diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcuts.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcuts.kt
index f6ea660da..d5ca08be2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcuts.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcuts.kt
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.ShortcutInfo
 import android.content.pm.ShortcutManager
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.widget.Toast
 import com.droiddeck.launcher.MainActivity
 import com.droiddeck.launcher.R
+import java.io.File
 
 object GameShortcuts {
     fun launchIntent(context: Context, gameId: String) = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
@@ -19,22 +21,35 @@ object GameShortcuts {
 
     private fun info(context: Context, game: Library.SteamGame): ShortcutInfo {
         val name = game.name.ifBlank { context.getString(R.string.app_name) }
-        val icon = listOfNotNull(game.icon, game.art).firstNotNullOfOrNull { file -> runCatching {
-            val bounds = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inJustDecodeBounds = true }
-            BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.path, bounds)
-            if (bounds.outWidth <= 0 || bounds.outHeight <= 0) return@runCatching null
-            val options = BitmapFactory.Options().apply {
-                inSampleSize = 1
-                while (maxOf(bounds.outWidth, bounds.outHeight) / inSampleSize > 256) inSampleSize *= 2
-            }
-            BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.path, options)?.let(Icon::createWithBitmap)
-        }.getOrNull() } ?: Icon.createWithResource(context, R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
+        val icon = iconBitmap(game)?.let(Icon::createWithBitmap) ?: Icon.createWithResource(context, R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
         return ShortcutInfo.Builder(context, "game:${game.gameIdString}")
             .setActivity(android.content.ComponentName(context, MainActivity::class.java))
             .setShortLabel(name.take(40)).setLongLabel(name).setIcon(icon)
             .setIntent(launchIntent(context, game.gameIdString)).build()
     }
 
+    internal fun iconBitmap(game: Library.SteamGame): Bitmap? {
+        val icon = game.icon?.let(::decode)
+        if (icon != null && minOf(icon.width, icon.height) >= SHARP_ICON_PX) return icon
+        return game.art?.let(::decode)?.let(::square) ?: icon
+    }
+
+    private fun decode(file: File): Bitmap? = runCatching {
+        val bounds = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inJustDecodeBounds = true }
+        BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.path, bounds)
+        if (bounds.outWidth <= 0 || bounds.outHeight <= 0) return@runCatching null
+        val options = BitmapFactory.Options().apply {
+            inSampleSize = 1
+            while (minOf(bounds.outWidth, bounds.outHeight) / (inSampleSize * 2) >= ICON_PX) inSampleSize *= 2
+        }
+        BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.path, options)
+    }.getOrNull()
+
+    private fun square(bitmap: Bitmap): Bitmap {
+        val side = minOf(bitmap.width, bitmap.height)
+        return Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, (bitmap.width - side) / 2, (bitmap.height - side) / 2, side, side)
+    }
+
     fun pin(activity: Activity, game: Library.SteamGame) {
         val manager = activity.getSystemService(ShortcutManager::class.java)
         val requested = runCatching { manager.isRequestPinShortcutSupported &&
@@ -44,4 +59,7 @@ object GameShortcuts {
 
     fun result(activity: Activity, game: Library.SteamGame): Intent =
         activity.getSystemService(ShortcutManager::class.java).createShortcutResultIntent(info(activity, game))
+
+    private const val ICON_PX = 256
+    private const val SHARP_ICON_PX = 128
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcutsIconTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcutsIconTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f7f2b2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/frontend/GameShortcutsIconTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.droiddeck.launcher.frontend
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Canvas
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.Paint
+import java.io.File
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(sdk = [33], manifest = Config.NONE)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+class GameShortcutsIconTest {
+    private lateinit var dir: File
+
+    @Before fun setUp() {
+        dir = Files.createTempDirectory("shortcut-icons").toFile()
+    }
+
+    @Test fun aSmallSteamIconGivesWayToTheMiddleOfTheCoverArt() {
+        val icon = image("icon.png", 32, 32, Color.GREEN)
+        val cover = image("cover.png", 300, 450, Color.BLUE, band = 75, bandColor = Color.RED)
+        val bitmap = GameShortcuts.iconBitmap(game(icon = icon, art = cover))!!
+        assertEquals(300, bitmap.width)
+        assertEquals(300, bitmap.height)
+        assertEquals(Color.BLUE, bitmap.getPixel(0, 0))
+        assertEquals(Color.BLUE, bitmap.getPixel(299, 299))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun anIconLargeEnoughForTheHomeScreenIsKept() {
+        val icon = image("icon.png", 256, 256, Color.GREEN)
+        val cover = image("cover.png", 300, 450, Color.BLUE)
+        val bitmap = GameShortcuts.iconBitmap(game(icon = icon, art = cover))!!
+        assertEquals(256, bitmap.width)
+        assertEquals(Color.GREEN, bitmap.getPixel(128, 128))
+    }
+
+    @Test fun theSmallIconIsStillUsedWhenThereIsNoArt() {
+        val icon = image("icon.png", 32, 32, Color.GREEN)
+        val bitmap = GameShortcuts.iconBitmap(game(icon = icon, art = null))!!
+        assertEquals(32, bitmap.width)
+        assertEquals(Color.GREEN, bitmap.getPixel(16, 16))
+    }
+
+    private fun game(icon: File?, art: File?) =
+        Library.SteamGame(appId = 17480, name = "Game", art = art, library = "test", icon = icon)
+
+    private fun image(name: String, width: Int, height: Int, color: Int, band: Int = 0, bandColor: Int = color): File {
+        val bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        val canvas = Canvas(bitmap)
+        canvas.drawColor(color)
+        if (band > 0) {
+            val paint = Paint().apply { this.color = bandColor }
+            canvas.drawRect(0f, 0f, width.toFloat(), band.toFloat(), paint)
+            canvas.drawRect(0f, (height - band).toFloat(), width.toFloat(), height.toFloat(), paint)
+        }
+        return File(dir, name).also { file -> file.outputStream().use { bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, it) } }
+    }
+}