diff --git a/gui/sidebar.c b/gui/sidebar.c
index efc2dc66..73572a2d 100644
--- a/gui/sidebar.c
+++ b/gui/sidebar.c
@@ -132,21 +132,28 @@ void __gui_sidebar_selection_changed(GtkTreeSelection *selection, gpointer data)
 	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(gui_random_button()), sensitive);
 }
 
-bool __gui_sidebar_keypress(GtkTreeView *treeview, GdkEventKey *event,
-			    gpointer data)
+bool __gui_sidebar_delete(GtkMenuItem *item, gpointer data)
 {
 	GtkTreeIter iter;
 
-	if (event->keyval != GDK_KEY_Delete)
-		return false;
 	if (!gui_sidebar_iter_current(&iter))
 		return false;
-
 	if (playlist_delete(gui_model_get_playlist()))
 		gtk_tree_store_remove(gui_sidebar_store(), &iter);
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool __gui_sidebar_keypress(GtkTreeView *treeview, GdkEventKey *event,
+			    gpointer data)
+{
+	switch (event->keyval) {
+	case GDK_KEY_Delete:
+		return __gui_sidebar_delete(NULL, NULL);
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 bool __gui_sidebar_button_press(GtkTreeView *treeview, GdkEventButton *event,
 				gpointer data)
 {