diff --git a/lib/common/view/audio_card_vignette.dart b/lib/common/view/audio_card_vignette.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48ced15e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/view/audio_card_vignette.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import '../../extensions/build_context_x.dart';
+import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
+import 'theme.dart';
+
+class AudioCardVignette extends StatelessWidget {
+  const AudioCardVignette({
+    super.key,
+    this.onTap,
+    required this.iconData,
+  });
+
+  final void Function()? onTap;
+  final IconData iconData;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final colorScheme = context.colorScheme;
+    const borderRadius = BorderRadius.only(
+      bottomLeft: Radius.circular(kYaruContainerRadius),
+      topRight: Radius.circular(kYaruContainerRadius),
+    );
+    return Tooltip(
+      message: context.l10n.unPinAlbum,
+      child: InkWell(
+        borderRadius: borderRadius,
+        onTap: onTap,
+        child: Container(
+          decoration: BoxDecoration(
+            color: colorScheme.inverseSurface,
+            borderRadius: borderRadius,
+          ),
+          width: audioCardDimension / (isMobile ? 3 : 4),
+          height: audioCardDimension / (isMobile ? 3 : 4),
+          child: Icon(
+            iconData,
+            color: colorScheme.onInverseSurface,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/local_audio_model.dart b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_model.dart
index 3815d6033..62778c6fa 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/local_audio_model.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_model.dart
@@ -5,21 +5,30 @@ import 'package:safe_change_notifier/safe_change_notifier.dart';
 
 import '../common/data/audio.dart';
 import '../common/view/audio_filter.dart';
+import '../settings/settings_service.dart';
 import 'local_audio_service.dart';
+import 'local_audio_view.dart';
 
 class LocalAudioModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
   LocalAudioModel({
     required LocalAudioService localAudioService,
-  }) : _service = localAudioService;
+    required SettingsService settingsService,
+  })  : _localAudioService = localAudioService,
+        _settingsService = settingsService;
 
-  final LocalAudioService _service;
+  final LocalAudioService _localAudioService;
+  final SettingsService _settingsService;
   StreamSubscription<bool>? _audiosChangedSub;
 
-  int _localAudioIndex = 2;
-  int get localAudioindex => _localAudioIndex;
+  int? _localAudioIndex;
+  int get localAudioindex =>
+      _localAudioIndex ?? LocalAudioView.values.indexOf(LocalAudioView.albums);
   set localAudioindex(int value) {
     if (value == _localAudioIndex) return;
     _localAudioIndex = value;
+    // Note: we do not listen to the local audio index change on purpose, we just pump it into the sink
+    // and load it fresh in init
+    _settingsService.setLocalAudioIndex(value);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
@@ -39,60 +48,61 @@ class LocalAudioModel extends SafeChangeNotifier {
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
-  List<Audio>? get audios => _service.audios;
-  List<String>? get allArtists => _service.allArtists;
-  List<String>? get allAlbumArtists => _service.allAlbumArtists;
-  List<String>? get allGenres => _service.allGenres;
-  List<String>? get allAlbums => _service.allAlbums;
+  List<Audio>? get audios => _localAudioService.audios;
+  List<String>? get allArtists => _localAudioService.allArtists;
+  List<String>? get allAlbumArtists => _localAudioService.allAlbumArtists;
+  List<String>? get allGenres => _localAudioService.allGenres;
+  List<String>? get allAlbums => _localAudioService.allAlbums;
 
   List<Audio>? findAlbum(
     String albumName, [
     AudioFilter audioFilter = AudioFilter.trackNumber,
   ]) =>
-      _service.findAlbum(albumName, audioFilter);
+      _localAudioService.findAlbum(albumName, audioFilter);
 
   List<Audio>? findTitlesOfArtist(
     String artist, [
     AudioFilter audioFilter = AudioFilter.album,
   ]) =>
-      _service.findTitlesOfArtist(artist, audioFilter);
+      _localAudioService.findTitlesOfArtist(artist, audioFilter);
 
   List<Audio>? findTitlesOfAlbumArtists(
     String artist, [
     AudioFilter audioFilter = AudioFilter.album,
   ]) =>
-      _service.findTitlesOfAlbumArtists(artist, audioFilter);
+      _localAudioService.findTitlesOfAlbumArtists(artist, audioFilter);
 
   List<String>? findArtistsOfGenre(String genre) =>
-      _service.findArtistsOfGenre(genre);
+      _localAudioService.findArtistsOfGenre(genre);
 
   Set<Uint8List>? findLocalCovers({
     required List<Audio> audios,
     int limit = 4,
   }) =>
-      _service.findLocalCovers(audios: audios, limit: limit);
+      _localAudioService.findLocalCovers(audios: audios, limit: limit);
 
   List<Audio> findUniqueAlbumAudios(List<Audio> audios) =>
-      _service.findUniqueAlbumAudios(audios);
+      _localAudioService.findUniqueAlbumAudios(audios);
 
