diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/main.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/main.py
index e884af0e69..62d8d1ec8e 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/main.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/main.py
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ async def run_inference(payload: Image | str, entries: InferenceEntries) -> Infe
     response: InferenceResponse = {}
 
     async def _run_inference(entry: InferenceEntry) -> None:
-        model = await model_cache.get(entry["name"], entry["type"], entry["task"], ttl=settings.model_ttl)
+        model = await model_cache.get(
+            entry["name"], entry["type"], entry["task"],
+            ttl=settings.model_ttl, **entry["options"]
+        )
         inputs = [payload]
         for dep in model.depends:
             try:
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/cache.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/cache.py
index d8f9ca81bd..cd4e3e59b6 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/cache.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/cache.py
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ class ModelCache:
     async def get(
         self, model_name: str, model_type: ModelType, model_task: ModelTask, **model_kwargs: Any
     ) -> InferenceModel:
-        key = f"{model_name}{model_type}{model_task}"
+        config_key = ""
+        if model_type == ModelType.OCR and model_task == ModelTask.OCR:
+            orientation = model_kwargs.get("orientationClassifyEnabled", True)
+            unwarping = model_kwargs.get("unwarpingEnabled", True)
+            config_key = f"_o{orientation}_u{unwarping}"
+        
+        key = f"{model_name}{model_type}{model_task}{config_key}"
 
         async with OptimisticLock(self.cache, key) as lock:
             model: InferenceModel | None = await self.cache.get(key)
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/constants.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/constants.py
index 604b9a304f..4879532a03 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/constants.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/constants.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ _INSIGHTFACE_MODELS = {
 
 
 _PADDLE_MODELS = {
-    "paddle",
+    "PP-OCRv5_server",
+    "PP-OCRv5_mobile",
 }
 
 SUPPORTED_PROVIDERS = [
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/ocr/paddle.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/ocr/paddle.py
index 1cc82761c9..950a9af78e 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/ocr/paddle.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/models/ocr/paddle.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, List
 
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.typing import NDArray
@@ -14,34 +14,33 @@ class PaddleOCRecognizer(InferenceModel):
 
     def __init__(self, model_name: str, min_score: float = 0.9, **model_kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.min_score = model_kwargs.pop("minScore", min_score)
+        self.orientation_classify_enabled = model_kwargs.pop("orientationClassifyEnabled", True)
+        self.unwarping_enabled = model_kwargs.pop("unwarpingEnabled", True)
         super().__init__(model_name, **model_kwargs)
         self._load()
         self.loaded = True
 
-    def _load(self) -> None:
-        try:
-            self.model = PaddleOCR(
-                use_doc_orientation_classify=False,
-                use_doc_unwarping=False,
-                use_textline_orientation=False
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error loading PaddleOCR model: {e}")
-            raise e
+    def _load(self) -> PaddleOCR:
+        self.model = PaddleOCR(
+            text_detection_model_name=f"{self.model_name}_det",
+            text_recognition_model_name=f"{self.model_name}_rec",
+            use_doc_orientation_classify=self.orientation_classify_enabled,
+            use_doc_unwarping=self.unwarping_enabled,
+        )
 
-    def _predict(self, inputs: NDArray[np.uint8] | bytes | Image.Image, **kwargs: Any) -> OCROutput:
+    def _predict(self, inputs: NDArray[np.uint8] | bytes | Image.Image, **kwargs: Any) -> List[OCROutput]:
         inputs = decode_cv2(inputs)
         results = self.model.predict(inputs)
         valid_texts_and_scores = [
-            (text, score)
+            (text, score, box)
             for result in results
-            for text, score in zip(result['rec_texts'], result['rec_scores'])
-            if score > self.min_score
+            for text, score, box in zip(result['rec_texts'], result['rec_scores'], result['rec_boxes'].tolist())
+            if score >= self.min_score
         ]
         if not valid_texts_and_scores:
-            return OCROutput(text="", confidence=0.0)
-        texts, scores = zip(*valid_texts_and_scores)
-        return OCROutput(
-            text="".join(texts),
-            confidence=sum(scores) / len(scores)
-        )
+            return []
+        
+        return [
+            OCROutput(text=text, confidence=score, boundingBox={"x1": box[0], "y1": box[1], "x2": box[2], "y2": box[3]})
+            for text, score, box in valid_texts_and_scores
+        ]
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/schemas.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/schemas.py
index ee2f21fa80..d6622cb5f8 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/schemas.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/schemas.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ FacialRecognitionOutput = list[DetectedFace]
 class OCROutput(TypedDict):
     text: str
     confidence: float
+    boundingBox: BoundingBox
 
