diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/NowPlayingNotification.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/NowPlayingNotification.kt
index 55bd7e3fd..f6bf02eea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/NowPlayingNotification.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/NowPlayingNotification.kt
@@ -105,28 +105,33 @@ class NowPlayingNotification(
             callback: PlayerNotificationManager.BitmapCallback
         ): Bitmap? {
             var bitmap: Bitmap? = null
-            var resizedBitmap: Bitmap? = null
 
             val request = ImageRequest.Builder(context)
                 .data(streams?.thumbnailUrl)
                 .target { result ->
                     bitmap = (result as BitmapDrawable).bitmap
-                    resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(
-                        bitmap!!,
-                        bitmap!!.width,
-                        bitmap!!.width,
-                        false
-                    )
                 }
                 .build()
 
             ImageHelper.imageLoader.enqueue(request)
 
-            // returns the scaled bitmap if it got fetched successfully
-            return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) resizedBitmap else bitmap
+            // returns the bitmap on Android 13+, for everything below scaled down to a square
+            return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) getSquareBitmap(bitmap) else bitmap
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getSquareBitmap(bitmap: Bitmap?): Bitmap? {
+        bitmap ?: return null
+        val newSize = minOf(bitmap.width, bitmap.height)
+        return Bitmap.createBitmap(
+            bitmap,
+            (bitmap.width - newSize) / 2,
+            (bitmap.height - newSize) / 2,
+            newSize,
+            newSize
+        )
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a [MediaSessionCompat] amd a [MediaSessionConnector] for the player
      */