diff --git a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/__init__.py
index 2bf28d13fd2e..ff86d4441e49 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.storage import Store
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType, VolDictType
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
 
-from .const import DOMAIN
+from .const import DOMAIN, FOLDER_IMAGE
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 STORAGE_KEY = "image"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.empty_config_schema(DOMAIN)
 
 async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up the Image integration."""
-    image_dir = pathlib.Path(hass.config.path("image"))
+    image_dir = pathlib.Path(hass.config.path(FOLDER_IMAGE))
     hass.data[DOMAIN] = storage_collection = ImageStorageCollection(hass, image_dir)
     await storage_collection.async_load()
     ImageUploadStorageCollectionWebsocket(
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/const.py b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/const.py
index f7607f745c79..89981b9dc302 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/const.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 """Constants for the Image Upload integration."""
 
 DOMAIN = "image_upload"
+FOLDER_IMAGE = "image"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/media_source.py b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/media_source.py
index ee9511e2c369..d1fc978c2783 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/image_upload/media_source.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/image_upload/media_source.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import pathlib
+
+from propcache.api import cached_property
+
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import BrowseError, MediaClass
 from homeassistant.components.media_source import (
     BrowseMediaSource,
@@ -12,7 +16,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_source import (
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 
-from .const import DOMAIN
+from .const import DOMAIN, FOLDER_IMAGE
 
 
 async def async_get_media_source(hass: HomeAssistant) -> ImageUploadMediaSource:
@@ -30,6 +34,11 @@ class ImageUploadMediaSource(MediaSource):
         super().__init__(DOMAIN)
         self.hass = hass
 
+    @cached_property
+    def image_folder(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        """Return the image folder path."""
+        return pathlib.Path(self.hass.config.path(FOLDER_IMAGE))
+
     async def async_resolve_media(self, item: MediaSourceItem) -> PlayMedia:
         """Resolve media to a url."""
         image = self.hass.data[DOMAIN].data.get(item.identifier)
@@ -38,7 +47,9 @@ class ImageUploadMediaSource(MediaSource):
             raise Unresolvable(f"Could not resolve media item: {item.identifier}")
 
         return PlayMedia(
-            f"/api/image/serve/{image['id']}/original", image["content_type"]
+            f"/api/image/serve/{image['id']}/original",
+            image["content_type"],
+            path=self.image_folder / item.identifier / "original",
         )
 
     async def async_browse_media(
diff --git a/tests/components/image_upload/test_media_source.py b/tests/components/image_upload/test_media_source.py
index d66e099bdc9d..3545abcb7992 100644
--- a/tests/components/image_upload/test_media_source.py
+++ b/tests/components/image_upload/test_media_source.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Test image_upload media source."""
 
+from pathlib import Path
 import tempfile
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ async def test_resolving(
     assert item is not None
     assert item.url == f"/api/image/serve/{image_id}/original"
     assert item.mime_type == "image/png"
+    assert item.path == Path(hass.config.path("image")) / image_id / "original"
 
     invalid_id = "aabbccddeeff"
     with pytest.raises(