diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/activity.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/activity.e2e-spec.ts
index d3d7db697..a1b717883 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/activity.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/activity.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   ActivityCreateDto,
   AlbumResponseDto,
+  AlbumUserRole,
   AssetFileUploadResponseDto,
   LoginResponseDto,
   ReactionType,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describe('/activity', () => {
         createAlbumDto: {
           albumName: 'Album 1',
           assetIds: [asset.id],
-          sharedWithUserIds: [nonOwner.userId],
+          albumUsers: [{ userId: nonOwner.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Editor }],
         },
       },
       { headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) },
diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/album.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/album.e2e-spec.ts
index a3459bea3..f7d05aac5 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/album.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/album.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -49,72 +49,50 @@ describe('/album', () => {
       utils.createAsset(user1.accessToken),
     ]);
 
-    const albums = await Promise.all([
-      // user 1
-      /* 0 */
+    user1Albums = await Promise.all([
       utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: user1SharedEditorUser,
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user2.userId],
+        albumUsers: [{ userId: user2.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Editor }],
         assetIds: [user1Asset1.id],
       }),
-      /* 1 */
       utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: user1SharedLink,
         assetIds: [user1Asset1.id],
       }),
-      /* 2 */
       utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: user1NotShared,
         assetIds: [user1Asset1.id, user1Asset2.id],
       }),
-
-      // user 2
-      /* 3 */
-      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, {
-        albumName: user2SharedUser,
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user1.userId, user3.userId],
-      }),
-      /* 4 */
-      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, { albumName: user2SharedLink }),
-      /* 5 */
-      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, { albumName: user2NotShared }),
-
-      // user 3
-      /* 6 */
-      utils.createAlbum(user3.accessToken, {
-        albumName: 'Deleted',
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user1.userId],
-      }),
-
-      // user1 shared with an editor
-      /* 7 */
       utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: user1SharedViewerUser,
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user2.userId],
+        albumUsers: [{ userId: user2.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Viewer }],
         assetIds: [user1Asset1.id],
       }),
     ]);
 
-    // Make viewer
-    await utils.updateAlbumUser(user1.accessToken, {
-      id: albums[7].id,
-      userId: user2.userId,
-      updateAlbumUserDto: { role: AlbumUserRole.Viewer },
+    user2Albums = await Promise.all([
+      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, {
+        albumName: user2SharedUser,
+        albumUsers: [
+          { userId: user1.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Editor },
+          { userId: user3.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Editor },
+        ],
+      }),
+      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, { albumName: user2SharedLink }),
+      utils.createAlbum(user2.accessToken, { albumName: user2NotShared }),
+    ]);
+
+    await utils.createAlbum(user3.accessToken, {
+      albumName: 'Deleted',
+      albumUsers: [{ userId: user1.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Editor }],
     });
 
-    albums[0].albumUsers[0].role = AlbumUserRole.Editor;
-    albums[3].albumUsers[0].role = AlbumUserRole.Editor;
-    albums[6].albumUsers[0].role = AlbumUserRole.Editor;
-
     await addAssetsToAlbum(
-      { id: albums[3].id, bulkIdsDto: { ids: [user1Asset1.id] } },
+      { id: user2Albums[0].id, bulkIdsDto: { ids: [user1Asset1.id] } },
       { headers: asBearerAuth(user1.accessToken) },
     );
 
-    albums[3] = await getAlbumInfo({ id: albums[3].id }, { headers: asBearerAuth(user2.accessToken) });
-
-    user1Albums = [...albums.slice(0, 3), albums[7]];
-    user2Albums = albums.slice(3, 6);
+    user2Albums[0] = await getAlbumInfo({ id: user2Albums[0].id }, { headers: asBearerAuth(user2.accessToken) });
 
     await Promise.all([
       // add shared link to user1SharedLink album
@@ -641,9 +619,11 @@ describe('/album', () => {
     it('should allow the album owner to change the role of a shared user', async () => {
       const album = await utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: 'testAlbum',
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user2.userId],
+        albumUsers: [{ userId: user2.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Viewer }],
       });
 
