diff --git a/server/src/domain/shared-link/shared-link.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/shared-link/shared-link.dto.ts
index 0695ad8c59..5aeef2967c 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/shared-link/shared-link.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/shared-link/shared-link.dto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { SharedLinkType } from '@app/infra/entities';
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import { IsBoolean, IsDate, IsEnum, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 import { ValidateUUID } from '../../immich/decorators/validate-uuid.decorator';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export class SharedLinkCreateDto {
   description?: string;
 
   @IsDate()
+  @Type(() => Date)
   @IsOptional()
   expiresAt?: Date | null = null;