diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f93cdfced..35e66284d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - storage volume setup despite faulty volume on Android <11
 - storage volume setup when launched right after device boot
 - tiling PNG images
+- widget image sizing in some cases
 
 ## <a id="v1.6.11"></a>[v1.6.11] - 2022-07-26
 
diff --git a/lib/model/settings/enums/widget_shape.dart b/lib/model/settings/enums/widget_shape.dart
index a0975a797..19374bfed 100644
--- a/lib/model/settings/enums/widget_shape.dart
+++ b/lib/model/settings/enums/widget_shape.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:aves/model/entry.dart';
 import 'package:aves/model/settings/enums/enums.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
@@ -32,13 +33,29 @@ extension ExtraWidgetShape on WidgetShape {
     }
   }
 
-  Size size(Size widgetSize) {
+  double extentPx(Size widgetSizePx, AvesEntry entry) {
     switch (this) {
       case WidgetShape.rrect:
-        return widgetSize;
+        final entryRatio = entry.displayAspectRatio;
+        final widgetRatio = widgetSizePx.width / widgetSizePx.height;
+        if (entryRatio > 1) {
+          // landscape entry, must return thumbnail height as extent
+          if (widgetRatio > entryRatio) {
+            return widgetSizePx.width / entryRatio;
+          } else {
+            return widgetSizePx.height;
+          }
+        } else {
+          // portrait entry, must return thumbnail width as extent
+          if (widgetRatio > entryRatio) {
+            return widgetSizePx.width;
+          } else {
+            return widgetSizePx.height * entryRatio;
+          }
+        }
       case WidgetShape.circle:
       case WidgetShape.heart:
-        return Size.square(widgetSize.shortestSide);
+        return widgetSizePx.shortestSide;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart b/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
index 2d8625112..95256f867 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ class HomeWidgetPainter {
     ui.ImageByteFormat format = ui.ImageByteFormat.rawRgba,
   }) async {
     final widgetSizePx = Size(widthPx.toDouble(), heightPx.toDouble());
-    final entryImage = await _getEntryImage(entry, shape.size(widgetSizePx));
+    late final ui.Image? entryImage;
+    if (entry != null) {
+      final extent = shape.extentPx(widgetSizePx, entry!) / devicePixelRatio;
+      entryImage = await _getEntryImage(entry, extent);
+    } else {
+      entryImage = null;
+    }
 
     final recorder = ui.PictureRecorder();
     final rect = Rect.fromLTWH(0, 0, widgetSizePx.width, widgetSizePx.height);
@@ -63,10 +69,10 @@ class HomeWidgetPainter {
           ..strokeCap = StrokeCap.round);
   }
 
-  FutureOr<ui.Image?> _getEntryImage(AvesEntry? entry, Size sizePx) async {
+  FutureOr<ui.Image?> _getEntryImage(AvesEntry? entry, double extent) async {
     if (entry == null) return null;
 
-    final provider = entry.getThumbnail(extent: sizePx.longestSide / devicePixelRatio);
+    final provider = entry.getThumbnail(extent: extent);
 
     final imageInfoCompleter = Completer<ImageInfo?>();
     final imageStream = provider.resolve(ImageConfiguration.empty);