diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
index 64f49d828..0aa645f4d 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.cpp
@@ -144,11 +144,7 @@ QueryLabel::text() const
 void
 QueryLabel::setText( const QString& text )
 {
-    m_result.clear();
-    m_query.clear();
-    m_artist.clear();
-    m_album.clear();
-
+    clear();
     QLabel::setText( m_text );
     m_text = text;
 
@@ -160,6 +156,20 @@ QueryLabel::setText( const QString& text )
 }
 
 
+void
+QueryLabel::clear()
+{
+    m_type = None;
+
+    m_result.clear();
+    m_query.clear();
+    m_artist.clear();
+    m_album.clear();
+
+    QLabel::clear();
+}
+
+
 void
 QueryLabel::onResultChanged()
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
index 54c83ff81..58467c5ba 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/QueryLabel.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     void init();
 
 public slots:
+    void clear();
     void setText( const QString& text );
     void setResult( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result );
     void setQuery( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& query );