diff --git a/api/graphql/resolvers/faces.go b/api/graphql/resolvers/faces.go
index a712c023..6a03e245 100644
--- a/api/graphql/resolvers/faces.go
+++ b/api/graphql/resolvers/faces.go
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ func (r *queryResolver) MyFaceGroups(ctx context.Context, paginate *models.Pagin
 	}
 
 	faceGroupQuery := r.Database.
-		Joins("LEFT JOIN image_faces ON image_faces.id = face_groups.id").
+		Joins("LEFT JOIN image_faces ON image_faces.face_group_id = face_groups.id").
 		Where("image_faces.media_id IN (?)", r.Database.Select("media_id").Table("media").Where("media.album_id IN (?)", userAlbumIDs)).
-		Order("CASE WHEN label IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END")
+		Group("image_faces.face_group_id").
+		Order("CASE WHEN label IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END").
+		Order("COUNT(image_faces.id) DESC")
 
 	faceGroupQuery = models.FormatSQL(faceGroupQuery, nil, paginate)