diff --git a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
index 3ab7c8de..753b3eb7 100644
--- a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.cpp
@@ -1,339 +1,382 @@
 /**
  * Copyright 2013 Albert Vaca <albertvaka@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  * the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include "mpriscontrolplugin.h"
 
 #include <QDBusArgument>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QDBusInterface>
 #include <qdbusconnectioninterface.h>
 #include <QDBusReply>
 #include <QDBusMessage>
 #include <QDBusServiceWatcher>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 
 #include <core/device.h>
 #include "mprisdbusinterface.h"
 #include "propertiesdbusinterface.h"
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON( KdeConnectPluginFactory, "kdeconnect_mpriscontrol.json", registerPlugin< MprisControlPlugin >(); )
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS, "kdeconnect.plugin.mpris")
 
 
 MprisPlayer::MprisPlayer(const QString& serviceName, const QString& dbusObjectPath, const QDBusConnection& busConnection)
     : m_serviceName(serviceName)
     , m_propertiesInterface(new OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface(serviceName, dbusObjectPath, busConnection))
     , m_mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface(new OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface(serviceName, dbusObjectPath, busConnection))
 {
     m_mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface->setTimeout(500);
 }
 
 
 MprisControlPlugin::MprisControlPlugin(QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args)
     : KdeConnectPlugin(parent, args)
     , prevVolume(-1)
 {
     m_watcher = new QDBusServiceWatcher(QString(), QDBusConnection::sessionBus(), QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForOwnerChange, this);
 
     // TODO: QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged is deprecated, maybe query org.freedesktop.DBus directly?
     connect(QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface(), &QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged, this, &MprisControlPlugin::serviceOwnerChanged);
 
     //Add existing interfaces
     const QStringList services = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->registeredServiceNames().value();
     for (const QString& service : services) {
         // The string doesn't matter, it just needs to be empty/non-empty
         serviceOwnerChanged(service, QLatin1String(""), QStringLiteral("1"));
     }
 }
 
 // Copied from the mpris2 dataengine in the plasma-workspace repository
 void MprisControlPlugin::serviceOwnerChanged(const QString& serviceName, const QString& oldOwner, const QString& newOwner)
 {
     if (!serviceName.startsWith(QLatin1String("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.")))
         return;
 
     if (!oldOwner.isEmpty()) {
         qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "MPRIS service" << serviceName << "just went offline";
         removePlayer(serviceName);
     }
 
     if (!newOwner.isEmpty()) {
         qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "MPRIS service" << serviceName << "just came online";
         addPlayer(serviceName);
     }
 }
 
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::addPlayer(const QString& service)
 {
     const QString mediaPlayerObjectPath = QStringLiteral("/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2");
 
     // estimate identifier string
     QDBusInterface mprisInterface(service, mediaPlayerObjectPath, QStringLiteral("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2"));
     //FIXME: This call hangs and returns an empty string if KDED is still starting!
     QString identity = mprisInterface.property("Identity").toString();
     if (identity.isEmpty()) {
         identity = service.mid(sizeof("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2"));
     }
 
     QString uniqueName = identity;
     for (int i = 2; playerList.contains(uniqueName); ++i) {
         uniqueName = identity + QLatin1String(" [") + QString::number(i) + QLatin1Char(']');
     }
 
     MprisPlayer player(service, mediaPlayerObjectPath, QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
 
     playerList.insert(uniqueName, player);
 
     connect(player.propertiesInterface(), &OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface::PropertiesChanged,
             this, &MprisControlPlugin::propertiesChanged);
     connect(player.mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface(), &OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface::Seeked,
             this, &MprisControlPlugin::seeked);
 
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Mpris addPlayer" << service << "->" << uniqueName;
     sendPlayerList();
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::seeked(qlonglong position){
     //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Seeked in player";
     OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface* mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface = (OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface*)sender();
     const auto end = playerList.constEnd();
     const auto it = std::find_if(playerList.constBegin(), end, [mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface](const MprisPlayer& player) {
         return (player.mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface() == mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface);
     });
     if (it == end) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Seeked signal received for no longer tracked service" << mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface->service();
         return;
     }
 
     const QString& playerName = it.key();
 
     NetworkPacket np(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS, {
         {"pos", position/1000}, //Send milis instead of nanos
         {"player", playerName}
     });
     sendPacket(np);
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::propertiesChanged(const QString& propertyInterface, const QVariantMap& properties)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(propertyInterface);
 
     OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface* propertiesInterface = (OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface*)sender();
     const auto end = playerList.constEnd();
     const auto it = std::find_if(playerList.constBegin(), end, [propertiesInterface](const MprisPlayer& player) {
         return (player.propertiesInterface() == propertiesInterface);
     });
     if (it == end) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "PropertiesChanged signal received for no longer tracked service" << propertiesInterface->service();
         return;
     }
 
     OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface* const mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface = it.value().mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface();
     const QString& playerName = it.key();
 