 
 class PipelineEntry(TypedDict):
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index a02427c563..97a7af6715 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -12926,12 +12926,20 @@
           },
           "modelName": {
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          "orientationClassifyEnabled": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "unwarpingEnabled": {
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         },
         "required": [
           "enabled",
           "minScore",
-          "modelName"
+          "modelName",
+          "orientationClassifyEnabled",
+          "unwarpingEnabled"
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index b26735e09e..ce6eceb6fe 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export interface SystemConfig {
       enabled: boolean;
       modelName: string;
       minScore: number;
+      unwarpingEnabled: boolean;
+      orientationClassifyEnabled: boolean;
     };
   };
   map: {
@@ -250,8 +252,10 @@ export const defaults = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     },
     ocr: {
       enabled: true,
-      modelName: 'paddle',
+      modelName: 'PP-OCRv5_server',
       minScore: 0.9,
+      unwarpingEnabled: false,
+      orientationClassifyEnabled: false,
     },
   },
   map: {
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/model-config.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/model-config.dto.ts
index 3545699252..8f63ed8a54 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/model-config.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/model-config.dto.ts
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ export class OcrConfig extends ModelConfig {
   @Type(() => Number)
   @ApiProperty({ type: 'number', format: 'double' })
   minScore!: number;
+
+  @ValidateBoolean()
+  unwarpingEnabled!: boolean;
+
+  @ValidateBoolean()
+  orientationClassifyEnabled!: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
index 00a11b0529..d78ffb37bc 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts
@@ -355,10 +355,8 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
     .select(['assets.id'])
     .$if(!force, (qb) =>
       qb
-        .leftJoin('asset_job_status', 'asset_job_status.assetId', 'assets.id')
-        .where((eb) =>
-          eb.or([eb('asset_job_status.ocrAt', 'is', null), eb('asset_job_status.assetId', 'is', null)]),
-        )
+        .innerJoin('asset_job_status', 'asset_job_status.assetId', 'assets.id')
+        .where('asset_job_status.ocrAt', 'is', null)
         .where('assets.visibility', '!=', AssetVisibility.HIDDEN),
     )
     .where('assets.deletedAt', 'is', null)
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/machine-learning.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/machine-learning.repository.ts
index 2ad32a3e1d..b5d77a3d9e 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/machine-learning.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/machine-learning.repository.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export type ModelPayload = { imagePath: string } | { text: string };
 type ModelOptions = { modelName: string };
 
 export type FaceDetectionOptions = ModelOptions & { minScore: number };
-export type OcrOptions = ModelOptions & { minScore: number };
+export type OcrOptions = ModelOptions & { minScore: number, unwarpingEnabled: boolean, orientationClassifyEnabled: boolean };
 type VisualResponse = { imageHeight: number; imageWidth: number };
 export type ClipVisualRequest = { [ModelTask.SEARCH]: { [ModelType.VISUAL]: ModelOptions } };
 export type ClipVisualResponse = { [ModelTask.SEARCH]: string } & VisualResponse;
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ export type ClipTextualRequest = { [ModelTask.SEARCH]: { [ModelType.TEXTUAL]: Mo
 export type ClipTextualResponse = { [ModelTask.SEARCH]: string };
 
