diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/album-list-item.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/album-list-item.svelte
index f2cb181e4c..d97a40ae48 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/album-list-item.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/album-list-item.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import { getAssetThumbnailUrl } from '$lib/utils';
   import { ThumbnailFormat, type AlbumResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
+  import { normalizeSearchString } from '$lib/utils/string-utils.js';
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
     album: void;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
   // It is used to highlight the search query in the album name
   $: {
     let { albumName } = album;
-    let findIndex = albumName.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchQuery.toLowerCase());
+    let findIndex = normalizeSearchString(albumName).indexOf(normalizeSearchString(searchQuery));
     let findLength = searchQuery.length;
     albumNameArray = [
       albumName.slice(0, findIndex),
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
index 51da304114..be5d13e5f8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import Icon from '$lib/components/elements/icon.svelte';
-  import { AppRoute, AssetAction, ProjectionType } from '$lib/constants';
+  import { AssetAction, ProjectionType } from '$lib/constants';
   import { updateNumberOfComments } from '$lib/stores/activity.store';
   import { assetViewingStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-viewing.store';
   import type { AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@
   import { stackAssetsStore } from '$lib/stores/stacked-asset.store';
   import { user } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
   import { getAssetJobMessage, isSharedLink, handlePromiseError } from '$lib/utils';
-  import { addAssetsToAlbum, downloadFile } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
+  import { addAssetsToAlbum, addAssetsToNewAlbum, downloadFile } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
   import { handleError } from '$lib/utils/handle-error';
   import { shortcuts } from '$lib/utils/shortcut';
   import { SlideshowHistory } from '$lib/utils/slideshow-history';
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
     AssetTypeEnum,
     ReactionType,
     createActivity,
-    createAlbum,
     deleteActivity,
     deleteAssets,
     getActivities,
@@ -390,8 +388,7 @@
   const handleAddToNewAlbum = async (albumName: string) => {
     isShowAlbumPicker = false;
 
-    const album = await createAlbum({ createAlbumDto: { albumName, assetIds: [asset.id] } });
-    await goto(`${AppRoute.ALBUMS}/${album.id}`);
+    await addAssetsToNewAlbum(albumName, [asset.id]);
   };
 
   const handleAddToAlbum = async (album: AlbumResponseDto) => {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/actions/add-to-album.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/actions/add-to-album.svelte
index 063d3bdb81..7068688ba0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/actions/add-to-album.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/photos-page/actions/add-to-album.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import AlbumSelectionModal from '$lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte';
   import MenuOption from '$lib/components/shared-components/context-menu/menu-option.svelte';
-  import {
-    NotificationType,
-    notificationController,
-  } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
-  import { AppRoute } from '$lib/constants';
-  import { addAssetsToAlbum } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
-  import { createAlbum, type AlbumResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import { addAssetsToAlbum, addAssetsToNewAlbum } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
+  import type { AlbumResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { getMenuContext } from '../asset-select-context-menu.svelte';
   import { getAssetControlContext } from '../asset-select-control-bar.svelte';
   import { mdiImageAlbum, mdiShareVariantOutline } from '@mdi/js';
 
   export let shared = false;
+
   let showAlbumPicker = false;
 
   const { getAssets, clearSelect } = getAssetControlContext();
@@ -24,26 +19,12 @@
     closeMenu();
   };
 
-  const handleAddToNewAlbum = (albumName: string) => {
+  const handleAddToNewAlbum = async (albumName: string) => {
     showAlbumPicker = false;
+    closeMenu();
 
     const assetIds = [...getAssets()].map((asset) => asset.id);
-    createAlbum({ createAlbumDto: { albumName, assetIds } })
-      .then(async (response) => {
-        const { id, albumName } = response;
-
-        notificationController.show({
-          message: `Added ${assetIds.length} to ${albumName}`,
-          type: NotificationType.Info,
-        });
-
-        clearSelect();
-
-        await goto(`${AppRoute.ALBUMS}/${id}`);
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        console.error(`[add-to-album.svelte]:handleAddToNewAlbum ${error}`, error);
-      });
+    await addAssetsToNewAlbum(albumName, assetIds);
   };
 
