diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 5903d7850e..ff1c206a68 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
     "storage_template_enable_description": "Enable storage template engine",
     "storage_template_hash_verification_enabled": "Hash verification enabled",
     "storage_template_hash_verification_enabled_description": "Enables hash verification, don't disable this unless you're certain of the implications",
+    "folder_content_order": "Folder content order",
+    "folder_content_order_description": "Set the order in which assets are displayed in the folder view",
+    "folder_content_order_name": "File name",
+    "folder_content_order_date": "Creation date",
     "storage_template_migration": "Storage template migration",
     "storage_template_migration_description": "Apply the current <link>{template}</link> to previously uploaded assets",
     "storage_template_migration_info": "The storage template will convert all extensions to lowercase. Template changes will only apply to new assets. To retroactively apply the template to previously uploaded assets, run the <link>{job}</link>.",
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index c052e41a49..6f8d4630cc 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -16554,6 +16554,13 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "FolderContentOrder": {
+        "enum": [
+          "name",
+          "date"
+        ],
+        "type": "string"
+      },
       "FoldersResponse": {
         "properties": {
           "enabled": {
@@ -21972,6 +21979,13 @@
           "enabled": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },
+          "folderContentOrder": {
+            "allOf": [
+              {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FolderContentOrder"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
           "hashVerificationEnabled": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },
@@ -21981,6 +21995,7 @@
         },
         "required": [
           "enabled",
+          "folderContentOrder",
           "hashVerificationEnabled",
           "template"
         ],
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 537427ff03..26f4bb6a13 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ export type SystemConfigServerDto = {
 };
 export type SystemConfigStorageTemplateDto = {
     enabled: boolean;
+    folderContentOrder: FolderContentOrder;
     hashVerificationEnabled: boolean;
     template: string;
 };
@@ -5639,6 +5640,10 @@ export enum OAuthTokenEndpointAuthMethod {
     ClientSecretPost = "client_secret_post",
     ClientSecretBasic = "client_secret_basic"
 }
+export enum FolderContentOrder {
+    Name = "name",
+    Date = "date"
+}
 export enum TriggerType {
     AssetCreate = "AssetCreate",
     PersonRecognized = "PersonRecognized"
diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index c18acd79f8..33ae98aa49 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   AudioCodec,
   Colorspace,
   CQMode,
+  FolderContentOrder,
   ImageFormat,
   LogLevel,
   OAuthTokenEndpointAuthMethod,
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ export interface SystemConfig {
   storageTemplate: {
     enabled: boolean;
     hashVerificationEnabled: boolean;
+    folderContentOrder: FolderContentOrder;
     template: string;
   };
   image: {
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ export const defaults = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
   storageTemplate: {
     enabled: false,
     hashVerificationEnabled: true,
+    folderContentOrder: FolderContentOrder.Name,
     template: '{{y}}/{{y}}-{{MM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
   },
   image: {
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
index c835073c31..cf0fcd209c 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   AudioCodec,
   CQMode,
   Colorspace,
+  FolderContentOrder,
   ImageFormat,
   LogLevel,
   OAuthTokenEndpointAuthMethod,
@@ -545,6 +546,9 @@ class SystemConfigStorageTemplateDto {
   @IsNotEmpty()
   @IsString()
   template!: string;
+
+  @ValidateEnum({ enum: FolderContentOrder, name: 'FolderContentOrder' })
+  folderContentOrder!: FolderContentOrder;
 }
 
 export class SystemConfigTemplateStorageOptionDto {
diff --git a/server/src/enum.ts b/server/src/enum.ts
index 9d0a2c0426..a527954fb6 100644
--- a/server/src/enum.ts
+++ b/server/src/enum.ts
@@ -873,3 +873,8 @@ export enum PluginTriggerType {
   AssetCreate = 'AssetCreate',
   PersonRecognized = 'PersonRecognized',
 }
+
+export enum FolderContentOrder {
+  Name = 'name',
+  Date = 'date',
+}
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
index ceab79f6eb..2e63144f13 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Kysely } from 'kysely';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
-import { AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum';
+import { AssetVisibility, FolderContentOrder } from 'src/enum';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema';
 import { asUuid, withExif } from 'src/utils/database';
 
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ export class ViewRepository {
     return results.map((row) => row.directoryPath.replaceAll(/\/$/g, ''));
   }
 
