diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomeplaylistmodel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomeplaylistmodel.cpp
index 6068831e8..8aba306e1 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomeplaylistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/welcomeplaylistmodel.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ WelcomePlaylistModel::loadFromSettings()
             m_recplaylists << pl;
     }
     endResetModel();
+
+    emit emptinessChanged( m_recplaylists.isEmpty() );
 }