diff --git a/picard/coverart/image.py b/picard/coverart/image.py
index 6b246796bb..c8b8a344ae 100644
--- a/picard/coverart/image.py
+++ b/picard/coverart/image.py
@@ -170,13 +170,17 @@ def __init__(self, url=None, types=None, comment='', data=None, support_types=No
         self.can_be_saved_to_tags = True
         self.can_be_saved_to_disk = True
         self.can_be_saved_to_metadata = True
-        self.id3_type = id3_type
         if support_types is not None:
             self.support_types = support_types
         if support_multi_types is not None:
             self.support_multi_types = support_multi_types
         if data is not None:
             self.set_data(data)
+        try:
+            self.id3_type = id3_type
+        except ValueError:
+            log.warning("Invalid ID3 image type %r in %r", type, self)
+            self.id3_type = Id3ImageType.OTHER
 
     @property
     def source(self):
diff --git a/test/test_coverart_image.py b/test/test_coverart_image.py
index 5ea0fd2108..10f81ea9c4 100644
--- a/test/test_coverart_image.py
+++ b/test/test_coverart_image.py
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ def test_id3_type_value_error(self):
             with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
                 image.id3_type = invalid_value
 
+    def test_init_invalid_id3_type(self):
+        image = CoverArtImage(id3_type=255)
+        self.assertEqual(image.id3_type, Id3ImageType.OTHER)
+
     def test_compare_without_type(self):
         image1 = create_image(b'a', types=["front"])
         image2 = create_image(b'a', types=["back"])