-  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.STRING] })
-  async getAssetsByOriginalPath(userId: string, partialPath: string) {
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.STRING, FolderContentOrder.Name] })
+  @GenerateSql({
+    params: [DummyValue.UUID, DummyValue.STRING, FolderContentOrder.Date],
+    name: 'getAssetsByOriginalPath (date order)',
+  })
+  async getAssetsByOriginalPath(
+    userId: string,
+    partialPath: string,
+    order: FolderContentOrder = FolderContentOrder.Name,
+  ) {
     const normalizedPath = partialPath.replaceAll(/\/$/g, '');
 
     return this.db
@@ -42,10 +50,13 @@ export class ViewRepository {
       .where('localDateTime', 'is not', null)
       .where('originalPath', 'like', `%${normalizedPath}/%`)
       .where('originalPath', 'not like', `%${normalizedPath}/%/%`)
-      .orderBy(
-        (eb) => eb.fn('regexp_replace', ['asset.originalPath', eb.val('.*/(.+)'), eb.val(String.raw`\1`)]),
-        'asc',
+      .$if(order === FolderContentOrder.Name, (qb) =>
+        qb.orderBy(
+          (eb) => eb.fn('regexp_replace', ['asset.originalPath', eb.val('.*/(.+)'), eb.val(String.raw`\1`)]),
+          'asc',
+        ),
       )
+      .$if(order === FolderContentOrder.Date, (qb) => qb.orderBy('fileCreatedAt', 'asc'))
       .execute();
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
index fbdd655bbc..db2e1e7340 100644
--- a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   AudioCodec,
   Colorspace,
   CQMode,
+  FolderContentOrder,
   ImageFormat,
   LogLevel,
   OAuthTokenEndpointAuthMethod,
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ const updatedConfig = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
   storageTemplate: {
     enabled: false,
     hashVerificationEnabled: true,
+    folderContentOrder: FolderContentOrder.Name,
     template: '{{y}}/{{y}}-{{MM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
   },
   image: {
diff --git a/server/src/services/view.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/view.service.spec.ts
index 86bfcef734..750d2641fa 100644
--- a/server/src/services/view.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/view.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { mapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
+import { FolderContentOrder } from 'src/enum';
 import { ViewService } from 'src/services/view.service';
 import { assetStub } from 'test/fixtures/asset.stub';
 import { authStub } from 'test/fixtures/auth.stub';
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ describe(ViewService.name, () => {
       const result = await sut.getAssetsByOriginalPath(authStub.admin, path);
       expect(result).toEqual(mockAssetReponseDto);
       await expect(mocks.view.getAssetsByOriginalPath(authStub.admin.user.id, path)).resolves.toEqual(mockAssets);
+      expect(mocks.view.getAssetsByOriginalPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        authStub.admin.user.id,
+        path,
+        FolderContentOrder.Name,
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/services/view.service.ts b/server/src/services/view.service.ts
index 9d1ee3cf89..2ec53da2b0 100644
--- a/server/src/services/view.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/view.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ export class ViewService extends BaseService {
   }
 
   async getAssetsByOriginalPath(auth: AuthDto, path: string): Promise<AssetResponseDto[]> {
-    const assets = await this.viewRepository.getAssetsByOriginalPath(auth.user.id, path);
+    const { storageTemplate } = await this.getConfig({ withCache: true });
+    const assets = await this.viewRepository.getAssetsByOriginalPath(
+      auth.user.id,
+      path,
+      storageTemplate.folderContentOrder,
+    );
     return assets.map((asset) => mapAsset(asset, { auth }));
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-settings/StorageTemplateSettings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-settings/StorageTemplateSettings.svelte
index e119e8d8b0..b5a8593e3c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-settings/StorageTemplateSettings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-settings/StorageTemplateSettings.svelte
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   import SupportedVariablesPanel from '$lib/components/admin-settings/SupportedVariablesPanel.svelte';
   import SettingButtonsRow from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/SystemConfigButtonRow.svelte';
   import SettingInputField from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-input-field.svelte';
+  import SettingSelect from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-select.svelte';
   import SettingSwitch from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-switch.svelte';
   import { AppRoute, SettingInputFieldType } from '$lib/constants';
   import FormatMessage from '$lib/elements/FormatMessage.svelte';
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
   import { systemConfigManager } from '$lib/managers/system-config-manager.svelte';
   import { handleSystemConfigSave } from '$lib/services/system-config.service';
   import { user } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
-  import { getStorageTemplateOptions, type SystemConfigTemplateStorageOptionDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import { FolderContentOrder, getStorageTemplateOptions, type SystemConfigTemplateStorageOptionDto } from '@immich/sdk';
   import { LoadingSpinner } from '@immich/ui';
   import handlebar from 'handlebars';
   import * as luxon from 'luxon';
@@ -150,6 +151,19 @@
             configToEdit.storageTemplate.hashVerificationEnabled === config.storageTemplate.hashVerificationEnabled
           )}
         />
+
+        <SettingSelect
+          label={$t('admin.folder_content_order')}
+          desc={$t('admin.folder_content_order_description')}
+          bind:value={configToEdit.storageTemplate.folderContentOrder}
+          options={[
+            { value: FolderContentOrder.Name, text: $t('admin.folder_content_order_name') },
+            { value: FolderContentOrder.Date, text: $t('admin.folder_content_order_date') },
+          ]}
+          isEdited={configToEdit.storageTemplate.folderContentOrder !== config.storageTemplate.folderContentOrder}
+          {disabled}
+          name="folder-content-order"
+        />
       {/if}
 
       {#if configToEdit.storageTemplate.enabled}