diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index b807891e0..2c20dd698 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
     def fetch_art(self, session, task):
         """Find art for the album being imported."""
         if task.is_album:  # Only fetch art for full albums.
+            if task.album.artpath and os.path.isfile(task.album.artpath):
+                # Album already has art (probably a re-import); skip it.
+                return
             if task.choice_flag == importer.action.ASIS:
                 # For as-is imports, don't search Web sources for art.
                 local = True