diff --git a/src/cards/ha-media_player-card.html b/src/cards/ha-media_player-card.html
index 5152886076..b2c19a2e83 100644
--- a/src/cards/ha-media_player-card.html
+++ b/src/cards/ha-media_player-card.html
@@ -324,14 +324,10 @@ Polymer({
     var cls = 'banner';
 
     if (playerObj.isOff || playerObj.isIdle) {
-      cls += ' is-off';
-    }
-
-    if (!playerObj.stateObj.attributes.entity_picture) {
+      cls += ' is-off no-cover';
+    } else if (!playerObj.stateObj.attributes.entity_picture) {
       cls += ' no-cover';
-    }
-
-    if (playerObj.stateObj.attributes.media_content_type === 'music') {
+    } else if (playerObj.stateObj.attributes.media_content_type === 'music') {
       cls += ' content-type-music';
     }
 
@@ -349,16 +345,12 @@ Polymer({
   computePlaybackControlIcon: function (playerObj) {
     if (playerObj.isPlaying) {
       return playerObj.supportsPause ? 'mdi:pause' : 'mdi:stop';
-    } else if (playerObj.isPaused || playerObj.isOff) {
+    } else if (playerObj.isPaused || playerObj.isOff || playerObj.isIdle) {
       return 'mdi:play';
     }
     return '';
   },
 
-  computeShowControls: function (playerObj) {
-    return !playerObj.isOff;
-  },
-
   handleNext: function (ev) {
     ev.stopPropagation();
     this.playerObj.nextTrack();