diff --git a/furumi-node-player/client/src/FurumiPlayer.tsx b/furumi-node-player/client/src/FurumiPlayer.tsx
index 2633975..6c058f7 100644
--- a/furumi-node-player/client/src/FurumiPlayer.tsx
+++ b/furumi-node-player/client/src/FurumiPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState, type MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent } from 'react'
 import './furumi-player.css'
-import { API_ROOT, searchTracks, recordPlay } from './furumiApi'
+import { furumiApi, searchTracks, recordPlay } from './furumiApi'
 import { store, useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from './store'
 import { fetchArtists } from './store/slices/artistsSlice'
 import { fetchArtistAlbums } from './store/slices/albumsSlice'
@@ -88,13 +88,17 @@ export function FurumiPlayer({ user }: { user: UserProfile }) {
     document.title = `${nowPlayingTrack.title} — Furumi`
     if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
       try {
-        const coverUrl = `${API_ROOT}/tracks/${nowPlayingTrack.slug}/cover`
-        navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new window.MediaMetadata({
+        const meta = new window.MediaMetadata({
           title: nowPlayingTrack.title,
           artist: nowPlayingTrack.artist || '',
           album: '',
-          artwork: [{ src: coverUrl, sizes: '512x512' }],
         })
+        navigator.mediaSession.metadata = meta
+        furumiApi.get(`/tracks/${nowPlayingTrack.slug}/cover`, { responseType: 'blob' })
+          .then((res) => {
+            meta.artwork = [{ src: URL.createObjectURL(res.data), sizes: '512x512' }]
+          })
+          .catch(() => {})
       } catch {
         // ignore
       }
diff --git a/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/AuthImg.tsx b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/AuthImg.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fadfedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/AuthImg.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { furumiApi } from '../furumiApi'
+
+export function AuthImg({ src, alt, ...props }: React.ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>) {
+  const [blobUrl, setBlobUrl] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!src) return
+    let revoked = false
+    furumiApi.get(src, { responseType: 'blob' })
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (!revoked) setBlobUrl(URL.createObjectURL(res.data))
+      })
+      .catch(() => {})
+    return () => {
+      revoked = true
+      if (blobUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(blobUrl)
+    }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [src])
+
+  if (!blobUrl) return null
+  return <img src={blobUrl} alt={alt ?? ''} {...props} />
+}
diff --git a/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/NowPlaying.tsx b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/NowPlaying.tsx
index ac323bc..8adf61a 100644
--- a/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/NowPlaying.tsx
+++ b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/NowPlaying.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
 import { API_ROOT } from '../furumiApi'
+import { AuthImg } from './AuthImg'
 import type { QueueItem } from './QueueList'
 
-function Cover({ src }: { src: string }) {
+function Cover({ slug }: { slug: string }) {
   const [errored, setErrored] = useState(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setErrored(false)
-  }, [src])
+  const src = `/tracks/${slug}/cover`
 
   if (errored) return <>&#127925;</>
-  return <img src={src} alt="" onError={() => setErrored(true)} />
+  return <AuthImg src={src} alt="" onError={() => setErrored(true)} />
 }
 
 export function NowPlaying({ track }: { track: QueueItem | null }) {
@@ -32,12 +30,10 @@ export function NowPlaying({ track }: { track: QueueItem | null }) {
     )
   }
 
-  const coverUrl = `${API_ROOT}/tracks/${track.slug}/cover`
-
   return (
     <div className="np-info">
       <div className="np-cover" id="npCover">
-        <Cover src={coverUrl} />
+        <Cover slug={track.slug} />
       </div>
       <div className="np-text">
         <div className="np-title" id="npTitle">
diff --git a/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/QueueList.tsx b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/QueueList.tsx
index d2877d3..57865de 100644
--- a/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/QueueList.tsx
+++ b/furumi-node-player/client/src/components/QueueList.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { API_ROOT } from '../furumiApi'
+import { AuthImg } from './AuthImg'
 
 export type QueueItem = {
   slug: string
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ function fmt(secs: number) {
   return `${m}:${pad(s % 60)}`
 }
 
-function Cover({ src }: { src: string }) {
+function Cover({ slug }: { slug: string }) {
   const [errored, setErrored] = useState(false)
-  useEffect(() => { setErrored(false) }, [src])
   if (errored) return <>&#127925;</>
-  return <img src={src} alt="" onError={() => setErrored(true)} />
+  return <AuthImg src={`/tracks/${slug}/cover`} alt="" onError={() => setErrored(true)} />
 }
 
 export function QueueList({
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export function QueueList({
         if (!t) return null
 
         const isPlaying = origIdx === playingOrigIdx
-        const coverSrc = t.album_slug ? `${API_ROOT}/tracks/${t.slug}/cover` : ''
+        const hasAlbum = !!t.album_slug
         const dur = t.duration ? fmt(t.duration) : ''
         const isDragging = draggingPos === pos
         const isDragOver = dragOverPos === pos
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ export function QueueList({
           >
             <span className="qi-index">{isPlaying ? '' : pos + 1}</span>
             <div className="qi-cover">
-              {coverSrc ? <Cover src={coverSrc} /> : <>&#127925;</>}
+              {hasAlbum ? <Cover slug={t.slug} /> : <>&#127925;</>}
             </div>
             <div className="qi-info">
               <div className="qi-title">{t.title}</div>