diff --git a/emmental/sidebar/__init__.py b/emmental/sidebar/__init__.py
index 3b2f70e..d39ca79 100644
--- a/emmental/sidebar/__init__.py
+++ b/emmental/sidebar/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 """A card for displaying the list of playlists."""
 from gi.repository import GObject
 from gi.repository import Gtk
+from . import playlist
+from . import section
 from .. import db
 from .. import entry
 
@@ -10,15 +12,25 @@ class Card(Gtk.Box):
     """Our playlist Sidebar."""
 
     sql = GObject.Property(type=db.Connection)
+    selected_playlist = GObject.Property(type=db.playlist.Playlist)
 
     def __init__(self, sql: db.Connection, **kwargs):
         """Set up the Sidebar widget."""
         super().__init__(sql=sql, orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL,
                          sensitive=False, **kwargs)
         self._filter = entry.Filter("playlists")
+        self._playlists = playlist.Section(self.sql.playlists)
+        self._group = section.Group(sql)
 
         self.append(self._filter)
 
+        for sect in [self._playlists]:
+            self.append(sect)
+            self._group.add(sect)
+
+        self._group.bind_property("selected-playlist",
+                                  self, "selected-playlist")
+
         self._filter.connect("search-changed", self.__search_changed)
         self.sql.connect("table-loaded", self.__table_loaded)
 
@@ -30,5 +42,17 @@ class Card(Gtk.Box):
         self.sql.filter(entry.get_query())
 
     def __table_loaded(self, sql: db.Connection, table: db.table.Table):
-        loaded = {tbl.loaded for tbl in sql.playlist_tables()}
-        self.set_sensitive(False not in loaded)
+        if self.get_sensitive() is False:
+            if False not in {tbl.loaded for tbl in sql.playlist_tables()}:
+                self.set_sensitive(True)
+                self.select_playlist(sql.active_playlist)
+
+    def select_playlist(self, playlist: db.playlist.Playlist) -> None:
+        """Set the current active playlist."""
+        if playlist is not None:
+            match playlist.table:
+                case self.sql.playlists:
+                    section = self._playlists
+
+            section.active = True
+            section.select_playlist(playlist)
diff --git a/tests/sidebar/test_sidebar.py b/tests/sidebar/test_sidebar.py
index c10ff78..dface4b 100644
--- a/tests/sidebar/test_sidebar.py
+++ b/tests/sidebar/test_sidebar.py
@@ -42,8 +42,49 @@ class TestSidebar(tests.util.TestCase):
     def test_sensitivity(self):
         """Test setting the sidebar sensitivity when all tables have loaded."""
         tables = [t for t in self.sql.playlist_tables()]
-        self.assertFalse(self.sidebar.get_sensitive())
+        self.sidebar.select_playlist = unittest.mock.Mock()
 
         for table in tables:
+            self.assertFalse(self.sidebar.get_sensitive())
+            self.sidebar.select_playlist.assert_not_called()
             self.sql.emit("table-loaded", table)
-            self.assertEqual(self.sidebar.get_sensitive(), table == tables[-1])
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.sidebar.get_sensitive())
+        self.sidebar.select_playlist.assert_called()
+
+        self.sidebar.select_playlist.reset_mock()
+        self.sql.emit("table-loaded", tables[0])
+        self.sidebar.select_playlist.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_selected_playlist(self):
+        """Test the selected-playlist property."""
+        self.assertIsNone(self.sidebar.selected_playlist)
+
+        playlist1 = self.sql.playlists.create("Playlist 1")
+        self.sidebar._group.selected_playlist = playlist1
+        self.assertEqual(self.sidebar.selected_playlist, playlist1)
+
+    def test_group(self):
+        """Test that sidebar sections are part of the same Group."""
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.sidebar._group,
+                              emmental.sidebar.section.Group)
+
+        self.assertListEqual(self.sidebar._group._sections,
+                             [self.sidebar._playlists])
+
+    def test_sections(self):
+        """Tests sidebar section models."""
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.sidebar._playlists,
+                              emmental.sidebar.playlist.Section)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.sidebar._filter.get_next_sibling(),
+                         self.sidebar._playlists)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.sidebar._playlists.table, self.sql.playlists)
+
+    def test_select_playlist(self):
+        """Test setting the active playlist."""
+        playlist = self.sql.playlists.create("Test Playlist")
+        self.sidebar.select_playlist(playlist)
+        self.assertTrue(self.sidebar._playlists.active)
+        self.assertEqual(self.sidebar.selected_playlist, playlist)