diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/XspfUpdater.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/XspfUpdater.cpp
index 796efb17e..a9d794334 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/XspfUpdater.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/XspfUpdater.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ XspfUpdater::playlistLoaded()
     foreach ( const plentry_ptr ple, playlist()->entries() )
         tracks << ple->query();
 
-    QList< query_ptr > mergedTracks = TomahawkUtils::mergePlaylistChanges( tracks, loader->entries() );
+    bool changed = false;
+    QList< query_ptr > mergedTracks = TomahawkUtils::mergePlaylistChanges( tracks, loader->entries(), changed );
+
+    if ( !changed )
+        return;
 
     QList<Tomahawk::plentry_ptr> el = playlist()->entriesFromQueries( mergedTracks, true );
     playlist()->createNewRevision( uuid(), playlist()->currentrevision(), el );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/customplaylistview.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/customplaylistview.cpp
index 5e81cd6ca..b3b2c2ba5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/customplaylistview.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/customplaylistview.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ CustomPlaylistView::generateTracks()
 void
 CustomPlaylistView::tracksGenerated( QList< query_ptr > tracks )
 {
-    QList< query_ptr > newTracks = TomahawkUtils::mergePlaylistChanges( m_model->queries(), tracks );
+    bool changed = false;
+    QList< query_ptr > newTracks = TomahawkUtils::mergePlaylistChanges( m_model->queries(), tracks, changed);
+
+    if ( !changed )
+        return;
 
     m_model->clear();
     m_model->append( newTracks );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index 367164955..d706c3232 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -533,10 +533,12 @@ newerVersion( const QString& oldVersion, const QString& newVersion )
 
 
 QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >
-mergePlaylistChanges( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& orig, const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& newTracks )
+mergePlaylistChanges( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& orig, const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& newTracks, bool& changed )
 {
     int sameCount = 0;
     QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr > tosave = newTracks;
+    changed = false;
+
     foreach ( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& newquery, newTracks )
     {
         foreach ( const Tomahawk::query_ptr& oldq, orig )
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@ mergePlaylistChanges( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& orig, const QList< Tom
     if ( orig.size() == newTracks.size() && sameCount == orig.size() )
         return orig;
 
+    changed = true;
     return tosave;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
index 6c4b32dfa..f3133e112 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace TomahawkUtils
      *
      * \return true if some changes were made, false if the new tracks are the same as the current tracks in \param orig
      */
-    DLLEXPORT QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr > mergePlaylistChanges( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& orig, const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& newTracks );
+    DLLEXPORT QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr > mergePlaylistChanges( const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& orig, const QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr >& newTracks, bool& changed );
 
     DLLEXPORT void crash();
 }