 export type OCR = {
+  boundingBox: BoundingBox;
   text: string;
   confidence: number;
 };
 
 export type OcrRequest = { [ModelTask.OCR]: { [ModelType.OCR]: ModelOptions & { options: { minScore: number } } } };
-export type OcrResponse = { [ModelTask.OCR]: OCR } & VisualResponse;
+export type OcrResponse = { [ModelTask.OCR]: OCR | OCR[] } & VisualResponse;
 
 export type FacialRecognitionRequest = {
   [ModelTask.FACIAL_RECOGNITION]: {
@@ -203,8 +204,8 @@ export class MachineLearningRepository {
     return formData;
   }
 
-  async ocr(urls: string[], imagePath: string, { modelName, minScore }: OcrOptions) {
-    const request = { [ModelTask.OCR]: { [ModelType.OCR]: { modelName, options: { minScore } } } };
+  async ocr(urls: string[], imagePath: string, { modelName, minScore, unwarpingEnabled, orientationClassifyEnabled }: OcrOptions) {
+    const request = { [ModelTask.OCR]: { [ModelType.OCR]: { modelName, options: { minScore, unwarpingEnabled, orientationClassifyEnabled } } } };
     const response = await this.predict<OcrResponse>(urls, { imagePath }, request);
     return response[ModelTask.OCR];
   }
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/ocr.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/ocr.repository.ts
index 182a592e06..f21208c6d6 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/ocr.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/ocr.repository.ts
@@ -3,72 +3,41 @@ import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { DB } from 'src/db';
 import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
-import { OcrEntity } from 'src/entities/ocr.entity';
 
+export interface OcrInsertData {
+  assetId: string;
+  boundingBoxX1: number;
+  boundingBoxY1: number;
+  boundingBoxX2: number;
+  boundingBoxY2: number;
+  text: string;
+}
 
 @Injectable()
 export class OcrRepository {
   constructor(@InjectKysely() private db: Kysely<DB>) {}
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
-  getOcrById(id: string): Promise<OcrEntity | null> {
+  async getById(id: string) {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('asset_ocr')
       .selectAll('asset_ocr')
       .where('asset_ocr.assetId', '=', id)
-      .executeTakeFirst() as Promise<OcrEntity | null>;
+      .executeTakeFirst();
   }
 
-  async insertOcrData(assetId: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.db
-      .insertInto('asset_ocr')
-      .values({ assetId, text })
-      .execute();
-  }
-
-  async deleteAllOcr(): Promise<void> {
+  async deleteAll(): Promise<void> {
     await sql`truncate ${sql.table('asset_ocr')}`.execute(this.db);
   }
 
-  getAllOcr(options: Partial<OcrEntity> = {}): AsyncIterableIterator<OcrEntity> {
-    return this.db
-      .selectFrom('asset_ocr')
-      .selectAll('asset_ocr')
-      .$if(!!options.assetId, (qb) => qb.where('asset_ocr.assetId', '=', options.assetId!))
-      .stream() as AsyncIterableIterator<OcrEntity>;
-  }
-
-
-  @GenerateSql()
-  async getLatestOcrDate(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    const result = (await this.db
-      .selectFrom('asset_job_status')
-      .select((eb) => sql`${eb.fn.max('asset_job_status.ocrAt')}::text`.as('latestDate'))
-      .executeTakeFirst()) as { latestDate: string } | undefined;
-
-    return result?.latestDate;
-  }
-
-  async updateOcrData(id: string, ocrData: string): Promise<void> {
+  async insertMany(ocrDataList: OcrInsertData[]): Promise<void> {
+    if (ocrDataList.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
     await this.db
-      .updateTable('asset_ocr')
-      .set({ text: ocrData })
-      .where('id', '=', id)
-      .execute();
-  }
-
-  getOcrWithoutText(): Promise<OcrEntity[]> {
-    return this.db
-      .selectFrom('asset_ocr')
-      .selectAll('asset_ocr')
-      .where('text', 'is', null)
-      .execute() as Promise<OcrEntity[]>;
-  }
-
-  async delete(ocr: OcrEntity[]): Promise<void> {
-    await this.db
-      .deleteFrom('asset_ocr')
-      .where('id', 'in', ocr.map((o) => o.id))
+      .insertInto('asset_ocr')
+      .values(ocrDataList)
       .execute();
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
index aef9712a70..bacd953c92 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/search.repository.ts
@@ -321,19 +321,14 @@ export class SearchRepository {
       throw new Error(`Invalid value for 'size': ${pagination.size}`);
     }
 
