diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-shrimps-drop.md b/.changeset/fluffy-shrimps-drop.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a31d5e3fd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-shrimps-drop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fixes remote images `Etag` header handling by disabling internal cache
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/build/remote.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/build/remote.ts
index 55ee9a205013..ebab0feef746 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/assets/build/remote.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/build/remote.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function revalidateRemoteImage(
 		...(revalidationData.etag && { 'If-None-Match': revalidationData.etag }),
 		...(revalidationData.lastModified && { 'If-Modified-Since': revalidationData.lastModified }),
 	};
-	const req = new Request(src, { headers });
+	const req = new Request(src, { headers, cache: "no-cache" });
 	const res = await fetch(req);
 
 	// Asset not modified: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/304