diff --git a/mealie/pkgs/img/minify.py b/mealie/pkgs/img/minify.py
index 7ebe17469e4..d74724b4726 100644
--- a/mealie/pkgs/img/minify.py
+++ b/mealie/pkgs/img/minify.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from logging import Logger
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from PIL import Image
+from PIL import Image, ImageOps
 from pillow_heif import register_avif_opener, register_heif_opener
 
 register_heif_opener()
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def _convert_image(
         """
 
         img = Image.open(image_file)
+        img = ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
         if img.mode not in image_format.modes:
             img = img.convert(image_format.modes[0])
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ def minify(self, image_file: Path, force=True):
                 self._logger.info(f"{image_file.name} already minified")
             else:
                 img = Image.open(image_file)
+                img = ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
                 tiny_image = PillowMinifier.crop_center(img)
                 tiny_image.save(tiny_dest, WEBP.format, quality=70)
                 self._logger.info("Tiny image saved")