diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/nullsum/audinaut/fragments/NowPlayingFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/net/nullsum/audinaut/fragments/NowPlayingFragment.java
index 7a68c39..df3e1a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/nullsum/audinaut/fragments/NowPlayingFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/nullsum/audinaut/fragments/NowPlayingFragment.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public class NowPlayingFragment extends SubsonicFragment implements OnGestureLis
     private TextView emptyTextView;
     private TextView songTitleTextView;
     private ImageView albumArtImageView;
-    private ImageView albumArtBackgroundView;
+    private View albumArtBackgroundView;
+    private ImageView albumArtBackgroundImageView;
     private View nowPlayingView;
     private RecyclerView playlistView;
     private TextView positionTextView;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public class NowPlayingFragment extends SubsonicFragment implements OnGestureLis
         songTitleTextView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_song_title);
         albumArtImageView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_album_art_image);
         albumArtBackgroundView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_album_art_background);
+        albumArtBackgroundImageView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_album_art_background_image);
         nowPlayingView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.now_playing_top);
         positionTextView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_position);
         durationTextView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.download_duration);
@@ -939,11 +941,9 @@ public class NowPlayingFragment extends SubsonicFragment implements OnGestureLis
         getImageLoader().loadImage(albumArtImageView, song, true, crossfade);
         if (Util.getPreferences(context).getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_KEY_BLURRED_BACKGROUND, true)) {
             albumArtBackgroundView.setVisibility(ImageView.VISIBLE);
-            nowPlayingView.setBackgroundResource(DrawableTint.getDrawableRes(context, R.attr.gradient));
-            getImageLoader().loadBlurImage(albumArtBackgroundView, song, true, crossfade);
+            getImageLoader().loadBlurImage(albumArtBackgroundImageView, song, true, crossfade);
         } else {
             albumArtBackgroundView.setVisibility(ImageView.GONE);
-            nowPlayingView.setBackgroundResource(0);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
index 1cfac4d..5c634fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-    <net.nullsum.audinaut.view.RecyclingImageView
+    <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/download_album_art_background"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+
+        <net.nullsum.audinaut.view.RecyclingImageView
+            android:id="@+id/download_album_art_background_image"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
+        <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:background="?gradient" />
+
+    </FrameLayout>
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/now_playing_top"