diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-viewer.svelte
index 2d05580d62..168637e134 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/album-page/album-viewer.svelte
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
   import { fileUploadHandler, openFileUploadDialog } from '$lib/utils/file-uploader';
   import type { AlbumResponseDto, SharedLinkResponseDto, UserResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { IconButton, Logo } from '@immich/ui';
-  import { mdiDownload, mdiFileImagePlusOutline } from '@mdi/js';
+  import { mdiDownload, mdiFileImagePlusOutline, mdiPresentationPlay } from '@mdi/js';
   import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
   import ControlAppBar from '../shared-components/control-app-bar.svelte';
   import ThemeButton from '../shared-components/theme-button.svelte';
   import AlbumSummary from './album-summary.svelte';
+  import { SlideshowNavigation, SlideshowState, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
 
   interface Props {
     sharedLink: SharedLinkResponseDto;
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
 
   const album = sharedLink.album as AlbumResponseDto;
 
-  let { isViewing: showAssetViewer } = assetViewingStore;
+  let { isViewing: showAssetViewer, setAssetId } = assetViewingStore;
+  let { slideshowState, slideshowNavigation } = slideshowStore;
 
   const options = $derived({ albumId: album.id, order: album.order });
   let timelineManager = $state<TimelineManager>() as TimelineManager;
@@ -45,6 +47,16 @@
       dragAndDropFilesStore.set({ isDragging: false, files: [] });
     }
   });
+
+  const handleStartSlideshow = async () => {
+    const asset =
+      $slideshowNavigation === SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle
+        ? await timelineManager.getRandomAsset()
+        : timelineManager.months[0]?.dayGroups[0]?.viewerAssets[0]?.asset;
+    if (asset) {
+      handlePromiseError(setAssetId(asset.id).then(() => ($slideshowState = SlideshowState.PlaySlideshow)));
+    }
+  };
 </script>
 
 <svelte:document
@@ -117,6 +129,14 @@
         {/if}
 
         {#if album.assetCount > 0 && sharedLink.allowDownload}
+          <IconButton
+            shape="round"
+            variant="ghost"
+            color="secondary"
+            aria-label={$t('slideshow')}
+            onclick={handleStartSlideshow}
+            icon={mdiPresentationPlay}
+          />
           <IconButton
             shape="round"
             color="secondary"