diff --git a/apps/buffering.c b/apps/buffering.c
index b9f30fc6dfc..d1c2173f70c 100644
--- a/apps/buffering.c
+++ b/apps/buffering.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int load_image(int fd, const char *path,
 #ifdef HAVE_JPEG
     if (aa != NULL) {
         lseek(fd, aa->pos, SEEK_SET);
-        rc = clip_jpeg_fd(fd, aa->size, bmp, (int)max_size, format, NULL);
+        rc = clip_jpeg_fd(fd, aa->type & AA_TYPE_UNSYNC, aa->size, bmp, (int)max_size, format, NULL);
     }
     else if (strcmp(path + strlen(path) - 4, ".bmp"))
         rc = read_jpeg_fd(fd, bmp, (int)max_size, format, NULL);
diff --git a/apps/playback.c b/apps/playback.c
index 638bb31edb1..c1cecb63526 100644
--- a/apps/playback.c
+++ b/apps/playback.c
@@ -1793,7 +1793,8 @@ static int audio_load_albumart(struct track_info *infop,
         /* We can only decode jpeg for embedded AA */
         if (global_settings.album_art != AA_OFF &&
             hid < 0 && hid != ERR_BUFFER_FULL &&
-            track_id3->has_embedded_albumart && track_id3->albumart.type == AA_TYPE_JPG)
+            track_id3->has_embedded_albumart && 
+            (track_id3->albumart.type == AA_TYPE_JPG || track_id3->albumart.type == (AA_TYPE_JPG | AA_TYPE_UNSYNC)))
         {
             if (is_current_track)
                 clear_last_folder_album_art();
diff --git a/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.c b/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.c
index 154a57b98c9..2e1293607c7 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.c
+++ b/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "plugin.h"
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "jpeg_load.h"
 /*#define JPEG_BS_DEBUG*/
 //#define ROCKBOX_DEBUG_JPEG
@@ -839,6 +838,7 @@ static const struct idct_entry idct_tbl[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+int global_ff_found = -1;
 /* JPEG decoder implementation */
 
 #ifdef JPEG_FROM_MEM
@@ -872,11 +872,43 @@ INLINE void jpeg_putc(struct jpeg* p_jpeg)
     p_jpeg->data--;
 }
 #else
+
+static int unsynchronize(char* tag, int len, int *ff_found)
+{
+    int i;
+    unsigned char c;
+    unsigned char *rp, *wp;
+
+    wp = rp = (unsigned char *)tag;
+
+    rp = (unsigned char *)tag;
+    for(i = 0;i < len;i++) {
+        /* Read the next byte and write it back, but don't increment the
+           write pointer */
+        c = *rp++;
+        *wp = c;
+        if(*ff_found) {
+            /* Increment the write pointer if it isn't an unsynch pattern */
+            if(c != 0)
+                wp++;
+            *ff_found = false;
+        } else {
+            if(c == 0xff)
+                *ff_found = true;
+            wp++;
+        }
+    }
+    return (intptr_t)wp - (intptr_t)tag;
+}
+
 INLINE void fill_buf(struct jpeg* p_jpeg)
 {
-        p_jpeg->buf_left = read(p_jpeg->fd, p_jpeg->buf,
-                                (p_jpeg->len >= JPEG_READ_BUF_SIZE)?
-                                     JPEG_READ_BUF_SIZE : p_jpeg->len);
+    int nread = read(p_jpeg->fd, p_jpeg->buf,
+            (p_jpeg->len >= JPEG_READ_BUF_SIZE)?
+            JPEG_READ_BUF_SIZE : p_jpeg->len);
+        p_jpeg->buf_left = global_ff_found < 0 
+                ? nread 
+                : unsynchronize(p_jpeg->buf, nread, &global_ff_found);
         p_jpeg->buf_index = 0;
         if (p_jpeg->buf_left > 0)
             p_jpeg->len -= p_jpeg->buf_left;
@@ -935,6 +967,7 @@ do {\
     c; \
 })
 