     NetworkPacket np(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS);
     bool somethingToSend = false;
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("Volume"))) {
         int volume = (int) (properties[QStringLiteral("Volume")].toDouble()*100);
         if (volume != prevVolume) {
             np.set(QStringLiteral("volume"),volume);
             prevVolume = volume;
             somethingToSend = true;
         }
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("Metadata"))) {
         QDBusArgument bullshit = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(properties[QStringLiteral("Metadata")]);
         QVariantMap nowPlayingMap;
         bullshit >> nowPlayingMap;
 
         mprisPlayerMetadataToNetworkPacket(np, nowPlayingMap);
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("PlaybackStatus"))) {
         bool playing = (properties[QStringLiteral("PlaybackStatus")].toString() == QLatin1String("Playing"));
         np.set(QStringLiteral("isPlaying"), playing);
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("CanPause"))) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("canPause"), properties[QStringLiteral("CanPause")].toBool());
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("CanPlay"))) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("canPlay"), properties[QStringLiteral("CanPlay")].toBool());
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("CanGoNext"))) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("canGoNext"), properties[QStringLiteral("CanGoNext")].toBool());
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("CanGoPrevious"))) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("canGoPrevious"), properties[QStringLiteral("CanGoPrevious")].toBool());
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (properties.contains(QStringLiteral("CanSeek"))) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("canSeek"), properties[QStringLiteral("CanSeek")].toBool());
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
 
     if (somethingToSend) {
         np.set(QStringLiteral("player"), playerName);
         // Always also update the position
         if (mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface->canSeek()) {
             long long pos = mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface->position();
             np.set(QStringLiteral("pos"), pos/1000); //Send milis instead of nanos
         }
         sendPacket(np);
     }
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::removePlayer(const QString& serviceName)
 {
     const auto end = playerList.end();
     const auto it = std::find_if(playerList.begin(), end, [serviceName](const MprisPlayer& player) {
         return (player.serviceName() == serviceName);
     });
     if (it == end) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Could not find player for serviceName" << serviceName;
         return;
     }
 
     const QString& playerName = it.key();
     qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Mpris removePlayer" << serviceName << "->" << playerName;
 
     playerList.erase(it);
 
     sendPlayerList();
 }
 
+bool MprisControlPlugin::sendAlbumArt(const NetworkPacket& np)
+{
+    const QString player = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("player"));
+    auto it = playerList.find(player);
+    bool valid_player = (it != playerList.end());
+    if (!valid_player) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    //Get mpris information
+    auto& mprisInterface = *it.value().mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface();
+    QVariantMap nowPlayingMap = mprisInterface.metadata();
+
+    //Check if the supplied album art url indeed belongs to this mpris player
+    QUrl playerAlbumArtUrl{nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("mpris:artUrl")].toString()};
+    QString requestedAlbumArtUrl = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("albumArtUrl"));
+    if (!playerAlbumArtUrl.isValid() || playerAlbumArtUrl != QUrl(requestedAlbumArtUrl)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    //Only support sending local files
+    if (playerAlbumArtUrl.scheme() != "file") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    //Open the file to send
+    QSharedPointer<QFile> art{new QFile(playerAlbumArtUrl.toLocalFile())};
+
+    //Send the album art as payload
+    NetworkPacket answer(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS);
+    answer.set(QStringLiteral("transferringAlbumArt"), true);
+    answer.set(QStringLiteral("player"), player);
+    answer.set(QStringLiteral("albumArtUrl"), requestedAlbumArtUrl);
+    answer.setPayload(art, art->size());
+    sendPacket(answer);
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool MprisControlPlugin::receivePacket (const NetworkPacket& np)
 {
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("playerList"))) {
         return false; //Whoever sent this is an mpris client and not an mpris control!
     }
 
+    if (np.has(QStringLiteral("albumArtUrl"))) {
+        return sendAlbumArt(np);
+    }
+
     //Send the player list
     const QString player = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("player"));
     auto it = playerList.find(player);
     bool valid_player = (it != playerList.end());
     if (!valid_player || np.get<bool>(QStringLiteral("requestPlayerList"))) {
         sendPlayerList();
         if (!valid_player) {
             return true;
         }
     }
 
     //Do something to the mpris interface
     const QString& serviceName = it.value().serviceName();
     // turn from pointer to reference to keep the patch diff small,
     // actual patch would change all "mprisInterface." into "mprisInterface->"
     auto& mprisInterface = *it.value().mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface();
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("action"))) {
         const QString& action = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("action"));
         //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Calling action" << action << "in" << serviceName;
         //TODO: Check for valid actions, currently we trust anything the other end sends us
         mprisInterface.call(action);
     }
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("setVolume"))) {
         double volume = np.get<int>(QStringLiteral("setVolume"))/100.f;
         qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Setting volume" << volume << "to" << serviceName;
         mprisInterface.setVolume(volume);
     }
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("Seek"))) {
         int offset = np.get<int>(QStringLiteral("Seek"));
         //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Seeking" << offset << "to" << serviceName;
         mprisInterface.Seek(offset);
     }
 
     if (np.has(QStringLiteral("SetPosition"))){
         qlonglong position = np.get<qlonglong>(QStringLiteral("SetPosition"),0)*1000;
         qlonglong seek = position - mprisInterface.position();
         //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS) << "Setting position by seeking" << seek << "to" << serviceName;
         mprisInterface.Seek(seek);
     }
 
