diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index cfabc7aab..a532ba59a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@
         "showLyricsInSidebar": "show lyrics in player sidebar",
         "showRatings_description": "controls if the star ratings feature shows up in the interface",
         "showRatings": "show star ratings",
+        "blurExplicitImages": "blur explicit images",
+        "blurExplicitImages_description": "album and song artwork tagged as explicit will be blurred",
         "enableGridMultiSelect": "enable grid multi-select",
         "enableGridMultiSelect_description": "when enabled, allows selecting multiple items in grid views. when disabled, clicking grid item images will navigate to the item page",
         "showVisualizerInSidebar_description": "a panel will be added to the player sidebar that displays the visualizer",
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
index 97338546a..432d74ee3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ const CarouselItem = ({ album }: CarouselItemProps) => {
                             containerClassName={styles.albumImageContainer}
                             enableDebounce={false}
                             enableViewport={false}
+                            explicitStatus={album.explicitStatus}
                             fetchPriority="high"
                             id={album.imageId}
                             itemType={LibraryItem.ALBUM}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/single-feature-carousel.tsx b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/single-feature-carousel.tsx
index baa692645..439bb95df 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/single-feature-carousel.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/single-feature-carousel.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ const CarouselItem = ({ album }: CarouselItemProps) => {
                             containerClassName={styles.albumImageContainer}
                             enableDebounce={false}
                             enableViewport={false}
+                            explicitStatus={album.explicitStatus}
                             fetchPriority="high"
                             id={album.imageId}
                             itemType={LibraryItem.ALBUM}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
index 49d819c2a..026212d79 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.module.css
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
         left: 0;
+        z-index: 5;
         width: 100%;
         height: 100%;
         pointer-events: none;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
index f8725a6c2..cf7ce6792 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-card/item-card.tsx
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ const CompactItemCard = ({
                             [styles.isRound]: isRound,
                         })}
                         enableDebounce={false}
+                        explicitStatus={
+                            'explicitStatus' in data && data ? data.explicitStatus : null
+                        }
                         id={data?.imageId}
                         itemType={itemType}
                         src={(data as Album | AlbumArtist | Playlist | Song)?.imageUrl}
@@ -596,6 +599,9 @@ const DefaultItemCard = ({
                     <ItemImage
                         className={clsx(styles.image, { [styles.isRound]: isRound })}
                         enableDebounce={false}
+                        explicitStatus={
+                            'explicitStatus' in data && data ? data.explicitStatus : null
+                        }
                         id={data?.imageId}
                         itemType={itemType}
                         src={(data as Album | AlbumArtist | Playlist | Song)?.imageUrl}
@@ -893,6 +899,9 @@ const PosterItemCard = ({
                     <ItemImage
                         className={clsx(styles.image, { [styles.isRound]: isRound })}
                         enableDebounce={false}
+                        explicitStatus={
+                            'explicitStatus' in data && data ? data.explicitStatus : null
+                        }
                         id={(data as { imageId: string })?.imageId}
                         itemType={itemType}
                         src={(data as { imageUrl: string })?.imageUrl}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-image/item-image.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-image/item-image.tsx
index aff3f4596..fbb4668d4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-image/item-image.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-image/item-image.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import {
     getServerById,
     useAuthStore,
     useCurrentServerId,
+    useGeneralSettings,
     useImageRes,
     useSettingsStore,
 } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { BaseImage, ImageProps } from '/@/shared/components/image/image';
-import { LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { ExplicitStatus, LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
 
 const getUnloaderIcon = (itemType: LibraryItem) => {
     switch (itemType) {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const getUnloaderIcon = (itemType: LibraryItem) => {
 
 const BaseItemImage = (
     props: Omit<ImageProps, 'id' | 'src'> & {
+        explicitStatus?: ExplicitStatus | null;
         id?: null | string;
         itemType: LibraryItem;
         serverId?: null | string;
@@ -41,7 +43,8 @@ const BaseItemImage = (
         type?: keyof z.infer<typeof GeneralSettingsSchema>['imageRes'];
     },
 ) => {
-    const { serverId, src, ...rest } = props;
+    const { explicitStatus, serverId, src, ...rest } = props;
+    const { blurExplicitImages } = useGeneralSettings();
 
     const imageUrl = useItemImageUrl({
         id: props.id,
@@ -51,8 +54,11 @@ const BaseItemImage = (
         type: props.type,
     });
 