+
 /* Preprocess the JPEG JFIF file */
 static int process_markers(struct jpeg* p_jpeg)
 {
@@ -1958,7 +1991,7 @@ int clip_jpeg_file(const char* filename,
         return fd * 10 - 1;
     }
     lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-    ret = clip_jpeg_fd(fd, jpeg_size, bm, maxsize, format, cformat);
+    ret = clip_jpeg_fd(fd, false, jpeg_size, bm, maxsize, format, cformat);
     close(fd);
     return ret;
 }
@@ -2007,7 +2040,7 @@ int get_jpeg_dim_mem(unsigned char *data, unsigned long len,
 
 int decode_jpeg_mem(unsigned char *data,
 #else
-int clip_jpeg_fd(int fd,
+int clip_jpeg_fd(int fd, bool unsync,
 #endif
                  unsigned long len,
                  struct bitmap *bm,
@@ -2023,6 +2056,7 @@ int clip_jpeg_fd(int fd,
 #ifdef JPEG_FROM_MEM
     struct jpeg *p_jpeg = &jpeg;
 #else
+    global_ff_found = unsync ? 0 : -1;
     struct jpeg *p_jpeg = (struct jpeg*)bm->data;
     int tmp_size = maxsize;
     ALIGN_BUFFER(p_jpeg, tmp_size, sizeof(long));
@@ -2225,7 +2259,7 @@ int read_jpeg_fd(int fd,
                  int format,
                  const struct custom_format *cformat)
 {
-    return clip_jpeg_fd(fd, 0, bm, maxsize, format, cformat);
+    return clip_jpeg_fd(fd, false, 0, bm, maxsize, format, cformat);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.h b/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.h
index 129b0fbf19b..d6d0f376b66 100644
--- a/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.h
+++ b/apps/recorder/jpeg_load.h
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@ int clip_jpeg_file(const char* filename,
  * read embedded jpeg files as above. Needs an open file descripter, and
  * assumes the caller has lseek()'d to the start of the jpeg blob
  **/
-int clip_jpeg_fd(int fd,
+int clip_jpeg_fd(int fd, bool unsync,
                  unsigned long jpeg_size,
                  struct bitmap *bm,
                  int maxsize,
                  int format,
                  const struct custom_format *cformat);
-
 #endif /* _JPEG_JPEG_DECODER_H */
diff --git a/lib/rbcodec/metadata/id3tags.c b/lib/rbcodec/metadata/id3tags.c
index 627ba22e041..58c4d4b6783 100644
--- a/lib/rbcodec/metadata/id3tags.c
+++ b/lib/rbcodec/metadata/id3tags.c
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ static int parsealbumart( struct mp3entry* entry, char* tag, int bufferpos )
         return bufferpos;
 
     /* we currently don't support unsynchronizing albumart */
-    if (entry->albumart.type == AA_TYPE_UNSYNC)
-        return bufferpos;
+    bool unsync = entry->albumart.type == AA_TYPE_UNSYNC;
 
     entry->albumart.type = AA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
@@ -353,6 +352,10 @@ static int parsealbumart( struct mp3entry* entry, char* tag, int bufferpos )
         /* fixup offset&size for image data */
         entry->albumart.pos  += tag - start;
         entry->albumart.size -= tag - start;
+        if (unsync)
+        {
+            entry->albumart.type |= AA_TYPE_UNSYNC;
+        }
         /* check for malformed tag with no picture data */
         entry->has_embedded_albumart = (entry->albumart.size != 0);
     }
@@ -1107,17 +1110,14 @@ void setid3v2title(int fd, struct mp3entry *entry)
 #ifdef HAVE_ALBUMART
                 /* albumart */
                 if ((!entry->has_embedded_albumart) &&
-                    ((tr->tag_length == 4 && !memcmp( header, "APIC", 4)) ||
-                     (tr->tag_length == 3 && !memcmp( header, "PIC" , 3))))
+                    ((tr->tag_length == 4 && !memcmp(header, "APIC", 4)) ||
+                     (tr->tag_length == 3 && !memcmp(header, "PIC", 3))))
                 {
-                    if (unsynch || (global_unsynch && version <= ID3_VER_2_3))
-                        entry->albumart.type = AA_TYPE_UNSYNC;
-                    else
-                    {
-                        entry->albumart.pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) - framelen;
-                        entry->albumart.size = totframelen;
-                        entry->albumart.type = AA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-                    }
+                    entry->albumart.pos = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) - framelen;
+                    entry->albumart.size = totframelen;
+                    entry->albumart.type = (unsynch || (global_unsynch && version <= ID3_VER_2_3))
+                                           ? AA_TYPE_UNSYNC
+                                           : AA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
                 }
 #endif
                 if( tr->ppFunc )
diff --git a/lib/rbcodec/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/rbcodec/metadata/metadata.h
index 97fe8eade9f..3238530733a 100644
--- a/lib/rbcodec/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/rbcodec/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ enum {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ALBUMART
 enum mp3_aa_type {
-    AA_TYPE_UNSYNC = -1,
     AA_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
     AA_TYPE_BMP,
     AA_TYPE_PNG,
     AA_TYPE_JPG,
+
+    AA_TYPE_UNSYNC = 0x100, //it's a flag
 };
 
 struct mp3_albumart {