diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
index 9b16c65f93..216a298424 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/alternate_views.py
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ class CoverDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
             if self.emblem_size > 0:
                 self.paint_emblems(painter, rect, emblems)
             orect = QRect(rect)
+            trect = QRect(rect)
+            if self.title_height != 0:
+                rect.setBottom(rect.bottom() - self.title_height)
+                trect.setTop(trect.bottom() - self.title_height + 5)
             if cdata is None or cdata is False:
                 title = db.field_for('title', book_id, default_value='')
                 authors = ' & '.join(db.field_for('authors', book_id, default_value=()))
@@ -553,10 +557,9 @@ class CoverDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
                 painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignCenter|Qt.TextWordWrap, '%s\n\n%s' % (title, authors))
                 if cdata is False:
                     self.render_queue.put(book_id)
-            else:
                 if self.title_height != 0:
-                    trect = QRect(rect)
-                    rect.setBottom(rect.bottom() - self.title_height)
+                    self.paint_title(painter, trect, db, book_id)
+            else:
                 if self.animating is not None and self.animating.row() == index.row():
                     cdata = cdata.scaled(cdata.size() * self._animated_size)
                 dpr = cdata.devicePixelRatio()
@@ -567,16 +570,7 @@ class CoverDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
                 rect.adjust(dx, dy, -dx, 0)
                 painter.drawPixmap(rect, cdata)
                 if self.title_height != 0:
-                    rect = trect
-                    rect.setTop(rect.bottom() - self.title_height + 5)
-                    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.TextAntialiasing, True)
-                    title, is_stars = self.render_field(db, book_id)
-                    if is_stars:
-                        painter.setFont(self.rating_font)
-                    metrics = painter.fontMetrics()
-                    painter.setPen(self.highlight_color)
-                    painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignCenter|Qt.TextSingleLine,
-                                     metrics.elidedText(title, Qt.ElideRight, rect.width()))
+                    self.paint_title(painter, trect, db, book_id)
             if self.emblem_size > 0:
                 return  # We dont draw embossed emblems as the ondevice/marked emblems are drawn in the gutter
             if marked:
@@ -595,6 +589,16 @@ class CoverDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
         finally:
             painter.restore()
 
+    def paint_title(self, painter, rect, db, book_id):
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.TextAntialiasing, True)
+        title, is_stars = self.render_field(db, book_id)
+        if is_stars:
+            painter.setFont(self.rating_font)
+        metrics = painter.fontMetrics()
+        painter.setPen(self.highlight_color)
+        painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignCenter|Qt.TextSingleLine,
+                            metrics.elidedText(title, Qt.ElideRight, rect.width()))
+
     def paint_emblems(self, painter, rect, emblems):
         gutter = self.emblem_size + self.MARGIN
         grect = QRect(rect)