+    const isExplicit = blurExplicitImages && explicitStatus === ExplicitStatus.EXPLICIT;
+
     return (
         <BaseImage
+            isExplicit={isExplicit}
             src={imageUrl}
             unloaderIcon={getUnloaderIcon(props.itemType)}
             {...rest}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
index 43d3720f9..4b8b36670 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ const ImageColumnBase = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) => {
                         })}
                         enableDebounce={true}
                         enableViewport={false}
+                        explicitStatus={item?.explicitStatus}
                         id={item?.imageId}
                         itemType={item?._itemType}
                         src={item?.imageUrl}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
index ca9a9a47b..2acb9e032 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const DefaultTitleCombinedColumn = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) => {
                         containerClassName={styles.image}
                         enableDebounce={true}
                         enableViewport={false}
+                        explicitStatus={item?.explicitStatus}
                         id={item?.imageId}
                         itemType={item?._itemType}
                         src={item?.imageUrl}
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ export const QueueSongTitleCombinedColumn = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) =>
                 >
                     <ItemImage
                         containerClassName={styles.image}
+                        explicitStatus={item?.explicitStatus}
                         id={item?.imageId}
                         itemType={item?._itemType}
                         serverId={item?._serverId}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/albums/components/album-detail-header.tsx b/src/renderer/features/albums/components/album-detail-header.tsx
index a72b181e6..9d3bd8331 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/albums/components/album-detail-header.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/albums/components/album-detail-header.tsx
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export const AlbumDetailHeader = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement>((_props, ref) => {
             <LibraryHeader
                 item={{
                     children: headerItem,
+                    explicitStatus: detailQuery?.data?.explicitStatus ?? null,
                     imageId: detailQuery?.data?.imageId,
                     imageUrl: detailQuery?.data?.imageUrl,
                     route: AppRoute.LIBRARY_ALBUMS,
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/albums/routes/dummy-album-detail-route.tsx b/src/renderer/features/albums/routes/dummy-album-detail-route.tsx
index 09d1fb944..828e7bb69 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/albums/routes/dummy-album-detail-route.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/albums/routes/dummy-album-detail-route.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const DummyAlbumDetailRoute = () => {
                     <LibraryHeader
                         imageUrl={imageUrl}
                         item={{
+                            explicitStatus: detailQuery?.data?.explicitStatus ?? null,
                             imageId: detailQuery?.data?.imageId,
                             imageUrl: detailQuery?.data?.imageUrl,
                             route: AppRoute.LIBRARY_SONGS,
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/components/left-controls.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/components/left-controls.tsx
index d35cb9bbe..a45a839c3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/components/left-controls.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/components/left-controls.tsx
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export const LeftControls = () => {
                                         )}
                                         enableDebounce={false}
                                         enableViewport={false}
+                                        explicitStatus={currentSong?.explicitStatus}
                                         fetchPriority="high"
                                         id={currentSong?.imageId}
                                         itemType={LibraryItem.SONG}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/components/mobile-playerbar.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/components/mobile-playerbar.tsx
index 3d708c96d..a07099d5e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/components/mobile-playerbar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/components/mobile-playerbar.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export const MobilePlayerbar = () => {
                                             )}
                                             enableDebounce={false}
                                             enableViewport={false}
+                                            explicitStatus={currentSong.explicitStatus}
                                             fetchPriority="high"
                                             id={currentSong.imageId}
                                             itemType={LibraryItem.SONG}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/search/components/command-palette.tsx b/src/renderer/features/search/components/command-palette.tsx
index 62ef70054..f7784e67e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/search/components/command-palette.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/search/components/command-palette.tsx
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const CommandPalette = ({ modalProps }: CommandPaletteProps) => {
                                 >
                                     {({ isHighlighted }) => (
                                         <LibraryCommandItem
+                                            explicitStatus={album.explicitStatus}
                                             id={album.id}
                                             imageId={album.imageId}
                                             imageUrl={album.imageUrl}
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ export const CommandPalette = ({ modalProps }: CommandPaletteProps) => {
                                 >
                                     {({ isHighlighted }) => (
                                         <LibraryCommandItem
+                                            explicitStatus={song.explicitStatus}
                                             id={song.id}
                                             imageId={song.imageId}
                                             imageUrl={song.imageUrl}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/search/components/library-command-item.tsx b/src/renderer/features/search/components/library-command-item.tsx
index 13458a7cc..ac1cf84b1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/search/components/library-command-item.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/search/components/library-command-item.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import { useCurrentServer } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { ActionIcon, ActionIconGroup } from '/@/shared/components/action-icon/action-icon';
 import { Flex } from '/@/shared/components/flex/flex';
 import { Text } from '/@/shared/components/text/text';
-import { LibraryItem, Song } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { ExplicitStatus, LibraryItem, Song } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
 import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
 interface LibraryCommandItemProps {
     disabled?: boolean;
+    explicitStatus?: ExplicitStatus | null;
     id: string;
     imageId: null | string;
     imageUrl: null | string;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ interface LibraryCommandItemProps {
 
