diff --git a/src/artwork.c b/src/artwork.c
index 423bdebc..a17a6519 100644
--- a/src/artwork.c
+++ b/src/artwork.c
@@ -457,7 +457,11 @@ artwork_rescale(struct evbuffer *evbuf, AVFormatContext *src_ctx, int s, int out
   dst->codec_id = dst_fmt->video_codec;
   dst->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
 
-  dst->pix_fmt = avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_list((enum AVPixelFormat *)img_encoder->pix_fmts, src->pix_fmt, 1, NULL);
+  if (dst_fmt->video_codec == AV_CODEC_ID_PNG)
+    dst->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24;
+  else
+    dst->pix_fmt = avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt_of_list((enum AVPixelFormat *)img_encoder->pix_fmts, src->pix_fmt, 1, NULL);
+
   if (dst->pix_fmt < 0)
     {
       DPRINTF(E_LOG, L_ART, "Could not determine best pixel format\n");