diff --git a/core/artwork.go b/core/artwork.go
index 41458c5f4..c1c992c87 100644
--- a/core/artwork.go
+++ b/core/artwork.go
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ func (a *artwork) Get(ctx context.Context, id string, size int) (io.ReadCloser,
 	key := &artworkKey{a: a, artID: artID, size: size}
 
 	r, err := a.cache.Get(ctx, key)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		log.Error(ctx, "Error accessing image cache", "id", id, "size", size, err)
-		return nil, err
 	}
 	return r, err
 }
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (a *artwork) get(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, size int) (rea
 	default:
 		reader, path = fromPlaceholder()()
 	}
-	return reader, path, nil
+	return reader, path, ctx.Err()
 }
 
 func (a *artwork) extractAlbumImage(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID) (io.ReadCloser, string) {
@@ -148,6 +147,9 @@ func (f fromFunc) String() string {
 
 func extractImage(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, extractFuncs ...fromFunc) (io.ReadCloser, string) {
 	for _, f := range extractFuncs {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return nil, ""
+		}
 		r, path := f()
 		if r != nil {
 			log.Trace(ctx, "Found artwork", "artID", artID, "path", path, "origin", f)
diff --git a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
index 414edf8f3..4e5a37d59 100644
--- a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
+++ b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package subsonic
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -57,11 +58,13 @@ func (api *Router) GetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*respons
 	w.Header().Set("cache-control", "public, max-age=315360000")
 
 	imgReader, err := api.artwork.Get(r.Context(), id, size)
-	if errors.Is(err, model.ErrNotFound) {
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
+		return nil, nil
+	case errors.Is(err, model.ErrNotFound):
 		log.Error(r, "Couldn't find coverArt", "id", id, err)
 		return nil, newError(responses.ErrorDataNotFound, "Artwork not found")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
+	case err != nil:
 		log.Error(r, "Error retrieving coverArt", "id", id, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}