diff --git a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.module.css b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.module.css
index 5eec0fdd1..55cf954aa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.module.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.module.css
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     min-height: 440px;
     overflow: hidden;
-    border-radius: var(--theme-radius-md);
+    border-radius: var(--theme-radius-lg);
     isolation: isolate;
 }
 
@@ -56,16 +56,17 @@
 .title-section {
     display: flex;
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    align-items: center;
+    align-items: flex-start;
     justify-content: center;
     width: 100%;
     height: 60px;
     min-height: 60px;
     max-height: 60px;
-    text-align: center;
+    text-align: left;
 }
 
 .image-section {
+    position: relative;
     display: flex;
     flex-shrink: 0;
     align-items: center;
@@ -76,6 +77,22 @@
     max-height: 250px;
 }
 
+.play-button-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 20;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.image-section:hover .play-button-overlay {
+    pointer-events: auto;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
 .metadata-section {
     display: flex;
     flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -102,17 +119,44 @@
     transform: scale(0.98);
 }
 
-.album-image {
+.album-image-container {
+    position: relative;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 180px;
-    height: auto;
+    overflow: hidden;
     border-radius: var(--theme-radius-lg);
-    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 0 0 / 60%);
-    transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 30px rgb(0 0 0 / 50%)) drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgb(0 0 0 / 40%));
+    transition: filter 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.image-link:hover .album-image {
-    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);
+.album-image-container::before {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: 10;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    content: '';
+    background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 0%);
+    border-radius: var(--theme-radius-lg);
+    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.image-section:hover .album-image-container::before {
+    background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);
+}
+
+.album-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    border-radius: var(--theme-radius-lg);
+}
+
+.carousel-item:hover .album-image-container,
+.carousel-link:hover .album-image-container {
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 40px rgb(0 0 0 / 60%)) drop-shadow(0 6px 16px rgb(0 0 0 / 50%));
 }
 
 .artist-link {
@@ -195,7 +239,7 @@
         max-height: 80px;
     }
 
-    .album-image {
+    .album-image-container {
         max-width: 160px;
     }
 }
@@ -231,7 +275,7 @@
         max-height: 110px;
     }
 
-    .album-image {
+    .album-image-container {
         max-width: 200px;
     }
 }
@@ -263,7 +307,7 @@
         max-height: 120px;
     }
 
-    .album-image {
+    .album-image-container {
         max-width: 220px;
     }
 }
@@ -295,7 +339,7 @@
         max-height: 130px;
     }
 
-    .album-image {
+    .album-image-container {
         max-width: 240px;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
index fbdf2f4dd..8a5f05864 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/feature-carousel/feature-carousel.tsx
@@ -6,18 +6,21 @@ import { generatePath, Link } from 'react-router';
 
 import styles from './feature-carousel.module.css';
 
-import { ItemCard } from '/@/renderer/components/item-card/item-card';
-import { useDefaultItemListControls } from '/@/renderer/components/item-list/helpers/item-list-controls';
+import { usePlayer } from '/@/renderer/features/player/context/player-context';
 import { BackgroundOverlay } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/library-background-overlay';
+import { PlayButtonGroup } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group';
 import { useContainerQuery, useFastAverageColor } from '/@/renderer/hooks';
 import { AppRoute } from '/@/renderer/router/routes';
+import { useCurrentServer } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { ActionIcon } from '/@/shared/components/action-icon/action-icon';
 import { Badge } from '/@/shared/components/badge/badge';
 import { Group } from '/@/shared/components/group/group';
+import { Image } from '/@/shared/components/image/image';
 import { Stack } from '/@/shared/components/stack/stack';
 import { TextTitle } from '/@/shared/components/text-title/text-title';
 import { Text } from '/@/shared/components/text/text';
 import { Album, LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
 const containerVariants = {
     animate: (custom: { isNext: boolean }) => ({
@@ -98,11 +101,17 @@ const CarouselItem = ({ album }: CarouselItemProps) => {
         srcLoaded: true,
     });
 
-    const controls = useDefaultItemListControls();
+    const server = useCurrentServer();
+    const { addToQueueByFetch } = usePlayer();
+
+    const handlePlay = (type: Play) => {
+        if (!server?.id) return;
+        addToQueueByFetch(server.id, [album.id], LibraryItem.ALBUM, type);
+    };
 
     return (
         <div className={styles.carouselItem}>
-            <BackgroundOverlay backgroundColor={backgroundColor} opacity={1} />
+            <BackgroundOverlay backgroundColor={backgroundColor} opacity={0.7} />
             <Link
                 className={styles.carouselLink}
                 state={{ item: album }}
@@ -112,21 +121,20 @@ const CarouselItem = ({ album }: CarouselItemProps) => {
             >
                 <div className={styles.content}>
                     <div className={styles.titleSection}>
-                        <TextTitle className={styles.title} fw={700} lineClamp={2} order={3}>
+                        <TextTitle className={styles.title} fw={800} lineClamp={2} order={3}>
                             {album.name}
                         </TextTitle>
                     </div>
 
                     <div className={styles.imageSection}>
-                        <ItemCard
-                            controls={controls}
-                            data={album}
-                            enableNavigation={false}
-                            itemType={LibraryItem.ALBUM}
-                            rows={[]}
-                            type="poster"
-                            withControls
+                        <Image
+                            className={styles.albumImage}
+                            containerClassName={styles.albumImageContainer}
+                            src={album.imageUrl || undefined}
                         />
+                        <div className={styles.playButtonOverlay}>
+                            <PlayButtonGroup onPlay={handlePlay} />
+                        </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <div className={styles.metadataSection}>
@@ -136,18 +144,26 @@ const CarouselItem = ({ album }: CarouselItemProps) => {
                                     className={styles.artist}
                                     fw={600}
                                     key={`artist-${artist.id}`}
-                                    size="md"
+                                    size="xl"
                                 >
                                     {artist.name}
                                 </Text>
                             ))}
                             <Group gap="sm" justify="center" wrap="wrap">
                                 {album.genres?.slice(0, 2).map((genre) => (
-                                    <Badge key={`genre-${genre.id}`} size="sm">
+                                    <Badge
+                                        key={`genre-${genre.id}`}
+                                        size="lg"
+                                        variant="transparent"
+                                    >
                                         {genre.name}
                                     </Badge>
                                 ))}
-                                {album.releaseYear && <Badge size="sm">{album.releaseYear}</Badge>}
+                                {album.releaseYear && (
+                                    <Badge size="lg" variant="transparent">
+                                        {album.releaseYear}
+                                    </Badge>
+                                )}
                             </Group>
                         </Stack>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.module.css b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cea58415b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.play-button-group {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    gap: var(--theme-spacing-sm);
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
index 9349e4528..29859ad3d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import styles from './play-button-group.module.css';
+
 import i18n from '/@/i18n/i18n';
 import { PlayButton } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button';
-import { Group } from '/@/shared/components/group/group';
 import { AppIconSelection } from '/@/shared/components/icon/icon';
 import { Tooltip } from '/@/shared/components/tooltip/tooltip';
 import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ interface PlayButtonGroupProps {
 
 export const PlayButtonGroup = ({ loading, onPlay }: PlayButtonGroupProps) => {
     return (
-        <Group align="center" gap="md" justify="center">
+        <div className={styles.playButtonGroup}>
             {playButtons.map((button) => (
                 <Tooltip key={button.type} label={button.label} openDelay={2000}>
                     <PlayButton
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ export const PlayButtonGroup = ({ loading, onPlay }: PlayButtonGroupProps) => {
                     />
                 </Tooltip>
             ))}
-        </Group>
+        </div>
     );
 };