diff --git a/ImmichFrame.Core/Api/ImmichApi.cs b/ImmichFrame.Core/Api/ImmichApi.cs
index 49edb490..ca0bc6b3 100644
--- a/ImmichFrame.Core/Api/ImmichApi.cs
+++ b/ImmichFrame.Core/Api/ImmichApi.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,29 @@ public async Task<FileResponse> PlayAssetVideoWithRangeAsync(Guid id, string ran
             response.Dispose();
             throw new ApiException($"Unexpected status code ({status}).", status, error, headers, null);
         }
+        partial void PrepareRequest(System.Net.Http.HttpClient client, System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage request, System.Text.StringBuilder urlBuilder)
+        {
+            var url = urlBuilder.ToString();
+
+            var parts = url.Split('?', 2);
+            var path = parts[0];
+            var query = parts.Length > 1 ? parts[1] : string.Empty;
+
+            var isAlbumsEndpoint = path.EndsWith("/albums", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || path.Contains("/albums/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            if (isAlbumsEndpoint)
+            {
+                var hasSharedKey = query
+                    .Split('&', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                    .Select(p => p.Split('=', 2)[0])
+                    .Any(k => string.Equals(k, "shared", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+                if (!hasSharedKey)
+                {
+                    string separator = query.Length > 0 ? "&" : "?";
+                    urlBuilder.Append($"{separator}shared=true");
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }