diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
index 3869c60970..b8d25d8b66 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   import type { AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
   import { isShowDetail, showDeleteModal } from '$lib/stores/preferences.store';
   import { featureFlags } from '$lib/stores/server-config.store';
-  import { SlideshowState, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
+  import { SlideshowNavigation, SlideshowState, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
   import { stackAssetsStore } from '$lib/stores/stacked-asset.store';
   import { user } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
   import { getAssetJobMessage, isSharedLink, handlePromiseError } from '$lib/utils';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   const {
     restartProgress: restartSlideshowProgress,
     stopProgress: stopSlideshowProgress,
-    slideshowShuffle,
+    slideshowNavigation,
     slideshowState,
   } = slideshowStore;
 
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@
       }
     });
 
-    shuffleSlideshowUnsubscribe = slideshowShuffle.subscribe((value) => {
-      if (value) {
+    shuffleSlideshowUnsubscribe = slideshowNavigation.subscribe((value) => {
+      if (value === SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle) {
         slideshowHistory.reset();
         slideshowHistory.queue(asset.id);
       }
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@
         return;
       }
       case 'ArrowLeft': {
-        navigateAssetBackward();
+        await navigateAsset('previous');
         return;
       }
       case 'ArrowRight': {
-        await navigateAssetForward();
+        await navigateAsset('next');
         return;
       }
       case 'd':
@@ -330,13 +330,16 @@
     $restartSlideshowProgress = true;
   };
 
-  const navigateAssetForward = async (e?: Event) => {
-    if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow && $slideshowShuffle) {
-      return slideshowHistory.next() || navigateAssetRandom();
+  const navigateAsset = async (order: 'previous' | 'next', e?: Event) => {
+    if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow && $slideshowNavigation === SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle) {
+      return (order === 'previous' ? slideshowHistory.previous() : slideshowHistory.next()) || navigateAssetRandom();
     }
 
     if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow && assetStore) {
-      const hasNext = await assetStore.getNextAssetId(asset.id);
+      const hasNext =
+        order === 'previous'
+          ? await assetStore.getPreviousAssetId(asset.id)
+          : await assetStore.getNextAssetId(asset.id);
       if (hasNext) {
         $restartSlideshowProgress = true;
       } else {
@@ -345,21 +348,7 @@
     }
 
     e?.stopPropagation();
-    dispatch('next');
-  };
-
-  const navigateAssetBackward = (e?: Event) => {
-    if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow && $slideshowShuffle) {
-      slideshowHistory.previous();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow) {
-      $restartSlideshowProgress = true;
-    }
-
-    e?.stopPropagation();
-    dispatch('previous');
+    dispatch(order);
   };
 
   const showDetailInfoHandler = () => {
@@ -504,7 +493,7 @@
 
   const handleVideoEnded = async () => {
     if ($slideshowState === SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow) {
-      await navigateAssetForward();
+      await navigateAsset('next');
     }
   };
 
@@ -594,7 +583,9 @@
 
   {#if $slideshowState === SlideshowState.None && showNavigation}
     <div class="z-[1001] column-span-1 col-start-1 row-span-1 row-start-2 mb-[60px] justify-self-start">
-      <NavigationArea on:click={navigateAssetBackward}><Icon path={mdiChevronLeft} size="36" /></NavigationArea>
+      <NavigationArea on:click={(e) => navigateAsset('previous', e)}
+        ><Icon path={mdiChevronLeft} size="36" /></NavigationArea
+      >
     </div>
   {/if}
 
@@ -603,9 +594,9 @@
     {#if $slideshowState != SlideshowState.None}
       <div class="z-[1000] absolute w-full flex">
         <SlideshowBar
-          on:prev={navigateAssetBackward}
-          on:next={navigateAssetForward}
-          on:close={() => ($slideshowState = SlideshowState.StopSlideshow)}
+          onPrevious={() => navigateAsset('previous')}
+          onNext={() => navigateAsset('next')}
+          onClose={() => ($slideshowState = SlideshowState.StopSlideshow)}
         />
       </div>
     {/if}
@@ -708,7 +699,9 @@
 
