diff --git a/extension/content-script.js b/extension/content-script.js
--- a/extension/content-script.js
+++ b/extension/content-script.js
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
     sendMessage("mpris", "playing", {
         mediaSrc: player.currentSrc || player.src,
         pageTitle: document.title,
+        poster: player.poster,
         duration: player.duration,
         currentTime: player.currentTime,
         playbackRate: player.playbackRate,
diff --git a/host/mprisplugin.h b/host/mprisplugin.h
--- a/host/mprisplugin.h
+++ b/host/mprisplugin.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
     QString m_title;
     QString m_artist;
     QString m_album;
+    QUrl m_posterUrl;
     QUrl m_artworkUrl;
 
     qreal m_volume = 1.0;
diff --git a/host/mprisplugin.cpp b/host/mprisplugin.cpp
--- a/host/mprisplugin.cpp
+++ b/host/mprisplugin.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@
         m_url = QUrl(data.value(QStringLiteral("url")).toString());
         m_mediaSrc = QUrl(data.value(QStringLiteral("mediaSrc")).toString());
 
+        const QUrl posterUrl = QUrl(data.value(QStringLiteral("poster")).toString());
+        if (m_posterUrl != posterUrl) {
+            m_posterUrl = posterUrl;
+            emitPropertyChange(m_player, "Metadata");
+        }
+
         const qreal oldVolume = volume();
 
         m_volume = data.value(QStringLiteral("volume")).toDouble(1);
@@ -451,8 +457,13 @@
     if (!m_artist.isEmpty()) {
         metadata.insert(QStringLiteral("xesam:artist"), m_artist);
     }
-    if (m_artworkUrl.isValid()) {
-        metadata.insert(QStringLiteral("mpris:artUrl"), m_artworkUrl.toDisplayString());
+
+    QUrl artUrl = m_artworkUrl;
+    if (!artUrl.isValid()) {
+        artUrl = m_posterUrl;
+    }
+    if (artUrl.isValid()) {
+        metadata.insert(QStringLiteral("mpris:artUrl"), artUrl.toDisplayString());
     }
 
     if (!m_album.isEmpty()) {