diff --git a/src/AudioControls.cpp b/src/AudioControls.cpp
index eccffa918..43c2cb1a0 100644
--- a/src/AudioControls.cpp
+++ b/src/AudioControls.cpp
@@ -600,10 +600,13 @@ AudioControls::droppedTracks( QList< query_ptr > tracks )
 void
 AudioControls::onSocialButtonClicked()
 {
-    SocialWidget* sw = new SocialWidget( m_parent );
-    sw->setPosition( sw->mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) );
-    sw->setQuery( m_currentTrack->toQuery() );
-    sw->show();
+    if ( !m_socialWidget.isNull() )
+        return;
+
+    m_socialWidget = new SocialWidget( m_parent );
+    m_socialWidget.data()->setPosition( m_socialWidget.data()->mapFromGlobal( QCursor::pos() ) );
+    m_socialWidget.data()->setQuery( m_currentTrack->toQuery() );
+    m_socialWidget.data()->show();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/AudioControls.h b/src/AudioControls.h
index d454bf2fe..aad7af1b9 100644
--- a/src/AudioControls.h
+++ b/src/AudioControls.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 class QDropEvent;
 class QDragEnterEvent;
 class QDragMoveEvent;
+class SocialWidget;
 
 namespace Ui
 {
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ private:
     void setSocialActions();
 
     Ui::AudioControls* ui;
+    
+    QWeakPointer<SocialWidget> m_socialWidget;
 
     Tomahawk::result_ptr m_currentTrack;
     Tomahawk::PlaylistModes::RepeatMode m_repeatMode;