diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 0efefcb..ec30120 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -869,6 +869,31 @@ pub fn albums_without_cover(conn: &Connection) -> Result<Vec<UncachedAlbum>> {
     rows.collect()
 }
 
+/// Like [`albums_without_cover`] but restricted to albums where at least one
+/// scrobble came from MPD (`source = 'MPD'`).
+///
+/// There is no point asking MPD for a cover art of an album that was scrobbled
+/// entirely via an MPRIS player (e.g. Qobuz, Spotify) — MPD almost certainly
+/// does not have that file on disk. This query avoids those wasted round-trips.
+pub fn albums_without_cover_from_mpd(conn: &Connection) -> Result<Vec<UncachedAlbum>> {
+    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
+        "SELECT DISTINCT s.artist, s.album
+         FROM scrobbles s
+         LEFT JOIN album_cache c ON s.artist = c.artist AND s.album = c.album
+         WHERE s.album != ''
+           AND s.source = 'MPD'
+           AND (c.id IS NULL OR c.cover_url IS NULL)
+         ORDER BY s.artist, s.album",
+    )?;
+    let rows = stmt.query_map([], |row| {
+        Ok(UncachedAlbum {
+            artist: row.get(0)?,
+            album: row.get(1)?,
+        })
+    })?;
+    rows.collect()
+}
+
 /// Cached album metadata returned by [`album_cache_meta`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AlbumCacheMeta {
diff --git a/src/mpd.rs b/src/mpd.rs
index fc0639d..b9540a5 100644
--- a/src/mpd.rs
+++ b/src/mpd.rs
@@ -942,9 +942,10 @@ fn try_extract_cover(
 /// one; if it finds nothing, the local cover is preserved (see
 /// `db::upsert_album_cache` for the `COALESCE` logic).
 pub fn run_mpd_cover_enrich(config: &MpdConfig, conn: &Connection) {
-    // Fetch covers for every scrobbled album that still has no cover_url.
-    // Used by the standalone `enrich` command where the scope is the whole DB.
-    let albums = match db::albums_without_cover(conn) {
+    // Only consider albums where at least one scrobble came from MPD — albums
+    // scrobbled exclusively via MPRIS players (Qobuz, Spotify, etc.) are
+    // unlikely to be present in MPD's music database.
+    let albums = match db::albums_without_cover_from_mpd(conn) {
         Ok(a) => a,
         Err(e) => {
             eprintln!("[error] Failed to query albums without cover: {}", e);
@@ -971,10 +972,10 @@ pub fn run_mpd_cover_enrich_targeted(
     conn: &Connection,
     needed: &std::collections::HashSet<(String, String)>,
 ) {
-    // Start from albums that genuinely have no cover yet, then narrow to the
-    // set the caller cares about. This avoids redundant MPD round-trips for
-    // albums that already have art.
-    let albums = match db::albums_without_cover(conn) {
+    // Start from albums that have no cover AND were scrobbled via MPD — albums
+    // from MPRIS-only players are excluded because MPD won't have those files.
+    // Then narrow further to the set the caller cares about.
+    let albums = match db::albums_without_cover_from_mpd(conn) {
         Ok(a) => a,
         Err(e) => {
             eprintln!("[error] Failed to query albums without cover: {}", e);