 export const LibraryCommandItem = ({
     disabled,
+    explicitStatus,
     id,
     imageId,
     imageUrl,
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export const LibraryCommandItem = ({
                     <ItemImage
                         alt="cover"
                         className={styles.image}
+                        explicitStatus={explicitStatus ?? song?.explicitStatus ?? null}
                         height={40}
                         id={imageId}
                         itemType={itemType}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/settings/components/general/application-settings.tsx b/src/renderer/features/settings/components/general/application-settings.tsx
index 18e5dc6be..f672a9b28 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/settings/components/general/application-settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/settings/components/general/application-settings.tsx
@@ -621,6 +621,28 @@ export const ApplicationSettings = memo(() => {
             isHidden: false,
             title: t('setting.showRatings', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' }),
         },
+        {
+            control: (
+                <Switch
+                    aria-label={t('setting.blurExplicitImages', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}
+                    defaultChecked={settings.blurExplicitImages}
+                    onChange={(e) =>
+                        setSettings({
+                            general: {
+                                ...settings,
+                                blurExplicitImages: e.currentTarget.checked,
+                            },
+                        })
+                    }
+                />
+            ),
+            description: t('setting.blurExplicitImages', {
+                context: 'description',
+                postProcess: 'sentenceCase',
+            }),
+            isHidden: false,
+            title: t('setting.blurExplicitImages', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' }),
+        },
         {
             control: (
                 <Switch
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/library-header.tsx b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/library-header.tsx
index 3a7294167..6242a69c0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/library-header.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/library-header.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { BaseImage } from '/@/shared/components/image/image';
 import { Rating } from '/@/shared/components/rating/rating';
 import { Spinner } from '/@/shared/components/spinner/spinner';
 import { Text } from '/@/shared/components/text/text';
-import { LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { ExplicitStatus, LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
 import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
 interface LibraryHeaderProps {
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ interface LibraryHeaderProps {
     imageUrl?: null | string;
     item: {
         children?: ReactNode;
+        explicitStatus?: ExplicitStatus | null;
         imageId?: null | string;
         imageUrl?: null | string;
         route: string;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export const LibraryHeader = forwardRef(
                             enableDebounce={false}
                             enableViewport={false}
                             fetchPriority="high"
+                            isExplicit={item.explicitStatus === ExplicitStatus.EXPLICIT}
                             src={imageUrl}
                             style={{
                                 maxHeight: '100%',
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ export const LibraryHeader = forwardRef(
                 ),
                 fullScreen: true,
             });
-        }, [item.imageId, item.type]);
+        }, [item.explicitStatus, item.imageId, item.type]);
 
         return (
             <div className={clsx(styles.libraryHeader, containerClassName)} ref={ref}>
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ export const LibraryHeader = forwardRef(
                             containerClassName={styles.image}
                             enableDebounce={false}
                             enableViewport={false}
+                            explicitStatus={item.explicitStatus ?? null}
                             fetchPriority="high"
                             id={item.imageId}
                             itemType={item.type as LibraryItem}
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/settings.store.ts b/src/renderer/store/settings.store.ts
index 682aa403e..7b3de5f87 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/settings.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/store/settings.store.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ export const GeneralSettingsSchema = z.object({
     artistItems: z.array(SortableItemSchema(ArtistItemSchema)),
     artistRadioCount: z.number(),
     artistReleaseTypeItems: z.array(SortableItemSchema(ArtistReleaseTypeItemSchema)),
+    blurExplicitImages: z.boolean(),
     buttonSize: z.number(),
     collections: z.array(CollectionSchema),
     combinedLyricsAndVisualizer: z.boolean(),
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@ const initialState: SettingsState = {
         artistItems,
         artistRadioCount: 20,
         artistReleaseTypeItems,
+        blurExplicitImages: false,
         buttonSize: 15,
         collections: [],
         combinedLyricsAndVisualizer: false,
diff --git a/src/shared/components/image/image.module.css b/src/shared/components/image/image.module.css
index 6caf706c1..65e22837c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/image/image.module.css
+++ b/src/shared/components/image/image.module.css
@@ -27,11 +27,29 @@
 }
 
