diff --git a/src/components/player/PersistentPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/PersistentPlayer.tsx
index cc1c34d..ee0f9e5 100644
--- a/src/components/player/PersistentPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/PersistentPlayer.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import {
 } from '../../store/slices/player';
 import { useAudioPlayer } from '../../hooks/useAudioPlayer';
 import { useStreamCached } from '../../hooks/useStreamCached';
+import { useResolvedQueueEntry } from '../../hooks/useResolvedQueueEntry';
 import { formatDuration } from '../../lib/format';
-import { getCoverUrl } from '../../api/endpoints/streaming';
+import { getCoverUrl, getTrackCoverUrl } from '../../api/endpoints/streaming';
 
 export function PersistentPlayer() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ export function PersistentPlayer() {
   const { seek, playNext, playPrev } = useAudioPlayer();
   const player = useAppSelector((s) => s.player);
   const queue = useAppSelector((s) => s.queue);
+  const token = useAppSelector((s) => s.auth.accessToken);
   const currentEntry = queue.entries[queue.currentIndex];
+  // Read through to the live Track cache so enrichment updates reach the player,
+  // not just the play-time snapshot frozen in the queue slice.
+  const current = useResolvedQueueEntry(currentEntry);
   // Source indicator: cached → playing locally, otherwise streaming.
   const cached = useStreamCached(currentEntry?.trackId);
 
@@ -32,8 +37,12 @@ export function PersistentPlayer() {
     return <div className="player empty">{t('player.nothingPlaying')}</div>;
   }
 
-  const artUrl = getCoverUrl(currentEntry?.albumArtUrl);
-  const seedLabel = currentEntry?.albumTitle ?? currentEntry?.title ?? '';
+  const artUrl =
+    getCoverUrl(currentEntry?.albumArtUrl) ??
+    (token && current?.hasCover
+      ? getTrackCoverUrl(current.trackId, token, true)
+      : undefined);
+  const seedLabel = current?.albumTitle ?? current?.title ?? '';
   const onStream = !cached;
 
   return (
@@ -45,8 +54,8 @@ export function PersistentPlayer() {
       >
         <ArtTile seed={seedLabel} size={54} label={seedLabel} src={artUrl} />
         <div className="pl-now-tt">
-          <div className="t">{currentEntry?.title ?? '—'}</div>
-          <div className="a">{currentEntry?.artistName ?? ''}</div>
+          <div className="t">{current?.title ?? '—'}</div>
+          <div className="a">{current?.artistName ?? ''}</div>
           <div
             className="pl-srcbadge"
             style={{ color: onStream ? 'var(--fg-3)' : 'var(--lime)' }}
diff --git a/src/components/player/QueuePanel.tsx b/src/components/player/QueuePanel.tsx
index e0a43ff..b24d1a4 100644
--- a/src/components/player/QueuePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/QueuePanel.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import {
   goToIndex,
   removeFromQueue,
   clearQueue,
+  type QueueEntry,
 } from '../../store/slices/queue';
 import { toggleQueue } from '../../store/slices/player';
+import { useResolvedQueueEntry } from '../../hooks/useResolvedQueueEntry';
 
 export function QueuePanel() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -16,8 +18,9 @@ export function QueuePanel() {
   const queue = useAppSelector((s) => s.queue);
   const isOpen = useAppSelector((s) => s.player.isQueueOpen);
 
-  const now =
+  const nowEntry =
     queue.currentIndex >= 0 ? queue.entries[queue.currentIndex] : undefined;
+  const now = useResolvedQueueEntry(nowEntry);
   const upNext = queue.entries
     .map((entry, index) => ({ entry, index }))
     .filter(({ index }) => index > queue.currentIndex);
@@ -120,33 +123,12 @@ export function QueuePanel() {
                 <div className="qd-empty">{t('queue.nothingNext')}</div>
               ) : (
                 upNext.map(({ entry, index }) => (
-                  <div
+                  <QueueRow
                     key={`${entry.trackId}-${index}`}
-                    className="qrow"
-                    onDoubleClick={() => dispatch(goToIndex(index))}
-                    title={t('queue.doubleClickPlay')}
-                  >
-                    <span className="grip">
-                      <Icon name="dots-six-vertical" />
-                    </span>
-                    <ArtTile
-                      seed={entry.albumTitle}
-                      size={36}
-                      label={entry.albumTitle}
-                    />
-                    <div className="qt">
-                      <div className="t">{entry.title}</div>
-                      <div className="r">{entry.artistName}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <button
-                      type="button"
-                      className="iconbtn sm"
-                      onClick={() => dispatch(removeFromQueue(index))}
-                      title={t('queue.removeFromQueue')}
-                    >
-                      <Icon name="x" />
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
+                    entry={entry}
+                    onPlay={() => dispatch(goToIndex(index))}
+                    onRemove={() => dispatch(removeFromQueue(index))}
+                  />
                 ))
               )}
 
@@ -162,3 +144,40 @@ export function QueuePanel() {
     </aside>
   );
 }
+
+/** An "up next" row, resolving its display fields against the live Track cache
+ * (same read-through as the now-playing entry) so enrichment updates show. */
+function QueueRow({
+  entry,
+  onPlay,
+  onRemove,
+}: {
+  entry: QueueEntry;
+  onPlay: () => void;
+  onRemove: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const resolved = useResolvedQueueEntry(entry);
+  const albumTitle = resolved?.albumTitle ?? entry.albumTitle;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="qrow" onDoubleClick={onPlay} title={t('queue.doubleClickPlay')}>
+      <span className="grip">
+        <Icon name="dots-six-vertical" />
+      </span>
+      <ArtTile seed={albumTitle} size={36} label={albumTitle} />
+      <div className="qt">
+        <div className="t">{resolved?.title ?? entry.title}</div>
+        <div className="r">{resolved?.artistName ?? entry.artistName}</div>
+      </div>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="iconbtn sm"
+        onClick={onRemove}
+        title={t('queue.removeFromQueue')}
+      >
+        <Icon name="x" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useResolvedQueueEntry.ts b/src/hooks/useResolvedQueueEntry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16c30af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useResolvedQueueEntry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { skipToken } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query';
+import { useGetTrackQuery } from '../api/endpoints/library';
+import type { QueueEntry } from '../store/slices/queue';
+
+export interface ResolvedQueueEntry {
+  trackId: string;
+  title: string;
+  artistName: string;
+  albumTitle: string;
+  durationMs: number;
+  hasCover: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merge a queue entry's play-time snapshot with the live `Track` cache.
+ *
+ * The queue slice stores denormalized display fields (title/artist/…) captured
+ * when a track was queued, so they go stale after metadata enrichment updates
+ * the track. This reads through to the RTKQ `Track` cache — invalidated by the
+ * same tags that refresh the library — and prefers its fresh values, falling
+ * back to the snapshot for instant render and offline. Returns undefined when
+ * there is no current entry.
+ */
+export function useResolvedQueueEntry(
+  entry: QueueEntry | undefined,
+): ResolvedQueueEntry | undefined {
+  const { data } = useGetTrackQuery(entry?.trackId ?? skipToken);
+  if (!entry) return undefined;
+  return {
+    trackId: entry.trackId,
+    title: data?.title ?? entry.title,
+    artistName: data?.artistName ?? entry.artistName,
+    albumTitle: data?.albumTitle ?? entry.albumTitle,
+    durationMs: data?.durationMs ?? entry.durationMs,
+    hasCover: data?.hasCover ?? false,
+  };
+}