diff --git a/server/app/serve_index.go b/server/app/serve_index.go
index a143a5b2b..0e747ff0f 100644
--- a/server/app/serve_index.go
+++ b/server/app/serve_index.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func serveIndex(ds model.DataStore, fs http.FileSystem) http.HandlerFunc {
 			"gaTrackingId":            conf.Server.GATrackingID,
 			"enableDownloads":         conf.Server.EnableDownloads,
 			"devActivityMenu":         conf.Server.DevActivityMenu,
+			"devFastAccessCoverArt":   conf.Server.DevFastAccessCoverArt,
 		}
 		j, err := json.Marshal(appConfig)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/ui/src/config.js b/ui/src/config.js
index fcb4de3c2..f2f629254 100644
--- a/ui/src/config.js
+++ b/ui/src/config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   welcomeMessage: '',
   gaTrackingId: '',
   devActivityMenu: true,
+  devFastAccessCoverArt: false,
 }
 
 let config
diff --git a/ui/src/reducers/playQueue.js b/ui/src/reducers/playQueue.js
index 12841fbb2..0636bc986 100644
--- a/ui/src/reducers/playQueue.js
+++ b/ui/src/reducers/playQueue.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'react-jinke-music-player/assets/index.css'
 import get from 'lodash.get'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import subsonic from '../subsonic'
+import config from '../config'
 
 import {
   PLAYER_CLEAR_QUEUE,
@@ -25,8 +26,12 @@ const mapToAudioLists = (item) => {
     albumId: item.albumId,
     artistId: item.albumArtistId,
     duration: item.duration,
-    cover: subsonic.url('getCoverArt', id, { size: 300 }),
     musicSrc: subsonic.url('stream', id, { ts: true }),
+    cover: subsonic.url(
+      'getCoverArt',
+      config.devFastAccessCoverArt ? item.albumId : id,
+      { size: 300 }
+    ),
     scrobbled: false,
     uuid: uuidv4(),
   }