diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/RecentlyPlayedModel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/RecentlyPlayedModel.cpp
index a61c92431..5902ee44a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/RecentlyPlayedModel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/RecentlyPlayedModel.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ RecentlyPlayedModel::loadHistory()
     {
         clear();
     }
+    loadingStarted();
 
     DatabaseCommand_PlaybackHistory* cmd = new DatabaseCommand_PlaybackHistory( m_source );
     cmd->setLimit( m_limit );