diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_recommendation_view.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_recommendation_view.xml
index a4aeba1dbcd6e..e63aa211f9f11 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_recommendation_view.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_recommendation_view.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
     <!-- App icon -->
     <com.android.internal.widget.CachingIconView
         android:id="@+id/media_rec_app_icon"
-        android:layout_width="@dimen/qs_media_rec_icon_top_margin"
-        android:layout_height="@dimen/qs_media_rec_icon_top_margin"
+        android:layout_width="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_icon_size"
+        android:layout_height="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_icon_size"
+        android:minWidth="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_icon_size"
+        android:minHeight="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_icon_size"
         android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/qs_media_info_spacing"
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/qs_media_info_spacing"/>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_smartspace_recommendations.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_smartspace_recommendations.xml
index aa655e6b35644..9304ff72f0547 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_smartspace_recommendations.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/media_smartspace_recommendations.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
         android:id="@+id/recommendation_card_icon"
         android:layout_width="@dimen/qs_media_app_icon_size"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/qs_media_app_icon_size"
+        android:minWidth="@dimen/qs_media_app_icon_size"
+        android:minHeight="@dimen/qs_media_app_icon_size"
         android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/qs_media_padding"
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/qs_media_rec_icon_top_margin"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/media_cover1"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:minWidth="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
+            android:minHeight="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
             android:adjustViewBounds="true"
@@ -80,6 +84,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/media_cover2"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:minWidth="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
+            android:minHeight="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
             android:adjustViewBounds="true"
             android:background="@drawable/bg_smartspace_media_item"
             style="@style/MediaPlayer.Recommendation.Album"
@@ -105,6 +111,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/media_cover3"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:minWidth="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
+            android:minHeight="@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_size"
             android:adjustViewBounds="true"
             android:background="@drawable/bg_smartspace_media_item"
             style="@style/MediaPlayer.Recommendation.Album"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
index 8e93a540c1c03..89857f1203962 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@
 
     <!-- Size of Smartspace media recommendations cards in the QSPanel carousel -->
     <dimen name="qs_media_rec_icon_top_margin">16dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="qs_media_rec_album_icon_size">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="qs_media_rec_album_size">88dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="qs_media_rec_album_width">110dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="qs_media_rec_album_height_expanded">108dp</dimen>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
index 58b0234023ae0..1da1a294f9ba8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@
 
     <style name="MediaPlayer.Recommendation.AlbumContainer.Updated">
         <item name="android:layout_width">@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_width</item>
+        <item name="android:minWidth">@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_width</item>
+        <item name="android:minHeight">@dimen/qs_media_rec_album_height_collapsed</item>
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/qs_media_light_source</item>
         <item name="android:layout_marginTop">@dimen/qs_media_info_spacing</item>
     </style>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaControlPanel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaControlPanel.java
index 660f530534075..c91f855a853d5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaControlPanel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/controls/ui/MediaControlPanel.java
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ public class MediaControlPanel {
                         itemIndex
                 );
             } else {
-                mediaCoverImageView.setImageIcon(recommendation.getIcon());
+                mediaCoverImageView.post(
+                        () -> mediaCoverImageView.setImageIcon(recommendation.getIcon()));
             }
 
             // Set up the media item's click listener if applicable.