diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.html b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.html
index 00aa5cd13..e7d114b5a 100644
--- a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.html
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.html
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
     [class.external-playback-dock--error]="session().status === 'error'"
 >
     <div class="external-playback-dock__artwork">
-        @if (session().thumbnail) {
+        @if (showArtwork()) {
             <img
-                [src]="session().thumbnail!"
+                [src]="artworkUrl()"
                 [alt]="session().title"
                 loading="lazy"
+                (error)="onArtworkError()"
             />
         } @else {
             <div class="external-playback-dock__placeholder">
-                <mat-icon>play_circle</mat-icon>
+                <mat-icon>{{ artworkPlaceholderIcon() }}</mat-icon>
             </div>
         }
     </div>
diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.spec.ts b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.spec.ts
index f5c35531e..95078b6f6 100644
--- a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.spec.ts
@@ -46,4 +46,28 @@ describe('ExternalPlaybackDockComponent', () => {
         expect(closeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(buttons).toHaveLength(1);
     });
+
+    it('falls back to a placeholder icon when artwork fails to load', () => {
+        fixture.componentRef.setInput('session', {
+            ...session,
+            thumbnail: 'https://example.com/broken.png',
+            contentInfo: {
+                playlistId: 'playlist-1',
+                contentXtreamId: 42,
+                contentType: 'vod',
+            },
+        });
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const image = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('img'));
+        image.triggerEventHandler('error');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('img'))).toBeNull();
+        expect(
+            fixture.debugElement
+                .query(By.css('.external-playback-dock__placeholder mat-icon'))
+                .nativeElement.textContent.trim()
+        ).toBe('movie');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.ts b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.ts
index 9e4e531da..3ee2f67d6 100644
--- a/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/components/src/lib/external-playback-dock/external-playback-dock.component.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import {
     ChangeDetectionStrategy,
     Component,
     computed,
+    effect,
     input,
     output,
+    signal,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatIcon } from '@angular/material/icon';
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ export class ExternalPlaybackDockComponent {
     readonly compact = input(false);
 
     readonly closeClicked = output<void>();
+    private readonly artworkFailed = signal(false);
 
     readonly playerLabel = computed(() => this.session().player.toUpperCase());
+    readonly artworkUrl = computed(() => this.session().thumbnail?.trim() ?? '');
     readonly statusLabel = computed(() => {
         const session = this.session();
         const player = this.playerLabel();
@@ -45,7 +49,33 @@ export class ExternalPlaybackDockComponent {
     readonly showSpinner = computed(
         () => this.session().status === 'launching'
     );
+    readonly showArtwork = computed(
+        () => !!this.artworkUrl() && !this.artworkFailed()
+    );
+    readonly artworkPlaceholderIcon = computed(() => {
+        const contentType = this.session().contentInfo?.contentType;
+
+        switch (contentType) {
+            case 'vod':
+                return 'movie';
+            case 'episode':
+                return 'video_library';
+            default:
+                return 'live_tv';
+        }
+    });
     readonly showCloseButton = computed(
         () => this.session().canClose && this.session().status !== 'error'
     );
+
+    constructor() {
+        effect(() => {
+            this.artworkUrl();
+            this.artworkFailed.set(false);
+        });
+    }
+
+    onArtworkError(): void {
+        this.artworkFailed.set(true);
+    }
 }