diff --git a/core/artwork/artwork.go b/core/artwork/artwork.go
index cd0d958e4..826e3ab19 100644
--- a/core/artwork/artwork.go
+++ b/core/artwork/artwork.go
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ func (a *artwork) Get(ctx context.Context, artID model.ArtworkID, size int, squa
 		if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) && !errors.Is(err, ErrUnavailable) {
 			log.Error(ctx, "Error accessing image cache", "id", artID, "size", size, err)
 		}
+		// A vanished source must still reach the worker, or a stored hash would keep describing
+		// artwork that no longer exists.
+		if a.blurHashes != nil && errors.Is(err, ErrUnavailable) {
+			a.blurHashes.Enqueue(artID, artReader.LastUpdated(), false)
+		}
 		return nil, time.Time{}, err
 	}
 	if a.blurHashes != nil {
diff --git a/core/artwork/e2e/blurhash_test.go b/core/artwork/e2e/blurhash_test.go
index 0ea75d509..90b759e6b 100644
--- a/core/artwork/e2e/blurhash_test.go
+++ b/core/artwork/e2e/blurhash_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,34 @@ var _ = Describe("BlurHash", func() {
 		}, "10s", "100ms").Should(Succeed())
 	})
 
+	It("clears the stored blurhash when the cover disappears", func() {
+		setLayout(fstest.MapFS{
+			"Artist/Album/01 - Song.mp3": trackFile(1, "Song"),
+			"Artist/Album/cover.png":     realPNG("vanishing-cover"),
+		})
+		scan()
+		al := firstAlbum()
+		readArtwork(al.CoverArtID())
+		Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+			updated, err := ds.Album(ctx).Get(al.ID)
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			g.Expect(updated.BlurHash).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+		}, "10s", "100ms").Should(Succeed())
+
+		setLayout(fstest.MapFS{
+			"Artist/Album/01 - Song.mp3": trackFile(1, "Song"),
+		})
+		scan()
+		_, err := readArtworkOrErr(al.CoverArtID())
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+
+		Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+			updated, err := ds.Album(ctx).Get(al.ID)
+			g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			g.Expect(updated.BlurHash).To(BeEmpty())
+		}, "10s", "100ms").Should(Succeed())
+	})
+
 	It("does not persist a blurhash when the served image cannot be decoded", func() {
 		setLayout(fstest.MapFS{
 			"Artist/Album/01 - Song.mp3": trackFile(1, "Song"),