diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
index eaf580bd..8a19db5e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.PlayerNotificationManager
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 
-class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControllerCompat, private val playerNotificationService: PlayerNotificationService) : PlayerNotificationManager.MediaDescriptionAdapter {
+class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter (private val controller: MediaControllerCompat, private val playerNotificationService: PlayerNotificationService) : PlayerNotificationManager.MediaDescriptionAdapter {
   private val tag = "MediaDescriptionAdapter"
 
   private var currentIconUri: Uri? = null
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControl
     callback: PlayerNotificationManager.BitmapCallback
   ): Bitmap? {
     val albumArtUri = controller.metadata.description.iconUri
+    val albumBitmap = controller.metadata.description.iconBitmap
+
+    // For local cover images, bitmap is set in PlayerNotificationService TimelineQueueNavigator.getMediaDescription
+    if (albumBitmap != null) {
+      return albumBitmap
+    }
 
     return if (currentIconUri != albumArtUri || currentBitmap == null) {
       // Cache the bitmap for the current audiobook so that successive calls to
@@ -59,7 +65,6 @@ class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControl
         }
         null
       }
-
     } else {
       currentBitmap
     }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index cf61c145..e37e7147 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.app.*
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.ImageDecoder
 import android.hardware.Sensor
 import android.hardware.SensorManager
 import android.net.*
 import android.os.*
+import android.provider.MediaStore
 import android.provider.Settings
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaDescriptionCompat
@@ -308,6 +311,22 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat() {
 
                 val coverUri = currentPlaybackSession!!.getCoverUri(ctx)
 
+
+                var bitmap: Bitmap? = null
+                // Local covers get bitmap
+                // Note: In Android Auto for local cover images, setting the icon uri to a local path does not work (cover is blank)
+                // so we create and set the bitmap here instead of AbMediaDescriptionAdapter
+                if (currentPlaybackSession!!.localLibraryItem?.coverContentUrl != null) {
+                  bitmap =
+                    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 28) {
+                      MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(ctx.contentResolver, coverUri)
+                    } else {
+                      val source: ImageDecoder.Source =
+                        ImageDecoder.createSource(ctx.contentResolver, coverUri)
+                      ImageDecoder.decodeBitmap(source)
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // Fix for local images crashing on Android 11 for specific devices
                 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64186578/android-11-mediastyle-notification-crash/64232958#64232958
                 try {
@@ -331,7 +350,8 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat() {
                                 .setExtras(extra)
                                 .setTitle(currentPlaybackSession!!.displayTitle)
 
-                mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconUri(coverUri)
+                bitmap?.let { mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconBitmap(it) }
+                  ?: mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconUri(coverUri)
 
                 return mediaDescriptionBuilder.build()
               }