diff --git a/autotests/taglibwritertest.cpp b/autotests/taglibwritertest.cpp
--- a/autotests/taglibwritertest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/taglibwritertest.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@
     data.add(Property::Comment, QString(QStringLiteral("Comment1") + stringSuffix));
     data.add(Property::Copyright, QString(QStringLiteral("Copyright1") + stringSuffix));
 
+    QFile testFile(testFilePath("test.jpg"));
+    testFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    const auto pictureData = testFile.readAll();
+
+    data.add(Property::FrontCover, pictureData);
+
     writerPlugin.write(data);
 
-    KFileMetaData::SimpleExtractionResult result(temporaryFileName, mimeType, KFileMetaData::ExtractionResult::ExtractMetaData);
+    KFileMetaData::SimpleExtractionResult result(temporaryFileName, mimeType, ExtractionResult::ExtractMetaData | ExtractionResult::ExtractImageData);
     extractResult(mimeType, result);
 
     QCOMPARE(result.properties().value(Property::Title), QVariant(QStringLiteral("Title1") + stringSuffix));
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@
     QCOMPARE(result.properties().value(Property::Genre), QVariant(QStringLiteral("Genre1") + stringSuffix));
     QCOMPARE(result.properties().value(Property::Comment), QVariant(QStringLiteral("Comment1") + stringSuffix));
     QCOMPARE(result.properties().value(Property::Copyright), QVariant(QStringLiteral("Copyright1") + stringSuffix));
+    QCOMPARE(result.properties().value(Property::FrontCover), pictureData);
 
     QFile::remove(temporaryFileName);
 }
diff --git a/src/writers/taglibwriter.cpp b/src/writers/taglibwriter.cpp
--- a/src/writers/taglibwriter.cpp
+++ b/src/writers/taglibwriter.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@
 #include "taglibwriter.h"
 #include "kfilemetadata_debug.h"
 
+#include <QMimeDatabase>
+#include <QMimeType>
+
 #include <taglib.h>
 #include <tfilestream.h>
 #include <tpropertymap.h>
 #include <tstring.h>
 #include <aifffile.h>
 #include <apefile.h>
+#include <apetag.h>
 #include <asffile.h>
 #include <asftag.h>
 #include <flacfile.h>
@@ -71,9 +75,14 @@
     0, 1, 13, 54, 64, 118, 128, 186, 196, 242, 255
 };
 
-
 using namespace KFileMetaData;
 
+TagLib::String determineMimeTypeOfPicture(const QByteArray &pictureData)
+{
+    const QMimeDatabase mimeDb;
+    return QStringToTString(mimeDb.mimeTypeForData(pictureData).name());
+}
+
 void writeID3v2Tags(TagLib::ID3v2::Tag *id3Tags, const PropertyMap &newProperties)
 {
     if (newProperties.contains(Property::Rating)) {
@@ -86,6 +95,26 @@
             id3Tags->addFrame(ratingFrame);
         }
     }
+    if (newProperties.contains(Property::FrontCover)) {
+        // Try to update existing front cover frame first
+        TagLib::ID3v2::FrameList lstID3v2;
+        lstID3v2 = id3Tags->frameListMap()["APIC"];
+        const auto pictureData = newProperties.value(Property::FrontCover).toByteArray();
+        for (auto& frame : qAsConst(lstID3v2))
+        {
+            auto *frontCoverFrame = static_cast<TagLib::ID3v2::AttachedPictureFrame *>(frame);
+            if (frontCoverFrame->type() == frontCoverFrame->FrontCover) {
+                frontCoverFrame->setPicture(TagLib::ByteVector(static_cast<const char *>(pictureData.data()), pictureData.size()));
+                frontCoverFrame->setMimeType(determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData));
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        auto pictureFrame = new TagLib::ID3v2::AttachedPictureFrame;
+        pictureFrame->setPicture(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.data(), pictureData.size()));
+        pictureFrame->setType(pictureFrame->FrontCover);
+        pictureFrame->setMimeType(determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData));
+        id3Tags->addFrame(pictureFrame);
+    }
 }
 
