diff --git a/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash.go b/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash.go
index aaf6ff2af..cc846bb81 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package dto
 
-import "hash/fnv"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"hash/fnv"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // base83Alphabet is the blurhash spec's base83 encoding alphabet; order is part of the spec.
 const base83Alphabet = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#$%*+,-.:;=?@[]^_{|}~"
@@ -34,3 +38,13 @@ func blurHash(seed string) string {
 	dc := (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b
 	return "00" + base83(dc, 4)
 }
+
+// primaryBlurHash returns the stored blurhash when it was computed from the entity's current
+// artwork version; otherwise a fake seeded by id+version, so the value still rotates on any
+// artwork change (Finamp keys its cover caches by this value; tags never reach its image URLs).
+func primaryBlurHash(stored string, storedAt *time.Time, id string, version time.Time) string {
+	if stored != "" && storedAt != nil && storedAt.Equal(version) {
+		return stored
+	}
+	return blurHash(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%x", id, version.UnixMilli()))
+}
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash_test.go b/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash_test.go
index a6e36131d..78cd242f8 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash_test.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/dto/blurhash_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dto
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -25,3 +26,29 @@ var _ = Describe("blurHash", func() {
 		Expect(blurHash("cover-tag-1")).ToNot(Equal(blurHash("cover-tag-2")))
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("primaryBlurHash", func() {
+	version := time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	It("returns the stored hash when it matches the current artwork version", func() {
+		Expect(primaryBlurHash("LEHV6nWB2yk8", &version, "id-1", version)).To(Equal("LEHV6nWB2yk8"))
+	})
+
+	It("falls back to a fake when there is no stored hash", func() {
+		h := primaryBlurHash("", nil, "id-1", version)
+		Expect(h).To(HaveLen(6))
+	})
+
+	It("falls back to a fake when the stored hash is stale", func() {
+		stale := version.Add(-time.Hour)
+		h := primaryBlurHash("LEHV6nWB2yk8", &stale, "id-1", version)
+		Expect(h).To(HaveLen(6))
+		Expect(h).ToNot(Equal("LEHV6nWB2yk8"))
+	})
+
+	It("rotates the fake when the artwork version moves", func() {
+		h1 := primaryBlurHash("", nil, "id-1", version)
+		h2 := primaryBlurHash("", nil, "id-1", version.Add(time.Hour))
+		Expect(h1).ToNot(Equal(h2))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers.go b/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers.go
index c65b8933d..e284ad0de 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func AlbumToBaseItem(al model.Album) BaseItemDto {
 		RunTimeTicks:      TicksFromSeconds(al.Duration),
 		DateCreated:       jellyfinDate(&al.CreatedAt),
 		ImageTags:         map[string]string{"Primary": al.ID},
-		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {al.ID: blurHash(al.ID)}},
+		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {al.ID: primaryBlurHash(al.BlurHash, al.BlurHashUpdatedAt, al.ID, al.ArtworkUpdatedAt())}},
 		BackdropImageTags: []string{},
 		UserData:          UserData(al.Annotations, al.ID),
 	}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func ArtistToBaseItem(ar model.Artist) BaseItemDto {
 		SongCount:         new(ar.SongCount),
 		DateCreated:       jellyfinDate(ar.CreatedAt),
 		ImageTags:         map[string]string{"Primary": ar.ID},
-		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {ar.ID: blurHash(ar.ID)}},
+		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {ar.ID: primaryBlurHash(ar.BlurHash, ar.BlurHashUpdatedAt, ar.ID, ar.ArtworkUpdatedAt())}},
 		BackdropImageTags: []string{},
 		UserData:          UserData(ar.Annotations, ar.ID),
 	}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func PlaylistToBaseItem(p model.Playlist) BaseItemDto {
 		ChildCount:        new(p.SongCount),
 		RunTimeTicks:      TicksFromSeconds(p.Duration),
 		ImageTags:         map[string]string{"Primary": tag},
-		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {tag: blurHash(tag)}},
+		ImageBlurHashes:   map[string]map[string]string{"Primary": {tag: primaryBlurHash(p.BlurHash, p.BlurHashUpdatedAt, p.ID, p.ArtworkUpdatedAt())}},
 		BackdropImageTags: []string{},
 		UserData:          UserData(p.Annotations, p.ID),
 	}
diff --git a/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers_test.go b/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers_test.go
index e72efd617..fbd3b16bd 100644
--- a/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers_test.go
+++ b/server/jellyfin/dto/mappers_test.go
@@ -390,3 +390,34 @@ var _ = Describe("LyricDtoFromLyrics", func() {
 		Expect(c.Start).To(Equal(int64(10_000_000)))
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("stored blurhashes", func() {
+	version := time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	It("emits the stored album blurhash when fresh, and a rotating fake when stale", func() {
+		al := model.Album{ID: "al-1", Name: "A", UpdatedAt: version, ImportedAt: version,
+			BlurHash: "LEHV6nWB2yk8", BlurHashUpdatedAt: &version}
+		Expect(AlbumToBaseItem(al).ImageBlurHashes["Primary"]["al-1"]).To(Equal("LEHV6nWB2yk8"))
+
+		al.UpdatedAt = version.Add(time.Hour) // artwork version moved; stored hash is now stale
+		fake := AlbumToBaseItem(al).ImageBlurHashes["Primary"]["al-1"]
+		Expect(fake).To(HaveLen(6))
+
+		al.UpdatedAt = version.Add(2 * time.Hour)
+		Expect(AlbumToBaseItem(al).ImageBlurHashes["Primary"]["al-1"]).ToNot(Equal(fake))
+	})
+
+	It("emits the stored artist blurhash when fresh", func() {
+		ar := model.Artist{ID: "ar-1", Name: "B", UpdatedAt: &version,
+			BlurHash: "LEHV6nWB2yk8", BlurHashUpdatedAt: &version}
+		Expect(ArtistToBaseItem(ar).ImageBlurHashes["Primary"]["ar-1"]).To(Equal("LEHV6nWB2yk8"))
+	})
+
+	It("emits the stored playlist blurhash when fresh, keyed by the versioned tag", func() {
+		p := model.Playlist{ID: "pl-1", Name: "P", UpdatedAt: version,
+			BlurHash: "LEHV6nWB2yk8", BlurHashUpdatedAt: &version}
+		item := PlaylistToBaseItem(p)
+		tag := item.ImageTags["Primary"]
+		Expect(item.ImageBlurHashes["Primary"][tag]).To(Equal("LEHV6nWB2yk8"))
+	})
+})