diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.module.css b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.module.css
index c855b1f7f..b4ce7a064 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.module.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.module.css
@@ -6,3 +6,37 @@
 .compact-image-container {
     width: 100%;
 }
+
+.image-container-with-aspect-ratio {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    aspect-ratio: unset;
+}
+
+.image-container-with-aspect-ratio img {
+    width: auto;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: contain;
+}
+
+.image-container {
+    position: relative;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
+.play-button-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 10;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+.play-button-overlay button {
+    width: 36px;
+    height: 36px;
+}
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 3bf08f35f..370057a58 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
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import styles from './image-column.module.css';
 
@@ -6,23 +7,89 @@ import {
     ItemTableListInnerColumn,
     TableColumnContainer,
 } from '/@/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/item-table-list-column';
+import { PlayButton } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button';
+import { LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group';
+import { usePlayButtonBehavior } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { Image } from '/@/shared/components/image/image';
 import { Skeleton } from '/@/shared/components/skeleton/skeleton';
+import { LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
 export const ImageColumn = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) => {
     const row: string | undefined = (props.data as (any | undefined)[])[props.rowIndex]?.[
         props.columns[props.columnIndex].id
     ];
+    const playButtonBehavior = usePlayButtonBehavior();
+    const item = props.data[props.rowIndex] as any;
+    const showPlayButton = props.size === 'default' || props.size === 'large';
+    const internalState = (props as any).internalState;
+    const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
+
+    const handlePlay = (playType: Play, event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+        if (!item) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // For SONG items, use double click behavior
+        if (
+            (props.itemType === LibraryItem.SONG || props.itemType === LibraryItem.PLAYLIST_SONG) &&
+            props.controls?.onDoubleClick
+        ) {
+            // Calculate the index based on rowIndex, accounting for header if enabled
+            const isHeaderEnabled = !!props.enableHeader;
+            const index = isHeaderEnabled ? props.rowIndex - 1 : props.rowIndex;
+
+            props.controls.onDoubleClick({
+                event: null,
+                index,
+                internalState,
+                item,
+                itemType: props.itemType,
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // For other item types, use regular onPlay
+        if (!props.controls?.onPlay) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        props.controls.onPlay({
+            event,
+            item,
+            itemType: props.itemType,
+            playType,
+        });
+    };
 
     if (typeof row === 'string') {
         return (
             <TableColumnContainer {...props}>
-                <Image
-                    containerClassName={clsx({
-                        [styles.compactImageContainer]: props.size === 'compact',
-                    })}
-                    src={row}
-                />
+                <div
+                    className={styles.imageContainer}
+                    onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
+                    onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
+                >
+                    <Image
+                        containerClassName={clsx({
+                            [styles.compactImageContainer]: props.size === 'compact',
+                            [styles.imageContainerWithAspectRatio]:
+                                props.size === 'default' || props.size === 'large',
+                        })}
+                        src={row}
+                    />
+                    {showPlayButton && isHovered && (
+                        <div className={styles.playButtonOverlay}>
+                            <PlayButton
+                                fill
+                                onClick={(e) => handlePlay(playButtonBehavior, e)}
+                                onLongPress={(e) =>
+                                    handlePlay(LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR[playButtonBehavior], e)
+                                }
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                </div>
             </TableColumnContainer>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
index 29859ad3d..8ffd11ac6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const playButtons: { icon: AppIconSelection; label: string; secondary: boolean;
     },
 ];
 
-const LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR = {
+export const LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR = {
     [Play.LAST]: Play.LAST_SHUFFLE,
     [Play.NEXT]: Play.NEXT_SHUFFLE,
     [Play.NOW]: Play.SHUFFLE,