A protective speaker cover includes a main body and a securing mechanism for releasably securing the protective cover to an audio speaker grille. The main body includes a faceplate having sidewalls extending from an outer perimeter edge of the faceplate and being sized to cover the speaker grille surrounding the audio speaker. In one embodiment, the securing mechanism is a plurality of aligned clips extending from the inner facing side of the faceplate and having protrusions at a distal end being sized for snap-lock engagement within the open grooves of the speaker grille. In another embodiment, the inner facing surface of the sidewalls includes at least one spring-loaded member for securing the main body against the outer facing wall of the speaker grille. In another embodiment of the securing mechanism, the inner facing surface of the sidewalls includes a rubberized gasket for frictionally engaged receipt of the speaker grille.