diff --git a/android/res/layout/appwidget_2x2.xml b/android/res/layout/appwidget_2x2.xml
index a29f416b3d..113384f57b 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/appwidget_2x2.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/appwidget_2x2.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
               android:background="@drawable/appwidget_background">
               <!-- style="@style/appwidget_background"-->
 
-  <ImageView android:id="@+id/logo"
+  <ImageButton android:id="@+id/logo"
+             android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-             android:layout_height="40dp"
-             android:scaleType="centerInside"
+             android:layout_height="80dp"
+             android:scaleType="centerInside"             
+             android:background="@drawable/appwidget_infodisplay_background"
              android:src="@drawable/rockbox" />
   <Button android:id="@+id/infoDisplay"
           style="@style/appwidget_infodisplay"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/appwidget_3x3.xml b/android/res/layout/appwidget_3x3.xml
index a29f416b3d..b5be5356fa 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/appwidget_3x3.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/appwidget_3x3.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
               android:background="@drawable/appwidget_background">
               <!-- style="@style/appwidget_background"-->
 
-  <ImageView android:id="@+id/logo"
+  <ImageButton android:id="@+id/logo"
+             android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-             android:layout_height="40dp"
+             android:layout_height="130dp"
              android:scaleType="centerInside"
+             android:background="@drawable/appwidget_infodisplay_background"
              android:src="@drawable/rockbox" />
   <Button android:id="@+id/infoDisplay"
           style="@style/appwidget_infodisplay"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/appwidget_4x1.xml b/android/res/layout/appwidget_4x1.xml
index 0d2d6df010..db7ebb5d0d 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/appwidget_4x1.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/appwidget_4x1.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
               android:background="@drawable/appwidget_background">
               <!-- style="@style/appwidget_background"-->
 
+  <ImageButton android:id="@+id/logo"
+             android:layout_width="68dp"
+             android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+             android:scaleType="centerInside"
+             android:background="@drawable/appwidget_infodisplay_background"
+             android:src="@drawable/rockbox" />
   <Button android:id="@+id/infoDisplay"
           style="@style/appwidget_infodisplay"
           android:layout_height="fill_parent"
diff --git a/android/res/layout/appwidget_configure.xml b/android/res/layout/appwidget_configure.xml
index 8dd0ff2144..1f33afe61e 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/appwidget_configure.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/appwidget_configure.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:text="@string/appwidget_configure_instructions"/>
 
+  <CheckBox android:id="@+id/enable_aa"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="@string/appwidget_configure_albumart"/>
   <CheckBox android:id="@+id/enable_prev"
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index 9e818319d4..c92e955edf 100644
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 <!-- Widget configuration -->
 <string name="appwidget_configure_instructions">Please chose elements to display in widget.</string>
+<string name="appwidget_configure_albumart">Cover Art</string>
 <string name="appwidget_configure_prev">Prev Button</string>
 <string name="appwidget_configure_stop">Stop Button</string>
 <string name="appwidget_configure_playpause">Play/Pause Button</string>
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/Helper/RunForegroundManager.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/Helper/RunForegroundManager.java
index e8b9620280..c08e742aba 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/Helper/RunForegroundManager.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/Helper/RunForegroundManager.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.net.Uri;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class RunForegroundManager
         api.stopForeground();
     }
 
-    public void updateNotification(String title, String artist, String album)
+    public void updateNotification(String title, String artist, String album, String albumart)
     {
         RemoteViews views = mNotification.contentView;
         views.setTextViewText(R.id.title, title);
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ public class RunForegroundManager
         widgetUpdate.putExtra("title", title);
         widgetUpdate.putExtra("artist", artist);
         widgetUpdate.putExtra("album", album);
+        widgetUpdate.putExtra("albumart", albumart);
         mCurrentService.sendBroadcast(widgetUpdate);
     }
 
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetConfigure.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetConfigure.java
index 6ce2050780..700fc2fa1a 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetConfigure.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetConfigure.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetConfigure extends Activity
         setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
         setContentView(R.layout.appwidget_configure);
 
+        ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_aa)).setChecked(true);
         ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_prev)).setChecked(false);
         ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_stop)).setChecked(true);
         ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_playpause)).setChecked(true);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetConfigure extends Activity
             final Context context = RockboxWidgetConfigure.this;
 
