diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MusicScanner.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MusicScanner.cpp
index 64bbba5b7..854694ac9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MusicScanner.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/filemetadata/MusicScanner.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ MusicScanner::scanFilePaths()
         if ( fi.exists() && fi.isReadable() )
             scanFile( fi );
     }
+
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod( this, "postOps", Qt::QueuedConnection );
 }