diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 93b91bb..e781e0e 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -1621,6 +1621,16 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
     {
         try
         {
+            // Check cache first (1 hour TTL for playlist images since they can change)
+            var cacheKey = $"playlist:image:{playlistId}";
+            var cachedImage = await _cache.GetAsync<byte[]>(cacheKey);
+            
+            if (cachedImage != null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Serving cached playlist image for {PlaylistId}", playlistId);
+                return File(cachedImage, "image/jpeg");
+            }
+            
             var (provider, externalId) = PlaylistIdHelper.ParsePlaylistId(playlistId);
             var playlist = await _metadataService.GetPlaylistAsync(provider, externalId);
 
@@ -1637,6 +1647,11 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
             var imageBytes = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
             var contentType = response.Content.Headers.ContentType?.ToString() ?? "image/jpeg";
+            
+            // Cache for 1 hour (playlists can change, so don't cache too long)
+            await _cache.SetAsync(cacheKey, imageBytes, TimeSpan.FromHours(1));
+            _logger.LogDebug("Cached playlist image for {PlaylistId}", playlistId);
+            
             return File(imageBytes, contentType);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/SubSonicController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/SubSonicController.cs
index 19cf510..ef75482 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/SubSonicController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/SubSonicController.cs
@@ -559,6 +559,16 @@ public class SubsonicController : ControllerBase
         {
             try
             {
+                // Check cache first (1 hour TTL for playlist images since they can change)
+                var cacheKey = $"playlist:image:{id}";
+                var cachedImage = await _cache.GetAsync<byte[]>(cacheKey);
+                
+                if (cachedImage != null)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Serving cached playlist cover art for {Id}", id);
+                    return File(cachedImage, "image/jpeg");
+                }
+                
                 var (provider, externalId) = PlaylistIdHelper.ParsePlaylistId(id);
                 var playlist = await _metadataService.GetPlaylistAsync(provider, externalId);
                 
@@ -576,6 +586,11 @@ public class SubsonicController : ControllerBase
                 
                 var imageBytes = await imageResponse.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
                 var contentType = imageResponse.Content.Headers.ContentType?.ToString() ?? "image/jpeg";
+                
+                // Cache for 1 hour (playlists can change, so don't cache too long)
+                await _cache.SetAsync(cacheKey, imageBytes, TimeSpan.FromHours(1));
+                _logger.LogDebug("Cached playlist cover art for {Id}", id);
+                
                 return File(imageBytes, contentType);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)