diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/HoverControls.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/HoverControls.cpp
index 4461c695c..3e31bf236 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/HoverControls.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/HoverControls.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ HoverControls::mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent* event )
 {
     QWidget::mouseReleaseEvent( event );
 
-    emit play();
+    if ( event->button() == Qt::LeftButton )
+        emit play();
 }