diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 8b4121d..43db767 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -746,13 +746,14 @@ mod imp {
             self.mpris_player_playback_status_changed();
 
             let window = self.obj().clone();
+            let scale_factor = self.obj().scale_factor().try_into().unwrap_or(1);
             let song_id = song.id();
             if let Some(handle) = self
                 .loading_cover_handle
                 .replace(Some(glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                     let api = window.imp().api.borrow().as_ref().unwrap().clone();
                     let image = match api
-                        .cover_art(&song_id, None) // full size
+                        .cover_art(&song_id, Some(800 * scale_factor)) // 800px times ui scale
                         .await
                     {
                         Ok(image) => image,