diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface.cpp
index 54e2b25c5..079b4821f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface::trackCount() const
 void
 TreeProxyModelPlaylistInterface::setCurrentIndex( qint64 index )
 {
+    PlaylistInterface::setCurrentIndex( index );
+
     PlayableItem* item = static_cast<PlayableItem*>( (void*)index );
     if ( index < 0 || !item )
     {