   const handleAddToAlbum = async (album: AlbumResponseDto) => {
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 6b3ebc1bb9..0882a3ed6e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/album-selection-modal.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from 'svelte';
   import AlbumListItem from '../asset-viewer/album-list-item.svelte';
   import BaseModal from './base-modal.svelte';
+  import { normalizeSearchString } from '$lib/utils/string-utils';
 
   let albums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
   let recentAlbums: AlbumResponseDto[] = [];
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
     filteredAlbums =
       search.length > 0 && albums.length > 0
         ? albums.filter((album) => {
-            return album.albumName.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase());
+            return normalizeSearchString(album.albumName).includes(normalizeSearchString(search));
           })
         : albums;
   }
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
             <Icon path={mdiPlus} size="30" />
           </div>
           <p class="">
-            New {shared ? 'Shared ' : ''}Album {#if search.length > 0}<b>{search}</b>{/if}
+            New Album {#if search.length > 0}<b>{search}</b>{/if}
           </p>
         </button>
         {#if filteredAlbums.length > 0}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification-card.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification-card.svelte
index a81146692e..ac93f9a3b3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification-card.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification-card.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   export let notification: Notification;
 
   $: icon = notification.type === NotificationType.Error ? mdiCloseCircleOutline : mdiInformationOutline;
+  $: hoverStyle = notification.action.type === 'discard' ? 'hover:cursor-pointer' : '';
 
   const backgroundColor: Record<NotificationType, string> = {
     [NotificationType.Info]: '#E0E2F0',
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@
     [NotificationType.Warning]: '#D08613',
   };
 
+  const buttonStyle: Record<NotificationType, string> = {
+    [NotificationType.Info]: 'text-white bg-immich-primary hover:bg-immich-primary/75',
+    [NotificationType.Error]: 'text-white bg-immich-error hover:bg-immich-error/75',
+    [NotificationType.Warning]: 'text-white bg-immich-warning hover:bg-immich-warning/75',
+  };
+
   onMount(() => {
     const timeoutId = setTimeout(discard, notification.timeout);
     return () => clearTimeout(timeoutId);
@@ -41,11 +48,16 @@
   };
 
   const handleClick = () => {
-    const action = notification.action;
-    if (action.type === 'discard') {
+    if (notification.action.type === 'discard') {
       discard();
-    } else if (action.type == 'link') {
-      window.open(action.target);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleButtonClick = () => {
+    const button = notification.button;
+    if (button) {
+      discard();
+      return notification.button?.onClick();
     }
   };
 </script>
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@
   transition:fade={{ duration: 250 }}
   style:background-color={backgroundColor[notification.type]}
   style:border-color={borderColor[notification.type]}
-  class="border z-[999999] mb-4 min-h-[80px] w-[300px] rounded-2xl p-4 shadow-md hover:cursor-pointer"
+  class="border z-[999999] mb-4 min-h-[80px] w-[300px] rounded-2xl p-4 shadow-md {hoverStyle}"
   on:click={handleClick}
   on:keydown={handleClick}
 >
@@ -72,6 +84,22 @@
   </div>
 
   <p class="whitespace-pre-wrap pl-[28px] pr-[16px] text-sm" data-testid="message">
-    {notification.message}
+    {#if notification.html}
+      <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
+      {@html notification.message}
+    {:else}
+      {notification.message}
+    {/if}
   </p>
+
+  {#if notification.button}
+    <p class="pl-[28px] mt-2.5 text-sm">
+      <button
+        class="{buttonStyle[notification.type]} rounded px-3 pt-1.5 pb-1 transition-all duration-200"
+        on:click={handleButtonClick}
+      >
+        {notification.button.text}
+      </button>
+    </p>
+  {/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification.ts b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification.ts
index 52e75bf41f..dfe4e1f923 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification.ts
@@ -6,20 +6,31 @@ export enum NotificationType {
   Warning = 'Warning',
 }
 
+export type NotificationButton = {
+  text: string;
+  onClick: () => unknown;
+};
+
 export type Notification = {
   id: number;
   type: NotificationType;
   message: string;
+  /**
+   * Allow HTML to be inserted within the message. Make sure to verify/encode
+   * variables that may be interpoalted into 'message'
+   */
+  html?: boolean;
   /** The action to take when the notification is clicked */
   action: NotificationAction;
+  button?: NotificationButton;
   /** Timeout in miliseconds */
   timeout: number;
 };
 
 type DiscardAction = { type: 'discard' };
 type NoopAction = { type: 'noop' };
-type LinkAction = { type: 'link'; target: string };
-export type NotificationAction = DiscardAction | NoopAction | LinkAction;
+
+export type NotificationAction = DiscardAction | NoopAction;
 
 export type NotificationOptions = Partial<Exclude<Notification, 'id'>> & { message: string };
 
