diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
index 5ee170ef5..6aacf7673 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -246,13 +246,10 @@ ViewManager::show( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection )
         if ( !m_collectionViews.contains( collection ) || m_collectionViews.value( collection ).isNull() )
         {
             view = new CollectionView();
-            CollectionFlatModel* model = new CollectionFlatModel();
-            view->setTrackModel( model );
+            view->setTrackModel( flatModelForCollection( collection ) );
             view->setFrameShape( QFrame::NoFrame );
             view->setAttribute( Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, 0 );
 
-            model->addCollection( collection );
-
             m_collectionViews.insert( collection, view );
         }
         else
@@ -270,13 +267,10 @@ ViewManager::show( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection )
         if ( !m_treeViews.contains( collection ) || m_treeViews.value( collection ).isNull() )
         {
             view = new ArtistView();
-            TreeModel* model = new TreeModel();
-            view->setTreeModel( model );
+            view->setTreeModel( treeModelForCollection( collection ) );
             view->setFrameShape( QFrame::NoFrame );
             view->setAttribute( Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, 0 );
 
-            model->addCollection( collection );
-
             m_treeViews.insert( collection, view );
         }
         else
@@ -294,11 +288,9 @@ ViewManager::show( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection )
         if ( !m_collectionAlbumViews.contains( collection ) || m_collectionAlbumViews.value( collection ).isNull() )
         {
             aview = new AlbumView();
-            AlbumModel* amodel = new AlbumModel( aview );
-            aview->setAlbumModel( amodel );
+            aview->setAlbumModel( albumModelForCollection( collection ) );
             aview->setFrameShape( QFrame::NoFrame );
             aview->setAttribute( Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, 0 );
-            amodel->addCollection( collection );
 
             m_collectionAlbumViews.insert( collection, aview );
         }
@@ -864,6 +856,69 @@ ViewManager::collectionForInterface( Tomahawk::PlaylistInterface* interface ) co
 }
 
 
+CollectionFlatModel*
+ViewManager::flatModelForCollection( const collection_ptr& collection )
+{
+    CollectionFlatModel* model = 0;
+    if ( !m_collectionFlatModels.contains( collection ) || m_collectionFlatModels.value( collection ).isNull() )
+    {
+        model = new CollectionFlatModel();
+        model->addCollection( collection );
+
+        m_collectionFlatModels.insert( collection, QWeakPointer<CollectionFlatModel>( model ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        model = m_collectionFlatModels.value( collection ).data();
+    }
+
+
+    return model;
+}
+
+
+TreeModel*
+ViewManager::treeModelForCollection( const collection_ptr& collection )
+{
+    TreeModel* model = 0;
+    if ( !m_collectionTreeModels.contains( collection ) || m_collectionTreeModels.value( collection ).isNull() )
+    {
+        model = new TreeModel();
+        model->addCollection( collection );
+
+        m_collectionTreeModels.insert( collection, QWeakPointer<TreeModel>( model ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        model = m_collectionTreeModels.value( collection ).data();
+    }
+
+
+    return model;
+}
+
+
+AlbumModel*
+ViewManager::albumModelForCollection( const collection_ptr& collection )
+{
+    AlbumModel* model = 0;
+    if ( !m_collectionAlbumModels.contains( collection ) || m_collectionAlbumModels.value( collection ).isNull() )
+    {
+        model = new AlbumModel();
+        model->addCollection( collection );
+
+        m_collectionAlbumModels.insert( collection, QWeakPointer<AlbumModel>( model ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        model = m_collectionAlbumModels.value( collection ).data();
+    }
+
+
+    return model;
+}
+
+
 bool
 ViewManager::isSuperCollectionVisible() const
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
index edcba014c..62cb552c5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/viewmanager.h
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ public:
     // linked to the sidebar. call it right after creating the playlist
     PlaylistView* createPageForPlaylist( const Tomahawk::playlist_ptr& pl );
 
+
+    // outsource to a modelManager (?)
+    CollectionFlatModel* flatModelForCollection( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection );
+    TreeModel* treeModelForCollection( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection );
+    AlbumModel* albumModelForCollection( const Tomahawk::collection_ptr& collection );
+
 signals:
     void numSourcesChanged( unsigned int sources );
     void numTracksChanged( unsigned int tracks );
@@ -202,6 +208,11 @@ private:
     QHash< Tomahawk::playlist_ptr, QWeakPointer<PlaylistView> > m_playlistViews;
     QHash< Tomahawk::source_ptr, QWeakPointer<SourceInfoWidget> > m_sourceViews;
 
+    QHash< Tomahawk::collection_ptr, QWeakPointer<CollectionFlatModel> > m_collectionFlatModels;
+    QHash< Tomahawk::collection_ptr, QWeakPointer<TreeModel> > m_collectionTreeModels;
+    QHash< Tomahawk::collection_ptr, QWeakPointer<AlbumModel> > m_collectionAlbumModels;
+
+
     QList<Tomahawk::ViewPage*> m_pageHistory;
 
     Tomahawk::collection_ptr m_currentCollection;