diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaView.tsx
index 4a0a79cf5..812de4b94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaView.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function MediaView({
   }, [dispatch, resetViewerState]);
 
   // Slideshow functionality
-  const { isSlideshowActive, toggleSlideshow } = useSlideshow(
+  const { isSlideshowActive, toggleSlideshow, duration, setDuration } = useSlideshow(
     totalImages,
     handleNextImage,
     handleLoopToStart,
@@ -175,15 +175,17 @@ export function MediaView({
     <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 mt-0 flex flex-col bg-gradient-to-b from-black/95 to-black/98 backdrop-blur-lg">
       {/* Controls */}
       <MediaViewControls
-        showInfo={showInfo}
-        onToggleInfo={toggleInfo}
-        onToggleFavourite={handleToggleFavourite}
-        isFavourite={currentImage.isFavourite || false}
-        onOpenFolder={handleOpenFolder}
-        isSlideshowActive={isSlideshowActive}
-        onToggleSlideshow={toggleSlideshow}
-        onClose={handleClose}
-        type={type}
+      showInfo={showInfo}
+      onToggleInfo={toggleInfo}
+      onToggleFavourite={handleToggleFavourite}
+      isFavourite={currentImage.isFavourite || false}
+      onOpenFolder={handleOpenFolder}
+      isSlideshowActive={isSlideshowActive}
+      onToggleSlideshow={toggleSlideshow}
+      onClose={handleClose}
+      type={type}
+      duration={duration}
+      onDurationChange={setDuration}
       />
 
       {/* Main viewer area */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaViewControls.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaViewControls.tsx
index 8fe88b62e..77ce16d87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaViewControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Media/MediaViewControls.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Info, Heart, Play, Pause, X, Folder } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface MediaViewControlsProps {
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ interface MediaViewControlsProps {
   onToggleSlideshow: () => void;
   onClose: () => void;
   type?: string;
+  duration: number;
+  onDurationChange: (duration: number) => void;
 }
 
+// snap points in ms, mapped to a 0-2 slider scale
+const DURATION_STEPS = [2000, 5000, 10000];
+
 /** Control buttons for the full-screen media viewer. */
 export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
   showInfo,
@@ -24,7 +29,20 @@ export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
   onToggleSlideshow,
   onClose,
   type = 'image',
+  duration,
+  onDurationChange,
 }) => {
+  const [showSettings, setShowSettings] = useState(false);
+
+  // convert current duration (ms) to a step index (0,1,2) for the slider
+  const currentStepIndex = DURATION_STEPS.indexOf(duration);
+  const sliderValue = currentStepIndex === -1 ? 0 : currentStepIndex;
+
+  const handleSliderChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const stepIndex = Number(e.target.value);
+    onDurationChange(DURATION_STEPS[stepIndex]);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="absolute top-4 right-4 z-50 flex items-center gap-3">
       <button
@@ -37,7 +55,6 @@ export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
       >
         <Info className="h-5 w-5" />
       </button>
-
       <button
         onClick={onOpenFolder}
         className="cursor-pointer rounded-full bg-black/50 p-2.5 text-white/90 transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-black/20 hover:text-white hover:shadow-lg"
@@ -46,7 +63,6 @@ export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
       >
         <Folder className="h-5 w-5" />
       </button>
-
       <button
         onClick={onToggleFavourite}
         className={`cursor-pointer rounded-full p-2.5 text-white transition-all duration-300 ${
@@ -63,21 +79,56 @@ export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
       </button>
 
       {type === 'image' && (
-        <button
-          onClick={onToggleSlideshow}
-          className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-indigo-500/70 px-4 py-2 text-white transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-indigo-600/80 hover:shadow-lg"
-          aria-label="Toggle Slideshow"
-          title="SlideShow"
+        <div
+          className="relative"
+          onMouseEnter={() => setShowSettings(true)}
+          onMouseLeave={() => setShowSettings(false)}
+          onFocus={() => setShowSettings(true)}
+          onBlur={() => setShowSettings(false)}
         >
-          {isSlideshowActive ? (
-            <Pause className="h-4 w-4" />
-          ) : (
-            <Play className="h-4 w-4" />
+          <button
+            onClick={onToggleSlideshow}
+            className="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-indigo-500/70 px-4 py-2 text-white transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-indigo-600/80 hover:shadow-lg"
+            aria-label="Toggle Slideshow"
+            title="SlideShow"
+          >
+            {isSlideshowActive ? (
+              <Pause className="h-4 w-4" />
+            ) : (
+              <Play className="h-4 w-4" />
+            )}
+            <span className="text-sm font-medium">
+              {isSlideshowActive ? 'Pause' : 'Slideshow'}
+            </span>
+          </button>
+
+          {showSettings && (
+            <div className="absolute right-0 top-full pt-2">
+              <div className="w-48 rounded-xl bg-black/80 p-4 shadow-lg">
+                <div className="mb-2 flex justify-between text-xs text-white/70">
+                  <span>2s</span>
+                  <span>10s</span>
+                </div>
+                <input
+                  type="range"
+                  min={0}
+                  max={2}
+                  step={1}
+                  value={sliderValue}
+                  onChange={handleSliderChange}
+                  aria-label="Slideshow duration"
+                  className="w-full cursor-pointer accent-indigo-500 h-1.5 rounded-lg appearance-none"
+                  style={{
+                    background: `linear-gradient(to right, #6366f1 0%, #6366f1 ${(sliderValue / 2) * 100}%, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) ${(sliderValue / 2) * 100}%, rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 100%)`,
+                  }}
+                />
+                <div className="mt-2 text-center text-xs text-white/70">
+                  {DURATION_STEPS[sliderValue] / 1000}s per image
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
           )}
-          <span className="text-sm font-medium">
-            {isSlideshowActive ? 'Pause' : 'Slideshow'}
-          </span>
-        </button>
+        </div>
       )}
 
       <button
@@ -90,4 +141,4 @@ export const MediaViewControls: React.FC<MediaViewControlsProps> = ({
       </button>
     </div>
   );
-};
+};
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diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useSlideshow.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useSlideshow.ts
index 5dd31512b..865156516 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useSlideshow.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useSlideshow.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ export const useSlideshow = (
   currentIndex?: number,
 ) => {
   const [isSlideshowActive, setIsSlideshowActive] = useState(false);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(2000); // default 2s
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let slideshowInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
-
     if (isSlideshowActive && totalImages > 1) {
       slideshowInterval = setInterval(() => {
-        // Loop back to first image when at the end
         if (
           currentIndex !== undefined &&
           onLoopToStart &&
@@ -23,9 +22,8 @@ export const useSlideshow = (
         } else {
           onNextImage();
         }
-      }, 3000);
+      }, duration); // <-- was 3000, now uses the duration state
     }
-
     return () => {
       if (slideshowInterval) {
         clearInterval(slideshowInterval);
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ export const useSlideshow = (
     onNextImage,
     onLoopToStart,
     currentIndex,
+    duration, // <-- added, so timer restarts if duration changes
   ]);
 
   const toggleSlideshow = useCallback(() => {
@@ -46,5 +45,7 @@ export const useSlideshow = (
   return {
     isSlideshowActive,
     toggleSlideshow,
+    duration,        // <-- exposing current duration
+    setDuration,      // <-- exposing the setter so other files can change it
   };
-};
+};
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