diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistview.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistview.cpp
index ddd19ecc0..a7d01d3f0 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/playlistview.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ PlaylistView::keyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* event )
     if ( !model() )
         return;
 
-    if ( event->key() == Qt::Key_Delete )
+    if ( event->key() == Qt::Key_Delete && !model()->isReadOnly() )
     {
         qDebug() << "Removing selected items";
         proxyModel()->removeIndexes( selectedIndexes() );