+  import { groupBy } from 'lodash-es';
   import { addUsersToAlbum, deleteAlbum, type AlbumUserAddDto, type AlbumResponseDto, isHttpError } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { mdiDeleteOutline, mdiShareVariantOutline, mdiFolderDownloadOutline, mdiRenameOutline } from '@mdi/js';
   import EditAlbumForm from '$lib/components/forms/edit-album-form.svelte';
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
   import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
   import { downloadAlbum } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
   import { normalizeSearchString } from '$lib/utils/string-utils';
-  import { getSelectedAlbumGroupOption, type AlbumGroup, confirmAlbumDelete } from '$lib/utils/album-utils';
+  import {
+    getSelectedAlbumGroupOption,
+    type AlbumGroup,
+    confirmAlbumDelete,
+    sortAlbums,
+    stringToSortOrder,
+  } from '$lib/utils/album-utils';
   import type { ContextMenuPosition } from '$lib/utils/context-menu';
   import { user } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
   import {
@@ -45,10 +51,6 @@
     [option: string]: (order: SortOrder, albums: AlbumResponseDto[]) => AlbumGroup[];
   }
 
-  interface AlbumSortOption {
-    [option: string]: (order: SortOrder, albums: AlbumResponseDto[]) => AlbumResponseDto[];
-  }
-
   const groupOptions: AlbumGroupOption = {
     /** No grouping */
     [AlbumGroupBy.None]: (order, albums): AlbumGroup[] => {
@@ -116,41 +118,6 @@
     },
   };
 
-  const sortOptions: AlbumSortOption = {
-    /** Sort by album title */
-    [AlbumSortBy.Title]: (order, albums) => {
-      const sortSign = order === SortOrder.Desc ? -1 : 1;
-      return albums.slice().sort((a, b) => a.albumName.localeCompare(b.albumName, $locale) * sortSign);
-    },
-
-    /** Sort by asset count */
-    [AlbumSortBy.ItemCount]: (order, albums) => {
-      return orderBy(albums, 'assetCount', [order]);
-    },
-
-    /** Sort by last modified */
-    [AlbumSortBy.DateModified]: (order, albums) => {
-      return orderBy(albums, [({ updatedAt }) => new Date(updatedAt)], [order]);
-    },
-
-    /** Sort by creation date */
-    [AlbumSortBy.DateCreated]: (order, albums) => {
-      return orderBy(albums, [({ createdAt }) => new Date(createdAt)], [order]);
-    },
-
-    /** Sort by the most recent photo date */
-    [AlbumSortBy.MostRecentPhoto]: (order, albums) => {
-      albums = orderBy(albums, [({ endDate }) => (endDate ? new Date(endDate) : '')], [order]);
-      return albums.sort(sortUnknownYearAlbums);
-    },
-
-    /** Sort by the oldest photo date */
-    [AlbumSortBy.OldestPhoto]: (order, albums) => {
-      albums = orderBy(albums, [({ startDate }) => (startDate ? new Date(startDate) : '')], [order]);
-      return albums.sort(sortUnknownYearAlbums);
-    },
-  };
-
   let albums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
   let filteredAlbums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
   let groupedAlbums: AlbumGroup[] = [];
@@ -208,16 +175,10 @@
 
   // Step 4: Sort albums amongst each group.
   $: {
-    const defaultSortOption = AlbumSortBy.DateModified;
-    const selectedSortOption = userSettings.sortBy ?? defaultSortOption;
-
-    const sortFunc = sortOptions[selectedSortOption] ?? sortOptions[defaultSortOption];
-    const sortOrder = stringToSortOrder(userSettings.sortOrder);
-
     groupedAlbums = groupedAlbums.map((group) => ({
       id: group.id,
       name: group.name,
-      albums: sortFunc(sortOrder, group.albums),
+      albums: sortAlbums(group.albums, { sortBy: userSettings.sortBy, orderBy: userSettings.sortOrder }),
     }));
 
     albumGroupIds = groupedAlbums.map(({ id }) => id);
@@ -231,20 +192,6 @@
     }
   });
 
