diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 5903d7850e..29e261aee9 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -1984,6 +1984,7 @@
   "show_progress_bar": "Show Progress Bar",
   "show_search_options": "Show search options",
   "show_shared_links": "Show shared links",
+  "show_slideshow_metadata_overlay": "Show image info overlay",
   "show_slideshow_transition": "Show slideshow transition",
   "show_supporter_badge": "Supporter badge",
   "show_supporter_badge_description": "Show a supporter badge",
@@ -1999,6 +2000,9 @@
   "skip_to_folders": "Skip to folders",
   "skip_to_tags": "Skip to tags",
   "slideshow": "Slideshow",
+  "slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode": "Overlay content",
+  "slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode_description_only": "Description only",
+  "slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode_full": "Full",
   "slideshow_settings": "Slideshow settings",
   "sort_albums_by": "Sort albums by...",
   "sort_created": "Date created",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
index b657f34ece..4c5cb5870d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/asset-viewer.svelte
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   import OcrButton from './ocr-button.svelte';
   import PhotoViewer from './photo-viewer.svelte';
   import SlideshowBar from './slideshow-bar.svelte';
+  import SlideshowMetadataOverlay from './slideshow-metadata-overlay.svelte';
   import VideoViewer from './video-wrapper-viewer.svelte';
 
