diff --git a/App/MainView.swift b/App/MainView.swift
index 0769bda..4c90e51 100644
--- a/App/MainView.swift
+++ b/App/MainView.swift
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct MiniPlayer: View {
         HStack(spacing: Metrics.space3) {
             Button(action: open) {
                 HStack(spacing: Metrics.space3) {
-                    Artwork(artData: song?.artData, cornerRadius: Metrics.shapeSmall, markInset: 0.15)
+                    Artwork(song: song, cornerRadius: Metrics.shapeSmall, markInset: 0.15)
                         .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                         Text(song?.title ?? String(localized: "No song playing"))
diff --git a/App/Player/PlayerView.swift b/App/Player/PlayerView.swift
index 0708cf8..668bc13 100644
--- a/App/Player/PlayerView.swift
+++ b/App/Player/PlayerView.swift
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct PlayerView: View {
         Button {
             showLyrics()
         } label: {
-            Artwork(artData: session.song?.artData)
+            Artwork(song: session.song)
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
         .accessibilityLabel("Cover art")
diff --git a/App/Player/SongDetailsView.swift b/App/Player/SongDetailsView.swift
index b7d6298..b5bd731 100644
--- a/App/Player/SongDetailsView.swift
+++ b/App/Player/SongDetailsView.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct SongDetailsView: View {
                     isCoverZoomed = true
                 }
             } label: {
-                Artwork(artData: session.song?.artData, cornerRadius: Metrics.shapeLarge)
+                Artwork(song: session.song, cornerRadius: Metrics.shapeLarge)
                     .frame(width: 72, height: 72)
             }
             .buttonStyle(.plain)
diff --git a/App/Theme/Components.swift b/App/Theme/Components.swift
index bad87c1..537ffa6 100644
--- a/App/Theme/Components.swift
+++ b/App/Theme/Components.swift
@@ -16,24 +16,32 @@ struct IconTile: View {
     }
 }
 
-/// A song's cover art, square with rounded corners; the Clementine mark stands in when there's
-/// none. Covers crossfade when the song changes.
+/// A song's cover art, square with rounded corners. A song without a cover shows a music note, as
+/// the Android remote does; the Clementine mark stands in when nothing's playing. Covers crossfade
+/// when the song changes.
 struct Artwork: View {
-    let artData: Data?
+    let song: Song?
     var cornerRadius: CGFloat = Metrics.radiusXL
-    /// How far the mark is inset, as a fraction of the size, when there's no cover.
+    /// How far the mark is inset, as a fraction of the size, when nothing's playing.
     var markInset: CGFloat = 0.1
 
     var body: some View {
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             ZStack {
                 Palette.surfaceContainerHighest
-                if let image = ArtCache.shared.image(for: artData) {
+                if let image = ArtCache.shared.image(for: song?.artData) {
                     Image(uiImage: image)
                         .resizable()
                         .scaledToFill()
                         .transition(.opacity)
-                        .id(artData)
+                        .id(song?.artData)
+                } else if song != nil {
+                    Image(systemName: "music.note")
+                        .resizable()
+                        .scaledToFit()
+                        .foregroundStyle(Palette.onSurfaceVariant)
+                        .frame(width: geometry.size.width * 0.4, height: geometry.size.height * 0.4)
+                        .transition(.opacity)
                 } else {
                     Image("ClementineMark")
                         .resizable()
@@ -42,7 +50,9 @@ struct Artwork: View {
                         .transition(.opacity)
                 }
             }
-            .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.75), value: artData)
+            .frame(width: geometry.size.width, height: geometry.size.height)
+            .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.75), value: song?.artData)
+            .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.75), value: song == nil)
         }
         .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
         .clipShape(.rect(cornerRadius: cornerRadius))
diff --git a/Packages/ClementineKit/Sources/ClementineKit/Model/Model.swift b/Packages/ClementineKit/Sources/ClementineKit/Model/Model.swift
index 5e8fbe3..b85eb93 100644
--- a/Packages/ClementineKit/Sources/ClementineKit/Model/Model.swift
+++ b/Packages/ClementineKit/Sources/ClementineKit/Model/Model.swift
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ public struct Song: Sendable, Hashable {
     /// From 0 to 1.
     public var rating: Float
     public var url: String
-    /// The cover as Clementine sent it (compressed), if any.
+    /// The cover as Clementine sent it (compressed), if the song has one. Not Clementine's "no
+    /// cover" picture, which it sends for a song without one.
     public var artData: Data?
     /// The whole description, for adding the song to a playlist.
     public var metadata: SongMetadata
@@ -124,12 +125,26 @@ public struct Song: Sendable, Hashable {
         isLocal = metadata.isLocal
         rating = metadata.rating
         url = metadata.url
-        artData = metadata.hasArt && !metadata.art.isEmpty ? metadata.art : nil
+        artData = metadata.hasArt && !metadata.art.isEmpty && Self.hasCover(metadata) ? metadata.art : nil
         var withoutArt = metadata
         withoutArt.clearArt()
         self.metadata = withoutArt
     }
 
