diff --git a/src/core/albumcoverloader.cpp b/src/core/albumcoverloader.cpp
index 2a2d91f40..fcce2f3b7 100644
--- a/src/core/albumcoverloader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/albumcoverloader.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void AlbumCoverLoader::NextState(Task* task) {
     ProcessTask(task);
   } else {
     // Give up
-    emit ImageLoaded(task->id, QImage());
+    emit ImageLoaded(task->id, default_);
   }
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ AlbumCoverLoader::TryLoadResult AlbumCoverLoader::TryLoadImage(
   }
 
   if (filename == kManuallyUnsetCover)
-    return TryLoadResult(false, true, QImage());
+    return TryLoadResult(false, true, default_);
 
   if (filename.toLower().startsWith("http://")) {
     network_->Get(QUrl(filename), this, "RemoteFetchFinished", task.id, true);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ AlbumCoverLoader::TryLoadResult AlbumCoverLoader::TryLoadImage(
   }
 
   QImage image(filename);
-  return TryLoadResult(false, !image.isNull(), image);
+  return TryLoadResult(false, !image.isNull(), image.isNull() ? default_ : image);
 }
 
 void AlbumCoverLoader::RemoteFetchFinished(quint64 id, QNetworkReply* reply) {
@@ -177,3 +177,7 @@ QPixmap AlbumCoverLoader::TryLoadPixmap(const QString &automatic, const QString
     ret.load(automatic);
   return ret;
 }
+
+void AlbumCoverLoader::SetDefaultOutputImage(const QImage &image) {
+  default_ = ScaleAndPad(image);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/albumcoverloader.h b/src/core/albumcoverloader.h
index 64ddb88b2..7a4bc69c3 100644
--- a/src/core/albumcoverloader.h
+++ b/src/core/albumcoverloader.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class AlbumCoverLoader : public QObject {
 
   void SetDesiredHeight(int height) { height_ = height; }
   void SetPadOutputImage(bool padding) { padding_ = padding; }
+  void SetDefaultOutputImage(const QImage& image);
   quint64 LoadImageAsync(const QString& art_automatic, const QString& art_manual);
 
   void Clear();
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class AlbumCoverLoader : public QObject {
 
   int height_;
   bool padding_;
+  QImage default_;
 
   QMutex mutex_;
   QQueue<Task> tasks_;
diff --git a/src/ui/albumcovermanager.cpp b/src/ui/albumcovermanager.cpp
index b14c19b80..d09bd194b 100644
--- a/src/ui/albumcovermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/albumcovermanager.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void AlbumCoverManager::Init() {
 
 void AlbumCoverManager::CoverLoaderInitialised() {
   cover_loader_->Worker()->SetNetwork(network_);
+  cover_loader_->Worker()->SetDefaultOutputImage(QImage(":nocover.png"));
   connect(cover_loader_->Worker().get(), SIGNAL(ImageLoaded(quint64,QImage)),
           SLOT(CoverImageLoaded(quint64,QImage)));
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/osd.cpp b/src/widgets/osd.cpp
index b923b6e68..7ebea42f0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/osd.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/osd.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ OSD::~OSD() {
 void OSD::CoverLoaderInitialised() {
   cover_loader_->Worker()->SetNetwork(network_);
   cover_loader_->Worker()->SetPadOutputImage(false);
+  cover_loader_->Worker()->SetDefaultOutputImage(QImage(":nocover.png"));
   connect(cover_loader_->Worker().get(), SIGNAL(ImageLoaded(quint64,QImage)),
           SLOT(AlbumArtLoaded(quint64,QImage)));
 }