-    const items = await this.db
-      .selectFrom('asset_ocr')
-      .selectAll()
-      .innerJoin('assets', 'assets.id', 'asset_ocr.assetId')
-      .where('assets.ownerId', '=', anyUuid(options.userIds))
+    const items = await searchAssetBuilder(this.db, options)
+      .innerJoin('asset_ocr', 'assets.id', 'asset_ocr.assetId')
       .where('asset_ocr.text', 'ilike', `%${options.ocr}%`)
       .limit(pagination.size + 1)
       .offset((pagination.page - 1) * pagination.size)
-      .execute() as any;
+      .execute();
 
-    const hasNextPage = items.length > pagination.size;
-    items.splice(pagination.size);
-    return { items, hasNextPage };
+    return paginationHelper(items, pagination.size);
   }
 
   @GenerateSql({
diff --git a/server/src/services/ocr.service.ts b/server/src/services/ocr.service.ts
index cba16bf942..e59b032288 100644
--- a/server/src/services/ocr.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/ocr.service.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ import { isOcrEnabled } from 'src/utils/misc';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class OcrService extends BaseService {
-  @OnJob({ name: JobName.OCR_CLEANUP, queue: QueueName.BACKGROUND_TASK })
-  async handleOcrCleanup(): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const ocr = await this.ocrRepository.getOcrWithoutText();
-    await this.ocrRepository.delete(ocr);
-    return JobStatus.SUCCESS;
-  }
 
   @OnJob({ name: JobName.QUEUE_OCR, queue: QueueName.OCR })
   async handleQueueOcr({ force, nightly }: JobOf<JobName.QUEUE_OCR>): Promise<JobStatus> {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ export class OcrService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     if (force) {
-      await this.ocrRepository.deleteAllOcr();
+      await this.ocrRepository.deleteAll();
     }
 
     let jobs: JobItem[] = [];
@@ -44,11 +38,6 @@ export class OcrService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     await this.jobRepository.queueAll(jobs);
-
-    if (force === undefined) {
-      await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.OCR_CLEANUP });
-    }
-
     return JobStatus.SUCCESS;
   }
 
@@ -77,8 +66,15 @@ export class OcrService extends BaseService {
       machineLearning.ocr
     );
 
-    if (!ocrResults || ocrResults.text.length === 0) {
-      this.logger.warn(`No OCR results for document ${id}`);
+    const resultsArray = Array.isArray(ocrResults) ? ocrResults : [ocrResults];
+    const validResults = resultsArray.filter(result => 
+      result && 
+      result.text && 
+      result.text.trim().length > 0
+    );
+
+    if (validResults.length === 0) {
+      this.logger.warn(`No valid OCR results for document ${id}`);
       await this.assetRepository.upsertJobStatus({
         assetId: asset.id,
         ocrAt: new Date(),
@@ -86,23 +82,29 @@ export class OcrService extends BaseService {
       return JobStatus.SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    this.logger.debug(`OCR ${id} has OCR results`);
+    try {
+      const ocrDataList = validResults.map(result => ({
+        assetId: id,
+        boundingBoxX1: result.boundingBox.x1,
+        boundingBoxY1: result.boundingBox.y1,
+        boundingBoxX2: result.boundingBox.x2,
+        boundingBoxY2: result.boundingBox.y2,
+        text: result.text.trim(),
+      }));
 