 .image-container {
+    position: relative;
     display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
     aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
     overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.censored .image {
+    filter: blur(10px);
+}
+
+.censored::after {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: var(--theme-colors-background);
+    background-color: alpha(var(--theme-colors-background), 0.5);
+    border-radius: var(--theme-radius-md);
+}
+
 .unloader {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/shared/components/image/image.tsx b/src/shared/components/image/image.tsx
index 7d1b73574..1275c6b5e 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/image/image.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/image/image.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface ImageProps extends Omit<ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>, 's
     imageContainerProps?: Omit<ImageContainerProps, 'children'>;
     includeLoader?: boolean;
     includeUnloader?: boolean;
+    isExplicit?: boolean;
     src: string | undefined;
     thumbHash?: string;
     unloaderIcon?: keyof typeof AppIcon;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export interface ImageProps extends Omit<ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>, 's
 interface ImageContainerProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
     children: ReactNode;
     enableAnimation?: boolean;
+    isExplicit?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ImageLoaderProps {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export function BaseImage({
     imageContainerProps,
     includeLoader = true,
     includeUnloader = true,
+    isExplicit = false,
     src,
     unloaderIcon = 'emptyImage',
     ...props
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ export function BaseImage({
                 imageContainerProps={imageContainerProps}
                 includeLoader={includeLoader}
                 includeUnloader={includeUnloader}
+                isExplicit={isExplicit}
                 src={src}
                 unloaderIcon={unloaderIcon}
                 {...props}
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ export function BaseImage({
                 imageContainerProps={imageContainerProps}
                 includeLoader={includeLoader}
                 includeUnloader={includeUnloader}
+                isExplicit={isExplicit}
                 src={src}
                 unloaderIcon={unloaderIcon}
                 {...props}
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ export function BaseImage({
         <ImageContainer
             className={clsx(containerClassName, containerPropsClassName)}
             enableAnimation={enableAnimation}
+            isExplicit={isExplicit}
             {...restContainerProps}
         >
             {src ? (
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ function ImageWithDebounce({
     imageContainerProps,
     includeLoader,
     includeUnloader,
+    isExplicit = false,
     src,
     unloaderIcon,
     ...props
@@ -176,6 +183,7 @@ function ImageWithDebounce({
             <ImageContainer
                 className={clsx(containerClassName, containerPropsClassName)}
                 enableAnimation={enableAnimation}
+                isExplicit={isExplicit}
                 ref={ref}
                 {...restContainerProps}
             >
@@ -209,6 +217,7 @@ function ImageWithDebounce({
         <ImageContainer
             className={clsx(containerClassName, containerPropsClassName)}
             enableAnimation={enableAnimation}
+            isExplicit={isExplicit}
             {...restContainerProps}
         >
             {effectiveSrc ? (
@@ -244,6 +253,7 @@ function ImageWithViewport({
     imageContainerProps,
     includeLoader,
     includeUnloader,
+    isExplicit = false,
     src,
     unloaderIcon,
     ...props
@@ -275,6 +285,7 @@ function ImageWithViewport({
         <ImageContainer
             className={clsx(containerClassName, containerPropsClassName)}
             enableAnimation={enableAnimation}
+            isExplicit={isExplicit}
             ref={ref}
             {...restContainerProps}
         >
@@ -347,19 +358,17 @@ export const Image = memo(BaseImage);
 
 const ImageContainer = forwardRef(
     (
-        { children, className, enableAnimation, ...props }: ImageContainerProps,
+        { children, className, isExplicit, ...props }: ImageContainerProps,
         ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLDivElement>,
     ) => {
-        if (!enableAnimation) {
-            return (
-                <div className={clsx(styles.imageContainer, className)} ref={ref} {...props}>
-                    {children}
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
-
         return (
-            <div className={clsx(styles.imageContainer, className)} ref={ref} {...props}>
+            <div
+                className={clsx(styles.imageContainer, className, {
+                    [styles.censored]: isExplicit,
+                })}
+                ref={ref}
+                {...props}
+            >
                 {children}
             </div>
         );