+    /// Clementine's art_manual for a cover the user removed.
+    static let manuallyUnsetCover = "(unset)"
+
+    /// Whether the song has a cover of its own, as its art fields say: Clementine sends its "no
+    /// cover" picture as the art of a song with neither an automatic nor a manual cover. Clementine
+    /// that doesn't send the fields is taken at its word.
+    static func hasCover(_ metadata: SongMetadata) -> Bool {
+        guard metadata.hasArtAutomatic || metadata.hasArtManual else { return true }
+        if metadata.artManual == manuallyUnsetCover {
+            return false
+        }
+        return !metadata.artManual.isEmpty || !metadata.artAutomatic.isEmpty
+    }
+
     /// Matches a filter in the title, artist or album, ignoring case.
     public func matches(_ filter: String) -> Bool {
         title.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(filter)
diff --git a/Packages/ClementineKit/Tests/ClementineKitTests/ProtocolTests.swift b/Packages/ClementineKit/Tests/ClementineKitTests/ProtocolTests.swift
index 18ee485..4bda55d 100644
--- a/Packages/ClementineKit/Tests/ClementineKitTests/ProtocolTests.swift
+++ b/Packages/ClementineKit/Tests/ClementineKitTests/ProtocolTests.swift
@@ -88,3 +88,33 @@ struct MessagesTests {
         #expect(Lyrics.best(of: []) == nil)
     }
 }
+
+struct SongArtTests {
+    static func metadata(automatic: String? = nil, manual: String? = nil) -> SongMetadata {
+        var metadata = SongMetadata()
+        metadata.title = "Clair de lune"
+        metadata.art = Data([0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47])
+        if let automatic {
+            metadata.artAutomatic = automatic
+        }
+        if let manual {
+            metadata.artManual = manual
+        }
+        return metadata
+    }
+
+    @Test func keepsACover() {
+        #expect(Song(Self.metadata(automatic: "/music/cover.jpg", manual: "")).artData != nil)
+        #expect(Song(Self.metadata(automatic: "", manual: "/covers/mine.png")).artData != nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func dropsTheNoCoverPicture() {
+        // Clementine's "no cover" picture comes with neither an automatic nor a manual cover.
+        #expect(Song(Self.metadata(automatic: "", manual: "")).artData == nil)
+        #expect(Song(Self.metadata(automatic: "/music/cover.jpg", manual: "(unset)")).artData == nil)
+    }
+
+    @Test func trustsClementineThatDoesNotSay() {
+        #expect(Song(Self.metadata()).artData != nil)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/design/DESIGN.md b/design/DESIGN.md
index d2a9fe9..eb05c99 100644
--- a/design/DESIGN.md
+++ b/design/DESIGN.md
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ From the Now playing board. Opened from the mini player; swipe down or the chevr
 - Top row: chevron-down (close), "Playing from" / the playlist's name, centred, and a menu (Stop,
   Download…).
 - Artwork: square, full width with 24 pt gutters, 28 pt corners, on `surface-container-highest`.
-  With no cover, the Clementine mark inset 32 pt. Tapping it shows the lyrics. Covers crossfade over
-  0.75 s.
+  A song without a cover shows a `music.note` in `on-surface-variant`, 40% of the size, as the
+  Android remote does; with nothing playing, the Clementine mark inset 32 pt. Tapping it shows the
+  lyrics. Covers crossfade over 0.75 s.
 - Song info, start-aligned: title (28 pt), artist in `primary` (16 pt medium), album in
   `on-surface-variant`, then "genre · year". One line each. A Love button (heart) beside it when
   Last.fm buttons are on.
@@ -248,7 +249,8 @@ From the Connection sheet board. Opened from the ConnectionChip.
 ### Mini player
 
 `.tabViewBottomAccessory`, shown while connected. Title and artist, a small cover (8 pt corners), the
-output button when Clementine can play elsewhere, a small play/pause and next. A thin `primary` progress line when the accessory is expanded. Tapping it
+output button when Clementine can play elsewhere, a small play/pause and next. The small cover
+shows a music note for a song without one, as the player does. A thin `primary` progress line when the accessory is expanded. Tapping it
 opens the player. With nothing playing it reads "No song playing".
 
 ### Settings
@@ -347,7 +349,10 @@ SF Symbols, filled, in the colour of their control:
 | Stars | `star.fill` / `star.leadinghalf.filled` / `star` |
 
 The Clementine mark (from the desktop repo's `data/icon.svg`) is the app icon, the Connect hero and
-the missing-cover image.
+the cover when nothing's playing. A song without a cover has a music note instead: Clementine sends
+its "no cover" picture (a jewel case, not square) for such a song, which the app recognises by its
+empty `art_automatic` and `art_manual` (or an `art_manual` of `(unset)`) and doesn't show, as the
+Android remote does.
 
 ### Copy