diff --git a/src/sourcetree/items/playlistitems.cpp b/src/sourcetree/items/playlistitems.cpp
index 7c8cc5659..6d79395d5 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/items/playlistitems.cpp
+++ b/src/sourcetree/items/playlistitems.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool
 PlaylistItem::willAcceptDrag( const QMimeData* data ) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED( data );
-    return !m_playlist.isNull() && m_playlist->author()->isLocal() && DropJob::acceptsMimeData( data, DropJob::Track );
+    return !m_playlist.isNull() && m_playlist->author()->isLocal() && DropJob::acceptsMimeData( data, DropJob::Track ) && !m_playlist->busy();
 }
 
 PlaylistItem::DropTypes
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ PlaylistItem::dropMimeData( const QMimeData* data, Qt::DropAction action )
 {
     Q_UNUSED( action );
 
+    if ( m_playlist->busy() )
+        return false;
+
     QList< Tomahawk::query_ptr > queries;
 
     if ( data->hasFormat( "application/tomahawk.playlist.id" ) &&