   type HasAsset = boolean;
@@ -560,6 +561,10 @@
             <OcrButton />
           </div>
         {/if}
+
+        {#if $slideshowState !== SlideshowState.None}
+          <SlideshowMetadataOverlay {asset} />
+        {/if}
       {/key}
     {/if}
   </div>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-metadata-overlay.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-metadata-overlay.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1fc8e8a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/asset-viewer/slideshow-metadata-overlay.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode, slideshowStore } from '$lib/stores/slideshow.store';
+  import { decodeBase64 } from '$lib/utils';
+  import { fromISODateTime, fromISODateTimeUTC } from '$lib/utils/timeline-util';
+  import type { AssetResponseDto } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+  import { thumbHashToRGBA } from 'thumbhash';
+
+  interface Props {
+    asset: AssetResponseDto;
+  }
+
+  let { asset }: Props = $props();
+
+  const { slideshowShowMetadataOverlay, slideshowMetadataOverlayMode } = slideshowStore;
+
+  let scrimOpacity = $state(0.7);
+
+  // Compute description
+  const description = $derived(asset.exifInfo?.description?.trim() || '');
+
+  // Compute date taken
+  const dateTime = $derived(
+    asset.exifInfo?.timeZone && asset.exifInfo?.dateTimeOriginal
+      ? fromISODateTime(asset.exifInfo.dateTimeOriginal, asset.exifInfo.timeZone)
+      : fromISODateTimeUTC(asset.localDateTime),
+  );
+  const dateString = $derived(dateTime.toLocaleString(DateTime.DATE_MED_WITH_WEEKDAY));
+
+  // Compute location
+  const locationParts = $derived(
+    (() => {
+      const parts: string[] = [];
+      if (asset.exifInfo?.city) {
+        parts.push(asset.exifInfo.city);
+      }
+      if (asset.exifInfo?.state) {
+        parts.push(asset.exifInfo.state);
+      }
+      if (asset.exifInfo?.country) {
+        parts.push(asset.exifInfo.country);
+      }
+      return parts;
+    })(),
+  );
+  const locationString = $derived(locationParts.join(', '));
+
+  // Compute visibility
+  const shouldShow = $derived(() => {
+    if (!$slideshowShowMetadataOverlay) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if ($slideshowMetadataOverlayMode === SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode.DescriptionOnly) {
+      return !!description;
+    }
+
+    // Full mode: show if any field is available
+    return !!description || !!dateString || !!locationString;
+  });
+
+  // Compute adaptive scrim opacity from thumbhash
+  const computeScrimOpacity = (thumbhash: string | null | undefined): number => {
+    if (!thumbhash) {
+      return 0.7; // Safe fallback
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const decoded = decodeBase64(thumbhash);
+      const { h, w, rgba } = thumbHashToRGBA(decoded);
+
+      // Sample the bottom ~30% region where overlay sits
+      const bottomStart = Math.floor(h * 0.7);
+      let totalLuminance = 0;
+      let sampleCount = 0;
+
+      for (let y = bottomStart; y < h; y++) {
+        for (let x = 0; x < w; x++) {
+          const idx = (y * w + x) * 4;
+          const r = rgba[idx];
+          const g = rgba[idx + 1];
+          const b = rgba[idx + 2];
+          // Calculate relative luminance (perceived brightness)
+          const luminance = (0.299 * r + 0.587 * g + 0.114 * b) / 255;
+          totalLuminance += luminance;
+          sampleCount++;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (sampleCount === 0) {
+        return 0.7;
+      }
+
+      const avgLuminance = totalLuminance / sampleCount;
+      // Map luminance to opacity: bright images get darker scrim
+      // opacity = clamp(0.45 + luminance * 0.40, 0.45, 0.85)
+      const opacity = Math.max(0.45, Math.min(0.85, 0.45 + avgLuminance * 0.4));
+      return opacity;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Failed to compute scrim opacity from thumbhash:', error);
+      return 0.7; // Safe fallback
+    }
+  };
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    scrimOpacity = asset.thumbhash ? computeScrimOpacity(asset.thumbhash) : 0.7;
+    console.log('scrimOpacity', scrimOpacity);
+  });
+</script>
+
+{#if shouldShow()}
+  <div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-10">
+    <!-- Dark scrim with adaptive opacity -->
+    <div
+      class="w-full px-6 py-4"
+      style="background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, {scrimOpacity}) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, {scrimOpacity *
+        0.8}) 100%);"
+    >
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 text-white">
+        {#if $slideshowMetadataOverlayMode === SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode.DescriptionOnly}
+          {#if description}
+            <p class="text-base font-medium leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word">
+              {description}
+            </p>
+          {/if}
+        {:else}
+          <!-- Full mode: show all available metadata -->
+          {#if description}
+            <p class="text-base font-medium leading-relaxed whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word">
+              {description}
+            </p>
+          {/if}
+          <div class="flex flex-col gap-1 text-sm opacity-90">
+            {#if dateString}
+              <p>{dateString}</p>
+            {/if}
+            {#if locationString}
+              <p>{locationString}</p>
+            {/if}
+          </div>
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/modals/SlideshowSettingsModal.svelte b/web/src/lib/modals/SlideshowSettingsModal.svelte
index a5852b8593..b061173241 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/modals/SlideshowSettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/modals/SlideshowSettingsModal.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
   } from '@mdi/js';
   import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
   import SettingDropdown from '../components/shared-components/settings/setting-dropdown.svelte';
-  import { SlideshowLook, SlideshowNavigation, slideshowStore } from '../stores/slideshow.store';
+  import {
+    SlideshowLook,
+    SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode,
+    SlideshowNavigation,
+    slideshowStore,
+  } from '../stores/slideshow.store';
 
   const {
     slideshowDelay,
@@ -23,6 +28,8 @@
     slideshowLook,
     slideshowTransition,
     slideshowAutoplay,
+    slideshowShowMetadataOverlay,
+    slideshowMetadataOverlayMode,
   } = slideshowStore;
 
   interface Props {
@@ -38,6 +45,8 @@
   let tempSlideshowLook = $state($slideshowLook);
   let tempSlideshowTransition = $state($slideshowTransition);
   let tempSlideshowAutoplay = $state($slideshowAutoplay);
+  let tempSlideshowShowMetadataOverlay = $state($slideshowShowMetadataOverlay);
+  let tempSlideshowMetadataOverlayMode = $state($slideshowMetadataOverlayMode);
 
   const navigationOptions: Record<SlideshowNavigation, RenderedOption> = {
     [SlideshowNavigation.Shuffle]: { icon: mdiShuffle, title: $t('shuffle') },
@@ -51,7 +60,16 @@
     [SlideshowLook.BlurredBackground]: { icon: mdiPanorama, title: $t('blurred_background') },
   };
 
