diff --git a/core/artwork/artwork.go b/core/artwork/artwork.go
index a1ca7d2dd..0f4577d53 100644
--- a/core/artwork/artwork.go
+++ b/core/artwork/artwork.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Artwork interface {
-	Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (io.ReadCloser, time.Time, error)
 }
 
 func NewArtwork(ds model.DataStore, cache cache.FileCache, ffmpeg ffmpeg.FFmpeg) Artwork {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type artworkReader interface {
 	Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, string, error)
 }
 
-func (a *artwork) Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (reader io.ReadCloser, err error) {
+func (a *artwork) Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (reader io.ReadCloser, lastUpdate time.Time, err error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -46,31 +46,38 @@ func (a *artwork) Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (reader io.ReadC
 	if id != "" {
 		artID, err = model.ParseArtworkID(id)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("invalid ID")
+			return nil, time.Time{}, errors.New("invalid ID")
 		}
 	}
 
-	var artReader artworkReader
-	switch artID.Kind {
-	case model.KindAlbumArtwork:
-		artReader, err = newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID)
-	case model.KindMediaFileArtwork:
-		artReader, err = newMediafileArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID)
-	default:
-		artReader, err = newEmptyIDReader(ctx, artID)
-	}
+	artReader, err := a.getArtworkReader(ctx, artID, size)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if size > 0 {
-		artReader = resizedFromOriginal(artReader, artID, size)
+		return nil, time.Time{}, err
 	}
 
 	r, err := a.cache.Get(ctx, artReader)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error accessing image cache", "id", id, "size", size, err)
 	}
-	return r, err
+	return r, artReader.LastUpdated(), err
+}
+
+func (a *artwork) getArtworkReader(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, size int) (artworkReader, error) {
+	var artReader artworkReader
+	var err error
+	if size > 0 {
+		artReader, err = resizedFromOriginal(ctx, a, artID, size)
+	} else {
+		switch artID.Kind {
+		case model.KindAlbumArtwork:
+			artReader, err = newAlbumArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID)
+		case model.KindMediaFileArtwork:
+			artReader, err = newMediafileArtworkReader(ctx, a, artID)
+		default:
+			artReader, err = newEmptyIDReader(ctx, artID)
+		}
+	}
+	return artReader, err
 }
 
 type cacheItem struct {
@@ -80,7 +87,14 @@ type cacheItem struct {
 }
 
 func (i *cacheItem) Key() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d.%d.%d", i.artID.ID, i.lastUpdate.UnixMilli(), i.size, conf.Server.CoverJpegQuality)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s.%d.%d.%d.%t",
+		i.artID.ID,
+		i.lastUpdate.UnixMilli(),
+		i.size,
+		conf.Server.CoverJpegQuality,
+		conf.Server.DevFastAccessCoverArt,
+	)
 }
 
 type imageCache struct {
diff --git a/core/artwork/artwork_cache_warmer.go b/core/artwork/artwork_cache_warmer.go
index f1e12449a..a3ef8d8af 100644
--- a/core/artwork/artwork_cache_warmer.go
+++ b/core/artwork/artwork_cache_warmer.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (a *cacheWarmer) run(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (a *cacheWarmer) doCacheImage(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
-	r, err := a.artwork.Get(ctx, id, 0)
+	r, _, err := a.artwork.Get(ctx, id, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error cacheing id='%s': %w", id, err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go b/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go
index e2a977c11..50f608534 100644
--- a/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_mediafile.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (a *mediafileArtworkReader) Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, str
 
 func fromAlbum(ctx context.Context, a *artwork, id model.ArtworkID) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		r, err := a.Get(ctx, id.String(), 0)
+		r, _, err := a.Get(ctx, id.String(), 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
diff --git a/core/artwork/reader_resized.go b/core/artwork/reader_resized.go
index 9e2afb474..b0fa3da5a 100644
--- a/core/artwork/reader_resized.go
+++ b/core/artwork/reader_resized.go
@@ -21,15 +21,21 @@ import (
 
 type resizedArtworkReader struct {
 	cacheItem
-	original artworkReader
+	a *artwork
 }
 
-func resizedFromOriginal(original artworkReader, artID model.ArtworkID, size int) *resizedArtworkReader {
-	r := &resizedArtworkReader{original: original}
+func resizedFromOriginal(ctx context.Context, a *artwork, artID model.ArtworkID, size int) (*resizedArtworkReader, error) {
+	r := &resizedArtworkReader{a: a}
 	r.cacheItem.artID = artID
 	r.cacheItem.size = size
+
+	// Get lastUpdated from original artwork
+	original, err := a.getArtworkReader(ctx, artID, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	r.cacheItem.lastUpdate = original.LastUpdated()
-	return r
+	return r, nil
 }
 
 func (a *resizedArtworkReader) LastUpdated() time.Time {
@@ -37,13 +43,16 @@ func (a *resizedArtworkReader) LastUpdated() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (a *resizedArtworkReader) Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-	orig, path, err := a.original.Reader(ctx)
+	// Get artwork in original size, possibly from cache
+	orig, _, err := a.a.Get(ctx, a.artID.String(), 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
+
 	// Keep a copy of the original data. In case we can't resize it, send it as is
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	r := io.TeeReader(orig, buf)
+	defer orig.Close()
 
 	resized, origSize, err := resizeImage(r, a.size)
 	log.Trace(ctx, "Resizing artwork", "artID", a.artID, "original", origSize, "resized", a.size)
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ func (a *resizedArtworkReader) Reader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, strin
 		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, r)
 		return io.NopCloser(buf), "", nil
 	}
-	return io.NopCloser(resized), fmt.Sprintf("%s@%d", path, a.size), nil
+	return io.NopCloser(resized), fmt.Sprintf("%s@%d", a.artID, a.size), nil
 }
 
 func asImageReader(r io.Reader) (io.Reader, string, error) {
diff --git a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
index 4e5a37d59..51a2ef59f 100644
--- a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
+++ b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ func (api *Router) GetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*respons
 	id := utils.ParamString(r, "id")
 	size := utils.ParamInt(r, "size", 0)
 
+	imgReader, lastUpdate, err := api.artwork.Get(r.Context(), id, size)
 	w.Header().Set("cache-control", "public, max-age=315360000")
+	w.Header().Set("last-modified", lastUpdate.Format(time.RFC1123))
 
-	imgReader, err := api.artwork.Get(r.Context(), id, size)
 	switch {
 	case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
 		return nil, nil