diff --git a/src/servers/sidecar/music/index.ts b/src/servers/sidecar/music/index.ts
index ac6fb13b..7342b3fa 100644
--- a/src/servers/sidecar/music/index.ts
+++ b/src/servers/sidecar/music/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { join, basename } from 'node:path';
 import type { SidecarCommand, SidecarEvent } from '../protocol';
 import { createSidecarConnector } from '../connect';
 import { streamAudioFile } from './stream-audio';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { startMusicWatcher, stopMusicWatcher } from './watcher';
 import {
   reindexNow,
   ensureCacheSetup,
+  MUSIC_ROOT,
   getIndexStatus,
   getManifest,
   albumVersion,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ const DATA_PATH = process.env.DATA_PATH ?? join(process.cwd(), 'data');
 //   GET  /cover?path=<rel>                 compressed cover.jpg.       ETag: <v>; If-None-Match → 304.
 //   GET  /poster?path=<rel>&file=<video>   compressed video poster (frame grab). ETag: <v>; 304. 404 if none.
 //   GET  /lyrics?path=<rel>&file=<track>   track lyrics text (X-Lyrics-Format: lrc|txt). ETag: <v>; 304. 404 if none.
+//   GET  /image?path=<rel>&file=<img>      loose folder image bytes (image/*, the ORIGINAL). ETag: <v>; 304. 404 if none.
 //   GET  /discography?path=<artist rel>    artist discography.json (only where manifest entry has
 //                                          disco:true) = { artist, albums: { "<[year] album folder>":
 //                                          "<Type>" } }, Type ∈ Studio/Live/Compilation/Single/EP/…
@@ -204,6 +206,23 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
       return new Response('Not found', { status: 404 });
     }
 
+    // Folder image (band photo / booklet scan) — served as the ORIGINAL file from the library folder
+    // (no cached artifact). `path` = music-relative folder, `file` = image name (basename'd for safety).
+    if (url.pathname === '/image') {
+      const rel = url.searchParams.get('path') ?? '';
+      const file = basename(url.searchParams.get('file') ?? '');
+      if (!file) return new Response('file is required', { status: 400 });
+      const abs = join(MUSIC_ROOT, rel, file);
+      if (abs !== MUSIC_ROOT && !abs.startsWith(MUSIC_ROOT + '/')) return new Response('Invalid path', { status: 400 });
+      if (!(await Bun.file(abs).exists())) return new Response('Not found', { status: 404 });
+      const v = await albumVersion(rel);
+      if (v && req.headers.get('if-none-match') === v) return new Response(null, { status: 304 });
+      const ext = file.slice(file.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase();
+      const type =
+        ext === 'png' ? 'image/png' : ext === 'webp' ? 'image/webp' : ext === 'gif' ? 'image/gif' : 'image/jpeg';
+      return new Response(Bun.file(abs), { headers: { 'Content-Type': type, ...(v ? { ETag: v } : {}) } });
+    }
+
     if (url.pathname === '/meta' || url.pathname === '/cover' || url.pathname === '/discography') {
       const rel = url.searchParams.get('path');
       if (rel === null) return new Response('path is required', { status: 400 });
diff --git a/src/servers/sidecar/music/indexer.ts b/src/servers/sidecar/music/indexer.ts
index 3edf727b..0743627f 100644
--- a/src/servers/sidecar/music/indexer.ts
+++ b/src/servers/sidecar/music/indexer.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { homedir } from 'node:os';
 //
 //   DATA_PATH/music/cache/<rel>/meta.json   { path, cover?, tracks: [{ file, title, artist, albumArtist,
 //                                             album, track, year, durationSec, lyrics?:'lrc'|'txt' }],
-//                                             videos?: [{ file, title, durationSec, width, height, poster? }] }
-//                                             (phone IndexMeta schema)
+//                                             videos?: [{ file, title, durationSec, width, height, poster? }],
+//                                             images?: [{ file }] }   (phone IndexMeta schema)
 //   DATA_PATH/music/cache/<rel>/cover.jpg    compressed (<=600px, jpeg q5)
 //   DATA_PATH/music/cache/<rel>/posters/<videofile>.jpg   video frame-grab thumbnails
 //   DATA_PATH/music/cache/<rel>/lyrics/<trackfile>.<lrc|txt>   external-sidecar or embedded lyrics
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const AUDIO_EXT = new Set(['mp3', 'flac', 'm4a', 'aac', 'ogg', 'opus', 'wav', 'w
 // belongs in .m4a.
 const VIDEO_EXT = new Set(['mp4', 'm4v', 'mkv', 'mov', 'webm', 'avi']);
 const COVER_FILES = ['folder.jpg', 'cover.jpg', 'folder.png', 'cover.png'];
+// Loose folder images (band photos, booklet scans) — indexed + served as-is, EXCLUDING the cover files.
+const IMAGE_EXT = new Set(['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'webp', 'gif']);
 const DISCO_FILE = '_discography.md';
 const TRACK_CONCURRENCY = 6;
 const COVER_MAX_PX = 600;
@@ -99,9 +101,23 @@ export type IndexVideo = {
   height?: number;
   poster?: string; // relative to <rel>: "posters/<file>.jpg" — a compressed frame grab, when generated
 };
-export type IndexMeta = { path: string; cover?: string; tracks: IndexTrack[]; videos?: IndexVideo[] };
+export type IndexImage = { file: string; width?: number; height?: number }; // dims optional (v1: just file)
+export type IndexMeta = {
+  path: string;
+  cover?: string;
+  tracks: IndexTrack[];
+  videos?: IndexVideo[];
+  images?: IndexImage[];
+};
 