 void writeApeTags(TagLib::PropertyMap &oldProperties, const PropertyMap &newProperties)
@@ -119,13 +148,79 @@
         }
         asfTags->setAttribute("WM/SharedUserRating", TagLib::String::number(rating));
     }
+    if (properties.contains(Property::FrontCover)) {
+        TagLib::ASF::AttributeList lstASF = asfTags->attribute("WM/Picture");
+        const auto pictureData = properties.value(Property::FrontCover).toByteArray();
+        for (const auto& attribute : qAsConst(lstASF)) {
+            TagLib::ASF::Picture picture = attribute.toPicture();
+            if (picture.type() == TagLib::ASF::Picture::FrontCover) {
+                picture.setPicture(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.constData(), pictureData.size()));
+                picture.setMimeType(determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData));
+                TagLib::ByteVector pictureData = picture.picture();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        TagLib::ASF::Picture picture;
+        picture.setPicture(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.constData(), pictureData.size()));
+        picture.setType(TagLib::ASF::Picture::FrontCover);
+        lstASF.append(picture);
+    }
 }
 
 void writeMp4Tags(TagLib::MP4::Tag *mp4Tags, const PropertyMap &newProperties)
 {
     if (newProperties.contains(Property::Rating)) {
         mp4Tags->setItem("rate", TagLib::StringList(TagLib::String::number(newProperties.value(Property::Rating).toInt() * 10)));
     }
+    if (newProperties.contains(Property::FrontCover)) {
+        TagLib::MP4::Item coverArtItem = mp4Tags->item("covr");
+        TagLib::MP4::CoverArtList coverArtList;
+        const auto pictureData = newProperties.value(Property::FrontCover).toByteArray();
+        TagLib::MP4::CoverArt coverArt(TagLib::MP4::CoverArt::Format::Unknown, TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.data(), pictureData.size()));
+        if (coverArtItem.isValid())
+        {
+            coverArtList = coverArtItem.toCoverArtList();
+            coverArtList.clear();
+        }
+        coverArtList.append(coverArt);
+        mp4Tags->setItem("covr", coverArtList);
+    }
+}
+
+void writeFlacPicture(TagLib::List<TagLib::FLAC::Picture *> lstPic, const PropertyMap &newProperties) {
+    if (newProperties.contains(Property::FrontCover)) {
+        const auto pictureData = newProperties.value(Property::FrontCover).toByteArray();
+        for (const auto &picture : qAsConst(lstPic)) {
+            if (picture->type() == picture->FrontCover) {
+                picture->setData(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.data(), pictureData.size()));
+                picture->setMimeType(determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData));
+                return ;
+            }
+        }
+        auto flacPicture = new TagLib::FLAC::Picture;
+        flacPicture->setMimeType(determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData));
+        flacPicture->setData(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.data(), pictureData.size()));
+        lstPic.append(flacPicture);
+    }
+}
+
+void writeApePicture(TagLib::APE::Tag* apeTags, const PropertyMap &newProperties) {
+    if (newProperties.contains(Property::FrontCover)) {
+        /* The cover art tag for APEv2 tags starts with the filename as string
+         * with zero termination followed by the actual picture data */
+        TagLib::ByteVector imageData;
+        TagLib::String name;
+        const auto pictureData = newProperties.value(Property::FrontCover).toByteArray();
+        if (determineMimeTypeOfPicture(pictureData) == TagLib::String("image/png")) {
+            name = "frontCover.png";
+        } else {
+            name = "frontCover.jpeg";
+        }
+        imageData.append(name.data(TagLib::String::UTF8));
+        imageData.append('\0');
+        imageData.append(TagLib::ByteVector(pictureData.constData(), pictureData.size()));
+        apeTags->setData("COVER ART (FRONT)", imageData);
+    }
 }
 
 } // anonymous namespace
@@ -273,6 +368,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeApeTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.hasAPETag()) {
+                writeApePicture(file.APETag(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -282,6 +380,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeApeTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.hasAPETag()) {
+                writeApePicture(file.APETag(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -291,6 +392,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeApeTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.hasAPETag()) {
+                writeApePicture(file.APETag(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -312,6 +416,7 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeVorbisTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            writeFlacPicture(file.pictureList(), properties);
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -321,6 +426,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeVorbisTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.tag()) {
+                writeFlacPicture(file.tag()->pictureList(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -330,6 +438,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeVorbisTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.tag()) {
+                writeFlacPicture(file.tag()->pictureList(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }
@@ -339,6 +450,9 @@
             auto savedProperties = file.properties();
             writeGenericProperties(savedProperties, properties);
             writeVorbisTags(savedProperties, properties);
+            if (file.tag()) {
+                writeFlacPicture(file.tag()->pictureList(), properties);
+            }
             file.setProperties(savedProperties);
             file.save();
         }