diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands_v2.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands_v2.rs
index 95880a106..61ede3c34 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands_v2.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands_v2.rs
@@ -11330,3 +11330,167 @@ pub async fn v2_fetch_url_bytes(url: String) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
         .map(|b| b.to_vec())
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read response: {}", e))
 }
+
+// ============ Image Cache Commands ============
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_get_cached_image(
+    url: String,
+    cache_state: State<'_, crate::image_cache::ImageCacheState>,
+    settings_state: State<'_, crate::config::ImageCacheSettingsState>,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    // Check if caching is enabled
+    let settings = {
+        let lock = settings_state
+            .store
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Settings lock error: {}", e))?;
+        match lock.as_ref() {
+            Some(store) => store.get_settings()?,
+            None => crate::config::ImageCacheSettings::default(),
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !settings.enabled {
+        // Cache disabled — return original URL
+        return Ok(url);
+    }
+
+    // Check cache first
+    {
+        let lock = cache_state
+            .service
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Cache lock error: {}", e))?;
+        if let Some(service) = lock.as_ref() {
+            if let Some(path) = service.get(&url) {
+                return Ok(format!("file://{}", path.display()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Download the image (in blocking context since reqwest::blocking)
+    let url_clone = url.clone();
+    let bytes = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+        let response = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
+            .get(&url_clone)
+            .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .send()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to download image: {}", e))?;
+
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(format!("HTTP {}", response.status()));
+        }
+
+        response
+            .bytes()
+            .map(|b| b.to_vec())
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read image bytes: {}", e))
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| format!("Task join error: {}", e))??;
+
+    // Store in cache and evict if needed
+    let max_bytes = (settings.max_size_mb as u64) * 1024 * 1024;
+    let lock = cache_state
+        .service
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Cache lock error: {}", e))?;
+    if let Some(service) = lock.as_ref() {
+        let path = service.store(&url, &bytes)?;
+        // Evict LRU entries if over limit
+        let _ = service.evict(max_bytes);
+        Ok(format!("file://{}", path.display()))
+    } else {
+        // Service not initialized, return original URL
+        Ok(url)
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_get_image_cache_settings(
+    state: State<'_, crate::config::ImageCacheSettingsState>,
+) -> Result<crate::config::ImageCacheSettings, String> {
+    let lock = state
+        .store
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+    match lock.as_ref() {
+        Some(store) => store.get_settings(),
+        None => Ok(crate::config::ImageCacheSettings::default()),
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_set_image_cache_enabled(
+    enabled: bool,
+    state: State<'_, crate::config::ImageCacheSettingsState>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let lock = state
+        .store
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+    match lock.as_ref() {
+        Some(store) => store.set_enabled(enabled),
+        None => Err("Image cache settings not initialized".to_string()),
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_set_image_cache_max_size(
+    max_size_mb: u32,
+    state: State<'_, crate::config::ImageCacheSettingsState>,
+    cache_state: State<'_, crate::image_cache::ImageCacheState>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    {
+        let lock = state
+            .store
+            .lock()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+        match lock.as_ref() {
+            Some(store) => store.set_max_size_mb(max_size_mb)?,
+            None => return Err("Image cache settings not initialized".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+    // Trigger eviction with new limit
+    let max_bytes = (max_size_mb as u64) * 1024 * 1024;
+    let lock = cache_state
+        .service
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+    if let Some(service) = lock.as_ref() {
+        let _ = service.evict(max_bytes);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_get_image_cache_stats(
+    state: State<'_, crate::image_cache::ImageCacheState>,
+) -> Result<crate::image_cache::ImageCacheStats, String> {
+    let lock = state
+        .service
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+    match lock.as_ref() {
+        Some(service) => service.stats(),
+        None => Ok(crate::image_cache::ImageCacheStats {
+            total_bytes: 0,
+            file_count: 0,
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn v2_clear_image_cache(
+    state: State<'_, crate::image_cache::ImageCacheState>,
+) -> Result<u64, String> {
+    let lock = state
+        .service
+        .lock()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Lock error: {}", e))?;
+    match lock.as_ref() {
+        Some(service) => service.clear(),
+        None => Ok(0),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/config/image_cache_settings.rs b/src-tauri/src/config/image_cache_settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcb9a97c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/config/image_cache_settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+//! Image cache settings persistence
+//!
+//! Stores user preferences for the Qobuz image cache:
+//! - enabled: whether to cache images locally (default: true)
+//! - max_size_mb: maximum cache size in megabytes (default: 200)
+
+use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImageCacheSettings {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub max_size_mb: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for ImageCacheSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            enabled: true,
+            max_size_mb: 200,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ImageCacheSettingsStore {
+    conn: Connection,
+}
+
+impl ImageCacheSettingsStore {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let data_dir = dirs::data_dir()
+            .ok_or("Could not determine data directory")?
