diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/integrations/immich/index.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/integrations/immich/index.mdx
index ed88466ce..f3bcded63 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/integrations/immich/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/integrations/immich/index.mdx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import { immichServerStatsWidget } from '../../widgets/immich-server-stats';
     <code>server.statistics</code>,{" "}
     <code>server.about</code>.
     <br />
-    Additional permissions may be required depending on your Immich version. If you encounter authorization errors, grant any missing permissions requested by the server.
+    The <strong>Asset View</strong> permission is required for the Immich Album Carousel to load image thumbnails. Select it when creating the API key, or use the <strong>All permissions</strong> preset. Without it, Immich returns a <code>403 Forbidden</code> response for thumbnail requests.
   </span>
 
 ),
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/image-proxy/[id]/route.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/image-proxy/[id]/route.ts
index 26eb70dd8..1235d54a4 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/image-proxy/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/image-proxy/[id]/route.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
-import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
-
 import { ImageProxy } from "@homarr/image-proxy";
 
 export const GET = async (_request: Request, props: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) => {
   const { id } = await props.params;
 
   const imageProxy = new ImageProxy();
-  const image = await imageProxy.forwardImageAsync(id);
-  if (!image) {
-    notFound();
+  const result = await imageProxy.forwardImageAsync(id);
+
+  if ("error" in result) {
+    const status = result.error === "upstream-error" ? result.statusCode : result.error === "fetch-error" ? 502 : 404;
+    return new Response(null, {
+      status,
+      headers: {
+        "X-Homarr-Image-Proxy-Error": result.error,
+      },
+    });
   }
 
-  return new Response(image, {
+  return new Response(result.image, {
     headers: {
       "Cache-Control": "public, max-age=3600, immutable", // Cache for 1 hour
+      ...(result.contentType ? { "Content-Type": result.contentType } : {}),
     },
   });
 };
diff --git a/packages/image-proxy/src/index.ts b/packages/image-proxy/src/index.ts
index 900509d38..445547992 100644
--- a/packages/image-proxy/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/image-proxy/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ const createUrlByIdChannel = (id: string) =>
     headers: `${string}.${string}`;
   }>(`image-proxy:url:${id}`);
 
+export type ForwardImageResult =
+  | { image: ArrayBuffer; contentType: string | null }
+  | { error: "not-found" }
+  | { error: "upstream-error"; statusCode: number }
+  | { error: "fetch-error" };
+
 export class ImageProxy {
   private static hmacKey: Buffer<ArrayBuffer> | null = null;
 
@@ -47,17 +53,34 @@ export class ImageProxy {
     return this.createImageUrl(id);
   }
 
-  public async forwardImageAsync(id: string): Promise<ArrayBuffer | null> {
+  public async forwardImageAsync(id: string): Promise<ForwardImageResult> {
     const urlAndHeaders = await this.getImageUrlAndHeadersAsync(id);
     if (!urlAndHeaders) {
-      return null;
+      return { error: "not-found" };
     }
 
-    const response = await fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync(urlAndHeaders.url, {
-      headers: urlAndHeaders.headers ?? {},
-    });
-
     const proxyUrl = this.createImageUrl(id);
+    let response: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync>>;
+    try {
+      response = await fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync(urlAndHeaders.url, {
+        headers: urlAndHeaders.headers ?? {},
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error(
+        new ErrorWithMetadata(
+          "Failed to connect to image source",
+          {
+            id,
+            url: this.redactUrl(urlAndHeaders.url),
+            headers: this.redactHeaders(urlAndHeaders.headers),
+            proxyUrl,
+          },
+          { cause: error },
+        ),
+      );
+      return { error: "fetch-error" };
+    }
+
     if (!response.ok) {
       logger.error(
         new ErrorWithMetadata("Failed to fetch image", {
@@ -68,7 +91,7 @@ export class ImageProxy {
           statusCode: response.status,
         }),
       );
-      return null;
+      return { error: "upstream-error", statusCode: response.status };
     }
 
     const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
@@ -80,7 +103,7 @@ export class ImageProxy {
       size: `${(arrayBuffer.byteLength / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB`,
     });
 
-    return arrayBuffer;
+    return { image: arrayBuffer, contentType: response.headers.get("content-type") };
   }
 
   private createImageUrl(id: string): string {
diff --git a/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts b/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
index c01386256..6274802a5 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/src/immich/immich-integration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  AssetMediaSize,
   getAlbumInfo,
   getAllAlbums,
   getMyUser,
@@ -75,7 +76,9 @@ export class ImmichIntegration extends Integration {
       assets: await Promise.all(
         albumAssets.map(async (asset) => {
           const publicLink = await imageProxy.createImageAsync(
-            this.url(`/api/assets/${asset.id}/original`).toString(),
+            // This is the URL generated by the SDK's viewAsset call. Preview images are
+            // browser-compatible while avoiding the large original asset download.
+            this.url(`/api/assets/${asset.id}/thumbnail`, { size: AssetMediaSize.Preview }).toString(),
             {
               "x-api-key": this.getSecretValue("apiKey"),
             },