diff --git a/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImage.kt b/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImage.kt
index 02d537c7c6d..4087cd88fb9 100644
--- a/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImage.kt
+++ b/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImage.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.images
 
+import android.content.Context
 import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.preferences.Settings
+import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.utils.Util
 
 object PodcastImage {
 
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ object PodcastImage {
         return String.format(STATIC_ARTWORK_JPG_URL, Settings.SERVER_STATIC_URL, size, uuid)
     }
 
-    fun getLargeArtworkUrl(uuid: String): String {
-        return getArtworkUrl(960, uuid)
+    fun getLargeArtworkUrl(uuid: String, context: Context): String {
+        // The watch's smaller screen does not need such large images
+        val size = if (Util.isWearOs(context)) 480 else 960
+        return getArtworkUrl(size, uuid)
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImageLoader.kt b/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImageLoader.kt
index 05604bebb6f..4fc5b727458 100644
--- a/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImageLoader.kt
+++ b/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/images/PodcastImageLoader.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ open class PodcastImageLoader(
 
     fun loadCoil(podcastUuid: String?, size: Int? = null, placeholder: Boolean = true, onComplete: () -> Unit = {}): ImageRequest.Builder {
         if (podcastUuid == null) return loadNoPodcastCoil()
-        val url = if (size != null) PodcastImage.getArtworkUrl(size = size, uuid = podcastUuid) else PodcastImage.getLargeArtworkUrl(uuid = podcastUuid)
+        val url = if (size != null) {
+            PodcastImage.getArtworkUrl(size = size, uuid = podcastUuid)
+        } else {
+            PodcastImage.getLargeArtworkUrl(uuid = podcastUuid, context = context)
+        }
 
         val placeholderDrawable = if (placeholder) placeholderResId() else 0
         var builder = ImageRequest.Builder(context)
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ open class PodcastImageLoader(
 
     private fun cacheSubscribedArtworkRequest(podcast: Podcast): ImageRequest {
         return ImageRequest.Builder(context)
-            .data(PodcastImage.getLargeArtworkUrl(podcast.uuid))
+            .data(PodcastImage.getLargeArtworkUrl(uuid = podcast.uuid, context = context))
             .memoryCachePolicy(CachePolicy.DISABLED)
             .build()
     }