diff --git a/picard/ui/coverartbox.py b/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
index fc515877..f381fe77 100644
--- a/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
+++ b/picard/ui/coverartbox.py
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ class ActiveLabel(QtGui.QLabel):
 
     def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
         for url in event.mimeData().urls():
-            if url.scheme() in ('http', 'file'):
+            if url.scheme() in ('https', 'http', 'file'):
                 event.acceptProposedAction()
                 break
 
     def dropEvent(self, event):
         accepted = False
         for url in event.mimeData().urls():
-            if url.scheme() in ('http', 'file'):
+            if url.scheme() in ('https', 'http', 'file'):
                 accepted = True
                 self.imageDropped.emit(url)
         if accepted:
@@ -153,11 +153,15 @@ class CoverArtBox(QtGui.QGroupBox):
     def fetch_remote_image(self, url):
         if self.item is None:
             return
-        if url.scheme() == 'http':
+        if url.scheme() in ('https', 'http'):
             path = url.encodedPath()
             if url.hasQuery():
                 path += '?' + url.encodedQuery()
-            self.tagger.xmlws.get(url.encodedHost(), url.port(80), path,
+            if url.scheme() == 'https':
+                port = 443
+            else:
+                port = 80
+            self.tagger.xmlws.get(str(url.encodedHost()), url.port(port), str(path),
                                   partial(self.on_remote_image_fetched, url),
                                   xml=False,
                                   priority=True, important=True)
@@ -173,13 +177,14 @@ class CoverArtBox(QtGui.QGroupBox):
         mime = reply.header(QtNetwork.QNetworkRequest.ContentTypeHeader)
         if mime in ('image/jpeg', 'image/png'):
             self.load_remote_image(url, mime, data)
-        elif reply.url().hasQueryItem("imgurl"):
+        elif url.hasQueryItem("imgurl"):
             # This may be a google images result, try to get the URL which is encoded in the query
-            url = QtCore.QUrl(reply.url().queryItemValue("imgurl"))
+            url = QtCore.QUrl(url.queryItemValue("imgurl"))
             self.fetch_remote_image(url)
         else:
             log.warning("Can't load image with MIME-Type %s", mime)
 
+
     def load_remote_image(self, url, mime, data):
         try:
             coverartimage = CoverArtImage(