-  List<String>? get failedImports => _service.failedImports;
+  List<String>? get failedImports => _localAudioService.failedImports;
 
   List<String>? findAllAlbums({
     Iterable<Audio>? newAudios,
     bool clean = true,
   }) =>
-      _service.findAllAlbums(newAudios: newAudios, clean: clean);
+      _localAudioService.findAllAlbums(newAudios: newAudios, clean: clean);
 
   Future<void> init({
     bool forceInit = false,
     String? directory,
   }) async {
-    await _service.init(
+    _localAudioIndex = _settingsService.localAudioIndex;
+    await _localAudioService.init(
       forceInit: forceInit,
       directory: directory,
     );
     _audiosChangedSub ??=
-        _service.audiosChanged.listen((_) => notifyListeners());
+        _localAudioService.audiosChanged.listen((_) => notifyListeners());
 
     notifyListeners();
   }
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_view.dart b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_view.dart
similarity index 92%
rename from lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_view.dart
rename to lib/local_audio/local_audio_view.dart
index eabb77bdd..37b03c0a7 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_view.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/local_audio_view.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
+import '../l10n/l10n.dart';
 
 enum LocalAudioView {
   titles,
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/view/album_view.dart b/lib/local_audio/view/album_view.dart
index 1310d27e0..1d1a4609c 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/view/album_view.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/view/album_view.dart
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:watch_it/watch_it.dart';
+import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
 
 import '../../common/view/audio_card.dart';
 import '../../common/view/audio_card_bottom.dart';
+import '../../common/view/audio_card_vignette.dart';
 import '../../common/view/cover_background.dart';
+import '../../common/view/icons.dart';
 import '../../common/view/no_search_result_page.dart';
 import '../../common/view/sliver_fill_remaining_progress.dart';
 import '../../common/view/theme.dart';
+import '../../constants.dart';
 import '../../library/library_model.dart';
 import '../../player/player_model.dart';
 import '../local_audio_model.dart';
@@ -39,13 +43,14 @@ class AlbumsView extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
     }
 
     watchPropertyValue((LibraryModel m) => m.pinnedAlbums.hashCode);
-    final pinnedAlbums = di<LibraryModel>()
-        .pinnedAlbums
-        .entries
-        .map((e) => e.value.firstOrNull?.album);
+    final pinnedAlbums = di<LibraryModel>().pinnedAlbums;
+    final pinnedAlbumsAlbumNames =
+        pinnedAlbums.entries.map((e) => e.value.firstOrNull?.album);
+    final pinned = albums!.where((e) => pinnedAlbumsAlbumNames.contains(e));
+    final notPinned = albums!.where((e) => !pinnedAlbumsAlbumNames.contains(e));
     final sortedAlbums = [
-      ...albums!.where((e) => pinnedAlbums.contains(e)),
-      ...albums!.where((e) => !pinnedAlbums.contains(e)),
+      ...pinned,
+      ...notPinned,
     ];
 
     return SliverGrid.builder(
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ class AlbumsView extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
         return AlbumCard(
           key: ValueKey(album),
           album: album,
+          pinned: pinned.contains(album),
         );
       },
     );
@@ -63,9 +69,14 @@ class AlbumsView extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
 }
 
 class AlbumCard extends StatelessWidget {
-  const AlbumCard({super.key, required this.album});
+  const AlbumCard({
+    super.key,
+    required this.album,
+    required this.pinned,
+  });
 
   final String album;
+  final bool pinned;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -76,29 +87,45 @@ class AlbumCard extends StatelessWidget {
     final id = albumAudios?.firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.albumId != null)?.albumId;
     final path = albumAudios?.firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.path != null)?.path;
 