+            .join("qbz");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&data_dir)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create data directory: {}", e))?;
+
+        let db_path = data_dir.join("image_cache_settings.db");
+        let conn = Connection::open(&db_path)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open image cache settings database: {}", e))?;
+
+        conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL; PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;")
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to enable WAL: {}", e))?;
+
+        conn.execute_batch(
+            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS image_cache_settings (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY CHECK (id = 1),
+                enabled INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                max_size_mb INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 200
+            );
+            INSERT OR IGNORE INTO image_cache_settings (id, enabled, max_size_mb)
+            VALUES (1, 1, 200);",
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create image cache settings table: {}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(Self { conn })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_settings(&self) -> Result<ImageCacheSettings, String> {
+        self.conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT enabled, max_size_mb FROM image_cache_settings WHERE id = 1",
+                [],
+                |row| {
+                    Ok(ImageCacheSettings {
+                        enabled: row.get::<_, i32>(0)? != 0,
+                        max_size_mb: row.get::<_, u32>(1)?,
+                    })
+                },
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read image cache settings: {}", e))
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_enabled(&self, enabled: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.conn
+            .execute(
+                "UPDATE image_cache_settings SET enabled = ?1 WHERE id = 1",
+                params![enabled as i32],
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to update image cache enabled: {}", e))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_max_size_mb(&self, max_size_mb: u32) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.conn
+            .execute(
+                "UPDATE image_cache_settings SET max_size_mb = ?1 WHERE id = 1",
+                params![max_size_mb],
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to update image cache max size: {}", e))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ImageCacheSettingsState {
+    pub store: Arc<Mutex<Option<ImageCacheSettingsStore>>>,
+}
+
+impl ImageCacheSettingsState {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            store: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(ImageCacheSettingsStore::new()?))),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_empty() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            store: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
index 2800548db..dd5e83ccc 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod download_settings;
 pub mod favorites_cache;
 pub mod favorites_preferences;
 pub mod graphics_settings;
+pub mod image_cache_settings;
 pub mod legal_settings;
 pub mod playback_preferences;
 pub mod remote_control_settings;
@@ -80,3 +81,7 @@ pub use graphics_settings::{
 pub use window_settings::{
     get_window_settings, set_use_system_titlebar, WindowSettings, WindowSettingsState,
 };
+
+pub use image_cache_settings::{
+    ImageCacheSettings, ImageCacheSettingsState, ImageCacheSettingsStore,
+};
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/image_cache.rs b/src-tauri/src/image_cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea37144e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/image_cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+//! Image cache service
+//!
+//! LRU disk cache for Qobuz album/artist images.
+//! - Stores images keyed by MD5 hash of URL
+//! - Tracks last-access time for LRU eviction
+//! - Respects configurable max size (default 200MB)
+//! - Can be disabled entirely via settings
+
+use md5::{Digest, Md5};
+use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+/// Cache statistics returned to the frontend
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct ImageCacheStats {
+    pub total_bytes: u64,
+    pub file_count: u64,
+}
+
+pub struct ImageCacheService {
+    cache_dir: PathBuf,
+    conn: Connection,
+}
+
+impl ImageCacheService {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let cache_dir = dirs::cache_dir()
+            .ok_or_else(|| "Could not find cache directory".to_string())?
+            .join("qbz")
+            .join("images");
+
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create image cache dir: {}", e))?;
+
+        let db_path = cache_dir.join("image_cache.db");
+        let conn = Connection::open(&db_path)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open image cache database: {}", e))?;
+
+        conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL; PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;")
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to enable WAL: {}", e))?;
+
+        conn.execute_batch(
+            "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cached_images (
+                hash TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                url TEXT NOT NULL,
+                file_size INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                last_accessed INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+            );
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_last_accessed ON cached_images (last_accessed);",
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create image cache table: {}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(Self { cache_dir, conn })
+    }
+
+    fn url_hash(url: &str) -> String {
+        let mut hasher = Md5::new();
+        hasher.update(url.as_bytes());
+        format!("{:x}", hasher.finalize())
+    }
+
+    fn cache_path(&self, hash: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        self.cache_dir.join(format!("{}.img", hash))
+    }
+
+    /// Get a cached image path, updating last-access time.
+    /// Returns None if not cached.
+    pub fn get(&self, url: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let hash = Self::url_hash(url);
+        let path = self.cache_path(&hash);
+
+        if !path.exists() {
+            // File missing — clean up stale DB entry
+            let _ = self
+                .conn
+                .execute("DELETE FROM cached_images WHERE hash = ?1", params![hash]);
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // Update last-accessed time
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_secs() as i64;
+        let _ = self.conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE cached_images SET last_accessed = ?1 WHERE hash = ?2",
+            params![now, hash],
+        );
+
+        Some(path)
+    }
+
+    /// Store image bytes in the cache.
+    /// Returns the local file path on success.
