diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdater.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdater.java
index b27325cf8..3d4cdbcf2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdater.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdater.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.FitCenter;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.RoundedCorners;
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -83,10 +86,16 @@ public abstract class WidgetUpdater {
             views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.imgvCover, startMediaPlayer);
             views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.butPlaybackSpeed, startPlaybackSpeedDialog);
 
+            int radius = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.widget_inner_radius);
+            RequestOptions options = new RequestOptions()
+                    .dontAnimate()
+                    .transform(new FitCenter(), new RoundedCorners(radius));
+
             try {
                 icon = Glide.with(context)
                         .asBitmap()
                         .load(widgetState.media.getImageLocation())
+                        .apply(options)
                         .submit(iconSize, iconSize)
                         .get(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                 views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.imgvCover, icon);
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@ public abstract class WidgetUpdater {
                     icon = Glide.with(context)
                             .asBitmap()
                             .load(ImageResourceUtils.getFallbackImageLocation(widgetState.media))
+                            .apply(options)
                             .submit(iconSize, iconSize)
                             .get(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                     views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.imgvCover, icon);
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index dc8047acb..cddff1c47 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <dimen name="widget_margin">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="widget_inner_radius">4dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="external_player_height">64dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="text_size_micro">12sp</dimen>
     <dimen name="text_size_small">14sp</dimen>