diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.java
index c6f38929..953ded85 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/adapter/AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ public class AlbumCoverPagerAdapter extends CustomFragmentStatePagerAdapter {
 
     private ArrayList<Song> dataSet;
 
+    private AlbumCoverFragment.ColorReceiver currentColorReceiver;
+    private int currentColorReceiverPosition = -1;
+
     public AlbumCoverPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm, ArrayList<Song> dataSet) {
         super(fm);
         this.dataSet = dataSet;
@@ -51,6 +54,30 @@ public class AlbumCoverPagerAdapter extends CustomFragmentStatePagerAdapter {
         return dataSet.size();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup container, int position) {
+        Object o = super.instantiateItem(container, position);
+        if (currentColorReceiver != null && currentColorReceiverPosition == position) {
+            receiveColor(currentColorReceiver, currentColorReceiverPosition);
+        }
+        return o;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Only the latest passed {@link AlbumCoverFragment.ColorReceiver} is guaranteed to receive a response
+     */
+    public void receiveColor(AlbumCoverFragment.ColorReceiver colorReceiver, int position) {
+        AlbumCoverFragment fragment = (AlbumCoverFragment) getFragment(position);
+        if (fragment != null) {
+            currentColorReceiver = null;
+            currentColorReceiverPosition = -1;
+            fragment.receiveColor(colorReceiver, position);
+        } else {
+            currentColorReceiver = colorReceiver;
+            currentColorReceiverPosition = position;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static class AlbumCoverFragment extends Fragment implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
         private static final String SONG_ARG = "song";
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
index c28eabd1..12e5532c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public class PlayerAlbumCoverFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implements
     ImageView favoriteIcon;
 
     private OnColorChangedListener onColorChangedListener;
-    private int currentRequest;
+    private int currentPosition;
 
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
@@ -81,11 +80,8 @@ public class PlayerAlbumCoverFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implements
 
     @Override
     public void onPageSelected(int position) {
-        currentRequest = position;
-        AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.AlbumCoverFragment albumCoverFragment = ((AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.AlbumCoverFragment) ((AlbumCoverPagerAdapter) viewPager.getAdapter()).getFragment(position));
-        if (albumCoverFragment != null) {
-            albumCoverFragment.receiveColor(colorReceiver, position);
-        }
+        currentPosition = position;
+        ((AlbumCoverPagerAdapter) viewPager.getAdapter()).receiveColor(colorReceiver, position);
         if (position != MusicPlayerRemote.getPosition()) {
             MusicPlayerRemote.playSongAt(position);
         }
@@ -93,9 +89,8 @@ public class PlayerAlbumCoverFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implements
 
     private AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.AlbumCoverFragment.ColorReceiver colorReceiver = new AlbumCoverPagerAdapter.AlbumCoverFragment.ColorReceiver() {
         @Override
-        public void onColorReady(int color, int request) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "currentRequest == request : " + (currentRequest == request));
-            if (currentRequest == request) {
+        public void onColorReady(int color, int requestCode) {
+            if (currentPosition == requestCode) {
                 notifyColorChange(color);
             }
         }