     //Send something read from the mpris interface
     NetworkPacket answer(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS);
     bool somethingToSend = false;
     if (np.get<bool>(QStringLiteral("requestNowPlaying"))) {
         QVariantMap nowPlayingMap = mprisInterface.metadata();
         mprisPlayerMetadataToNetworkPacket(answer, nowPlayingMap);
 
         qlonglong pos = mprisInterface.position();
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("pos"), pos/1000);
 
         bool playing = (mprisInterface.playbackStatus() == QLatin1String("Playing"));
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("isPlaying"), playing);
 
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("canPause"), mprisInterface.canPause());
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("canPlay"), mprisInterface.canPlay());
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("canGoNext"), mprisInterface.canGoNext());
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("canGoPrevious"), mprisInterface.canGoPrevious());
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("canSeek"), mprisInterface.canSeek());
 
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
     if (np.get<bool>(QStringLiteral("requestVolume"))) {
         int volume = (int)(mprisInterface.volume() * 100);
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("volume"),volume);
         somethingToSend = true;
     }
 
     if (somethingToSend) {
         answer.set(QStringLiteral("player"), player);
         sendPacket(answer);
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::sendPlayerList()
 {
     NetworkPacket np(PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS);
     np.set(QStringLiteral("playerList"),playerList.keys());
+    np.set(QStringLiteral("supportAlbumArtPayload"), true);
     sendPacket(np);
 }
 
 void MprisControlPlugin::mprisPlayerMetadataToNetworkPacket(NetworkPacket& np, const QVariantMap& nowPlayingMap) const {
     QString title = nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("xesam:title")].toString();
     QString artist = nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("xesam:artist")].toString();
     QString album = nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("xesam:album")].toString();
     QString albumArtUrl = nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("mpris:artUrl")].toString();
     QString nowPlaying = title;
     if (!artist.isEmpty()) {
         nowPlaying = artist + " - " + title;
     }
     np.set(QStringLiteral("title"), title);
     np.set(QStringLiteral("artist"), artist);
     np.set(QStringLiteral("album"), album);
     np.set(QStringLiteral("albumArtUrl"), albumArtUrl);
     np.set(QStringLiteral("nowPlaying"), nowPlaying);
 
     bool hasLength = false;
     long long length = nowPlayingMap[QStringLiteral("mpris:length")].toLongLong(&hasLength) / 1000; //nanoseconds to milliseconds
     if (!hasLength) {
         length = -1;
     }
     np.set(QStringLiteral("length"), length);
 }
 
 #include "mpriscontrolplugin.moc"
diff --git a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.h b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.h
index a2fed490..43f1d944 100644
--- a/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/mpriscontrol/mpriscontrolplugin.h
@@ -1,86 +1,87 @@
 /**
  * Copyright 2013 Albert Vaca <albertvaka@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  * the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef MPRISCONTROLPLUGIN_H
 #define MPRISCONTROLPLUGIN_H
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QDBusServiceWatcher>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 
 #include <core/kdeconnectplugin.h>
 
 
 class OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface;
 class OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface;
 
 class MprisPlayer
 {
 public:
     MprisPlayer(const QString& serviceName, const QString& dbusObjectPath, const QDBusConnection& busConnection);
     MprisPlayer() = delete;
 
 public:
     const QString& serviceName() const { return m_serviceName; }
     OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface* propertiesInterface() const { return m_propertiesInterface.data(); }
     OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface* mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface() const { return m_mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface.data(); }
 
 private:
     QString m_serviceName;
     QSharedPointer<OrgFreedesktopDBusPropertiesInterface> m_propertiesInterface;
     QSharedPointer<OrgMprisMediaPlayer2PlayerInterface> m_mediaPlayer2PlayerInterface;
 };
 
 
 #define PACKET_TYPE_MPRIS QStringLiteral("kdeconnect.mpris")
 
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_MPRIS)
 
 class MprisControlPlugin
     : public KdeConnectPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     explicit MprisControlPlugin(QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args);
 
     bool receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np) override;
     void connected() override { }
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void propertiesChanged(const QString& propertyInterface, const QVariantMap& properties);
     void seeked(qlonglong);
 
 private:
     void serviceOwnerChanged(const QString& serviceName, const QString& oldOwner, const QString& newOwner);
     void addPlayer(const QString& serviceName);
     void removePlayer(const QString& serviceName);
     void sendPlayerList();
     void mprisPlayerMetadataToNetworkPacket(NetworkPacket& np, const QVariantMap& nowPlayingMap) const;
+    bool sendAlbumArt(const NetworkPacket& np);
 
     QHash<QString, MprisPlayer> playerList;
     int prevVolume;
     QDBusServiceWatcher* m_watcher;
 
 };
 
 #endif