-    return AudioCard(
-      bottom: AudioCardBottom(text: album),
-      image: id != null && path != null
-          ? LocalCover(
-              dimension: audioCardDimension,
-              albumId: id,
-              path: path,
-              fallback: fallback,
-            )
-          : const CoverBackground(),
-      background: fallback,
-      onTap: id == null || albumAudios == null
-          ? null
-          : () => di<LibraryModel>().push(
-                builder: (context) => AlbumPage(id: id, album: albumAudios),
-                pageId: id,
-              ),
-      onPlay: albumAudios == null || albumAudios.isEmpty || id == null
-          ? null
-          : () => playerModel.startPlaylist(
-                audios: albumAudios,
-                listName: id,
-              ),
+    return Stack(
+      alignment: Alignment.center,
+      children: [
+        AudioCard(
+          bottom: AudioCardBottom(text: album),
+          image: id != null && path != null
+              ? LocalCover(
+                  dimension: audioCardDimension,
+                  albumId: id,
+                  path: path,
+                  fallback: fallback,
+                )
+              : const CoverBackground(),
+          background: fallback,
+          onTap: id == null || albumAudios == null
+              ? null
+              : () => di<LibraryModel>().push(
+                    builder: (context) => AlbumPage(id: id, album: albumAudios),
+                    pageId: id,
+                  ),
+          onPlay: albumAudios == null || albumAudios.isEmpty || id == null
+              ? null
+              : () => playerModel.startPlaylist(
+                    audios: albumAudios,
+                    listName: id,
+                  ),
+        ),
+        if (pinned)
+          Positioned(
+            left: isMobile ? 6 : 5,
+            bottom: kAudioCardBottomHeight + (isMobile ? 25 : 13),
+            child: AudioCardVignette(
+              iconData: Iconz.pinFilled,
+              onTap: id == null
+                  ? null
+                  : () => di<LibraryModel>().removePinnedAlbum(id),
+            ),
+          ),
+      ],
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_body.dart b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_body.dart
index 2f30569f5..787762d9b 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_body.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_body.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import '../../common/data/audio.dart';
 import 'album_view.dart';
 import 'artists_view.dart';
 import 'genres_view.dart';
-import 'local_audio_view.dart';
+import '../local_audio_view.dart';
 import 'playlists_view.dart';
 import 'titles_view.dart';
 
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_control_panel.dart b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_control_panel.dart
index 17a7eab61..a5542500f 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_control_panel.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_control_panel.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'package:yaru/yaru.dart';
 import '../../common/view/icons.dart';
 import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
 import '../local_audio_model.dart';
-import 'local_audio_view.dart';
+import '../local_audio_view.dart';
 
 class LocalAudioControlPanel extends StatelessWidget with WatchItMixin {
   const LocalAudioControlPanel({super.key});
diff --git a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_page.dart b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_page.dart
index 8f198f868..4f7111555 100644
--- a/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_page.dart
+++ b/lib/local_audio/view/local_audio_page.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import '../local_audio_model.dart';
 import 'failed_imports_content.dart';
 import 'local_audio_body.dart';
 import 'local_audio_control_panel.dart';
-import 'local_audio_view.dart';
+import '../local_audio_view.dart';
 
 class LocalAudioPage extends StatefulWidget with WatchItStatefulWidgetMixin {
   const LocalAudioPage({super.key});
diff --git a/lib/playlists/view/manual_add_dialog.dart b/lib/playlists/view/manual_add_dialog.dart
index cf4ee5559..6f4d1b4d0 100644
--- a/lib/playlists/view/manual_add_dialog.dart
+++ b/lib/playlists/view/manual_add_dialog.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import '../../external_path/external_path_service.dart';
 import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
 import '../../library/library_model.dart';
 import '../../local_audio/local_audio_model.dart';
-import '../../local_audio/view/local_audio_view.dart';
+import '../../local_audio/local_audio_view.dart';
 import '../../podcasts/podcast_model.dart';
 
 class ManualAddDialog extends StatelessWidget {
diff --git a/lib/register.dart b/lib/register.dart
index a329a5ece..9da4786f5 100644
--- a/lib/register.dart
+++ b/lib/register.dart
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ Future<void> registerDependencies({
       dispose: (s) => s.dispose(),
     )
     ..registerLazySingleton<LocalAudioModel>(
-      () => LocalAudioModel(localAudioService: di<LocalAudioService>()),
+      () => LocalAudioModel(
+        localAudioService: di<LocalAudioService>(),
+        settingsService: di<SettingsService>(),
+      ),
       dispose: (s) => s.dispose(),
     )
     ..registerLazySingleton<PodcastModel>(
diff --git a/lib/search/view/sliver_local_search_results.dart b/lib/search/view/sliver_local_search_results.dart
index aa27addfb..39a629997 100644
--- a/lib/search/view/sliver_local_search_results.dart
+++ b/lib/search/view/sliver_local_search_results.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
 import '../../local_audio/local_audio_model.dart';
 import '../../local_audio/view/failed_imports_content.dart';
 import '../../local_audio/view/local_audio_body.dart';
-import '../../local_audio/view/local_audio_view.dart';
+import '../../local_audio/local_audio_view.dart';
 import '../search_model.dart';
 import '../search_type.dart';
 
diff --git a/lib/settings/settings_service.dart b/lib/settings/settings_service.dart
index e62e1a884..82067d457 100644
--- a/lib/settings/settings_service.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/settings_service.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class SettingsService {
     _preferences.setInt(kThemeIndex, value).then(notify);
   }
 
+  int get localAudioIndex => _preferences.getInt(kLocalAudioIndex) ?? 0;
+  void setLocalAudioIndex(int value) {
+    _preferences.setInt(kLocalAudioIndex, value).then(notify);
+  }
+
   bool get neverShowFailedImports =>
       _preferences.getBool(kNeverShowImportFails) ?? false;
   void setNeverShowFailedImports(bool value) {