diff --git a/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.cpp b/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.cpp
index d08e9152e..203d8e4c3 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 using namespace Tomahawk;
 
 
-SourceTreeView::SourceTreeView( QWidget* parent )
+SourceTreeView::SourceTreeView( QWidget* parent, SourcesModel* model )
     : QTreeView( parent )
     , m_dragging( false )
 {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ SourceTreeView::SourceTreeView( QWidget* parent )
     setContextMenuPolicy( Qt::CustomContextMenu );
     connect( this, SIGNAL( customContextMenuRequested( QPoint ) ), SLOT( onCustomContextMenu( QPoint ) ) );
 
-    m_model = new SourcesModel( this );
+    m_model = model;
     m_proxyModel = new SourcesProxyModel( m_model, this );
     connect( m_proxyModel, SIGNAL( selectRequest( QPersistentModelIndex ) ), this, SLOT( selectRequest( QPersistentModelIndex ) ) );
     connect( m_proxyModel, SIGNAL( expandRequest( QPersistentModelIndex ) ), this, SLOT( expandRequest( QPersistentModelIndex ) ) );
diff --git a/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.h b/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.h
index 6a60e07cf..d018db577 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.h
+++ b/src/sourcetree/sourcetreeview.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class SourceTreeView : public QTreeView
 Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SourceTreeView( QWidget* parent = 0 );
+    explicit SourceTreeView( QWidget* parent = 0, SourcesModel* model = 0 );
 
 public slots:
     void showOfflineSources( bool offlineSourcesShown );
diff --git a/src/tomahawkdesktopwindow.cpp b/src/tomahawkdesktopwindow.cpp
index 63f3d8002..1e1e23798 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkdesktopwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkdesktopwindow.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ TomahawkDesktopWindow::setupSideBar()
     m_searchWidget->setPlaceholderText( "Global Search..." );
     connect( m_searchWidget, SIGNAL( returnPressed() ), this, SLOT( onFilterEdited() ) );
 
-    m_sourcetree = new SourceTreeView();
+    m_sourcetree = new SourceTreeView( this, s_sourcesModel );
     TransferView* transferView = new TransferView( m_sidebar );
     PipelineStatusView* pipelineView = new PipelineStatusView( m_sidebar );
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
index 14da673c9..6c7369ff9 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
@@ -23,17 +23,22 @@
 #include "tomahawksettings.h"
 #include "tomahawktrayicon.h"
 #include "tomahawkapp.h"
+#include "sourcetree/sourcesmodel.h"
 
 #include <QCloseEvent>
 
 using namespace Tomahawk;
 
+SourcesModel* TomahawkWindow::s_sourcesModel = 0;
 
 TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
     : QMainWindow( parent )
     , m_trayIcon( new TomahawkTrayIcon( this ) )
 {
     setWindowIcon( QIcon( RESPATH "icons/tomahawk-icon-128x128.png" ) );
+
+    if( !s_sourcesModel )
+        s_sourcesModel = new SourcesModel( this );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawkwindow.h b/src/tomahawkwindow.h
index 7f1db19d8..e4288fc1e 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkwindow.h
+++ b/src/tomahawkwindow.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "result.h"
 
+class SourcesModel;
 class TomahawkTrayIcon;
 
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ private slots:
     virtual void maximize();
 
 protected:
+    static SourcesModel* s_sourcesModel;
+
     QString m_windowTitle;
     TomahawkTrayIcon* m_trayIcon;
     Tomahawk::result_ptr m_currentTrack;