diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/library/AlbumDetailScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/library/AlbumDetailScreen.kt
index a95c8308..41d48374 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/library/AlbumDetailScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/library/AlbumDetailScreen.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fun AlbumDetailRoute(
         album = album,
         songs = songs,
         coverArt = viewModel::coverArt,
-        artwork = rememberArtworkColors(viewModel.coverArt(album?.coverArt, false)),
+        artwork = rememberArtworkColors(viewModel.coverArt(album?.coverArt, true)),
         onBack = onBack,
         onSongClick = viewModel::play,
         playingSongId = playback.item?.id.takeIf { context?.kind == QueueKind.Album && context.refId == albumId },
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
index 05b11b2e..ad96a413 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkTheme.kt
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ import coil3.SingletonImageLoader
 import coil3.compose.LocalPlatformContext
 import coil3.request.ImageRequest
 import coil3.request.SuccessResult
+import coil3.request.allowHardware
 import coil3.toBitmap
 import com.subtracks.data.model.CoverArtRef
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
+private const val SEED_ART_SIZE_PX = 128
+
 data class ArtworkColors(
     val scheme: ColorScheme,
     val gradientHigh: Color,
@@ -97,16 +101,24 @@ private fun rememberArtworkSeed(ref: CoverArtRef?): State<Int?> {
         value = null
         val art = ref ?: return@produceState
         value =
-            withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
-                val request =
-                    ImageRequest
-                        .Builder(context)
-                        .data(art.url)
-                        .memoryCacheKey(art.cacheKey)
-                        .diskCacheKey(art.cacheKey)
-                        .build()
-                val image = (SingletonImageLoader.get(context).execute(request) as? SuccessResult)?.image
-                image?.let { seedFrom(it.toBitmap()) }
+            withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                try {
+                    val request =
+                        ImageRequest
+                            .Builder(context)
+                            .data(art.url)
+                            .memoryCacheKey(art.cacheKey)
+                            .diskCacheKey(art.cacheKey)
+                            .size(SEED_ART_SIZE_PX)
+                            .allowHardware(false)
+                            .build()
+                    val image = (SingletonImageLoader.get(context).execute(request) as? SuccessResult)?.image
+                    image?.let { seedFrom(it.toBitmap()) }
+                } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+                    throw e
+                } catch (_: Exception) {
+                    null
+                }
             }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78f4a527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/subtracks/ui/theme/ArtworkExtractionTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package com.subtracks.ui.theme
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Color
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.luminance
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createAndroidComposeRule
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import coil3.ImageLoader
+import coil3.SingletonImageLoader
+import coil3.annotation.DelicateCoilApi
+import coil3.asImage
+import coil3.test.FakeImageLoaderEngine
+import com.subtracks.data.model.CoverArtRef
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+@OptIn(DelicateCoilApi::class)
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+class ArtworkExtractionTest {
+    @get:Rule
+    val composeRule = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
+
+    private val bitmap =
+        Bitmap.createBitmap(64, 64, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888).apply {
+            eraseColor(Color.rgb(30, 120, 200))
+        }
+
+    @Before
+    fun installImageLoader() {
+        SingletonImageLoader.reset()
+        SingletonImageLoader.setUnsafe(
+            ImageLoader
+                .Builder(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext<Context>())
+                .components { add(FakeImageLoaderEngine.Builder().intercept("art", bitmap.asImage()).build()) }
+                .build(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @After
+    fun resetImageLoader() {
+        SingletonImageLoader.reset()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun resolvesColorsFromCoverArt() {
+        var colors: ArtworkColors? = null
+        composeRule.setContent {
+            colors = rememberArtworkColors(CoverArtRef(url = "art", cacheKey = "art"))
+        }
+        composeRule.waitUntil(timeoutMillis = 5_000) { colors != null }
+        assertNotNull(colors)
+        assertTrue(colors!!.scheme.background.luminance() < 0.1f)
+    }
+}