diff --git a/php/classes/handlers/class-images-handler.php b/php/classes/handlers/class-images-handler.php
index 65b33fa1..0c9780a2 100644
--- a/php/classes/handlers/class-images-handler.php
+++ b/php/classes/handlers/class-images-handler.php
@@ -68,25 +68,30 @@ public function is_image_square( $image_data = array() ) {
 	 */
 	public function get_attachment_image_src( $attachment_id, $size = 'medium' ) {
 		$src = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachment_id, $size );
-		return $this->make_associative_image_src( $src );
+		return $this->make_associative_image_src( $src, $attachment_id );
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Convert the array returned from wp_get_attachment_image_src into a human readable version
 	 *
-	 * @param $image_data_array
-	 *
-	 * @return mixed
+	 * @param array $image_data_array
+	 * @param int|null $attachment_id
 	 *
+	 * @return array
 	 */
-	protected function make_associative_image_src( $image_data_array ) {
-		$new_image_data_array = array();
-		if ( is_array( $image_data_array ) && $image_data_array ) {
-			$new_image_data_array['src']    = isset( $image_data_array[0] ) ? $image_data_array[0] : '';
-			$new_image_data_array['width']  = isset( $image_data_array[1] ) ? $image_data_array[1] : '';
-			$new_image_data_array['height'] = isset( $image_data_array[2] ) ? $image_data_array[2] : '';
+	protected function make_associative_image_src( $image_data_array, $attachment_id = null ) {
+		if ( ! is_array( $image_data_array ) || ! $image_data_array ) {
+			return array();
 		}
 
+		$new_image_data_array['src']    = isset( $image_data_array[0] ) ? $image_data_array[0] : '';
+		$new_image_data_array['width']  = isset( $image_data_array[1] ) ? $image_data_array[1] : '';
+		$new_image_data_array['height'] = isset( $image_data_array[2] ) ? $image_data_array[2] : '';
+
+		$alt_text = $attachment_id ? get_post_meta( $attachment_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true ) : '';
+
+		$new_image_data_array['alt'] = $alt_text ?: '';
+
 		return $new_image_data_array;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/players/castos-player.php b/templates/players/castos-player.php
index d3de327b..73c76b5f 100644
--- a/templates/players/castos-player.php
+++ b/templates/players/castos-player.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<div class="player">
 		<div class="player__main">
 			<div class="player__artwork player__artwork-<?php echo $episode_id?>">
-				<img src="<?php echo apply_filters( 'ssp_album_art_cover', $album_art['src'], get_the_ID() ); ?>" alt="<?php echo $podcast_title ?>" title="<?php echo $podcast_title ?>">
+				<img src="<?php echo apply_filters( 'ssp_album_art_cover', $album_art['src'], get_the_ID() ); ?>" alt="<?php echo $album_art['alt'] ?: $podcast_title ?>" title="<?php echo $podcast_title ?>">
 			</div>
 			<div class="player__body">
 				<div class="currently-playing">