diff --git a/internal/api/urlbuilders/gallery.go b/internal/api/urlbuilders/gallery.go
index 3e6c5ef08..2723781f2 100644
--- a/internal/api/urlbuilders/gallery.go
+++ b/internal/api/urlbuilders/gallery.go
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import (
 type GalleryURLBuilder struct {
 	BaseURL   string
 	GalleryID string
+	UpdatedAt string
 }
 
 func NewGalleryURLBuilder(baseURL string, gallery *models.Gallery) GalleryURLBuilder {
 	return GalleryURLBuilder{
 		BaseURL:   baseURL,
 		GalleryID: strconv.Itoa(gallery.ID),
+		UpdatedAt: strconv.FormatInt(gallery.UpdatedAt.Unix(), 10),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -23,5 +25,5 @@ func (b GalleryURLBuilder) GetPreviewURL() string {
 }
 
 func (b GalleryURLBuilder) GetCoverURL() string {
-	return b.BaseURL + "/gallery/" + b.GalleryID + "/cover"
+	return b.BaseURL + "/gallery/" + b.GalleryID + "/cover?t=" + b.UpdatedAt
 }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryDetails/GalleryEditPanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryDetails/GalleryEditPanel.tsx
index b9eea8f5d..5b9fa9da1 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryDetails/GalleryEditPanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryDetails/GalleryEditPanel.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,21 @@ export const GalleryEditPanel: React.FC<IProps> = ({
     );
   }, [scrapers]);
 
+  const cover = useMemo(() => {
+    if (gallery?.paths?.cover) {
+      return (
+        <div className="gallery-cover">
+          <img
+            src={gallery.paths.cover}
+            alt={intl.formatMessage({ id: "cover_image" })}
+          />
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return <div></div>;
+  }, [gallery?.paths?.cover, intl]);
+
   async function onSave(input: InputValues) {
     setIsLoading(true);
     try {
@@ -463,6 +478,12 @@ export const GalleryEditPanel: React.FC<IProps> = ({
           </Col>
           <Col lg={5} xl={12}>
             {renderDetailsField()}
+            <Form.Group controlId="cover_image">
+              <Form.Label>
+                <FormattedMessage id="cover_image" />
+              </Form.Label>
+              {cover}
+            </Form.Group>
           </Col>
         </Row>
       </Form>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
index 58116e936..5e8618326 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
@@ -206,6 +206,21 @@ $galleryTabWidth: 450px;
   }
 }
 
+.gallery-cover {
+  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
+  display: block;
+  height: auto;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.gallery-cover img {
+  height: auto;
+  max-height: 100%;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  width: auto;
+}
+
 div.GalleryWall {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
index a7679a5d5..8db471792 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
@@ -1613,17 +1613,30 @@ export const mutateAddGalleryImages = (input: GQL.GalleryAddInput) =>
     },
   });
 
+function evictCover(cache: ApolloCache<GQL.Gallery>, gallery_id: string) {
+  const fields: Pick<Modifiers<GQL.Gallery>, "paths" | "cover"> = {};
+  fields.paths = (paths) => {
+    if (!("cover" in paths)) {
+      return paths;
+    }
+    const coverUrl = new URL(paths.cover);
+    coverUrl.search = "?t=" + Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+    return { ...paths, cover: coverUrl.toString() };
+  };
+  fields.cover = (_value, { DELETE }) => DELETE;
+  cache.modify({
+    id: cache.identify({ __typename: "Gallery", id: gallery_id }),
+    fields,
+  });
+}
+
 export const mutateSetGalleryCover = (input: GQL.GallerySetCoverInput) =>
   client.mutate<GQL.SetGalleryCoverMutation>({
     mutation: GQL.SetGalleryCoverDocument,
     variables: input,
     update(cache, result) {
       if (!result.data?.setGalleryCover) return;
-
-      cache.evict({
-        id: cache.identify({ __typename: "Gallery", id: input.gallery_id }),
-        fieldName: "cover",
-      });
+      evictCover(cache, input.gallery_id);
     },
   });
 
@@ -1633,11 +1646,7 @@ export const mutateResetGalleryCover = (input: GQL.GalleryResetCoverInput) =>
     variables: input,
     update(cache, result) {
       if (!result.data?.resetGalleryCover) return;
-
-      cache.evict({
-        id: cache.identify({ __typename: "Gallery", id: input.gallery_id }),
-        fieldName: "cover",
-      });
+      evictCover(cache, input.gallery_id);
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Manual/Images.md b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Manual/Images.md
index 7b384596b..e5733fc2e 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Manual/Images.md
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/docs/en/Manual/Images.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ For best results, images in zip file should be stored without compression (copy,
 
 If a filename of an image in the gallery zip file ends with `cover.jpg`, it will be treated like a cover and presented first in the gallery view page and as a gallery cover in the gallery list view. If more than one images match the name the first one found in natural sort order is selected.
 
+You can also manually select any image from a gallery as its cover. On the gallery details page, select the desired cover image, and then select **Set as Cover** in the ⋯ menu.
+
 ## Image clips/gifs
 
 Images can also be clips/gifs. These are meant to be short video loops. Right now they are not possible in zipfiles. To declare video files to be images, there are two ways: