diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
index 29afcfa2f..1f89093ed 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "SourceList.h"
 #include "ViewManager.h"
+#include "audio/AudioEngine.h"
 #include "playlist/PlayableModel.h"
 #include "playlist/PlaylistModel.h"
 #include "utils/AnimatedSpinner.h"
@@ -311,3 +312,25 @@ SearchWidget::pixmap() const
 {
     return TomahawkUtils::defaultPixmap( TomahawkUtils::Search );
 }
+
+
+bool
+SearchWidget::isBeingPlayed() const
+{
+    if ( ui->resultsView->playlistInterface() == AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() )
+        return true;
+    if ( ui->resultsView->playlistInterface()->hasChildInterface( AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() ) )
+        return true;
+
+    if ( ui->albumView->playlistInterface() == AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() )
+        return true;
+    if ( ui->albumView->playlistInterface()->hasChildInterface( AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() ) )
+        return true;
+
+    if ( ui->artistView->playlistInterface() == AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() )
+        return true;
+    if ( ui->artistView->playlistInterface()->hasChildInterface( AudioEngine::instance()->currentTrackPlaylist() ) )
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
index 14877363b..5b58273e9 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/SearchWidget.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     virtual QPixmap pixmap() const;
 
     virtual bool showInfoBar() const { return true; }
+    virtual bool isBeingPlayed() const;
     virtual bool isTemporaryPage() const { return true; }
     virtual bool jumpToCurrentTrack();