diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/WidgetD.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/WidgetD.java
index 7085b8ec..7f088918 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/WidgetD.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/WidgetD.java
@@ -90,29 +90,28 @@ public class WidgetD extends AppWidgetProvider {
 			return;
 
 		RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_d);
+		Bitmap cover = null;
 
 		if ((state & PlaybackService.FLAG_NO_MEDIA) != 0) {
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.buttons, View.GONE);
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.title, View.GONE);
-			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.cover, View.GONE);
 			views.setInt(R.id.artist, "setText", R.string.no_songs);
 		} else if (song == null) {
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.buttons, View.VISIBLE);
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.title, View.GONE);
-			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.cover, View.GONE);
 			views.setInt(R.id.artist, "setText", R.string.app_name);
 		} else {
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.title, View.VISIBLE);
 			views.setViewVisibility(R.id.buttons, View.VISIBLE);
 			views.setTextViewText(R.id.title, song.title);
 			views.setTextViewText(R.id.artist, song.artist);
-			Bitmap cover = song.getCover(context);
-			if (cover == null) {
-				views.setViewVisibility(R.id.cover, View.GONE);
-			} else {
-				views.setViewVisibility(R.id.cover, View.VISIBLE);
-				views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.cover, cover);
-			}
+			cover = song.getCover(context);
+		}
+
+		if (cover == null) {
+			views.setImageViewResource(R.id.cover, android.R.color.transparent);
+		} else {
+			views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.cover, cover);
 		}
 
 		boolean playing = (state & PlaybackService.FLAG_PLAYING) != 0;