diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index f798355..eacfc87 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -387,7 +387,11 @@ function createDownloadCard(download) {
     const coverDiv = document.createElement('div');
     coverDiv.className = 'download-cover';
     const coverImg = document.createElement('img');
-    coverImg.src = download.coverArt;
+    // Proxy cover art through the server so the CSP img-src 'self' rule
+    // is satisfied (external poster URLs would be blocked otherwise).
+    coverImg.src = download.coverArt
+      ? '/api/dashboard/cover-art?url=' + encodeURIComponent(download.coverArt)
+      : '';
     coverImg.alt = download.movieName || download.seriesName || download.title;
     coverImg.loading = 'lazy';
     coverDiv.appendChild(coverImg);
diff --git a/server/routes/dashboard.js b/server/routes/dashboard.js
index 3e7576a..9c5e226 100644
--- a/server/routes/dashboard.js
+++ b/server/routes/dashboard.js
@@ -721,4 +721,41 @@ router.get('/status', requireAuth, (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Cover art proxy — fetches external poster images server-side so the
+// browser loads them from 'self' and the CSP img-src stays tight.
+// Requires authentication. Only proxies http/https URLs.
+router.get('/cover-art', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  const { url } = req.query;
+  if (!url || typeof url !== 'string') {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing url parameter' });
+  }
+  let parsed;
+  try {
+    parsed = new URL(url);
+  } catch {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid url' });
+  }
+  if (parsed.protocol !== 'http:' && parsed.protocol !== 'https:') {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Only http/https URLs are supported' });
+  }
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.get(url, {
+      responseType: 'stream',
+      timeout: 8000,
+      maxContentLength: 5 * 1024 * 1024 // 5 MB max
+    });
+    const contentType = response.headers['content-type'] || 'image/jpeg';
+    // Only proxy image content types
+    if (!contentType.startsWith('image/')) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Remote URL is not an image' });
+    }
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', contentType);
+    res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=86400'); // 24h browser cache
+    res.setHeader('X-Content-Type-Options', 'nosniff');
+    response.data.pipe(res);
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(502).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch cover art' });
+  }
+});
+
 module.exports = router;