diff --git a/web/static/placeholders/album-fallback.svg b/web/static/placeholders/album-fallback.svg
index a864747f..9720c751 100644
--- a/web/static/placeholders/album-fallback.svg
+++ b/web/static/placeholders/album-fallback.svg
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
-<!-- Uploaded to: SVG Repo, www.svgrepo.com, Generator: SVG Repo Mixer Tools -->
-<svg fill="#000000" height="800px" width="800px" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve">
-<g>
-	<g>
-		<path d="M503.319,5.939c-5.506-4.705-12.783-6.767-19.958-5.635L169.555,49.852c-12.04,1.901-20.909,12.28-20.909,24.47v99.097    v156.903H99.097C44.455,330.323,0,371.073,0,421.161C0,471.25,44.455,512,99.097,512c54.642,0,99.097-40.75,99.097-90.839v-66.065    V194.588l264.258-41.725v136.169h-49.548c-54.642,0-99.097,40.75-99.097,90.839s44.455,90.839,99.097,90.839    S512,429.959,512,379.871v-66.065V123.871V24.774C512,17.529,508.827,10.646,503.319,5.939z"/>
-	</g>
-</g>
-</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  Album cover fallback. Used by AlbumCard, CompactTrackCard, and the
+  PlayerBar's onerror handler when an album has no cover_art_path. Colors
+  are FabledSword tokens hard-coded as hex (data-URL / static SVGs can't
+  resolve CSS variables): iron background to match the card surface, a
+  pewter border to give the placeholder a visible edge consistent with
+  real album art, and an ash-tone beamed-pair glyph centered inside.
+
+  Beamed-pair path is from SVG Repo (svgrepo.com), CC0; rescaled and
+  recolored from the original solid-black 800px source.
+-->
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
+  <rect width="512" height="512" fill="#1E2228"/>
+  <rect x="6" y="6" width="500" height="500"
+        fill="none" stroke="#3F4651" stroke-width="10"/>
+  <g fill="#9C9A92" transform="translate(76.8 76.8) scale(0.7)">
+    <path d="M503.319,5.939c-5.506-4.705-12.783-6.767-19.958-5.635L169.555,49.852c-12.04,1.901-20.909,12.28-20.909,24.47v99.097    v156.903H99.097C44.455,330.323,0,371.073,0,421.161C0,471.25,44.455,512,99.097,512c54.642,0,99.097-40.75,99.097-90.839v-66.065    V194.588l264.258-41.725v136.169h-49.548c-54.642,0-99.097,40.75-99.097,90.839s44.455,90.839,99.097,90.839    S512,429.959,512,379.871v-66.065V123.871V24.774C512,17.529,508.827,10.646,503.319,5.939z"/>
+  </g>
+</svg>