diff --git a/backend/Musify.Api/AppSettings.json b/backend/Musify.Api/AppSettings.json
index 93cef14..623f06f 100644
--- a/backend/Musify.Api/AppSettings.json
+++ b/backend/Musify.Api/AppSettings.json
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
         "SearchContinuationCacheSeconds": 600,
         "SearchResultsCacheSeconds": 900,
         "SongInfoCacheSeconds": 86400,
-        "ThumbnailSize": 240
+        "ThumbnailSize": 240,
+        "ArtworkSize": 544
     },
     "PlayList": {
         "Routes": {
diff --git a/backend/Musify.Application/Contracts/IYouTubeMusicService.cs b/backend/Musify.Application/Contracts/IYouTubeMusicService.cs
index 97e3dc8..4149a3a 100644
--- a/backend/Musify.Application/Contracts/IYouTubeMusicService.cs
+++ b/backend/Musify.Application/Contracts/IYouTubeMusicService.cs
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ namespace Musify.Application.Contracts
         Task<ErrorOr<YouTubeStreamInfo>> GetAudioStreamAsync(string videoId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         Task<ErrorOr<YouTubeSongResult>> GetSongAsync(string videoId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+        string ResolveArtworkUrl(string thumbnailUrl);
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/Musify.Application/PlayLists/AddYouTubeTrackToPlayList.cs b/backend/Musify.Application/PlayLists/AddYouTubeTrackToPlayList.cs
index fe4bb4f..09b049d 100644
--- a/backend/Musify.Application/PlayLists/AddYouTubeTrackToPlayList.cs
+++ b/backend/Musify.Application/PlayLists/AddYouTubeTrackToPlayList.cs
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ namespace Musify.Application.PlayLists
         private async Task<ErrorOr<string>> ResolveThumbnailUrlAsync(string videoId, YouTubeSongResult? song, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(song?.ThumbnailUrl))
-                return song.ThumbnailUrl;
+                return youTubeMusicService.ResolveArtworkUrl(song.ThumbnailUrl);
 
             var songResult = await youTubeMusicService.GetSongAsync(videoId, cancellationToken);
             if (songResult.IsError)
                 return songResult.Errors;
 
-            return songResult.Value.ThumbnailUrl;
+            return youTubeMusicService.ResolveArtworkUrl(songResult.Value.ThumbnailUrl);
         }
 
         private async Task PublishDownloadEventAsync(Guid trackId, string videoId, string thumbnailUrl, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Configuration/YouTubeConfiguration.cs b/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Configuration/YouTubeConfiguration.cs
index f2e81e3..8306484 100644
--- a/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Configuration/YouTubeConfiguration.cs
+++ b/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Configuration/YouTubeConfiguration.cs
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ namespace Musify.Infrastructure.Configuration
 
         [Range(32, 720)]
         public int ThumbnailSize { get; set; } = 240;
+
+        [Range(120, 1080)]
+        public int ArtworkSize { get; set; } = 544;
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Services/YouTubeMusicService.cs b/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Services/YouTubeMusicService.cs
index d4b1628..3706be7 100644
--- a/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Services/YouTubeMusicService.cs
+++ b/backend/Musify.Infrastructure/Services/YouTubeMusicService.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ namespace Musify.Infrastructure.Services
             }
         }
 
+        public string ResolveArtworkUrl(string thumbnailUrl) =>
+            YouTubeThumbnail.WithSize(thumbnailUrl, configuration.ArtworkSize);
+
         private string PickThumbnail(IEnumerable<YouTubeMusicAPI.Models.Thumbnail> thumbnails)
         {
             var ordered = thumbnails.OrderBy(thumbnail => thumbnail.Width).ToList();
diff --git a/web-player/.env.example b/web-player/.env.example
index 7430bd4..c538582 100644
--- a/web-player/.env.example
+++ b/web-player/.env.example
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5111
 # Dev already allows a plain-HTTP issuer. Set this only to allow it in a production build (never with a public issuer).
 # AUTH_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP=true
 
+# Optional tuning for the YouTube artwork proxy (/api/youtube/thumbnail),
+# which caches the covers in memory so the browser never hits Google directly.
+# THUMBNAIL_CACHE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS=2592000
+# THUMBNAIL_FAILURE_CACHE_SECONDS=300
+# THUMBNAIL_CACHE_BYTES=134217728
+# THUMBNAIL_MAX_CONCURRENT_FETCHES=4
+# THUMBNAIL_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS=8000
+# THUMBNAIL_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=30
+# THUMBNAIL_MAX_COOLDOWN_SECONDS=300
+# THUMBNAIL_MAX_SIZE=720
+
 # Where to send presigned S3 PUTs when the public S3 host is not reachable from
 # the server (in Docker: http://seaweedfs:8333). The signed Host header is kept
 # either way. Defaults to the host in the presigned URL.