diff --git a/Service/ImageResize.php b/Service/ImageResize.php
index aae90512b3d..2341b3a574a 100644
--- a/Service/ImageResize.php
+++ b/Service/ImageResize.php
@@ -258,13 +258,21 @@ class ImageResize
     private function resize(array $viewImage, string $originalImagePath, string $originalImageName)
     {
         $imageParams = $this->paramsBuilder->build($viewImage);
-        $image = $this->makeImage($originalImagePath, $imageParams);
         $imageAsset = $this->assertImageFactory->create(
             [
                 'miscParams' => $imageParams,
                 'filePath' => $originalImageName,
             ]
         );
+        $imageAssetPath = $imageAsset->getPath();
+
+        $alreadyResized = $this->mediaDirectory->isFile($imageAssetPath);
+        if ($alreadyResized) {
+            // image was already resized, no need to do it again!
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $image = $this->makeImage($originalImagePath, $imageParams);
 
         if (isset($imageParams['watermark_file'])) {
             if ($imageParams['watermark_height'] !== null) {
@@ -289,7 +297,7 @@ class ImageResize
         if ($imageParams['image_width'] !== null && $imageParams['image_height'] !== null) {
             $image->resize($imageParams['image_width'], $imageParams['image_height']);
         }
-        $image->save($imageAsset->getPath());
+        $image->save($imageAssetPath);
     }
 
     /**