-type ManifestEntry = { v: string; cover: boolean; tracks: number; videos?: number; disco?: boolean };
+type ManifestEntry = {
+  v: string;
+  cover: boolean;
+  tracks: number;
+  videos?: number;
+  images?: number;
+  disco?: boolean;
+};
 type Manifest = { version: number; generatedAt: number; albums: Record<string, ManifestEntry> };
 
 // ── Discography (artist-level _discography.md → album folder → normalized type) ──
@@ -283,6 +299,11 @@ function isVideo(name: string): boolean {
   return dot >= 0 && VIDEO_EXT.has(name.slice(dot + 1).toLowerCase());
 }
 
+function isImage(name: string): boolean {
+  const dot = name.lastIndexOf('.');
+  return dot >= 0 && IMAGE_EXT.has(name.slice(dot + 1).toLowerCase());
+}
+
 /** Bounded-concurrency map preserving order. */
 async function mapPool<T, R>(items: T[], limit: number, fn: (item: T) => Promise<R>): Promise<R[]> {
   const out: R[] = new Array(items.length);
@@ -667,6 +688,11 @@ async function buildFolder(
   // Videos (concerts/clips): the folder is always an artist or album dir, so its rel is the video's
   // location. A folder with only videos still gets a meta.json.
   const video = files.filter((e) => isVideo(e.name)).map((e) => e.name);
+  // Loose folder images (band photos, booklet scans) — everything but the cover file(s), served as-is.
+  const image = files
+    .filter((e) => isImage(e.name) && !COVER_FILES.includes(e.name))
+    .map((e) => e.name)
+    .sort();
   const coverName = COVER_FILES.find((c) => files.some((e) => e.name === c));
   const hasDisco = files.some((e) => e.name === DISCO_FILE);
 
@@ -678,7 +704,7 @@ async function buildFolder(
     return m !== null && audioBases.has(m[1]!);
   });
 
-  if (!(audio.length || video.length || coverName || hasDisco)) return null;
+  if (!(audio.length || video.length || image.length || coverName || hasDisco)) return null;
 
   {
     // Source signature → version (includes _discography.md so regenerating it bumps v — isolated from
@@ -696,6 +722,12 @@ async function buildFolder(
       const st = await stat(join(dirAbs, name)).catch(() => null);
       if (st) sigParts.push(`lyr:${name}:${st.size}:${Math.round(st.mtimeMs)}`);
     }
+    // Images are source files, so this makes v change when one is added/removed (client re-syncs via the
+    // normal v-diff — no re-sync hack needed, unlike derived posters/embedded lyrics).
+    for (const name of image) {
+      const st = await stat(join(dirAbs, name)).catch(() => null);
+      if (st) sigParts.push(`img:${name}:${st.size}:${Math.round(st.mtimeMs)}`);
+    }
     if (coverName) {
       const st = await stat(join(dirAbs, coverName)).catch(() => null);
       if (st) sigParts.push(`cover:${coverName}:${st.size}:${Math.round(st.mtimeMs)}`);
@@ -712,7 +744,7 @@ async function buildFolder(
     // was successfully cached before (prev.cover) — a source cover that can't be decoded (a junk .jpg)
     // ends up cover:false and is never re-expected, so it doesn't rebuild every run.
     const expected = [
-      audio.length || video.length ? 'meta.json' : null,
+      audio.length || video.length || image.length ? 'meta.json' : null,
       prevEntry?.cover ? 'cover.jpg' : null,
       hasDisco ? 'discography.json' : null,
     ].filter((f): f is string => f !== null);
@@ -731,7 +763,7 @@ async function buildFolder(
         if (ok) status.coversSaved += 1;
       }
 
-      if (audio.length || video.length) {
+      if (audio.length || video.length || image.length) {
         // Regenerate lyrics cache from scratch (drop any orphaned by removed tracks/sidecars).
         const lyricsDir = join(cacheDir, 'lyrics');
         await rm(lyricsDir, { recursive: true, force: true }).catch(() => {});
@@ -765,6 +797,7 @@ async function buildFolder(
           cover: existsSync(coverJpg) ? 'cover.jpg' : undefined,
           tracks,
           ...(videos.length ? { videos } : {}),
+          ...(image.length ? { images: image.map((file) => ({ file })) } : {}),
         };
         await writeFile(join(cacheDir, 'meta.json'), JSON.stringify(meta));
       }
@@ -788,6 +821,7 @@ async function buildFolder(
       cover: existsSync(coverJpg),
       tracks: audio.length,
       ...(video.length ? { videos: video.length } : {}),
+      ...(image.length ? { images: image.length } : {}),
       ...(hasDisco ? { disco: true } : {}),
     };
   }