diff --git a/source/image-handler/index.ts b/source/image-handler/index.ts
index b22d76c33..74b9c9d11 100755
--- a/source/image-handler/index.ts
+++ b/source/image-handler/index.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export async function handler(event: ImageHandlerEvent): Promise<ImageHandlerExe
         const headers = getResponseHeaders(false, isAlb);
         headers["Content-Type"] = defaultFallbackImage.ContentType;
         headers["Last-Modified"] = defaultFallbackImage.LastModified;
-        headers["Cache-Control"] = "max-age=31536000,public";
+        headers["Cache-Control"] = defaultFallbackImage.CacheControl ?? "max-age=31536000,public";
 
         return {
           statusCode: error.status ? error.status : StatusCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,