diff --git a/backend/model/diagnostics/ConfigDiagnostics.ts b/backend/model/diagnostics/ConfigDiagnostics.ts
index d98f2ad..3bfca04 100644
--- a/backend/model/diagnostics/ConfigDiagnostics.ts
+++ b/backend/model/diagnostics/ConfigDiagnostics.ts
@@ -128,9 +128,13 @@ export class ConfigDiagnostics {
 
 
   static async testFacesConfig(faces: ClientConfig.FacesConfig, config: IPrivateConfig) {
-    if (faces.enabled === true &&
-      config.Server.database.type === DatabaseType.memory) {
-      throw new Error('Memory Database do not support faces');
+    if (faces.enabled === true) {
+      if (config.Server.database.type === DatabaseType.memory) {
+        throw new Error('Memory Database do not support faces');
+      }
+      if (config.Client.Search.enabled === false) {
+        throw new Error('Faces support needs enabled search');
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/gallery/lightbox/controls/controls.lightbox.gallery.component.css b/frontend/app/ui/gallery/lightbox/controls/controls.lightbox.gallery.component.css
index 2749819..cf271f2 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/gallery/lightbox/controls/controls.lightbox.gallery.component.css
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/gallery/lightbox/controls/controls.lightbox.gallery.component.css
@@ -216,9 +216,18 @@ input[type="range"].zoom-progress::-moz-range-track {
   transition: opacity 0.5s;
 }
 
+#controllers-container.dim-controls .face,
+#controllers-container.dim-controls-video .face {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
 .face-name {
   white-space: nowrap;
   color: white;
+  margin-left: -100%;
+  margin-right: -100%;
+  text-align: center;
+  display: block;
 }
 
 .face-box {
diff --git a/frontend/app/ui/settings/faces/faces.settings.service.ts b/frontend/app/ui/settings/faces/faces.settings.service.ts
index b907327..3c10500 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ui/settings/faces/faces.settings.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/ui/settings/faces/faces.settings.service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export class FacesSettingsService extends AbstractSettingsService<ClientConfig.F
   }
 
   public isSupported(): boolean {
-    return this._settingsService.settings.value.Server.database.type !== DatabaseType.memory;
+    return this._settingsService.settings.value.Server.database.type !== DatabaseType.memory &&
+      this._settingsService.settings.value.Client.Search.enabled === true;
   }
 
   public updateSettings(settings: ClientConfig.FacesConfig): Promise<void> {