diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.cpp
index 3b022bae8..2bd8890c5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.cpp
@@ -101,25 +101,32 @@ JobStatusModel::data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) const
 
     switch ( role )
     {
-    case Qt::DecorationRole:
-        return item->icon();
-    case Qt::ToolTipRole:
-    case Qt::DisplayRole:
-    {
-        if ( m_collapseCount.contains( item->type() ) )
-            return m_collapseCount[ item->type() ].last()->mainText();
-        else
-            return item->mainText();
-    }
-    case RightColumnRole:
-    {
-        if ( m_collapseCount.contains( item->type() ) )
-            return m_collapseCount[ item->type() ].count();
-        else
-            return item->rightColumnText();
-    }
-    case AllowMultiLineRole:
-        return item->allowMultiLine();
+        case Qt::DecorationRole:
+            return item->icon();
+            
+        case Qt::ToolTipRole:
+            
+        case Qt::DisplayRole:
+        {
+            if ( m_collapseCount.contains( item->type() ) )
+                return m_collapseCount[ item->type() ].last()->mainText();
+            else
+                return item->mainText();
+        }
+        
+        case RightColumnRole:
+        {
+            if ( m_collapseCount.contains( item->type() ) )
+                return m_collapseCount[ item->type() ].count();
+            else
+                return item->rightColumnText();
+        }
+        
+        case AllowMultiLineRole:
+            return item->allowMultiLine();
+
+        case JobDataRole:
+            return QVariant::fromValue< JobStatusItem* >( item );
     }
 
     return QVariant();
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.h b/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.h
index 0008f82e2..a03f530e1 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/jobview/JobStatusModel.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public:
         // DecorationRole is icon
         // DisplayRole is main col
         RightColumnRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
-        AllowMultiLineRole = Qt::UserRole + 2
+        AllowMultiLineRole = Qt::UserRole + 2,
+        JobDataRole = Qt::UserRole + 3
     };
 
     explicit JobStatusModel( QObject* parent = 0 );
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
index ec729071a..33ca53f5c 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ TomahawkApp::registerMetaTypes()
     qRegisterMetaType< QHash< QString, QMap<quint32, quint16> > >("QHash< QString, QMap<quint32, quint16> >");
     qRegisterMetaType< QMap< QString, QMap< unsigned int, unsigned int > > >("QMap< QString, QMap< unsigned int, unsigned int > >");
     qRegisterMetaType< PairList >("PairList");
+    qRegisterMetaType< JobStatusItem* >("JobStatusItem*");
 
     qRegisterMetaType< GeneratorMode>("GeneratorMode");
     qRegisterMetaType<Tomahawk::GeneratorMode>("Tomahawk::GeneratorMode");