diff --git a/src/contents/ui/PanelIcon.qml b/src/contents/ui/PanelIcon.qml
index b6fb338..59c7680 100644
--- a/src/contents/ui/PanelIcon.qml
+++ b/src/contents/ui/PanelIcon.qml
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ Item {
     property var imageRadius: null
     property var icon: null
     property real size: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.medium
+    property bool imageReady: false
+    property bool fallbackToIconWhenImageNotAvailable: false
+    visible: type === PanelIcon.Type.Icon || imageReady || (fallbackToIconWhenImageNotAvailable && !imageReady)
 
     Layout.preferredHeight: size
     Layout.preferredWidth: size
 
     Kirigami.Icon {
-        visible: type === PanelIcon.Type.Icon
+        visible: type === PanelIcon.Type.Icon || (fallbackToIconWhenImageNotAvailable && !imageReady)
         id: iconComponent
         source: root.icon
         implicitHeight: root.size
@@ -29,6 +32,14 @@ Item {
         color: Kirigami.Theme.textColor
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: imageStatusTimer
+        interval: 500
+        onTriggered: {
+            imageReady = imageComponent.status === Image.Ready
+        }
+    }
+
     Image {
         visible: type === PanelIcon.Type.Image
         width: root.size
@@ -37,6 +48,9 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
         source: root.imageUrl
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+        onStatusChanged: {
+            imageStatusTimer.restart()
+        }
 
         // enables round corners while the radius is set
         // ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6090740/image-rounded-corners-in-qml
diff --git a/src/contents/ui/main.qml b/src/contents/ui/main.qml
index f992330..b6c7218 100644
--- a/src/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/src/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -112,13 +112,11 @@ PlasmoidItem {
                 icon: plasmoid.configuration.panelIcon
                 imageUrl: player.artUrl
                 imageRadius: plasmoid.configuration.albumCoverRadius
+                fallbackToIconWhenImageNotAvailable: plasmoid.configuration.fallbackToIconWhenArtNotAvailable
                 type: {
                     if (!plasmoid.configuration.useAlbumCoverAsPanelIcon) {
                         return PanelIcon.Type.Icon;
                     }
-                    if (plasmoid.configuration.fallbackToIconWhenArtNotAvailable && !player.artUrl) {
-                        return PanelIcon.Type.Icon;
-                    }
                     return PanelIcon.Type.Image;
                 }
                 Layout.alignment : Qt.AlignVCenter | Qt.AlignHCenter