diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.mdx
index 59b1beeb9..703bd5a57 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.mdx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: 'Immich Album Carousel'
-description: 'Shows a slideshow of your album pictures from Immich'
+description: 'Shows a slideshow of pictures from an Immich album or your full library'
 hide_title: true
 ---
 
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ import screen from './img/screen.png';
 
 ### Configuration
 <WidgetConfig configuration={immichAlbumCarouselWidget.configuration} />
-
diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.ts b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.ts
index f6c4b224c..7e956bae6 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.ts
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/widgets/immich-album-carousel/index.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { IconPhoto } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 export const immichAlbumCarouselWidget: WidgetDefinition = {
   icon: IconPhoto,
   name: "Immich Album",
-  description: "Shows a slideshow of your album pictures from Immich",
+  description: "Shows a slideshow of pictures from an Immich album or your full library",
   path: "../../widgets/immich-album-carousel",
   configuration: {
     items: [
       {
         name: "Album",
-        description: "Select the Immich album to show in the slideshow.",
+        description: "Select an Immich album, or leave empty to show random photos from your full library.",
         values: { type: "string" },
         defaultValue: "",
       },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/immich.ts b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/immich.ts
index 7e8c54d49..aa917271f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/immich.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/immich.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const immichRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     .concat(createImmichIntegrationMiddleware("query"))
     .input(
       z.object({
-        albumId: z.string(),
+        albumId: z.string().optional(),
       }),
     )
     .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
diff --git a/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts b/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
index 6274802a5..9496482d6 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import {
   AssetMediaSize,
+  AssetTypeEnum,
+  AssetVisibility,
   getAlbumInfo,
   getAllAlbums,
   getMyUser,
   getServerStatistics,
   init,
   searchAssets,
+  searchRandom,
   searchUsers,
 } from "@immich/sdk";
 import type { AssetResponseDto, MetadataSearchDto } from "@immich/sdk";
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ export interface ImmichAsset {
 }
 
 const logger = createLogger({ module: "immich-integration" });
+const randomPhotoCount = 50;
 
 export class ImmichIntegration extends Integration {
   constructor(integration: IntegrationInput) {
@@ -63,38 +67,36 @@ export class ImmichIntegration extends Integration {
     };
   }
 
-  public async getAlbumAsync(albumId: string): Promise<ImmichAlbum> {
+  public async getAlbumAsync(albumId?: string): Promise<ImmichAlbum> {
     this.initClient();
     const requestOptions = this.getRequestOptions();
+
+    if (!albumId) {
+      const assets = await searchRandom(
+        {
+          randomSearchDto: {
+            size: randomPhotoCount,
+            type: AssetTypeEnum.Image,
+            visibility: AssetVisibility.Timeline,
+          },
+        },
+        requestOptions,
+      );
+
+      return {
+        id: "",
+        albumName: "",
+        assets: await this.createAssetsAsync(assets),
+      };
+    }
+
     const [album, albumAssets] = await Promise.all([
       getAlbumInfo({ id: albumId }, requestOptions),
       this.searchAlbumAssetsAsync(albumId),
     ]);
-    const imageProxy = new ImageProxy();
     return {
       albumName: album.albumName,
-      assets: await Promise.all(
-        albumAssets.map(async (asset) => {
-          const publicLink = await imageProxy.createImageAsync(
-            // This is the URL generated by the SDK's viewAsset call. Preview images are
-            // browser-compatible while avoiding the large original asset download.
-            this.url(`/api/assets/${asset.id}/thumbnail`, { size: AssetMediaSize.Preview }).toString(),
-            {
-              "x-api-key": this.getSecretValue("apiKey"),
-            },
-          );
-          return {
-            id: asset.id,
-            type: asset.type,
-            thumbhash: asset.thumbhash,
-            fileCreatedAt: asset.fileCreatedAt,
-            fileModifiedAt: asset.fileModifiedAt,
-            originalPath: asset.originalPath,
-            updatedAt: asset.updatedAt,
-            publicLink,
-          };
-        }),
-      ),
+      assets: await this.createAssetsAsync(albumAssets),
       id: album.id,
     };
   }
@@ -136,6 +138,32 @@ export class ImmichIntegration extends Integration {
     return assets;
   }
 
