diff --git a/src/collection/collectionplaylistitem.cpp b/src/collection/collectionplaylistitem.cpp
index 5fd437327..2f65296ed 100644
--- a/src/collection/collectionplaylistitem.cpp
+++ b/src/collection/collectionplaylistitem.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ Song CollectionPlaylistItem::Metadata() const {
 void CollectionPlaylistItem::SetArtManual(const QUrl &cover_url) {
 
   song_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
-  temp_metadata_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
+  if (HasTemporaryMetadata()) temp_metadata_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/playlist/songplaylistitem.cpp b/src/playlist/songplaylistitem.cpp
index b5e2e6dfe..73a6cee2b 100644
--- a/src/playlist/songplaylistitem.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/songplaylistitem.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ Song SongPlaylistItem::Metadata() const {
 void SongPlaylistItem::SetArtManual(const QUrl &cover_url) {
 
   song_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
-  temp_metadata_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
+  if (HasTemporaryMetadata()) temp_metadata_.set_art_manual(cover_url);
 
 }