diff --git a/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go b/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
index cebe339..16510d4 100644
--- a/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
+++ b/ui/browsing/nowplayingpage.go
@@ -330,6 +330,25 @@ func (a *NowPlayingPage) onImageLoaded(img image.Image, err error) {
 
 	fyne.Do(func() { a.card.SetCoverImage(img) })
 	if img == nil {
+		if a.conf.UseBackgroundImage {
+			fyne.Do(func() {
+				if !a.backgroundImgA.Hidden {
+					a.backgroundImgA.Hide()
+				}
+				if !a.backgroundImgB.Hidden {
+					a.backgroundImgB.Hide()
+				}
+			})
+		} else {
+			if a.backgroundGradient.StartColor != color.Transparent {
+				anim := canvas.NewColorRGBAAnimation(
+					a.backgroundGradient.StartColor, color.Transparent, myTheme.AnimationDurationMedium, func(c color.Color) {
+						a.backgroundGradient.StartColor = c
+						a.backgroundGradient.Refresh()
+					})
+				anim.Start()
+			}
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/util/thumbnailloader.go b/ui/util/thumbnailloader.go
index 38e3d12..69b0c9b 100644
--- a/ui/util/thumbnailloader.go
+++ b/ui/util/thumbnailloader.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (i *ThumbnailLoader) Load(coverID string) {
 		fyne.Do(func() {
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Error loading cover image: %s", err.Error())
+				i.callOnLoaded(nil)
 			} else {
 				i.callOnLoaded(img)
 			}