   {#if $slideshowState === SlideshowState.None && showNavigation}
     <div class="z-[1001] col-span-1 col-start-4 row-span-1 row-start-2 mb-[60px] justify-self-end">
-      <NavigationArea on:click={navigateAssetForward}><Icon path={mdiChevronRight} size="36" /></NavigationArea>
+      <NavigationArea on:click={(e) => navigateAsset('next', e)}
+        ><Icon path={mdiChevronRight} size="36" /></NavigationArea
+      >
     </div>
   {/if}
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-bar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-bar.svelte
index 164b0a7913..37cd7f7012 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-bar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-bar.svelte
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
   import CircleIconButton from '$lib/components/elements/buttons/circle-icon-button.svelte';
   import ProgressBar, { ProgressBarStatus } from '$lib/components/shared-components/progress-bar/progress-bar.svelte';
   import SlideshowSettings from '$lib/components/slideshow-settings.svelte';
-  import { slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
+  import { SlideshowNavigation, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
   import { mdiChevronLeft, mdiChevronRight, mdiClose, mdiCog, mdiPause, mdiPlay } from '@mdi/js';
-  import { createEventDispatcher, onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
 
-  const { restartProgress, stopProgress, slideshowDelay, showProgressBar } = slideshowStore;
+  export let onNext = () => {};
+  export let onPrevious = () => {};
+  export let onClose = () => {};
+
+  const { restartProgress, stopProgress, slideshowDelay, showProgressBar, slideshowNavigation } = slideshowStore;
 
   let progressBarStatus: ProgressBarStatus;
   let progressBar: ProgressBar;
@@ -15,12 +19,6 @@
   let unsubscribeRestart: () => void;
   let unsubscribeStop: () => void;
 
-  const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
-    next: void;
-    prev: void;
-    close: void;
-  }>();
-
   onMount(() => {
     unsubscribeRestart = restartProgress.subscribe((value) => {
       if (value) {
@@ -44,18 +42,26 @@
       unsubscribeStop();
     }
   });
+
+  const handleDone = () => {
+    if ($slideshowNavigation === SlideshowNavigation.AscendingOrder) {
+      onPrevious();
+      return;
+    }
+    onNext();
+  };
 </script>
 
 <div class="m-4 flex gap-2">
-  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiClose} on:click={() => dispatch('close')} title="Exit Slideshow" />
+  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiClose} on:click={onClose} title="Exit Slideshow" />
   <CircleIconButton
     buttonSize="50"
     icon={progressBarStatus === ProgressBarStatus.Paused ? mdiPlay : mdiPause}
     on:click={() => (progressBarStatus === ProgressBarStatus.Paused ? progressBar.play() : progressBar.pause())}
     title={progressBarStatus === ProgressBarStatus.Paused ? 'Play' : 'Pause'}
   />
-  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiChevronLeft} on:click={() => dispatch('prev')} title="Previous" />
-  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiChevronRight} on:click={() => dispatch('next')} title="Next" />
+  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiChevronLeft} on:click={onPrevious} title="Previous" />
+  <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiChevronRight} on:click={onNext} title="Next" />
   <CircleIconButton buttonSize="50" icon={mdiCog} on:click={() => (showSettings = !showSettings)} title="Next" />
 </div>
 