+      expect(album.albumUsers[0].role).toEqual(AlbumUserRole.Viewer);
+
       const { status } = await request(app)
         .put(`/album/${album.id}/user/${user2.userId}`)
         .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user1.accessToken}`)
@@ -663,9 +643,11 @@ describe('/album', () => {
     it('should not allow a shared user to change the role of another shared user', async () => {
       const album = await utils.createAlbum(user1.accessToken, {
         albumName: 'testAlbum',
-        sharedWithUserIds: [user2.userId],
+        albumUsers: [{ userId: user2.userId, role: AlbumUserRole.Viewer }],
       });
 
+      expect(album.albumUsers[0].role).toEqual(AlbumUserRole.Viewer);
+
       const { status, body } = await request(app)
         .put(`/album/${album.id}/user/${user2.userId}`)
         .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user2.accessToken}`)
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES b/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
index 65cf5428f..570132ada 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
+++ b/mobile/openapi/.openapi-generator/FILES
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ doc/AlbumApi.md
 doc/AlbumCountResponseDto.md
 doc/AlbumResponseDto.md
 doc/AlbumUserAddDto.md
+doc/AlbumUserCreateDto.md
 doc/AlbumUserResponseDto.md
 doc/AlbumUserRole.md
 doc/AllJobStatusResponseDto.md
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ lib/model/admin_onboarding_update_dto.dart
 lib/model/album_count_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/album_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/album_user_add_dto.dart
+lib/model/album_user_create_dto.dart
 lib/model/album_user_response_dto.dart
 lib/model/album_user_role.dart
 lib/model/all_job_status_response_dto.dart
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ test/album_api_test.dart
 test/album_count_response_dto_test.dart
 test/album_response_dto_test.dart
 test/album_user_add_dto_test.dart
+test/album_user_create_dto_test.dart
 test/album_user_response_dto_test.dart
 test/album_user_role_test.dart
 test/all_job_status_response_dto_test.dart
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/README.md b/mobile/openapi/README.md
index 65ecb51b9..c98745430 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/AlbumUserCreateDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/AlbumUserCreateDto.md
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index 000000000..78acbc476
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/CreateAlbumDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/CreateAlbumDto.md
index 0a472725e..34035d4af 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api.dart
index 555bad2ee..02da5876d 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/api_client.dart
index f1105f6f5..3b21ff6e0 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/album_user_create_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/album_user_create_dto.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c8f2ec6d
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/create_album_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/create_album_dto.dart
index 7b527eb7b..7af3526a4 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/album_user_create_dto_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/album_user_create_dto_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1459172f
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/create_album_dto_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/create_album_dto_test.dart
index d23e66cf7..f3dc3c864 100644
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diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index ae6a3dfb0..993705f97 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -6779,6 +6779,22 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "AlbumUserCreateDto": {
+        "properties": {
+          "role": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AlbumUserRole"
+          },
+          "userId": {
+            "format": "uuid",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "role",
+          "userId"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "AlbumUserResponseDto": {
         "properties": {
           "role": {
@@ -7599,6 +7615,13 @@
           "albumName": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "albumUsers": {
+            "description": "This property was added in v1.104.0",
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AlbumUserCreateDto"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
           "assetIds": {
             "items": {
               "format": "uuid",
@@ -7610,6 +7633,8 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "sharedWithUserIds": {
+            "deprecated": true,
+            "description": "This property was deprecated in v1.104.0",
             "items": {
               "format": "uuid",
               "type": "string"
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 903d8e048..23b3b00be 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -169,10 +169,17 @@ export type AlbumResponseDto = {
     startDate?: string;
     updatedAt: string;
 };
+export type AlbumUserCreateDto = {
+    role: AlbumUserRole;
+    userId: string;
+};
 export type CreateAlbumDto = {
     albumName: string;
+    /** This property was added in v1.104.0 */
+    albumUsers?: AlbumUserCreateDto[];
     assetIds?: string[];
     description?: string;
+    /** This property was deprecated in v1.104.0 */
     sharedWithUserIds?: string[];
 };
 export type AlbumCountResponseDto = {
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/album.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/album.dto.ts
index fb4aff948..c588847c6 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/album.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/album.dto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
-import { ArrayNotEmpty, IsEnum, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { ArrayNotEmpty, IsArray, IsEnum, IsString, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { PropertyLifecycle } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AssetResponseDto, mapAsset } from 'src/dtos/asset-response.dto';
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ export class AddUsersDto {
   albumUsers!: AlbumUserAddDto[];
 }
 
