diff --git a/supysonic/db.py b/supysonic/db.py
index 1db68a3..969f6cf 100644
--- a/supysonic/db.py
+++ b/supysonic/db.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Folder(PathMixin, db.Entity):
             info['coverArt'] = str(self.id)
         else:
             for track in self.tracks:
-                if track.extract_cover_art():
+                if track.has_art:
                     info['coverArt'] = str(track.id)
                     break
 
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class Track(PathMixin, db.Entity):
     year = Optional(int)
     genre = Optional(str, nullable = True)
     duration = Required(int)
+    has_art = Required(bool, default=False)
 
     album = Required(Album, column = 'album_id')
     artist = Required(Artist, column = 'artist_id')
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ class Track(PathMixin, db.Entity):
             info['year'] = self.year
         if self.genre:
             info['genre'] = self.genre
-        if self.extract_cover_art():
+        if self.has_art:
             info['coverArt'] = str(self.id)
         elif self.folder.cover_art:
             info['coverArt'] = str(self.folder.id)
@@ -304,8 +305,11 @@ class Track(PathMixin, db.Entity):
         return (self.album.artist.name + self.album.name + ("%02i" % self.disc) + ("%02i" % self.number) + self.title).lower()
     
     def extract_cover_art(self):
-        if os.path.exists(self.path):
-            metadata = mutagen.File(self.path)
+        return Track._extract_cover_art(self.path)
+
+    def _extract_cover_art(path):
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            metadata = mutagen.File(path)
             data = None
             if metadata:
                 if isinstance(metadata.tags, mutagen.id3.ID3Tags) and len(metadata.tags.getall('APIC')) > 0:
diff --git a/supysonic/scanner.py b/supysonic/scanner.py
index 99b5527..ae5061b 100644
--- a/supysonic/scanner.py
+++ b/supysonic/scanner.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Scanner:
         trdict['year']     = self.__try_read_tag(tag, 'date', None, lambda x: int(x[0].split('-')[0]))
         trdict['genre']    = self.__try_read_tag(tag, 'genre')
         trdict['duration'] = int(tag.info.length)
+        trdict['has_art'] = bool(Track._extract_cover_art(path))
 
         trdict['bitrate']  = (tag.info.bitrate if hasattr(tag.info, 'bitrate') else int(os.path.getsize(path) * 8 / tag.info.length)) // 1000
         trdict['content_type'] = mimetypes.guess_type(path, False)[0] or 'application/octet-stream'
diff --git a/supysonic/schema/mysql.sql b/supysonic/schema/mysql.sql
index 9787df2..68571b4 100644
--- a/supysonic/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/supysonic/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS track (
     year INTEGER,
     genre VARCHAR(256),
     duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    has_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
     album_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
     artist_id BINARY(16) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
     bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
diff --git a/supysonic/schema/postgres.sql b/supysonic/schema/postgres.sql
index 9339f55..5f447c1 100644
--- a/supysonic/schema/postgres.sql
+++ b/supysonic/schema/postgres.sql
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS track (
     year INTEGER,
     genre VARCHAR(256),
     duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    has_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
     album_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
     artist_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
     bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
diff --git a/supysonic/schema/sqlite.sql b/supysonic/schema/sqlite.sql
index bf8e567..c7781b4 100644
--- a/supysonic/schema/sqlite.sql
+++ b/supysonic/schema/sqlite.sql
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS track (
     year INTEGER,
     genre VARCHAR(256),
     duration INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    has_art BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
     album_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES album,
     artist_id CHAR(36) NOT NULL REFERENCES artist,
     bitrate INTEGER NOT NULL,
diff --git a/tests/base/test_db.py b/tests/base/test_db.py
index 8365196..c3bc600 100644
--- a/tests/base/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/base/test_db.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class DbTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             disc = 1,
             number = 1,
             duration = 3,
+            has_art = True,
             bitrate = 320,
             path = 'tests/assets/formats/silence.ogg',
             content_type = 'audio/ogg',
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class DbTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             disc = 1,
             number = 1,
             duration = 5,
+            has_art = True,
             bitrate = 96,
             path = 'tests/assets/formats/silence.flac',
             content_type = 'audio/flac',