diff --git a/beetsplug/embedart.py b/beetsplug/embedart.py
index c6142a167..5afcebfe8 100755
--- a/beetsplug/embedart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/embedart.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is part of beets.
-# Copyright 2011, Adrian Sampson.
+# Copyright 2012, Adrian Sampson.
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ def _embed(path, items):
     # Add art to each file.
     log.debug('Embedding album art.')
     for item in items:
-        f = mediafile.MediaFile(syspath(item.path))
+        try:
+            f = mediafile.MediaFile(syspath(item.path))
+        except mediafile.UnreadableFileError as exc:
+            log.warn('Could not embed art in {0}: {1}'.format(
+                repr(item.path), exc
+            ))
+            continue
         f.art = data
         f.save()
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 8bddf436b..08340dac6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Changelog
 * :doc:`/plugins/chroma`: Fix occasional crash at end of fingerprint submission
   and give more context to "failed fingerprint generation" errors.
 * Interactive prompts are sent to stdout instead of stderr.
+* :doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Fix crash when audio files are unreadable.
 
 .. _artist credits: http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Artist_Credit