diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
index b3117b77..653bb38c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.support.v4.media.session.MediaControllerCompat
 import android.util.Log
+import androidx.documentfile.provider.DocumentFile
+import com.anggrayudi.storage.file.getAbsolutePath
+import com.anggrayudi.storage.file.toRawFile
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.R
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.DiskCacheStrategy
@@ -60,10 +63,25 @@ class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControl
   private suspend fun resolveUriAsBitmap(uri: Uri): Bitmap? {
     return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
       // Block on downloading artwork.
+      val context = playerNotificationService.getContext()
+
+      // Fix attempt for #35 local cover crashing
+      //  Convert content uri to a file and pass to Glide
+      var urival:Any = uri
+      if (uri.toString().startsWith("content:")) {
+        val imageDocFile = DocumentFile.fromSingleUri(context, uri)
+        Log.d(tag, "Converting local content url $uri to file with path ${imageDocFile?.getAbsolutePath(context)}")
+        val file = imageDocFile?.toRawFile(context)
+        file?.let {
+          Log.d(tag, "Using local file image instead of content uri ${it.absolutePath}")
+          urival = it
+        }
+      }
+
       try {
-        Glide.with(playerNotificationService).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
+        Glide.with(context).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
           .asBitmap()
-          .load(uri)
+          .load(urival)
           .placeholder(R.drawable.icon)
           .error(R.drawable.icon)
           .submit(NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE, NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE)
@@ -71,7 +89,7 @@ class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControl
       } catch (e: Exception) {
         e.printStackTrace()
 
-        Glide.with(playerNotificationService).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
+        Glide.with(context).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
           .asBitmap()
           .load(Uri.parse("android.resource://com.audiobookshelf.app/" + R.drawable.icon))
           .submit(NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE, NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index 24bc94ed..ea98d963 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     return if(currentPlayer == castPlayer) "cast-player" else "exo-player"
   }
 
+  fun getContext():Context {
+    return ctx
+  }
+
   //
   // MEDIA BROWSER STUFF (ANDROID AUTO)
   //