             WidgetPref state = new WidgetPref();
+            state.enableAA   = ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_aa)).isChecked();
             state.enablePrev = ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_prev)).isChecked();
             state.enableStop = ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_stop)).isChecked();
             state.enablePlayPause = ((CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.enable_playpause)).isChecked();
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetConfigure extends Activity
 
     static public class WidgetPref
     {
+        public boolean enableAA = true;
         public boolean enablePrev = true;
         public boolean enableStop = true;
         public boolean enablePlayPause = true;
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetConfigure extends Activity
     static void saveWidgetPref(Context context, int appWidgetId, WidgetPref state)
     {
         SharedPreferences.Editor prefs = context.getSharedPreferences("org.rockbox.RockboxWidgetConfigure", 0).edit();
+        prefs.putBoolean("albumart"+appWidgetId, state.enableAA);
         prefs.putBoolean("prev"+appWidgetId, state.enablePrev);
         prefs.putBoolean("stop"+appWidgetId, state.enableStop);
         prefs.putBoolean("playpause"+appWidgetId, state.enablePlayPause);
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetConfigure extends Activity
     {
         SharedPreferences prefs = context.getSharedPreferences("org.rockbox.RockboxWidgetConfigure", 0);
         WidgetPref state = new WidgetPref();
+        state.enableAA   = prefs.getBoolean("albumart"+appWidgetId, true);
         state.enablePrev = prefs.getBoolean("prev"+appWidgetId, true);
         state.enableStop = prefs.getBoolean("stop"+appWidgetId, true);
         state.enablePlayPause = prefs.getBoolean("playpause"+appWidgetId, true);
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetProvider.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetProvider.java
index 867088f601..c6f3baf76c 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetProvider.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/widgets/RockboxWidgetProvider.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package org.rockbox.widgets;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import org.rockbox.R;
 import org.rockbox.RockboxActivity;
 import org.rockbox.RockboxService;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ public class RockboxWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider
         Intent intent = new Intent(context, RockboxActivity.class);
         PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
         views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.infoDisplay, pendingIntent);
+        views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.logo, pendingIntent);
 
         RockboxWidgetConfigure.WidgetPref state = RockboxWidgetConfigure.loadWidgetPref(context, appWidgetId);
 
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ public class RockboxWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider
         else
             views.setViewVisibility(R.id.stop, View.GONE);
 
+        if (!state.enableAA)
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.logo, View.GONE);
+
         if (args != null)
         {
             if (args.getAction().equals("org.rockbox.TrackUpdateInfo"))
@@ -159,12 +164,18 @@ public class RockboxWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider
                 CharSequence artist = args.getCharSequenceExtra("artist");
                 CharSequence album = args.getCharSequenceExtra("album");
                 views.setTextViewText(R.id.infoDisplay, title+"\n"+artist+"\n"+album);
+                CharSequence albumart = args.getCharSequenceExtra("albumart");
+                if (albumart != null)
+                    views.setImageViewUri(R.id.logo, Uri.fromFile(new File(albumart.toString())));
+                else
+                    views.setImageViewResource(R.id.logo, R.drawable.rockbox);
             }
             else if (args.getAction().equals("org.rockbox.TrackFinish"))
             {
                 // FIXME: looks like this event is always fired earlier than
                 // the actual track change (a few seconds)
                 views.setTextViewText(R.id.infoDisplay, context.getString(R.string.appwidget_infoDisplay));
+                views.setImageViewResource(R.id.logo, R.drawable.rockbox);
             }
             else if (args.getAction().equals("org.rockbox.UpdateState"))
             {
diff --git a/apps/hosted/notification.c b/apps/hosted/notification.c
index 339c92acd3..bde91b039f 100644
--- a/apps/hosted/notification.c
+++ b/apps/hosted/notification.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "notification.h"
 #include "appevents.h"
 #include "metadata.h"
+#include "albumart.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ extern jobject RockboxService_instance;
 
 static jmethodID updateNotification, finishNotification;
 static jobject NotificationManager_instance;
-static jstring title, artist, album;
+static jstring title, artist, album, albumart;
 
+/* completely arbitrary dimensions. neded for find_albumart() */
+const struct dim dim = { .width = 200, .height = 200 };
 #define NZV(a) (a && a[0])
 
 /*
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ static void track_changed_callback(void *param)
         e->DeleteLocalRef(env_ptr, title);
         e->DeleteLocalRef(env_ptr, artist);
         e->DeleteLocalRef(env_ptr, album);
+        e->DeleteLocalRef(env_ptr, albumart);
 
         char buf[200];
         const char * ptitle = id3->title;
@@ -62,8 +66,12 @@ static void track_changed_callback(void *param)
         artist = e->NewStringUTF(env_ptr, id3->artist ?: "");
         album = e->NewStringUTF(env_ptr, id3->album ?: "");
 
+        albumart = NULL;
+        if (find_albumart(id3, buf, sizeof(buf), &dim))
+            albumart = e->NewStringUTF(env_ptr, buf);
+
         e->CallVoidMethod(env_ptr, NotificationManager_instance,
-                      updateNotification, title, artist, album);
+                      updateNotification, title, artist, album, albumart);
     }
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ void notification_init(void)
     updateNotification = e->GetMethodID(env_ptr, class, "updateNotification",
                                          "(Ljava/lang/String;"
                                          "Ljava/lang/String;"
+                                         "Ljava/lang/String;"
                                          "Ljava/lang/String;)V");
     finishNotification = e->GetMethodID(env_ptr, class, "finishNotification",
                                         "()V");