+    pub fn store(&self, url: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+        let hash = Self::url_hash(url);
+        let path = self.cache_path(&hash);
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .as_secs() as i64;
+
+        std::fs::write(&path, bytes)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write cached image: {}", e))?;
+
+        let file_size = bytes.len() as i64;
+        self.conn
+            .execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO cached_images (hash, url, file_size, last_accessed)
+                 VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)",
+                params![hash, url, file_size, now],
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to insert image cache entry: {}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(path)
+    }
+
+    /// Evict least-recently-accessed entries until total size is under max_bytes.
+    pub fn evict(&self, max_bytes: u64) -> Result<u64, String> {
+        let total: i64 = self
+            .conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(file_size), 0) FROM cached_images",
+                [],
+                |row| row.get(0),
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to query cache size: {}", e))?;
+
+        if (total as u64) <= max_bytes {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
+        let mut to_free = (total as u64) - max_bytes;
+        let mut freed: u64 = 0;
+
+        // Get LRU entries (oldest access first)
+        let mut stmt = self
+            .conn
+            .prepare("SELECT hash, file_size FROM cached_images ORDER BY last_accessed ASC")
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to prepare eviction query: {}", e))?;
+
+        let entries: Vec<(String, i64)> = stmt
+            .query_map([], |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?)))
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to query LRU entries: {}", e))?
+            .filter_map(|r| r.ok())
+            .collect();
+
+        for (hash, file_size) in entries {
+            if to_free == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+            let path = self.cache_path(&hash);
+            if path.exists() {
+                let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&path);
+            }
+            let _ = self
+                .conn
+                .execute("DELETE FROM cached_images WHERE hash = ?1", params![hash]);
+            let size = file_size as u64;
+            freed += size;
+            to_free = to_free.saturating_sub(size);
+        }
+
+        Ok(freed)
+    }
+
+    /// Get cache statistics.
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> Result<ImageCacheStats, String> {
+        let (total_bytes, file_count): (i64, i64) = self
+            .conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(file_size), 0), COUNT(*) FROM cached_images",
+                [],
+                |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?)),
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to query image cache stats: {}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(ImageCacheStats {
+            total_bytes: total_bytes as u64,
+            file_count: file_count as u64,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the entire cache.
+    pub fn clear(&self) -> Result<u64, String> {
+        let stats = self.stats()?;
+
+        // Delete all files
+        if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&self.cache_dir) {
+            for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                let path = entry.path();
+                if path.extension().map(|e| e == "img").unwrap_or(false) {
+                    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Clear database
+        self.conn
+            .execute("DELETE FROM cached_images", [])
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to clear image cache table: {}", e))?;
+
+        Ok(stats.total_bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ImageCacheState {
+    pub service: Arc<Mutex<Option<ImageCacheService>>>,
+}
+
+impl ImageCacheState {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            service: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(ImageCacheService::new()?))),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_empty() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            service: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index dcdfda124..98526e645 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod credentials;
 pub mod discogs;
 pub mod flatpak;
+pub mod image_cache;
 pub mod snap;
 pub mod lastfm;
 pub mod library;
@@ -666,6 +667,22 @@ pub fn run() {
     let listenbrainz_v2_state = integrations_v2::ListenBrainzV2State::new();
     let musicbrainz_v2_state = integrations_v2::MusicBrainzV2State::new();
     let lastfm_v2_state = integrations_v2::LastFmV2State::new();
+    let image_cache_settings_state = config::ImageCacheSettingsState::new()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            log::warn!(
+                "Failed to initialize image cache settings: {}. Using empty state.",
+                e
+            );
+            config::ImageCacheSettingsState::new_empty()
+        });
+    let image_cache_state = image_cache::ImageCacheState::new()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            log::warn!(
+                "Failed to initialize image cache: {}. Using empty state.",
+                e
+            );
+            image_cache::ImageCacheState::new_empty()
+        });
     let developer_settings_state = config::developer_settings::DeveloperSettingsState::new()
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
             log::warn!(
@@ -1141,6 +1158,8 @@ pub fn run() {
         .manage(developer_settings_state)
         .manage(graphics_settings_state)
         .manage(window_settings_state)
+        .manage(image_cache_settings_state)
+        .manage(image_cache_state)
         .manage(pdf_viewer::BookletState::new())
         // V2 integration states (qbz-integrations crate)
         .manage(listenbrainz_v2_state)
@@ -1605,6 +1624,13 @@ pub fn run() {
             pdf_viewer::v2_booklet_render_page,
             pdf_viewer::v2_booklet_save,
             pdf_viewer::v2_booklet_close,
+            // Image cache
+            commands_v2::v2_get_cached_image,
+            commands_v2::v2_get_image_cache_settings,
+            commands_v2::v2_set_image_cache_enabled,
+            commands_v2::v2_set_image_cache_max_size,
+            commands_v2::v2_get_image_cache_stats,
+            commands_v2::v2_clear_image_cache,
         ])
         .build(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while building tauri application")