diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.cpp
index 113a8067a..9cf2daa5b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.cpp
@@ -816,6 +816,13 @@ PlayableModel::finishLoading()
 }
 
 
+PlayableItem*
+PlayableModel::itemFromIndex( int itemIndex ) const
+{
+    return itemFromIndex( index( itemIndex, 0, QModelIndex() ) );
+}
+
+
 PlayableItem*
 PlayableModel::itemFromIndex( const QModelIndex& index ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.h
index e5cc14d52..656fd254c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlayableModel.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void ensureResolved();
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE PlayableItem* itemFromIndex( int itemIndex ) const;
     virtual PlayableItem* itemFromIndex( const QModelIndex& index ) const;
     virtual PlayableItem* itemFromQuery( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& query ) const;
     virtual PlayableItem* itemFromResult( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result ) const;