diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 0e35be2ee0..320ad640c6 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -10824,6 +10824,13 @@
       },
       "MetadataSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "checksum": {
             "type": "string"
           },
@@ -11743,6 +11750,13 @@
       },
       "RandomSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "city": {
             "nullable": true,
             "type": "string"
@@ -12780,6 +12794,13 @@
       },
       "SmartSearchDto": {
         "properties": {
+          "albumIds": {
+            "items": {
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "city": {
             "nullable": true,
             "type": "string"
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
index 579cba680e..2bca9a13f2 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/search.dto.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ class BaseSearchDto {
   @ValidateUUID({ each: true, optional: true })
   tagIds?: string[];
 
+  @ValidateUUID({each: true, optional: true})
+  albumIds?: string[];
+
   @Optional()
   @IsInt()
   @Max(5)
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
index 747a59c65b..55545659c3 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ export interface SearchTagOptions {
   tagIds?: string[];
 }
 
+export interface SearchAlbumOptions {
+  albumIds?: string[];
+}
+
 export interface SearchOrderOptions {
   orderDirection?: 'asc' | 'desc';
 }
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ type BaseAssetSearchOptions = SearchDateOptions &
   SearchStatusOptions &
   SearchUserIdOptions &
   SearchPeopleOptions &
-  SearchTagOptions;
+  SearchTagOptions &
+  SearchAlbumOptions;
 
 export type AssetSearchOptions = BaseAssetSearchOptions & SearchRelationOptions;
 
diff --git a/server/src/utils/database.ts b/server/src/utils/database.ts
index 5e5c6c5fb4..a1a5507f22 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ export function hasPeople<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, personIds:
   );
 }
 
+export function inAlbums<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, albumIds: string[]) {
+  return qb.innerJoin(
+    (eb) =>
+      eb
+        .selectFrom('albums_assets_assets')
+        .select('assetsId')
+        .where('albumsId', '=', anyUuid(albumIds!))
+        .groupBy('assetsId')
+        .having((eb) => eb.fn.count('albumsId').distinct(), '=', albumIds.length)
+        .as('has_album'),
+    (join) => join.onRef('has_album.assetsId', '=', 'assets.id'),
+  );
+}
+
 export function hasTags<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>, tagIds: string[]) {
   return qb.innerJoin(
     (eb) =>
@@ -293,6 +307,7 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(kysely: Kysely<DB>, options: AssetSearchBuild
     .selectFrom('assets')
     .selectAll('assets')
     .where('assets.visibility', '=', visibility)
+    .$if(!!options.albumIds && options.albumIds.length > 0, (qb) => inAlbums(qb, options.albumIds!))
     .$if(!!options.tagIds && options.tagIds.length > 0, (qb) => hasTags(qb, options.tagIds!))
     .$if(!!options.personIds && options.personIds.length > 0, (qb) => hasPeople(qb, options.personIds!))
     .$if(!!options.createdBefore, (qb) => qb.where('assets.createdAt', '<=', options.createdBefore!))
@@ -369,7 +384,7 @@ export function searchAssetBuilder(kysely: Kysely<DB>, options: AssetSearchBuild
     .$if(options.isMotion !== undefined, (qb) =>
       qb.where('assets.livePhotoVideoId', options.isMotion ? 'is not' : 'is', null),
     )
-    .$if(!!options.isNotInAlbum, (qb) =>
+    .$if(!!options.isNotInAlbum && (!options.albumIds || options.albumIds.length == 0), (qb) =>
       qb.where((eb) =>
         eb.not(eb.exists((eb) => eb.selectFrom('albums_assets_assets').whereRef('assetsId', '=', 'assets.id'))),
       ),