-  const sortUnknownYearAlbums = (a: AlbumResponseDto, b: AlbumResponseDto) => {
-    if (!a.endDate) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (!b.endDate) {
-      return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-  };
-
-  const stringToSortOrder = (order: string) => {
-    return order === 'desc' ? SortOrder.Desc : SortOrder.Asc;
-  };
-
   const showAlbumContextMenu = (contextMenuDetail: ContextMenuPosition, album: AlbumResponseDto) => {
     contextMenuTargetAlbum = album;
     contextMenuPosition = {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte
index e7a4ef985c..0690374c01 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   import FullScreenModal from '$lib/components/shared-components/full-screen-modal.svelte';
   import { initInput } from '$lib/actions/focus';
   import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
+  import { sortAlbums } from '$lib/utils/album-utils';
+  import { albumViewSettings } from '$lib/stores/preferences.store';
 
   let albums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
   let recentAlbums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
@@ -29,14 +31,14 @@
     loading = false;
   });
 
-  $: {
-    filteredAlbums =
-      search.length > 0 && albums.length > 0
-        ? albums.filter((album) => {
-            return normalizeSearchString(album.albumName).includes(normalizeSearchString(search));
-          })
-        : albums;
-  }
+  $: filteredAlbums = sortAlbums(
+    search.length > 0 && albums.length > 0
+      ? albums.filter((album) => {
+          return normalizeSearchString(album.albumName).includes(normalizeSearchString(search));
+        })
+      : albums,
+    { sortBy: $albumViewSettings.sortBy, orderBy: $albumViewSettings.sortOrder },
+  );
 
   const handleSelect = (album: AlbumResponseDto) => {
     dispatch('album', album);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/album-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/album-utils.ts
index 028aa721c7..74a2e3c5e9 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/album-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/album-utils.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import {
   AlbumSortBy,
   SortOrder,
   albumViewSettings,
+  locale,
   type AlbumViewSettings,
 } from '$lib/stores/preferences.store';
 import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
 import type { AlbumResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
 import * as sdk from '@immich/sdk';
+import { orderBy } from 'lodash-es';
 import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
@@ -213,3 +215,63 @@ export const confirmAlbumDelete = async (album: AlbumResponseDto) => {
 
   return dialogController.show({ prompt });
 };
+
+interface AlbumSortOption {
+  [option: string]: (order: SortOrder, albums: AlbumResponseDto[]) => AlbumResponseDto[];
+}
+
+const sortUnknownYearAlbums = (a: AlbumResponseDto, b: AlbumResponseDto) => {
+  if (!a.endDate) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  if (!b.endDate) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+};
+
+export const stringToSortOrder = (order: string) => {
+  return order === 'desc' ? SortOrder.Desc : SortOrder.Asc;
+};
+
+const sortOptions: AlbumSortOption = {
+  /** Sort by album title */
+  [AlbumSortBy.Title]: (order, albums) => {
+    const sortSign = order === SortOrder.Desc ? -1 : 1;
+    return albums.slice().sort((a, b) => a.albumName.localeCompare(b.albumName, get(locale)) * sortSign);
+  },
+
+  /** Sort by asset count */
+  [AlbumSortBy.ItemCount]: (order, albums) => {
+    return orderBy(albums, 'assetCount', [order]);
+  },
+
+  /** Sort by last modified */
+  [AlbumSortBy.DateModified]: (order, albums) => {
+    return orderBy(albums, [({ updatedAt }) => new Date(updatedAt)], [order]);
+  },
+
+  /** Sort by creation date */
+  [AlbumSortBy.DateCreated]: (order, albums) => {
+    return orderBy(albums, [({ createdAt }) => new Date(createdAt)], [order]);
+  },
+
+  /** Sort by the most recent photo date */
+  [AlbumSortBy.MostRecentPhoto]: (order, albums) => {
+    albums = orderBy(albums, [({ endDate }) => (endDate ? new Date(endDate) : '')], [order]);
+    return albums.sort(sortUnknownYearAlbums);
+  },
+
+  /** Sort by the oldest photo date */
+  [AlbumSortBy.OldestPhoto]: (order, albums) => {
+    albums = orderBy(albums, [({ startDate }) => (startDate ? new Date(startDate) : '')], [order]);
+    return albums.sort(sortUnknownYearAlbums);
+  },
+};
+
+export const sortAlbums = (albums: AlbumResponseDto[], { sortBy, orderBy }: { sortBy: string; orderBy: string }) => {
+  const sort = sortOptions[sortBy] ?? sortOptions[AlbumSortBy.DateModified];
+  const order = stringToSortOrder(orderBy);
+
+  return sort(order, albums);
+};