diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 32ece3ac..a5a0b8b5 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Server {
     global.ConfigPath = fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.normalize(CONFIG_PATH))
     global.MetadataPath = fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.normalize(METADATA_PATH))
     global.RouterBasePath = ROUTER_BASE_PATH
+    global.XAccel = process.env.USE_X_ACCEL
 
     if (!fs.pathExistsSync(global.ConfigPath)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(global.ConfigPath)
diff --git a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
index 98cf2d25..f630c2dc 100644
--- a/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/LibraryItemController.js
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ class LibraryItemController {
         return res.sendStatus(404)
       }
 
+      if (global.XAccel) {
+        Logger.debug(`Use X-Accel to serve static file ${libraryItem.media.coverPath}`)
+        return res.status(204).header({'X-Accel-Redirect': global.XAccel + libraryItem.media.coverPath}).send()
+      }
       return res.sendFile(libraryItem.media.coverPath)
     }
 
diff --git a/server/managers/CacheManager.js b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
index 948d152f..ebf02aff 100644
--- a/server/managers/CacheManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class CacheManager {
 
     // Cache exists
     if (await fs.pathExists(path)) {
+      if (global.XAccel) {
+        Logger.debug(`Use X-Accel to serve static file ${path}`)
+        return res.status(204).header({'X-Accel-Redirect': global.XAccel + path}).send()
+      }
+
       const r = fs.createReadStream(path)
       const ps = new stream.PassThrough()
       stream.pipeline(r, ps, (err) => {
@@ -72,6 +77,11 @@ class CacheManager {
     // Set owner and permissions of cache image
     await filePerms.setDefault(path)
 
+    if (global.XAccel) {
+      Logger.debug(`Use X-Accel to serve static file ${writtenFile}`)
+      return res.status(204).header({'X-Accel-Redirect': global.XAccel + writtenFile}).send()
+    }
+
     var readStream = fs.createReadStream(writtenFile)
     readStream.pipe(res)
   }
diff --git a/server/routers/StaticRouter.js b/server/routers/StaticRouter.js
index dcfc8d32..936054a0 100644
--- a/server/routers/StaticRouter.js
+++ b/server/routers/StaticRouter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const express = require('express')
 const Path = require('path')
+const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const { getAudioMimeTypeFromExtname } = require('../utils/fileUtils')
 
 class StaticRouter {
@@ -13,13 +14,18 @@ class StaticRouter {
   init() {
     // Library Item static file routes
     this.router.get('/item/:id/*', (req, res) => {
-      var item = this.db.libraryItems.find(ab => ab.id === req.params.id)
+      const item = this.db.libraryItems.find(ab => ab.id === req.params.id)
       if (!item) return res.status(404).send('Item not found with id ' + req.params.id)
 
-      var remainingPath = req.params['0']
-      var fullPath = null
-      if (item.isFile) fullPath = item.path
-      else fullPath = Path.join(item.path, remainingPath)
+      const remainingPath = req.params['0']
+      const fullPath = item.isFile ? item.path : Path.join(item.path, remainingPath)
+
+      // Allow reverse proxy to serve files directly
+      // See: https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/examples/x-accel/
+      if (global.XAccel) {
+        Logger.debug(`Use X-Accel to serve static file ${fullPath}`)
+        return res.status(204).header({'X-Accel-Redirect': global.XAccel + fullPath}).send()
+      }
 
       var opts = {}