diff --git a/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.cpp b/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.cpp
index e83bc1f2d..1b6906583 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CollectionItem::CollectionItem( SourcesModel* model, SourceTreeItem* parent, con
     : SourceTreeItem( model, parent, SourcesModel::Collection )
     , m_sortValue( -150 )
     , m_collection( collection )
+    , m_page( nullptr )
 {
     m_text = tr( "Collection" );
     m_icon = ImageRegistry::instance()->icon( RESPATH "images/collection.svg" );
@@ -81,6 +82,6 @@ CollectionItem::trackCount() const
 void
 CollectionItem::activate()
 {
-    Tomahawk::ViewPage* page = ViewManager::instance()->show( m_collection );
-    model()->linkSourceItemToPage( this, page );
+    m_page = ViewManager::instance()->show( m_collection );
+    model()->linkSourceItemToPage( this, m_page );
 }
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.h b/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.h
index dfd2c874b..73f427380 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.h
+++ b/src/tomahawk/sourcetree/items/CollectionItem.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ private:
     QIcon m_icon;
     QString m_text;
     Tomahawk::collection_ptr m_collection;
+
+    /**
+     * Reference to the ViewPage for the collection. Until the page is loaded
+     * once on user request, this will be nullptr.
+     */
+    Tomahawk::ViewPage* m_page;
 };
 
 #endif // COLLECTIONITEM_H