diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.cpp
index 79378d417..ddb293c3a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 PlayableCover::PlayableCover( QWidget* parent )
     : QLabel( parent )
+    , m_showText( false )
 {
     setMouseTracking( true );
 
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ void
 PlayableCover::paintEvent( QPaintEvent* event )
 {
     QLabel::paintEvent( event );
+    if ( !m_showText )
+        return;
 
     QRect r = contentsRect().adjusted( margin(), margin(), -margin(), -margin() );
     QPixmap buffer( r.size() );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.h
index 82e82f0c7..24914d326 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/PlayableCover.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
     PlayableCover( QWidget* parent = 0 );
     virtual ~PlayableCover();
 
+    bool showText() const { return m_showText; }
+    void setShowText( bool b ) { m_showText = b; }
+
 public slots:
     virtual void setArtist( const Tomahawk::artist_ptr& artist );
     virtual void setAlbum( const Tomahawk::album_ptr& album );
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ private:
     Tomahawk::artist_ptr m_artist;
     Tomahawk::album_ptr m_album;
     Tomahawk::query_ptr m_query;
+
+    bool m_showText;
 };
 
 #endif