diff --git a/internal/signature/quality_fit_test.go b/internal/signature/quality_fit_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c82c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/signature/quality_fit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package signature_test
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"sneak.berlin/go/pixa/internal/signature"
+)
+
+// signedQualityFitRequest returns a request signed for quality 85 and fit
+// mode "cover", the effective defaults the handler applies before
+// verification.
+func signedQualityFitRequest(signer *signature.Signer) *signature.Request {
+	req := &signature.Request{
+		SourceHost: testHost,
+		SourcePath: testPath,
+		Width:      800,
+		Height:     600,
+		Format:     testFormatWebP,
+		Quality:    85,
+		FitMode:    "cover",
+		Expires:    time.Now().Add(1 * time.Hour),
+	}
+	req.Signature = signer.Sign(req)
+
+	return req
+}
+
+// TestSigner_Verify_QualityAndFitAreSigned proves that quality and fit are
+// covered by the signature: a URL signed for one quality or fit mode must
+// not verify when replayed with a different quality or fit mode. This is the
+// amplification vector from the issue — one signed URL replayed across many
+// quality and fit values yields many unauthorized cache entries and
+// transcodes — so it must be rejected.
+func TestSigner_Verify_QualityAndFitAreSigned(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	signer := signature.New("test-secret-key")
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		tamper func(r *signature.Request)
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "replayed with different quality",
+			tamper: func(r *signature.Request) { r.Quality = 40 },
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "replayed with different fit mode",
+			tamper: func(r *signature.Request) { r.FitMode = "contain" },
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			req := signedQualityFitRequest(signer)
+			tt.tamper(req)
+
+			err := signer.Verify(req)
+			if !errors.Is(err, signature.ErrInvalid) {
+				t.Errorf("Verify() = %v, want %v", err, signature.ErrInvalid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/signature/signature.go b/internal/signature/signature.go
index 1a5b00e..f044ffa 100644
--- a/internal/signature/signature.go
+++ b/internal/signature/signature.go
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ type Request struct {
 	Height int
 	// Format is the requested output format (e.g. "webp").
 	Format string
+	// Quality is the requested output quality (1-100) for lossy formats.
+	// It is the effective value the request resolves to: callers pass the
+	// default quality when the request omits the parameter, so an omitted
+	// quality signs identically to that same value stated explicitly.
+	Quality int
+	// FitMode is how the image is fit into the requested dimensions
+	// (e.g. "cover"). Like Quality it is the effective value: callers pass
+	// the default fit mode when the request omits the parameter.
+	FitMode string
 	// Signature is the HMAC signature to verify.
 	Signature string
 	// Expires is the signature expiration timestamp.