-  const handleToggle = <Type extends SlideshowNavigation | SlideshowLook>(
+  const metadataOverlayModeOptions: Record<SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode, RenderedOption> = {
+    [SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode.DescriptionOnly]: {
+      title: $t('slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode_description_only'),
+    },
+    [SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode.Full]: {
+      title: $t('slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode_full'),
+    },
+  };
+
+  const handleToggle = <Type extends SlideshowNavigation | SlideshowLook | SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode>(
     record: RenderedOption,
     options: Record<Type, RenderedOption>,
   ): undefined | Type => {
@@ -69,6 +87,8 @@
     $slideshowLook = tempSlideshowLook;
     $slideshowTransition = tempSlideshowTransition;
     $slideshowAutoplay = tempSlideshowAutoplay;
+    $slideshowShowMetadataOverlay = tempSlideshowShowMetadataOverlay;
+    $slideshowMetadataOverlayMode = tempSlideshowMetadataOverlayMode;
     onClose();
   };
 </script>
@@ -95,6 +115,20 @@
       <SettingSwitch title={$t('autoplay_slideshow')} bind:checked={tempSlideshowAutoplay} />
       <SettingSwitch title={$t('show_progress_bar')} bind:checked={tempShowProgressBar} />
       <SettingSwitch title={$t('show_slideshow_transition')} bind:checked={tempSlideshowTransition} />
+      <SettingSwitch title={$t('show_slideshow_metadata_overlay')} bind:checked={tempSlideshowShowMetadataOverlay} />
+      <div class={tempSlideshowShowMetadataOverlay ? '' : 'opacity-50 pointer-events-none'}>
+        <SettingDropdown
+          title={$t('slideshow_metadata_overlay_mode')}
+          options={Object.values(metadataOverlayModeOptions)}
+          selectedOption={metadataOverlayModeOptions[tempSlideshowMetadataOverlayMode]}
+          onToggle={(option) => {
+            if (tempSlideshowShowMetadataOverlay) {
+              tempSlideshowMetadataOverlayMode =
+                handleToggle(option, metadataOverlayModeOptions) || tempSlideshowMetadataOverlayMode;
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
       <SettingInputField
         inputType={SettingInputFieldType.NUMBER}
         label={$t('duration')}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
index 48639f4669..ec63b232b0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/slideshow.store.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export enum SlideshowLook {
   BlurredBackground = 'blurred-background',
 }
 
+export enum SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode {
+  DescriptionOnly = 'description-only',
+  Full = 'full',
+}
+
 export const slideshowLookCssMapping: Record<SlideshowLook, string> = {
   [SlideshowLook.Contain]: 'object-contain',
   [SlideshowLook.Cover]: 'object-cover',
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ function createSlideshowStore() {
   const slideshowDelay = persisted<number>('slideshow-delay', 5, {});
   const slideshowTransition = persisted<boolean>('slideshow-transition', true);
   const slideshowAutoplay = persisted<boolean>('slideshow-autoplay', true, {});
+  const slideshowShowMetadataOverlay = persisted<boolean>('slideshow-show-metadata-overlay', false);
+  const slideshowMetadataOverlayMode = persisted<SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode>(
+    'slideshow-metadata-overlay-mode',
+    SlideshowMetadataOverlayMode.Full,
+  );
 
   return {
     restartProgress: {
@@ -71,6 +81,8 @@ function createSlideshowStore() {
     showProgressBar,
     slideshowTransition,
     slideshowAutoplay,
+    slideshowShowMetadataOverlay,
+    slideshowMetadataOverlayMode,
   };
 }