diff --git a/core/artwork/housekeeping.go b/core/artwork/housekeeping.go
index c26b6790d..1b67456bf 100644
--- a/core/artwork/housekeeping.go
+++ b/core/artwork/housekeeping.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ var staleAbsentKinds = []string{"ar", "al", "pl", "ra"}
 // Fingerprint summarizes the config knobs that affect artwork resolution outcomes; a
 // change means previously resolved (or absent) state may no longer be correct.
 func Fingerprint() string {
-	raw := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s|%s|%t|%s",
+	raw := fmt.Sprintf("%s|%s|%s|%s|%t|%t|%s",
 		conf.Server.CoverArtPriority, conf.Server.ArtistArtPriority, conf.Server.ArtistImageFolder,
-		conf.Server.Agents, conf.Server.EnableExternalServices, consts.Version)
+		conf.Server.Agents, conf.Server.EnableExternalServices, conf.Server.EnableM3UExternalAlbumArt, consts.Version)
 	sum := md5.Sum([]byte(raw)) //nolint:gosec // fingerprint, not security-sensitive
 	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
 }
diff --git a/core/artwork/housekeeping_test.go b/core/artwork/housekeeping_test.go
index 4103d94c7..83ba014c2 100644
--- a/core/artwork/housekeeping_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/housekeeping_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Housekeeping", func() {
 			conf.Server.ArtistImageFolder = "/after"
 			Expect(Fingerprint()).NotTo(Equal(f1))
 		})
+
+		It("changes when EnableM3UExternalAlbumArt is toggled", func() {
+			conf.Server.EnableM3UExternalAlbumArt = false
+			f1 := Fingerprint()
+			conf.Server.EnableM3UExternalAlbumArt = true
+			Expect(Fingerprint()).NotTo(Equal(f1))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("Backfill", func() {