diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
index 33453a4c31d64..159784575b69a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanel.java
@@ -631,9 +631,22 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
             Drawable artwork;
             boolean isArtworkBound;
             Icon artworkIcon = data.getArtwork();
+            WallpaperColors wallpaperColors = null;
             if (artworkIcon != null) {
-                WallpaperColors wallpaperColors = WallpaperColors
-                        .fromBitmap(artworkIcon.getBitmap());
+                if (artworkIcon.getType() == Icon.TYPE_BITMAP
+                        || artworkIcon.getType() == Icon.TYPE_ADAPTIVE_BITMAP) {
+                    // Avoids extra processing if this is already a valid bitmap
+                    wallpaperColors = WallpaperColors
+                            .fromBitmap(artworkIcon.getBitmap());
+                } else {
+                    Drawable artworkDrawable = artworkIcon.loadDrawable(mContext);
+                    if (artworkDrawable != null) {
+                        wallpaperColors = WallpaperColors
+                                .fromDrawable(artworkIcon.loadDrawable(mContext));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (wallpaperColors != null) {
                 mutableColorScheme = new ColorScheme(wallpaperColors, true, Style.CONTENT);
                 artwork = getScaledBackground(artworkIcon, width, height);
                 isArtworkBound = true;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
index 241ed2443e6c0..6f4579bb14b5e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/MediaControlPanelTest.kt
@@ -546,6 +546,19 @@ public class MediaControlPanelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         verify(albumView).setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun bindAlbumView_artUsesResource() {
+        val albumArt = Icon.createWithResource(context, R.drawable.ic_android)
+        val state = mediaData.copy(artwork = albumArt)
+
+        player.attachPlayer(viewHolder)
+        player.bindPlayer(state, PACKAGE)
+        bgExecutor.runAllReady()
+        mainExecutor.runAllReady()
+
+        verify(albumView).setImageDrawable(any(Drawable::class.java))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun bindAlbumView_setAfterExecutors() {
         val bmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(10, 10, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)