diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be4917421..e03bab6d1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Hide files starting with `.` in the timeline
 - Prevent automatically retrying failed indexing jobs
 - Support for 3GP videos ([#1055](https://github.com/pulsejet/memories/issues/1055))
+- Option to show metadata in slideshow ([#819](https://github.com/pulsejet/memories/issues/819))
 
 ## [v6.2.2] - 2024-01-10
 
diff --git a/src/components/Settings.vue b/src/components/Settings.vue
index 2861cf73e..cfad3b020 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/Settings.vue
@@ -1,25 +1,3 @@
-<!--
- - @copyright Copyright (c) 2019 John Molakvoæ <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>
- -
- - @author John Molakvoæ <skjnldsv@protonmail.com>
- -
- - @license AGPL-3.0-or-later
- -
- - This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- - it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- - published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- - License, or (at your option) any later version.
- -
- - This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- - GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- -
- - You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- - along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- -
- -->
-
 <template>
   <div>
     <NcAppSettingsDialog
@@ -72,6 +50,14 @@
           {{ t('memories', 'Show full file path in sidebar') }}
         </NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
 
+        <NcCheckboxRadioSwitch
+          :checked.sync="config.metadata_in_slideshow"
+          @update:checked="updateMetadataInSlideshow"
+          type="switch"
+        >
+          {{ t('memories', 'Show metadata in slideshow') }}
+        </NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
+
         <div class="radio-group">
           <div class="title">{{ t('memories', 'High resolution image loading behavior') }}</div>
           <NcCheckboxRadioSwitch
@@ -330,6 +316,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       await this.updateSetting('sidebar_filepath', 'sidebarFilepath');
     },
 
+    async updateMetadataInSlideshow() {
+      await this.updateSetting('metadata_in_slideshow', 'metadataInSlideshow');
+    },
+
     // Folders settings
     async updateShowHidden() {
       await this.updateSetting('show_hidden_folders', 'showHidden');
diff --git a/src/components/viewer/Viewer.vue b/src/components/viewer/Viewer.vue
index 8da019210..5866221fe 100644
--- a/src/components/viewer/Viewer.vue
+++ b/src/components/viewer/Viewer.vue
@@ -374,7 +374,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     /** Show bottom bar info such as date taken */
     showBottomBar(): boolean {
-      return this.showControls && !this.isVideo && this.fullyOpened && Boolean(this.currentPhoto?.imageInfo);
+      return (
+        (this.showControls || (!!this.slideshowTimer && this.config.metadata_in_slideshow)) &&
+        !this.isVideo &&
+        this.fullyOpened &&
+        Boolean(this.currentPhoto?.imageInfo)
+      );
     },
 
     /** Allow closing the viewer */
diff --git a/src/services/static-config.ts b/src/services/static-config.ts
index dc2cb3d47..a817a6fcb 100644
--- a/src/services/static-config.ts
+++ b/src/services/static-config.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class StaticConfig {
       high_res_cond_default: 'zoom',
       livephoto_autoplay: true,
       sidebar_filepath: false,
+      metadata_in_slideshow: false,
 
       // folder settings
       folders_path: '',
diff --git a/src/typings/config.d.ts b/src/typings/config.d.ts
index b432653d9..dedbdf652 100644
--- a/src/typings/config.d.ts
+++ b/src/typings/config.d.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ declare module '@typings' {
     high_res_cond_default: HighResCond;
     livephoto_autoplay: boolean;
     sidebar_filepath: boolean;
+    metadata_in_slideshow: boolean;
 
     // folder settings
     folders_path: string;