@@ -32,7 +43,9 @@ function createNotificationList() {
       currentList.push({
         id: count++,
         type: NotificationType.Info,
-        action: { type: 'discard' },
+        action: {
+          type: options.button ? 'noop' : 'discard',
+        },
         timeout: 3000,
         ...options,
       });
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
index 27c99a4731..532479912a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import { notificationController, NotificationType } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
+import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+import { NotificationType, notificationController } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
+import { AppRoute } from '$lib/constants';
 import type { AssetInteractionStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-interaction.store';
 import { BucketPosition, isSelectingAllAssets, type AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
 import { downloadManager } from '$lib/stores/download';
 import { downloadRequest, getKey } from '$lib/utils';
+import { encodeHTMLSpecialChars } from '$lib/utils/string-utils';
 import {
   addAssetsToAlbum as addAssets,
+  createAlbum,
   defaults,
   getDownloadInfo,
   type AssetResponseDto,
   type AssetTypeEnum,
-  type BulkIdResponseDto,
   type DownloadInfoDto,
   type DownloadResponseDto,
   type UserResponseDto,
@@ -18,20 +21,60 @@ import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 import { handleError } from './handle-error';
 
-export const addAssetsToAlbum = async (albumId: string, assetIds: Array<string>): Promise<BulkIdResponseDto[]> =>
-  addAssets({
+export const addAssetsToAlbum = async (albumId: string, assetIds: string[]) => {
+  const result = await addAssets({
     id: albumId,
-    bulkIdsDto: { ids: assetIds },
+    bulkIdsDto: {
+      ids: assetIds,
+    },
     key: getKey(),
-  }).then((results) => {
-    const count = results.filter(({ success }) => success).length;
+  });
+  const count = result.filter(({ success }) => success).length;
+  notificationController.show({
+    type: NotificationType.Info,
+    timeout: 5000,
+    message:
+      count > 0
+        ? `Added ${count} asset${count === 1 ? '' : 's'} to the album`
+        : `Asset${assetIds.length === 1 ? ' was' : 's were'} already part of the album`,
+    button: {
+      text: 'View Album',
+      onClick() {
+        return goto(`${AppRoute.ALBUMS}/${albumId}`);
+      },
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+export const addAssetsToNewAlbum = async (albumName: string, assetIds: string[]) => {
+  try {
+    const album = await createAlbum({
+      createAlbumDto: {
+        albumName,
+        assetIds,
+      },
+    });
+    const displayName = albumName ? `<b>${encodeHTMLSpecialChars(albumName)}</b>` : 'new album';
     notificationController.show({
       type: NotificationType.Info,
-      message: `Added ${count} asset${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`,
+      timeout: 5000,
+      message: `Added ${assetIds.length} asset${assetIds.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} to ${displayName}`,
+      html: true,
+      button: {
+        text: 'View Album',
+        onClick() {
+          return goto(`${AppRoute.ALBUMS}/${album.id}`);
+        },
+      },
     });
-
-    return results;
-  });
+    return album;
+  } catch {
+    notificationController.show({
+      type: NotificationType.Error,
+      message: 'Failed to create album',
+    });
+  }
+};
 
 export const downloadBlob = (data: Blob, filename: string) => {
   const url = URL.createObjectURL(data);
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b58f859f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/string-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export const removeAccents = (str: string) => {
+  return str.normalize('NFD').replaceAll(/[\u0300-\u036F]/g, '');
+};
+
+export const normalizeSearchString = (str: string) => {
+  return removeAccents(str.toLocaleLowerCase());
+};
+
+export const encodeHTMLSpecialChars = (str: string) => {
+  return str
+    .replaceAll('&', '&amp;')
+    .replaceAll('<', '&lt;')
+    .replaceAll('>', '&gt;')
+    .replaceAll('"', '&quot;')
+    .replaceAll("'", '&#39;');
+};