diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/Metadata.macios.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/Metadata.macios.cs
index 3ce3c627a1..4d96128186 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/Metadata.macios.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Primitives/Metadata.macios.cs
@@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ public void SetMetadata(AVPlayerItem? playerItem, IMediaElement? mediaElement)
 			return;
 		}
 
+		var url = mediaElement.MetadataArtworkUrl;
+
 		NowPlayingInfo.Title = mediaElement.MetadataTitle;
 		NowPlayingInfo.Artist = mediaElement.MetadataArtist;
 		NowPlayingInfo.PlaybackDuration = playerItem?.Duration.Seconds ?? 0;
 		NowPlayingInfo.IsLiveStream = false;
 		NowPlayingInfo.PlaybackRate = mediaElement.Speed;
 		NowPlayingInfo.ElapsedPlaybackTime = playerItem?.CurrentTime.Seconds ?? 0;
-		NowPlayingInfo.Artwork = new(boundsSize: new(320, 240), requestHandler: _ => GetImage(mediaElement.MetadataArtworkUrl));
+		NowPlayingInfo.Artwork = new(boundsSize: new(320, 240), requestHandler: _ => GetImage(url));
 		MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.DefaultCenter.NowPlaying = NowPlayingInfo;
 	}