diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeModel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeModel.cpp
index 9e9e57349..7066a2085 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeModel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeModel.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ TreeModel::addCollection( const collection_ptr& collection )
                             << collection->source()->id()
                             << collection->source()->userName();
 
+    startLoading();
+
     m_collection = collection;
     DatabaseCommand_AllArtists* cmd = new DatabaseCommand_AllArtists( collection );