diff --git a/server/utils/parsers/parseEpubMetadata.js b/server/utils/parsers/parseEpubMetadata.js
index 25d8821d..7bffc601 100644
--- a/server/utils/parsers/parseEpubMetadata.js
+++ b/server/utils/parsers/parseEpubMetadata.js
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ async function parse(ebookFile) {
 
   // Attempt to find filepath to cover image:
   // Metadata may include <meta name="cover" content="id"/> where content is the id of the cover image in the manifest
-  //  Otherwise the first image in the manifest is used as the cover image
+  //  Otherwise find image in the manifest with cover-image property set
+  //  As a fallback the first image in the manifest is used as the cover image
   let packageMetadata = packageJson.package?.metadata
   if (Array.isArray(packageMetadata)) {
     packageMetadata = packageMetadata[0]
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ async function parse(ebookFile) {
   if (metaCoverId) {
     manifestFirstImage = packageJson.package?.manifest?.[0]?.item?.find((item) => item.$?.id === metaCoverId)
   }
+  if (!manifestFirstImage) {
+    manifestFirstImage = packageJson.package?.manifest?.[0]?.item?.find((item) => item.$?.['properties']?.split(' ')?.includes('cover-image'))
+  }
   if (!manifestFirstImage) {
     manifestFirstImage = packageJson.package?.manifest?.[0]?.item?.find((item) => item.$?.['media-type']?.startsWith('image/'))
   }