diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserImpl.kt
index 3108da80f..f15d7ab08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserImpl.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaDescriptionCompat
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat
 import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat.Result
 import androidx.media.utils.MediaConstants
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
 
     private fun onLoadChildren(parentId: String): Single<List<MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem>> {
         try {
-            val parentIdUri = Uri.parse(parentId)
+            val parentIdUri = parentId.toUri()
             val path = ArrayList(parentIdUri.pathSegments)
 
             if (path.isEmpty()) {
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
         builder
             .setMediaId(createMediaIdForInfoItem(playlist is PlaylistRemoteEntity, playlist.uid))
             .setTitle(playlist.orderingName)
-            .setIconUri(playlist.thumbnailUrl?.let { Uri.parse(it) })
+            .setIconUri(imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(playlist.thumbnailUrl))
 
         val extras = Bundle()
         extras.putString(
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
         }
 
         ImageStrategy.choosePreferredImage(item.thumbnails)?.let {
-            builder.setIconUri(Uri.parse(it))
+            builder.setIconUri(imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(it))
         }
 
         return MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem(
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
         builder.setMediaId(createMediaIdForPlaylistIndex(false, playlistId, index))
             .setTitle(item.streamEntity.title)
             .setSubtitle(item.streamEntity.uploader)
-            .setIconUri(Uri.parse(item.streamEntity.thumbnailUrl))
+            .setIconUri(imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(item.streamEntity.thumbnailUrl))
 
         return MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem(
             builder.build(),
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
             .setSubtitle(item.uploaderName)
 
         ImageStrategy.choosePreferredImage(item.thumbnails)?.let {
-            builder.setIconUri(Uri.parse(it))
+            builder.setIconUri(imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(it))
         }
 
         return MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem(
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
         builder.setMediaId(mediaId)
             .setTitle(streamHistoryEntry.streamEntity.title)
             .setSubtitle(streamHistoryEntry.streamEntity.uploader)
-            .setIconUri(Uri.parse(streamHistoryEntry.streamEntity.thumbnailUrl))
+            .setIconUri(imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(streamHistoryEntry.streamEntity.thumbnailUrl))
 
         return MediaBrowserCompat.MediaItem(
             builder.build(),
@@ -395,5 +396,13 @@ class MediaBrowserImpl(
 
     companion object {
         private val TAG: String = MediaBrowserImpl::class.java.getSimpleName()
+
+        fun imageUriOrNullIfDisabled(url: String?): Uri? {
+            return if (ImageStrategy.shouldLoadImages()) {
+                url?.toUri()
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
index f34677a29..a3791e2e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediabrowser/MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.ResultReceiver
 import android.support.v4.media.session.PlaybackStateCompat
 import android.util.Log
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.mediasession.MediaSessionConnector.PlaybackPreparer
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ class MediaBrowserPlaybackPreparer(
 
     private fun extractPlayQueueFromMediaId(mediaId: String): Single<PlayQueue> {
         try {
-            val mediaIdUri = Uri.parse(mediaId)
+            val mediaIdUri = mediaId.toUri()
             val path = ArrayList(mediaIdUri.pathSegments)
             if (path.isEmpty()) {
                 throw parseError(mediaId)