diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/collectionflatmodel.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/collectionflatmodel.h
index 65e1489a0..816be924d 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/collectionflatmodel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/collectionflatmodel.h
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ signals:
     void repeatModeChanged( PlaylistInterface::RepeatMode mode );
     void shuffleModeChanged( bool enabled );
 
-    void itemSizeChanged( const QModelIndex& index );
+    void loadingStarted();
+    void loadingFinished();
+    void trackCountChanged( unsigned int tracks );
 
 private slots:
     void onDataChanged();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.cpp
index c171f2cb1..b2bd84f35 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ PlaylistModel::loadPlaylist( const Tomahawk::playlist_ptr& playlist, bool loadEn
         int c = rowCount( QModelIndex() );
 
         qDebug() << "Starting loading" << playlist->title();
+        emit loadingStarted();
         emit beginInsertRows( QModelIndex(), c, c + entries.count() - 1 );
 
         m_waitingForResolved.clear();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.h
index c3ad13e09..2d057a328 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistmodel.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ signals:
 
     void itemSizeChanged( const QModelIndex& index );
 
-    void playlistDeleted();
-
 private slots:
     void onDataChanged();