diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/treeitemdelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/treeitemdelegate.cpp
index e1cfc133f..0d1ac25ac 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/treeitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/treeitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ TreeItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem& option,
     {
         if ( !item->album().isNull() )
         {
-            m_pixmaps.insert( index, QSharedPointer< Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader >( new Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader( item->album(), r.size() ) ) );
+            m_pixmaps.insert( index, QSharedPointer< Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader >( new Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader( item->album(), r.size(), false ) ) );
             _detail::Closure* closure = NewClosure( m_pixmaps[ index ], SIGNAL( repaintRequest() ), const_cast<TreeItemDelegate*>(this), SLOT( doUpdateIndex( const QPersistentModelIndex& ) ), QPersistentModelIndex( index ) );
             closure->setAutoDelete( false );
         }
         else if ( !item->artist().isNull() )
         {
-            m_pixmaps.insert( index, QSharedPointer< Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader >( new Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader( item->artist(), r.size() ) ) );
+            m_pixmaps.insert( index, QSharedPointer< Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader >( new Tomahawk::PixmapDelegateFader( item->artist(), r.size(), false ) ) );
             _detail::Closure* closure = NewClosure( m_pixmaps[ index ], SIGNAL( repaintRequest() ), const_cast<TreeItemDelegate*>(this), SLOT( doUpdateIndex( const QPersistentModelIndex& ) ), QPersistentModelIndex( index ) );
             closure->setAutoDelete( false );
         }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.cpp
index 34a6837ed..bdca50367 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.cpp
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ using namespace Tomahawk;
 
 #define COVER_FADEIN 1000
 
-PixmapDelegateFader::PixmapDelegateFader( const artist_ptr& artist, const QSize& size )
+PixmapDelegateFader::PixmapDelegateFader( const artist_ptr& artist, const QSize& size, bool forceLoad )
     : m_artist( artist )
     , m_size( size )
 {
     if ( !m_artist.isNull() )
     {
         connect( m_artist.data(), SIGNAL( coverChanged() ), this, SLOT( artistChanged() ) );
-        m_currentReference = m_artist->cover( size );
+        m_currentReference = m_artist->cover( size, forceLoad );
     }
 
     init();
 }
 
-PixmapDelegateFader::PixmapDelegateFader( const album_ptr& album, const QSize& size )
+PixmapDelegateFader::PixmapDelegateFader( const album_ptr& album, const QSize& size, bool forceLoad )
     : m_album( album )
     , m_size( size )
 {
     if ( !m_album.isNull() )
     {
         connect( m_album.data(), SIGNAL( coverChanged() ), this, SLOT( albumChanged() ) );
-        m_currentReference = m_album->cover( size );
+        m_currentReference = m_album->cover( size, forceLoad );
     }
 
     init();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.h
index 3f6d32f14..65e963f70 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/PixmapDelegateFader.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class PixmapDelegateFader : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    PixmapDelegateFader( const artist_ptr& artist, const QSize& size );
-    PixmapDelegateFader( const album_ptr& album, const QSize& size );
+    PixmapDelegateFader( const artist_ptr& artist, const QSize& size, bool forceLoad = true );
+    PixmapDelegateFader( const album_ptr& album, const QSize& size, bool forceLoad = true );
 
     virtual ~PixmapDelegateFader();