diff --git a/lib/music_library/records/music_brainz/api_impl.ex b/lib/music_library/records/music_brainz/api_impl.ex
index 504cc476..503b02b0 100644
--- a/lib/music_library/records/music_brainz/api_impl.ex
+++ b/lib/music_library/records/music_brainz/api_impl.ex
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ defmodule MusicLibrary.Records.MusicBrainz.APIImpl do
     end
   end
 
+  @fallback_cover File.read!(
+                    (:code.priv_dir(:music_library) |> to_string()) <> "/cover-not-found.jpg"
+                  )
+
   @doc """
   Uses the [cover art](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Cover_Art_Archive/API) endpoint with the release group id to get the cover image.
   """
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ defmodule MusicLibrary.Records.MusicBrainz.APIImpl do
     with {:ok, cover_data} <- blob_get(url),
          {:ok, thumb} = Vix.Vips.Operation.thumbnail_buffer(cover_data, 400) do
       Vix.Vips.Image.write_to_buffer(thumb, ".jpg")
+    else
+      {:error, :not_found} -> {:ok, @fallback_cover}
+      error -> error
     end
   end
 
@@ -266,6 +273,9 @@ defmodule MusicLibrary.Records.MusicBrainz.APIImpl do
         Logger.debug("Following redirect to #{location}")
         blob_get(location)
 
+      {:ok, response} when response.status == 404 ->
+        {:error, :not_found}
+
       other ->
         msg = "Failed to fetch data from #{url}, reason: #{inspect(other)}"
         Logger.error(msg)
diff --git a/priv/cover-not-found.jpg b/priv/cover-not-found.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c60603e9
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