diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/metadata.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/metadata.py
index 9a61e67e1..ad8a6b6a5 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/metadata.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/metadata.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import base64
 import datetime
 import logging
-import mutagen
 import pendulum
 
+import mutagen._util
+import mutagen.oggtheora
+import mutagen.oggvorbis
+import mutagen.flac
+
 from django import forms
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -83,6 +88,31 @@ def clean_flac_pictures(apic):
     return pictures
 
 
+def clean_ogg_pictures(metadata_block_picture):
+    pictures = []
+    for b64_data in [metadata_block_picture]:
+
+        try:
+            data = base64.b64decode(b64_data)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            picture = mutagen.flac.Picture(data)
+        except mutagen.flac.FLACError:
+            continue
+
+        pictures.append(
+            {
+                "mimetype": picture.mime,
+                "content": picture.data,
+                "description": "",
+                "type": picture.type.real,
+            }
+        )
+    return pictures
+
+
 def get_mp3_recording_id(f, k):
     try:
         return [t for t in f.tags.getall("UFID") if "musicbrainz.org" in t.owner][
@@ -197,6 +227,10 @@ CONF = {
             "musicbrainz_recordingid": {"field": "musicbrainz_trackid"},
             "license": {},
             "copyright": {},
+            "pictures": {
+                "field": "metadata_block_picture",
+                "to_application": clean_ogg_pictures,
+            },
         },
     },
     "OggTheora": {
@@ -216,9 +250,8 @@ CONF = {
             "musicbrainz_artistid": {"field": "MusicBrainz Artist Id"},
             "musicbrainz_albumartistid": {"field": "MusicBrainz Album Artist Id"},
             "musicbrainz_recordingid": {"field": "MusicBrainz Track Id"},
-            # somehow, I cannot successfully create an ogg theora file
-            # with the proper license field
-            # "license": {"field": "license"},
+            "license": {},
+            "copyright": {},
         },
     },
     "MP3": {
@@ -288,10 +321,11 @@ ALL_FIELDS = [
 
 
 class Metadata(object):
-    def __init__(self, path):
-        self._file = mutagen.File(path)
+    def __init__(self, filething, kind=mutagen.File):
+        self._file = kind(filething)
         if self._file is None:
-            raise ValueError("Cannot parse metadata from {}".format(path))
+            raise ValueError("Cannot parse metadata from {}".format(filething))
+        self.fallback = self.load_fallback(filething, self._file)
         ft = self.get_file_type(self._file)
         try:
             self._conf = CONF[ft]
@@ -301,7 +335,40 @@ class Metadata(object):
     def get_file_type(self, f):
         return f.__class__.__name__
 
+    def load_fallback(self, filething, parent):
+        """
+        In some situations, such as Ogg Theora files tagged with MusicBrainz Picard,
+        part of the tags are only available in the ogg vorbis comments
+        """
+        try:
+            filething.seek(0)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        if isinstance(parent, mutagen.oggtheora.OggTheora):
+            try:
+                return Metadata(filething, kind=mutagen.oggvorbis.OggVorbis)
+            except (ValueError, mutagen._util.MutagenError):
+                raise
+                pass
+
     def get(self, key, default=NODEFAULT):
+        try:
+            return self._get_from_self(key)
+        except TagNotFound:
+            if not self.fallback:
+                if default != NODEFAULT:
+                    return default
+                else:
+                    raise
+            else:
+                return self.fallback.get(key, default=default)
+        except UnsupportedTag:
+            if not self.fallback:
+                raise
+            else:
+                return self.fallback.get(key, default=default)
+
+    def _get_from_self(self, key, default=NODEFAULT):
         try:
             field_conf = self._conf["fields"][key]
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/api/tests/music/test_metadata.py b/api/tests/music/test_metadata.py
index 4413f3a3b..5e5590d7d 100644
--- a/api/tests/music/test_metadata.py
+++ b/api/tests/music/test_metadata.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import datetime
 import os
 import uuid
-
 import pytest
 
+import mutagen.oggtheora
+import mutagen.oggvorbis
+
 from funkwhale_api.music import metadata
 
 DATA_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ def test_can_get_metadata_from_id3_mp3_file(field, value):
     assert data.get(field) == value
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", ["test.mp3", "sample.flac"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", ["test.mp3", "sample.flac", "with_cover.ogg"])
 def test_can_get_pictures(name):
     path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, name)
     data = metadata.Metadata(path)
@@ -243,3 +245,20 @@ def test_metadata_all_ignore_parse_errors_false(mocker):
     mocker.patch.object(data, "get", side_effect=metadata.ParseError("Failure"))
     with pytest.raises(metadata.ParseError):
         data.all(ignore_parse_errors=False)
+
+
+def test_metadata_fallback_ogg_theora(mocker):
+    path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "with_cover.ogg")
+    data = metadata.Metadata(path)
+
+    assert isinstance(data._file, mutagen.oggtheora.OggTheora)
+    assert isinstance(data.fallback, metadata.Metadata)
+    assert isinstance(data.fallback._file, mutagen.oggvorbis.OggVorbis)
+
+    expected_result = data.fallback.get("pictures")
+    fallback_get = mocker.spy(data.fallback, "get")
+
+    assert expected_result is not None
+    assert data.get("pictures", "default") == expected_result
+
+    fallback_get.assert_called_once_with("pictures", "default")
diff --git a/api/tests/music/with_cover.ogg b/api/tests/music/with_cover.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddd3ab700
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diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/469.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/469.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0754dac6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/469.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed parsing of embedded file cover for ogg files tagged with MusicBrainz (#469)