@@ -69,5 +75,5 @@
   duration={$slideshowDelay}
   bind:this={progressBar}
   bind:status={progressBarStatus}
-  on:done={() => dispatch('next')}
+  on:done={handleDone}
 />
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/elements/dropdown.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/elements/dropdown.svelte
index 24755a3a0a..21d664c3ce 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/elements/dropdown.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/elements/dropdown.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   // Necessary for eslint
   /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
   type T = any;
+
+  export type RenderedOption = {
+    title: string;
+    icon?: string;
+  };
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts" generics="T">
@@ -25,16 +30,11 @@
 
   export let options: T[];
   export let selectedOption = options[0];
-
-  export let render: (item: T) => string | RenderedOption = String;
-
-  type RenderedOption = {
-    title: string;
-    icon?: string;
-  };
-
   export let showMenu = false;
   export let controlable = false;
+  export let hideTextOnSmallScreen = true;
+
+  export let render: (item: T) => string | RenderedOption = String;
 
   const handleClickOutside = () => {
     if (!controlable) {
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
       {#if renderedSelectedOption?.icon}
         <Icon path={renderedSelectedOption.icon} size="18" />
       {/if}
-      <p class="hidden sm:block">{renderedSelectedOption.title}</p>
+      <p class={hideTextOnSmallScreen ? 'hidden sm:block' : ''}>{renderedSelectedOption.title}</p>
     </div>
   </LinkButton>
 
   <!-- DROP DOWN MENU -->
   {#if showMenu}
     <div
-      transition:fly={{ y: -30, x: 30, duration: 100 }}
+      transition:fly={{ y: -30, duration: 250 }}
       class="text-md fixed z-50 flex min-w-[250px] max-h-[70vh] overflow-y-auto immich-scrollbar flex-col rounded-2xl bg-gray-100 py-2 text-black shadow-lg dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-white {className}"
     >
       {#each options as option (option)}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-dropdown.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-dropdown.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3168dbb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-dropdown.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { quintOut } from 'svelte/easing';
+  import { fly } from 'svelte/transition';
+  import Dropdown, { type RenderedOption } from '$lib/components/elements/dropdown.svelte';
+
+  export let title: string;
+  export let subtitle = '';
+  export let options: RenderedOption[];
+  export let selectedOption: RenderedOption;
+  export let isEdited = false;
+
+  export let onToggle: (option: RenderedOption) => void;
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex place-items-center justify-between">
+  <div>
+    <div class="flex h-[26px] place-items-center gap-1">
+      <label class="font-medium text-immich-primary dark:text-immich-dark-primary text-sm" for={title}>
+        {title}
+      </label>
+      {#if isEdited}
+        <div
+          transition:fly={{ x: 10, duration: 200, easing: quintOut }}
+          class="rounded-full bg-orange-100 px-2 text-[10px] text-orange-900"
+        >
+          Unsaved change
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="text-sm dark:text-immich-dark-fg">{subtitle}</p>
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+  <div class="w-fit">
+    <Dropdown
+      {options}
+      hideTextOnSmallScreen={false}
+      bind:selectedOption
+      render={(option) => {
+        return {
+          title: option.title,
+          icon: option.icon,
+        };
+      }}
+      on:select={({ detail }) => onToggle(detail)}
+    />
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/slideshow-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/slideshow-settings.svelte
index 0bc970a644..70c893c4ed 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/slideshow-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/slideshow-settings.svelte
@@ -4,28 +4,51 @@
     SettingInputFieldType,
   } from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-input-field.svelte';
   import SettingSwitch from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-switch.svelte';
-  import { slideshowStore } from '../stores/slideshow.store';
+  import { mdiArrowDownThin, mdiArrowUpThin, mdiShuffle } from '@mdi/js';
+  import { SlideshowNavigation, slideshowStore } from '../stores/slideshow.store';
   import Button from './elements/buttons/button.svelte';
+  import type { RenderedOption } from './elements/dropdown.svelte';
+  import SettingDropdown from './shared-components/settings/setting-dropdown.svelte';
 
-  const { slideshowShuffle, slideshowDelay, showProgressBar } = slideshowStore;
+  const { slideshowDelay, showProgressBar, slideshowNavigation } = slideshowStore;
 
   export let onClose = () => {};
+
+  const options: Record<SlideshowNavigation, RenderedOption> = {
+    [SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle]: { icon: mdiShuffle, title: 'Shuffle' },
+    [SlideshowNavigation.AscendingOrder]: { icon: mdiArrowUpThin, title: 'Backward' },
+    [SlideshowNavigation.DescendingOrder]: { icon: mdiArrowDownThin, title: 'Forward' },
+  };
+
+  export const handleToggle = (selectedOption: RenderedOption) => {
+    for (const [key, option] of Object.entries(options)) {
+      if (option === selectedOption) {
+        $slideshowNavigation = key as SlideshowNavigation;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  };
 </script>
 