+  private async createAssetsAsync(assets: AssetResponseDto[]): Promise<ImmichAsset[]> {
+    const imageProxy = new ImageProxy();
+    return await Promise.all(
+      assets.map(async (asset) => {
+        const publicLink = await imageProxy.createImageAsync(
+          // This is the URL generated by the SDK's viewAsset call. Preview images are
+          // browser-compatible while avoiding the large original asset download.
+          this.url(`/api/assets/${asset.id}/thumbnail`, { size: AssetMediaSize.Preview }).toString(),
+          {
+            "x-api-key": this.getSecretValue("apiKey"),
+          },
+        );
+        return {
+          id: asset.id,
+          type: asset.type,
+          thumbhash: asset.thumbhash,
+          fileCreatedAt: asset.fileCreatedAt,
+          fileModifiedAt: asset.fileModifiedAt,
+          originalPath: asset.originalPath,
+          updatedAt: asset.updatedAt,
+          publicLink,
+        };
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
   private getRequestOptions(fetchAsync = fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync) {
     return {
       // Undici and node types are not the same
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/immich.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/immich.ts
index 56fc89bd0..a6e2a996c 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/immich.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/immich.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const immichAlbumsRequestHandler = createIntegrationRequestHandler<
 export const immichAlbumRequestHandler = createIntegrationRequestHandler<
   ImmichAlbum,
   IntegrationKindByCategory<"photoService">,
-  { albumId: string }
+  { albumId?: string }
 >({
   async requestAsync(integration, input) {
     const integrationInstance = await createIntegrationAsync(integration);
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 1e48e4486..0ce813d33 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@
       "option": {
         "albumId": {
           "label": "Album",
-          "description": "Select the Immich album to show in the slideshow."
+          "description": "Select an Immich album, or leave empty to show random photos from your full library."
         },
         "rotationIntervalSeconds": {
           "label": "Interval in seconds",
@@ -3024,9 +3024,8 @@
           "description": "Show photos in a random order instead of always starting with the same album order."
         }
       },
-      "description": "Slideshow of pictures in your Immich album",
-      "noAlbumSelected": "No album selected, edit widget and choose an album",
-      "noPhotos": "No photos in this album"
+      "description": "Slideshow of pictures from an Immich album or your full library",
+      "noPhotos": "No photos found"
     },
     "downloads": {
       "name": "Download Client",
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/component.tsx
index ee7085757..85323b647 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/immich/album-carousel/component.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ export default function ImmichAlbumCarouselWidget({
   const { data: album } = clientApi.widget.immich.getAlbum.useQuery(
     {
       integrationId: integrationIds[0] ?? "",
-      albumId: options.albumId ?? "",
+      albumId: options.albumId || undefined,
     },
-    { enabled: Boolean(options.albumId) },
+    { enabled: integrationIds.length > 0 },
   );
 
   const photoAssets = useMemo(() => {
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ export default function ImmichAlbumCarouselWidget({
     setCurrentPhotoIndex(0);
   }, [photoAssets]);
 
-  if (!options.albumId) {
-    return <NoAlbumSelected />;
-  }
-
   if (!album) return <WidgetEmptyState />;
 
   if (album.assets.length === 0) {
@@ -117,20 +113,6 @@ function Carousel({ assets, currentIndex, setCurrentIndex, rotationInterval, sho
   );
 }
 
-function NoAlbumSelected() {
-  const t = useI18n();
-  return (
-    <Center h="100%">
-      <Stack align="center" gap="xs">
-        <IconAlertCircle size={32} />
-        <Text size="sm" fw={500}>
-          {t("widget.immich-albumCarousel.noAlbumSelected")}
-        </Text>
-      </Stack>
-    </Center>
-  );
-}
-
 function NoPhotosInAlbum() {
   const t = useI18n();
   return (