diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 61198a1..c9ad65e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 pub mod globals {
-    pub fn art_path() -> &'static std::path::Path {
-        static ART_PATH: std::sync::LazyLock<std::path::PathBuf> = std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| {
-            let xdg_dirs =
-                xdg::BaseDirectories::with_prefix("audrey").expect("failed to get xdg dirs");
-            xdg_dirs
-                .place_state_file("mpris-art")
-                .expect("failed to create mpris art state dir")
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+    pub fn xdg_dirs() -> &'static xdg::BaseDirectories {
+        static DIRS: std::sync::LazyLock<xdg::BaseDirectories> = std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| {
+            xdg::BaseDirectories::with_prefix("audrey").expect("failed to get xdg dirs")
         });
-        &ART_PATH
+        &DIRS
     }
 
+    pub static MPRIS_ART_PATH: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>> = Mutex::const_new(None);
+
     pub fn runtime() -> &'static tokio::runtime::Runtime {
         static RUNTIME: std::sync::LazyLock<tokio::runtime::Runtime> =
             std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| {
diff --git a/src/model/song.rs b/src/model/song.rs
index 884abbd..eb88071 100644
--- a/src/model/song.rs
+++ b/src/model/song.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ mod imp {
         duration: Cell<i64>,
         #[property(get, set)]
         track: Cell<i64>,
+        #[property(get, set)]
+        cover_art: RefCell<String>,
 
         #[property(get, set)]
         stream_url: RefCell<String>,
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ impl Song {
             .property("duration", song.duration as i64)
             .property("track", song.track.map(i64::from).unwrap_or(-1))
             .property("stream-url", api.stream_url(&song.id).as_str())
+            .property("cover-art", &song.cover_art)
             .build();
 
         song
diff --git a/src/mpris/player.rs b/src/mpris/player.rs
index 5fa35ca..5a03cbd 100644
--- a/src/mpris/player.rs
+++ b/src/mpris/player.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ impl Player {
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self), parent = None, target = "audrey::mpris", level = Level::DEBUG, ret)]
     fn set_position(&self, track_id: ObjectPath<'_>, position: i64) -> zbus::fdo::Result<()> {
-        let metadata = self.metadata();
-        if Some(&track_id.into()) == metadata.get("track_id") {
-            self.window().set_time_pos(position as f64 / MICROSECONDS);
-        }
+        //let metadata = self.metadata();
+        // TODO: reimplment stale seeks
+        //if Some(&track_id.into()) == metadata.get("track_id") {
+        self.window().set_time_pos(position as f64 / MICROSECONDS);
+        //}
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -153,8 +154,9 @@ impl Player {
     }
 
     #[zbus(property)]
-    fn metadata(&self) -> HashMap<&'static str, Value<'_>> {
+    async fn metadata(&self) -> HashMap<&'static str, Value<'_>> {
         let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        let mpris_art_path = audrey::globals::MPRIS_ART_PATH.lock().await;
 
         if let Some(song) = self.window().song() {
             map.insert(
@@ -165,13 +167,12 @@ impl Player {
                 "mpris:length",
                 ((self.window().duration() * MICROSECONDS) as i64).into(),
             );
-            map.insert(
-                "mpris:artUrl",
-                (url::Url::from_file_path(audrey::globals::art_path())
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .to_string(),)
-                    .into(),
-            );
+            if let Some(path) = mpris_art_path.as_ref() {
+                map.insert(
+                    "mpris:artUrl",
+                    (url::Url::from_file_path(path).unwrap().to_string()).into(),
+                );
+            }
             map.insert("xesam:album", song.album().into());
             // TODO: use the right opensubsonic data
             map.insert("xesam:artist", vec![song.artist()].into());
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 7f45901..e1d1e25 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ mod imp {
             self.mpris_player_playback_status_changed();
 
             let window = self.obj().clone();
-            let song_id = window.song().unwrap().id();
+            let song_id = song.id();
             if let Some(handle) = self
                 .loading_cover_handle
                 .replace(Some(glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
@@ -754,12 +754,27 @@ mod imp {
 
                     // we consume image below into a pixbuf so we need a copy for save
                     let image_copy = image.clone();
+                    let save_path = audrey::globals::xdg_dirs()
+                        .place_state_file(format!("{}.jpg", song.cover_art()))
+                        .expect("failed to create mpris art state dir");
+                    let save_path_copy = save_path.clone();
+                    let mut mpris_art_path = audrey::globals::MPRIS_ART_PATH.lock().await;
                     let save_future = audrey::globals::runtime().spawn_blocking(
                         move || -> Result<(), image::ImageError> {
-                            let save_path = audrey::globals::art_path();
+                            // TODO: wipe xdg state folder on init
+                            if let Some(path) = mpris_art_path.take() {
+                                if let Err(err) = std::fs::remove_file(&path) {
+                                    event!(
+                                        Level::ERROR,
+                                        "could not remove previous mpris art at {}: {err}",
+                                        path.display()
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
                             let resized =
                                 image_copy.resize(400, 400, image::imageops::FilterType::Lanczos3);
-                            resized.save_with_format(save_path, image::ImageFormat::Jpeg)?;
+                            resized.save_with_format(&save_path_copy, image::ImageFormat::Jpeg)?;
+                            *mpris_art_path = Some(save_path_copy);
                             Ok(())
                         },
                     );