diff --git a/server/src/domain/asset/asset.service.ts b/server/src/domain/asset/asset.service.ts
index e40d8b43d8..b68911bfbd 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/asset/asset.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/asset/asset.service.ts
@@ -586,15 +586,11 @@ export class AssetService {
     }
   }
 
-  private async updateMetadata(dto: ISidecarWriteJob & { description?: string }) {
+  private async updateMetadata(dto: ISidecarWriteJob) {
     const { id, description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude } = dto;
-
-    if (description !== undefined) {
-      await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId: id, description });
-    }
-
-    const writes = _.omitBy({ dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude }, _.isUndefined);
+    const writes = _.omitBy({ description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude }, _.isUndefined);
     if (Object.keys(writes).length > 0) {
+      await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId: id, ...writes });
       await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.SIDECAR_WRITE, data: { id, ...writes } });
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/src/domain/job/job.interface.ts b/server/src/domain/job/job.interface.ts
index 54b04d5d59..6a7eb2ef85 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/job/job.interface.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/job/job.interface.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface IDeleteFilesJob extends IBaseJob {
 }
 
 export interface ISidecarWriteJob extends IEntityJob {
+  description?: string;
   dateTimeOriginal?: string;
   latitude?: number;
   longitude?: number;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/metadata/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/domain/metadata/metadata.service.ts
index 42378b9d67..62aaae4fd1 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/metadata/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/metadata/metadata.service.ts
@@ -253,15 +253,16 @@ export class MetadataService {
   }
 
   async handleSidecarWrite(job: ISidecarWriteJob) {
-    const { id, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude } = job;
+    const { id, description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude } = job;
     const asset = await this.assetRepository.getById(id);
     if (!asset) {
       return false;
     }
 
     const sidecarPath = asset.sidecarPath || `${asset.originalPath}.xmp`;
-    const exif = _.omitBy(
+    const exif = _.omitBy<Tags>(
       {
+        ImageDescription: description,
         CreationDate: dateTimeOriginal,
         GPSLatitude: latitude,
         GPSLongitude: longitude,
diff --git a/server/test/e2e/asset.e2e-spec.ts b/server/test/e2e/asset.e2e-spec.ts
index 53468a480f..95cc92b6ac 100644
--- a/server/test/e2e/asset.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/e2e/asset.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -700,6 +700,54 @@ describe(`${AssetController.name} (e2e)`, () => {
       expect(status).toEqual(200);
     });
 
+    it('should update date time original', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(server)
+        .put(`/asset/${asset1.id}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user1.accessToken}`)
+        .send({ dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-19T18:11:00.000-07:00' });
+
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({
+        id: asset1.id,
+        exifInfo: expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-20T01:11:00.000Z' }),
+      });
+      expect(status).toEqual(200);
+    });
+
+    it('should reject invalid gps coordinates', async () => {
+      for (const test of [
+        { latitude: 12 },
+        { longitude: 12 },
+        { latitude: 12, longitude: 'abc' },
+        { latitude: 'abc', longitude: 12 },
+        { latitude: null, longitude: 12 },
+        { latitude: 12, longitude: null },
+        { latitude: 91, longitude: 12 },
+        { latitude: -91, longitude: 12 },
+        { latitude: 12, longitude: -181 },
+        { latitude: 12, longitude: 181 },
+      ]) {
+        const { status, body } = await request(server)
+          .put(`/asset/${asset1.id}`)
+          .send(test)
+          .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user1.accessToken}`);
+        expect(status).toBe(400);
+        expect(body).toEqual(errorStub.badRequest());
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should update gps data', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(server)
+        .put(`/asset/${asset1.id}`)
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${user1.accessToken}`)
+        .send({ latitude: 12, longitude: 12 });
+
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({
+        id: asset1.id,
+        exifInfo: expect.objectContaining({ latitude: 12, longitude: 12 }),
+      });
+      expect(status).toEqual(200);
+    });
+
     it('should set the description', async () => {
       const { status, body } = await request(server)
         .put(`/asset/${asset1.id}`)