diff --git a/mopidy/local/__init__.py b/mopidy/local/__init__.py
index eecaa4a2..542d99f3 100644
--- a/mopidy/local/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/local/__init__.py
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ class Library(object):
         result = {}
         for uri in uris:
             image_uris = set()
-            for track in self.lookup(uri):
+            tracks = self.lookup(uri)
+            # local libraries may return single track
+            if isinstance(tracks, models.Track):
+                tracks = [tracks]
+            for track in tracks:
                 if track.album and track.album.images:
                     image_uris.update(track.album.images)
             result[uri] = [models.Image(uri=u) for u in image_uris]
diff --git a/tests/local/test_library.py b/tests/local/test_library.py
index 13ad9405..39f0e53e 100644
--- a/tests/local/test_library.py
+++ b/tests/local/test_library.py
@@ -597,6 +597,18 @@ class LocalLibraryProviderTest(unittest.TestCase):
         result = library.get_images([track.uri])
         self.assertEqual(result, {track.uri: [image]})
 
+    @mock.patch.object(json.JsonLibrary, 'lookup')
+    def test_default_get_images_impl_single_track(self, mock_lookup):
+        library = actor.LocalBackend(config=self.config, audio=None).library
+
+        image = Image(uri='imageuri')
+        album = Album(images=[image.uri])
+        track = Track(uri='trackuri', album=album)
+        mock_lookup.return_value = track
+
+        result = library.get_images([track.uri])
+        self.assertEqual(result, {track.uri: [image]})
+
     @mock.patch.object(json.JsonLibrary, 'get_images')
     def test_local_library_get_images(self, mock_get_images):
         library = actor.LocalBackend(config=self.config, audio=None).library