diff --git a/_data/funkwhaleActivity.js b/_data/funkwhaleActivity.js
index 504dd65..6bc3fc8 100644
--- a/_data/funkwhaleActivity.js
+++ b/_data/funkwhaleActivity.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import EleventyFetch from "@11ty/eleventy-fetch";
+import { cacheCoverUrls, cacheFunkwhaleImage, gcFunkwhaleImages } from "../lib/cache-funkwhale-image.js";
 
 const INDIEKIT_URL =
   process.env.INDIEKIT_URL || process.env.SITE_URL || "https://example.com";
@@ -126,10 +127,20 @@ export default async function () {
       favorite: favSet.has(`${l.track}\0${l.artist}`),
     }));
 
+    // Cache cover images locally to avoid serving expiring presigned S3 URLs
+    const [cachedNowPlaying, cachedListenings, cachedFavorites] = await Promise.all([
+      nowPlaying ? { ...nowPlaying, coverUrl: await cacheFunkwhaleImage(nowPlaying.coverUrl) } : null,
+      cacheCoverUrls(enrichedListenings),
+      cacheCoverUrls(favorites?.favorites || []),
+    ]);
+
+    // Remove cached images that are no longer referenced by any current item
+    gcFunkwhaleImages();
+
     return {
-      nowPlaying: nowPlaying || null,
-      listenings: enrichedListenings,
-      favorites: favorites?.favorites || [],
+      nowPlaying: cachedNowPlaying,
+      listenings: cachedListenings,
+      favorites: cachedFavorites,
       stats: formattedStats,
       instanceUrl: FUNKWHALE_INSTANCE,
       source: "indiekit",
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index b9bcadf..f2fd37c 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ export default function (eleventyConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("robots.txt");
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("interactive");
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ ".cache/og": "og" });
+  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ ".cache/funkwhale-images": "images/funkwhale-cache" });
 
   // Copy vendor web components from node_modules
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({
diff --git a/lib/cache-funkwhale-image.js b/lib/cache-funkwhale-image.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6397e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cache-funkwhale-image.js
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/**
+ * Funkwhale image caching utility.
+ *
+ * Funkwhale stores album art on Wasabi S3 with presigned URLs that expire
+ * after ~1 hour. This module downloads images at build time and serves them
+ * from a local cache so the HTML never contains expiring URLs.
+ *
+ * Cache key: URL path without query params (stable across re-signs)
+ * Cache dir: .cache/funkwhale-images/  (copied to _site/images/funkwhale-cache/ via passthrough)
+ * GC: after each build, files no longer referenced by any displayed item are deleted.
+ */
+
+import { createHash } from "crypto";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readdirSync, rmSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve, dirname, extname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const CACHE_DIR = resolve(__dirname, "../.cache/funkwhale-images");
+const PUBLIC_PATH = "/images/funkwhale-cache";
+
+// Tracks every local filename produced during this build run
+const _activeFilenames = new Set();
+
+/**
+ * Cache a Funkwhale cover image locally.
+ *
+ * @param {string|null} url - Presigned S3 URL (may be null)
+ * @returns {Promise<string|null>} Local public path, or original URL as fallback
+ */
+export async function cacheFunkwhaleImage(url) {
+  if (!url) return null;
+
+  let stablePath;
+  try {
+    stablePath = new URL(url).pathname;
+  } catch {
+    return url;
+  }
+
+  // Derive a stable, filesystem-safe filename from the URL path
+  const hash = createHash("md5").update(stablePath).digest("hex");
+  const ext = extname(stablePath).replace(/^\./, "") || "jpg";
+  const filename = `${hash}.${ext}`;
+  const cachePath = resolve(CACHE_DIR, filename);
+
+  // Return cached file if it already exists (no TTL — GC handles cleanup)
+  if (existsSync(cachePath)) {
+    _activeFilenames.add(filename);
+    return `${PUBLIC_PATH}/${filename}`;
+  }
+
+  // Download using the full presigned URL (which is valid at build time)
+  try {
+    mkdirSync(CACHE_DIR, { recursive: true });
+    const response = await fetch(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000) });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.warn(
+        `[cache-funkwhale-image] HTTP ${response.status} for ${stablePath}`
+      );
+      return url;
+    }
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(await response.arrayBuffer());
+    writeFileSync(cachePath, buffer);
+    _activeFilenames.add(filename);
+    return `${PUBLIC_PATH}/${filename}`;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn(`[cache-funkwhale-image] Failed to cache ${stablePath}: ${err.message}`);
+    return url;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Delete cached images that are no longer referenced by any current item.
+ * Call this once after all cacheCoverUrls() calls for the build are complete.
+ */
+export function gcFunkwhaleImages() {
+  if (!existsSync(CACHE_DIR)) return;
+  let deleted = 0;
+  for (const file of readdirSync(CACHE_DIR)) {
+    if (!_activeFilenames.has(file)) {
+      rmSync(resolve(CACHE_DIR, file), { force: true });
+      deleted++;
+    }
+  }
+  if (deleted > 0) {
+    console.log(`[cache-funkwhale-image] GC: removed ${deleted} unreferenced image(s)`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cache coverUrl on an array of track objects in-place (mutates copies).
+ *
+ * @param {Array<object>} items
+ * @returns {Promise<Array<object>>}
+ */
+export async function cacheCoverUrls(items) {
+  if (!items?.length) return items ?? [];
+  return Promise.all(
+    items.map(async (item) => {
+      if (!item.coverUrl) return item;
+      return { ...item, coverUrl: await cacheFunkwhaleImage(item.coverUrl) };
+    })
+  );
+}