 <FullScreenModal on:clickOutside={onClose} on:escape={onClose}>
   <div
-    class="flex w-96 max-w-lg flex-col gap-8 rounded-3xl border bg-white p-8 shadow-sm dark:border-immich-dark-gray dark:bg-immich-dark-gray"
+    class="flex w-full md:w-96 max-w-lg flex-col gap-8 rounded-3xl border bg-white p-8 shadow-sm dark:border-immich-dark-gray dark:bg-immich-dark-gray"
   >
     <h1 class="self-center text-2xl font-medium text-immich-primary dark:text-immich-dark-primary">
       Slideshow Settings
     </h1>
 
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 text-immich-primary dark:text-immich-dark-primary">
-      <SettingSwitch title="Shuffle" bind:checked={$slideshowShuffle} />
+      <SettingDropdown
+        title="Direction"
+        options={Object.values(options)}
+        selectedOption={options[$slideshowNavigation]}
+        onToggle={(option) => handleToggle(option)}
+      />
       <SettingSwitch title="Show Progress Bar" bind:checked={$showProgressBar} />
       <SettingInputField
         inputType={SettingInputFieldType.NUMBER}
-        label="Delay"
+        label="Duration"
         desc="Number of seconds to display each image"
         min={1}
         bind:value={$slideshowDelay}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
index 5b10d6b410..acb78d0b0a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@ export enum SlideshowState {
   None = 'none',
 }
 
+export enum SlideshowNavigation {
+  Shuffle = 'shuffle',
+  AscendingOrder = 'ascending-order',
+  DescendingOrder = 'descending-order',
+}
+
 function createSlideshowStore() {
   const restartState = writable<boolean>(false);
   const stopState = writable<boolean>(false);
 
-  const slideshowShuffle = persisted<boolean>('slideshow-shuffle', true);
+  const slideshowNavigation = persisted<SlideshowNavigation>(
+    'slideshow-navigation',
+    SlideshowNavigation.DescendingOrder,
+  );
   const slideshowState = writable<SlideshowState>(SlideshowState.None);
 
   const showProgressBar = persisted<boolean>('slideshow-show-progressbar', true);
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ function createSlideshowStore() {
         }
       },
     },
-    slideshowShuffle,
+    slideshowNavigation,
     slideshowState,
     slideshowDelay,
     showProgressBar,
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/[albumId]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/[albumId]/+page.svelte
index 4b87b4cd51..f0daba676e 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/[albumId]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(user)/albums/[albumId]/+page.svelte
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   import { assetViewingStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-viewing.store';
   import { AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
   import { locale } from '$lib/stores/preferences.store';
-  import { SlideshowState, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
+  import { SlideshowNavigation, SlideshowState, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
   import { user } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
   import { downloadArchive } from '$lib/utils/asset-utils';
   import { clickOutside } from '$lib/utils/click-outside';
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   export let data: PageData;
 
   let { isViewing: showAssetViewer, setAssetId } = assetViewingStore;
-  let { slideshowState, slideshowShuffle } = slideshowStore;
+  let { slideshowState, slideshowNavigation } = slideshowStore;
 
   $: album = data.album;
   $: albumId = album.id;
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@
   };
 
   const handleStartSlideshow = async () => {
-    const asset = $slideshowShuffle ? await assetStore.getRandomAsset() : assetStore.assets[0];
+    const asset =
+      $slideshowNavigation === SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle ? await assetStore.getRandomAsset() : assetStore.assets[0];
     if (asset) {
       await setAssetId(asset.id);
       $slideshowState = SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow;