diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistChartItemDelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistChartItemDelegate.cpp
index 9c13106f4..760795143 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistChartItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistChartItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PlaylistChartItemDelegate::sizeHint( const QStyleOptionViewItem& option, const Q
         case 2:
             stretch = 4;
             break;
-            
+
         default:
             if ( index.row() < 10 )
                 stretch = 3;
@@ -108,27 +108,7 @@ PlaylistChartItemDelegate::prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, c
 {
     initStyleOption( option, index );
 
-    if ( item->isPlaying() )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid ) );
-        option->state |= QStyle::State_Selected;
-    }
-
-    if ( option->state & QStyle::State_Selected )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::HighlightedText ) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        float opacity = 0.0;
-        if ( item->query()->results().count() )
-            opacity = item->query()->results().first()->score();
-
-        opacity = qMax( (float)0.3, opacity );
-        QColor textColor = TomahawkUtils::alphaBlend( option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ), option->palette.color( QPalette::BrightText ), opacity );
-
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, textColor );
-    }
+    TomahawkUtils::prepareStyleOption( option, index, item );
 }
 
 
@@ -230,7 +210,7 @@ PlaylistChartItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem&
             pixmap = TomahawkUtils::defaultPixmap( TomahawkUtils::DefaultTrackImage, TomahawkUtils::ScaledCover, pixmapRect.size() );
         }
         painter->drawPixmap( pixmapRect, pixmap );
-        
+
         r.adjust( pixmapRect.width() + figureRect.width() + 18, 1, -28, 0 );
         QRect leftRect = r.adjusted( 0, 0, -48, 0 );
         QRect rightRect = r.adjusted( r.width() - 40, 0, 0, 0 );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
index 95ff66915..561e69366 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/PlaylistLargeItemDelegate.cpp
@@ -87,27 +87,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, c
 {
     initStyleOption( option, index );
 
-    if ( item->isPlaying() )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid ) );
-        option->state |= QStyle::State_Selected;
-    }
-
-    if ( option->state & QStyle::State_Selected )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::HighlightedText ) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        float opacity = 0.0;
-        if ( item->query()->results().count() )
-            opacity = item->query()->results().first()->score();
-
-        opacity = qMax( (float)0.3, opacity );
-        QColor textColor = TomahawkUtils::alphaBlend( option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ), option->palette.color( QPalette::BrightText ), opacity );
-
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, textColor );
-    }
+    TomahawkUtils::prepareStyleOption( option, index, item );
 }
 
 
@@ -207,7 +187,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem&
         QRect pixmapRect = r.adjusted( 6, 0, -option.rect.width() + option.rect.height() - 6 + r.left(), 0 );
         QRect avatarRect = r.adjusted( option.rect.width() - r.left() - 12 - avatarSize.width(), ( option.rect.height() - avatarSize.height() ) / 2 - 5, 0, 0 );
         avatarRect.setSize( avatarSize );
-        
+
         pixmap = item->query()->cover( pixmapRect.size(), false );
         if ( !pixmap )
         {
@@ -215,7 +195,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem&
         }
 
         painter->drawPixmap( pixmapRect, pixmap );
-        
+
         if ( !avatar.isNull() )
             painter->drawPixmap( avatarRect, avatar );
 
@@ -250,7 +230,7 @@ PlaylistLargeItemDelegate::paint( QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem&
         textDoc.setDocumentMargin( 0 );
         textDoc.setDefaultFont( painter->font() );
         textDoc.setDefaultTextOption( m_bottomOption );
-        
+
         if ( textDoc.idealWidth() > leftRect.width() )
             textDoc.setHtml( item->query()->socialActionDescription( "Love", Query::Short ) );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistitemdelegate.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistitemdelegate.cpp
index 696ad2ad2..5bd8b6c06 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -94,30 +94,7 @@ PlaylistItemDelegate::prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, const
 {
     initStyleOption( option, index );
 
-    if ( item->isPlaying() )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid ) );
-
-        option->backgroundBrush = option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid );
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ) );
-
-    }
-
-    if ( option->state & QStyle::State_Selected && !item->isPlaying() )
-    {
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::HighlightedText ) );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        float opacity = 0.0;
-        if ( item->query()->results().count() )
-            opacity = item->query()->results().first()->score();
-
-        opacity = qMax( (float)0.3, opacity );
-        QColor textColor = TomahawkUtils::alphaBlend( option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ), option->palette.color( QPalette::BrightText ), opacity );
-
-        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, textColor );
-    }
+    TomahawkUtils::prepareStyleOption( option, index, item );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.cpp
index 583b7de6c..05f68ad75 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.cpp
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@
  *   along with Tomahawk. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include "tomahawkutilsgui.h"
 
+#include "config.h"
+#include "query.h"
+#include "result.h"
 #include "logger.h"
+#include "trackmodelitem.h"
+
 #include <QtGui/QLayout>
 #include <QtGui/QPainter>
 #include <QtGui/QPixmap>
 #include <QtGui/QPalette>
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
 #include <QtGui/QWidget>
+#include <QStyleOption>
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
     #include <QtGui/QX11Info>
@@ -344,7 +349,7 @@ defaultPixmap( ImageType type, ImageMode mode, const QSize& size )
         case DefaultTrackImage:
                 pixmap = QPixmap( RESPATH "images/track-placeholder.png" );
             break;
-            
+
         case DefaultSourceAvatar:
             if ( mode == AvatarInFrame )
                 pixmap = TomahawkUtils::createAvatarFrame( QPixmap( RESPATH "images/user-avatar.png" ) );
@@ -380,4 +385,33 @@ defaultPixmap( ImageType type, ImageMode mode, const QSize& size )
 }
 
 
+void
+prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, const QModelIndex& index, TrackModelItem* item )
+{
+    if ( item->isPlaying() )
+    {
+        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Highlight, option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid ) );
+
+        option->backgroundBrush = option->palette.color( QPalette::Mid );
+        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ) );
+
+    }
+
+    if ( option->state & QStyle::State_Selected && !item->isPlaying() )
+    {
+        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, option->palette.color( QPalette::HighlightedText ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        float opacity = 0.0;
+        if ( item->query()->results().count() )
+            opacity = item->query()->results().first()->score();
+
+        opacity = qMax( (float)0.3, opacity );
+        QColor textColor = alphaBlend( option->palette.color( QPalette::Text ), option->palette.color( QPalette::BrightText ), opacity );
+
+        option->palette.setColor( QPalette::Text, textColor );
+    }
+}
+
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.h
index 86e842014..d6e47f584 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutilsgui.h
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 #define TOMAHAWKUTILSGUI_H
 
 #include <QSize>
+#include <QModelIndex>
 
 #include "tomahawkutils.h"
 #include "dllmacro.h"
 
+class TrackModelItem;
+class QStyleOptionViewItemV4;
 class QPainter;
 class QColor;
 class QPixmap;
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ namespace TomahawkUtils
 
     DLLEXPORT QPixmap defaultPixmap( ImageType type, ImageMode mode = TomahawkUtils::Original, const QSize& size = QSize( 0, 0 ) );
 
+    DLLEXPORT void prepareStyleOption( QStyleOptionViewItemV4* option, const QModelIndex& index, TrackModelItem* item );
+
 }
 
 #endif // TOMAHAWKUTILSGUI_H