diff --git a/web/src/routes/library/genres/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/library/genres/+page.svelte
index 069de967..70f2423d 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/library/genres/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/library/genres/+page.svelte
@@ -30,6 +30,31 @@
     return genres.filter((g: GenreCount) => g.genre.toLowerCase().includes(q));
   });
 
+  // Count-first by default because that's what the server returns and it's the
+  // right default: the head of this list is genuinely where you're going. But a
+  // real library runs to several hundred genres with a long tail of one-offs
+  // (391 / ~3.7 per track on the operator's), and at that size "I know roughly
+  // what it's called" needs A-Z as much as filtering does.
+  //
+  // View state only, not a query parameter — same as `filter` above. Neither is
+  // worth making shareable, and putting one in the URL and not the other would
+  // be the inconsistent choice.
+  let sortMode = $state<'count' | 'name'>('count');
+
+  const visibleGenres = $derived.by(() => {
+    // Copy before sorting. With no filter applied `filteredGenres` IS the array
+    // held by the query cache, and Array.sort mutates in place — sorting it
+    // directly would reorder cached data for every other consumer.
+    const list = [...filteredGenres];
+    if (sortMode === 'name') {
+      // sensitivity 'base' so case and accents don't split neighbours apart.
+      return list.sort((a: GenreCount, b: GenreCount) =>
+        a.genre.localeCompare(b.genre, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' })
+      );
+    }
+    return list; // server order: count DESC, then name
+  });
+
   let albums = $state<AlbumRef[]>([]);
   let total = $state(0);
   let loading = $state(false);
@@ -153,12 +178,30 @@
         <h1 class="font-display text-2xl font-medium text-text-primary">Genres</h1>
         {#if !index.isPending && !index.isError}
           <p class="text-sm text-text-secondary">
-            {genres.length} {genres.length === 1 ? 'genre' : 'genres'}, straight from your file tags
+            {#if filter.trim()}
+              {visibleGenres.length} of {genres.length} genres
+            {:else}
+              {genres.length} {genres.length === 1 ? 'genre' : 'genres'}, straight from your file tags
+            {/if}
           </p>
         {/if}
       </div>
       {#if genres.length > 0}
-        <QuickFilter bind:value={filter} placeholder="Filter genres" />
+        <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+          <QuickFilter bind:value={filter} placeholder="Filter genres" />
+          <label class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-text-secondary">
+            Sort
+            <select
+              bind:value={sortMode}
+              aria-label="Sort genres"
+              class="rounded border border-border bg-surface px-2 py-1 text-sm text-text-primary
+                     focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-accent"
+            >
+              <option value="count">Most tracks</option>
+              <option value="name">A–Z</option>
+            </select>
+          </label>
+        </div>
       {/if}
     </header>
 
@@ -180,16 +223,17 @@
           </a>
         {/snippet}
       </EmptyState>
-    {:else if filter.trim() && filteredGenres.length === 0}
+    {:else if filter.trim() && visibleGenres.length === 0}
       <p class="text-text-secondary">
         No genres match <span class="font-medium">'{filter.trim()}'</span>.
       </p>
     {:else}
-      <!-- Ordered by track count, not alphabetically: raw tags carry a long
-           tail of one-offs, so alphabetical would bury the handful of genres
-           you actually have a library's worth of. -->
+      <!-- Defaults to track count rather than alphabetical: raw tags carry a
+           long tail of one-offs, so A-Z would bury the handful of genres you
+           actually have a library's worth of. The Sort control lets you ask for
+           A-Z when you already know roughly what you're looking for. -->
       <ul class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-        {#each filteredGenres as g (g.genre)}
+        {#each visibleGenres as g (g.genre)}
           <li>
             <a
               href={genreHref(g.genre)}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/library/genres/genres.test.ts b/web/src/routes/library/genres/genres.test.ts
index 84cd7290..2d3bf969 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/library/genres/genres.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/library/genres/genres.test.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,57 @@ describe('/library/genres index', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /^rock 2$/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  // #2468: the operator's real library is 391 genres at ~3.7 per track, so the
+  // count-first default buries anything you can already name. A–Z is the ask.
+  test('A–Z sort reorders the list without mutating the source array', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { genre: 'Rock', track_count: 8974 },
+      { genre: 'Ambient', track_count: 646 },
+      { genre: 'jazz', track_count: 1406 }
+    ];
+    asMock(createGenresQuery).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({ data }));
+    render(GenresPage);
+
+    const order = () =>
+      screen.getAllByRole('link').map((a) => a.textContent?.trim().split(/\s+/)[0]);
+
+    // Count mode PRESERVES the server's order rather than re-sorting client
+    // side — the server already returns count DESC, name ASC, and duplicating
+    // that here would be two orderings to keep in step. The fixture is
+    // deliberately not in count order so this asserts pass-through, not luck.
+    expect(order()).toEqual(['Rock', 'Ambient', 'jazz']);
+
+    await fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Sort genres'), { target: { value: 'name' } });
+
+    // Case-insensitive, so 'jazz' sorts between Ambient and Rock rather than
+    // after both.
+    expect(order()).toEqual(['Ambient', 'jazz', 'Rock']);
+
+    // The query cache's own array must not have been reordered in place —
+    // Array.sort mutates, and with no filter applied the derived list IS that
+    // array.
+    expect(data.map((d) => d.genre)).toEqual(['Rock', 'Ambient', 'jazz']);
+  });
+
+  test('filtering reports the visible subset against the total', async () => {
+    asMock(createGenresQuery).mockReturnValue(
+      mockQuery({
+        data: [
+          { genre: 'Rock', track_count: 10 },
+          { genre: 'Ska Punk', track_count: 5 },
+          { genre: 'Jazz', track_count: 3 }
+        ]
+      })
+    );
+    render(GenresPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/3 genres, straight from your file tags/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await fireEvent.input(screen.getByLabelText('Filter genres'), { target: { value: 'punk' } });
+
+    // QuickFilter debounces by 120ms.
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText('1 of 3 genres')).toBeInTheDocument());
+  });
+
   test('empty library explains where genres come from', () => {
     asMock(createGenresQuery).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({ data: [] }));
     render(GenresPage);