-    const ocr = await this.ocrRepository.getOcrById(id);
-    if (ocr) {
-      this.logger.debug(`Updating OCR for ${id}`);
-      await this.ocrRepository.updateOcrData(id, ocrResults.text);
-    } else {
-      this.logger.debug(`Inserting OCR for ${id}`);
-      await this.ocrRepository.insertOcrData(id, ocrResults.text);
+      await this.ocrRepository.insertMany(ocrDataList);
+
+      await this.assetRepository.upsertJobStatus({
+        assetId: asset.id,
+        ocrAt: new Date(),
+      });
+      
+      this.logger.debug(`Processed ${validResults.length} OCR result(s) for ${id}`);
+      return JobStatus.SUCCESS;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error(`Failed to insert OCR results for ${id}:`, error);
+      return JobStatus.FAILED;
     }
-
-    await this.assetRepository.upsertJobStatus({
-      assetId: asset.id,
-      ocrAt: new Date(),
-    });
-    this.logger.debug(`Processed OCR for ${id}`);
-    return JobStatus.SUCCESS;
   }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/services/search.service.ts b/server/src/services/search.service.ts
index e9ba4bcb46..5dd8c3eb60 100644
--- a/server/src/services/search.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/search.service.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { AssetOrder, AssetVisibility, Permission } from 'src/enum';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
 import { requireElevatedPermission } from 'src/utils/access';
 import { getMyPartnerIds } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
-import { isSmartSearchEnabled, isOcrEnabled } from 'src/utils/misc';
+import { isOcrEnabled, isSmartSearchEnabled } from 'src/utils/misc';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class SearchService extends BaseService {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/machine-learning-settings/machine-learning-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/machine-learning-settings/machine-learning-settings.svelte
index 6265249f16..9ab8e88eb7 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/machine-learning-settings/machine-learning-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/machine-learning-settings/machine-learning-settings.svelte
@@ -231,13 +231,30 @@
             disabled={disabled || !config.machineLearning.enabled}
           />
 
+          <SettingSwitch
+            title={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_unwarping_enabled')}
+            subtitle={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_unwarping_enabled_description')}
+            bind:checked={config.machineLearning.ocr.unwarpingEnabled}
+            disabled={disabled || !config.machineLearning.enabled || !config.machineLearning.ocr.enabled}
+          />
+
+          <SettingSwitch
+            title={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_orientation_classify_enabled')}
+            subtitle={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_orientation_classify_enabled_description')}
+            bind:checked={config.machineLearning.ocr.orientationClassifyEnabled}
+            disabled={disabled || !config.machineLearning.enabled || !config.machineLearning.ocr.enabled}
+          />
+
+          <hr />
+
           <SettingSelect
             label={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_model')}
             desc={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_model_description')}
             name="ocr-model"
             bind:value={config.machineLearning.ocr.modelName}
             options={[
-              { value: 'paddle', text: 'paddle' },
+              { value: 'PP-OCRv5_server', text: 'PP-OCRv5_server' },
+              { value: 'PP-OCRv5_mobile', text: 'PP-OCRv5_mobile' },
             ]}
             disabled={disabled || !config.machineLearning.enabled || !config.machineLearning.ocr.enabled}
             isEdited={config.machineLearning.ocr.modelName !== savedConfig.machineLearning.ocr.modelName}
@@ -246,11 +263,13 @@
           <SettingInputField
             inputType={SettingInputFieldType.NUMBER}
             label={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_min_score')}
+            description={$t('admin.machine_learning_ocr_min_score_description')}
             bind:value={config.machineLearning.ocr.minScore}
             step="0.1"
             min={0.1}
             max={1}
             disabled={disabled || !config.machineLearning.enabled || !config.machineLearning.ocr.enabled}
+            isEdited={config.machineLearning.ocr.minScore !== savedConfig.machineLearning.ocr.minScore}
           />
         </div>
       </SettingAccordion>