diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ef659c5d..a65531c93 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ The format is a modified version of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.co
 - `Other` - for technical stuff.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Improved
+- Minimize memory usage by reducing in-memory cover cache size ([@Lolle2000la](https://github.com/Lolle2000la)) ([#2266](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/2266))
+
 ### Changed
 - Delegate Suwayomi tracker authentication to extension ([@cpiber](https://github.com/cpiber)) ([#2476](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/2476))
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
index 0841ec609..6c60663ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ class App : Application(), DefaultLifecycleObserver, SingletonImageLoader.Factor
                 // SY <--
             }
 
-            memoryCache(
-                MemoryCache.Builder()
-                    .maxSizePercent(context, 0.25)
-                    .build(),
-            )
-
             diskCache(
                 DiskCache.Builder()
                     .directory(context.cacheDir.resolve("image_cache"))
@@ -282,6 +276,12 @@ class App : Application(), DefaultLifecycleObserver, SingletonImageLoader.Factor
                     .build(),
             )
 
+            memoryCache(
+                MemoryCache.Builder()
+                    .maxSizePercent(context)
+                    .build(),
+            )
+
             crossfade((300 * this@App.animatorDurationScale).toInt())
             allowRgb565(DeviceUtil.isLowRamDevice(this@App))
             if (networkPreferences.verboseLogging().get()) logger(DebugLogger())