diff --git a/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.cpp b/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.cpp
index f0cec416124..13c5d7d8733 100644
--- a/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ const QString kCoverArtPrefix = QStringLiteral("coverart/");
 namespace mixxx {
 namespace qml {
 
-AsyncImageResponse::AsyncImageResponse(const QString& id, const QSize& requestedSize)
-        : m_id(id), m_requestedSize(requestedSize) {
+AsyncImageResponse::AsyncImageResponse(const QString& id,
+        const QSize& requestedSize,
+        std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> pTrackCollectionManager)
+        : m_id(id),
+          m_requestedSize(requestedSize),
+          m_pTrackCollectionManager(pTrackCollectionManager) {
     setAutoDelete(false);
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +26,10 @@ void AsyncImageResponse::run() {
     if (m_id.startsWith(kCoverArtPrefix)) {
         QString trackLocation = AsyncImageProvider::coverArtUrlIdToTrackLocation(m_id);
 
+        const auto trackRef = TrackRef::fromFilePath(trackLocation);
+        const auto pTrack = m_pTrackCollectionManager->getTrackByRef(trackRef);
+        Q_UNUSED(pTrack);
+
         // TODO: This code does not allow to override embedded cover art with
         // a custom image, which is possible in Mixxx. We need to access the
         // actual CoverInfo of the track instead of constructing a default
@@ -49,9 +57,16 @@ void AsyncImageResponse::run() {
     emit finished();
 }
 
+AsyncImageProvider::AsyncImageProvider(
+        std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> pTrackCollectionManager)
+        : QQuickAsyncImageProvider(),
+          m_pTrackCollectionManager(pTrackCollectionManager) {
+}
+
 QQuickImageResponse* AsyncImageProvider::requestImageResponse(
         const QString& id, const QSize& requestedSize) {
-    AsyncImageResponse* response = new AsyncImageResponse(id, requestedSize);
+    AsyncImageResponse* response = new AsyncImageResponse(
+            id, requestedSize, m_pTrackCollectionManager);
     pool.start(response);
     return response;
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.h b/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.h
index ed2ed83d9dd..905a41d88bf 100644
--- a/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.h
+++ b/src/qml/asyncimageprovider.h
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 #include <QSize>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QThreadPool>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "library/coverart.h"
+#include "library/trackcollectionmanager.h"
 
 namespace mixxx {
 namespace qml {
@@ -13,17 +15,22 @@ namespace qml {
 class AsyncImageResponse : public QQuickImageResponse, public QRunnable {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    AsyncImageResponse(const QString& id, const QSize& requestedSize);
+    AsyncImageResponse(const QString& id,
+            const QSize& requestedSize,
+            std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> pTrackCollectionManager);
     QQuickTextureFactory* textureFactory() const override;
     void run() override;
 
     QString m_id;
     QSize m_requestedSize;
     QImage m_image;
+    std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> m_pTrackCollectionManager;
 };
 
 class AsyncImageProvider : public QQuickAsyncImageProvider {
   public:
+    AsyncImageProvider(std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> pTrackCollectionManager);
+
     QQuickImageResponse* requestImageResponse(
             const QString& id, const QSize& requestedSize) override;
 
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ class AsyncImageProvider : public QQuickAsyncImageProvider {
 
   private:
     QThreadPool pool;
+    std::shared_ptr<TrackCollectionManager> m_pTrackCollectionManager;
 };
 
 } // namespace qml
diff --git a/src/qml/qmlapplication.cpp b/src/qml/qmlapplication.cpp
index 1c3384b95dd..d48ea0a4b03 100644
--- a/src/qml/qmlapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qmlapplication.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ void QmlApplication::loadQml(const QString& path) {
     m_pAppEngine->addImportPath(QStringLiteral(":/mixxx.org/imports"));
 
     // No memory leak here, the QQmlEngine takes ownership of the provider
-    QQuickAsyncImageProvider* pImageProvider = new AsyncImageProvider();
+    QQuickAsyncImageProvider* pImageProvider = new AsyncImageProvider(
+            m_pCoreServices->getTrackCollectionManager());
     m_pAppEngine->addImageProvider(AsyncImageProvider::kProviderName, pImageProvider);
 
     m_pAppEngine->load(path);