+class AlbumUserCreateDto {
+  @ValidateUUID()
+  userId!: string;
+
+  @IsEnum(AlbumUserRole)
+  role!: AlbumUserRole;
+}
+
 export class CreateAlbumDto {
   @IsString()
   @ApiProperty()
@@ -41,7 +50,15 @@ export class CreateAlbumDto {
   @Optional()
   description?: string;
 
+  @Optional()
+  @IsArray()
+  @ValidateNested({ each: true })
+  @Type(() => AlbumUserCreateDto)
+  @PropertyLifecycle({ addedAt: 'v1.104.0' })
+  albumUsers?: AlbumUserCreateDto[];
+
   @ValidateUUID({ optional: true, each: true })
+  @PropertyLifecycle({ deprecatedAt: 'v1.104.0' })
   sharedWithUserIds?: string[];
 
   @ValidateUUID({ optional: true, each: true })
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/album.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/album.repository.ts
index 06891ef4d..e3183c36a 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/album.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/album.repository.ts
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ export class AlbumRepository implements IAlbumRepository {
       .execute();
   }
 
-  async create(album: Partial<AlbumEntity>): Promise<AlbumEntity> {
+  create(album: Partial<AlbumEntity>): Promise<AlbumEntity> {
     return this.save(album);
   }
 
-  async update(album: Partial<AlbumEntity>): Promise<AlbumEntity> {
+  update(album: Partial<AlbumEntity>): Promise<AlbumEntity> {
     return this.save(album);
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/album.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/album.service.spec.ts
index 3a050cd59..e2a7fc49c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/album.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/album.service.spec.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe(AlbumService.name, () => {
         ownerId: authStub.admin.user.id,
         albumName: albumStub.empty.albumName,
         description: albumStub.empty.description,
-        albumUsers: [{ user: { id: 'user-id' } }],
+        albumUsers: [{ userId: 'user-id', role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR }],
         assets: [{ id: '123' }],
         albumThumbnailAssetId: '123',
       });
diff --git a/server/src/services/album.service.ts b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
index 1cc049d85..38464bd75 100644
--- a/server/src/services/album.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/album.service.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ export class AlbumService {
   }
 
   async create(auth: AuthDto, dto: CreateAlbumDto): Promise<AlbumResponseDto> {
+    const albumUsers = dto.albumUsers || [];
     for (const userId of dto.sharedWithUserIds || []) {
+      albumUsers.push({ userId, role: AlbumUserRole.EDITOR });
+    }
+
+    for (const { userId } of albumUsers) {
       const exists = await this.userRepository.get(userId, {});
       if (!exists) {
         throw new BadRequestException('User not found');
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ export class AlbumService {
       ownerId: auth.user.id,
       albumName: dto.albumName,
       description: dto.description,
-      albumUsers: dto.sharedWithUserIds?.map((userId) => ({ user: { id: userId } }) as AlbumUserEntity) ?? [],
+      albumUsers: albumUsers.map((albumUser) => albumUser as AlbumUserEntity) ?? [],
       assets,
       albumThumbnailAssetId: assets[0]?.id || null,
     });