diff --git a/gui/playlist.c b/gui/playlist.c
index bce54d61..32a60519 100644
--- a/gui/playlist.c
+++ b/gui/playlist.c
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ static inline void __gui_playlist_update_size(struct playlist *playlist)
 void __playlist_row_activated(GtkTreeView *treeview, GtkTreePath *path,
 			      GtkTreeViewColumn *col, gpointer data)
 {
+	struct playlist *prev = playlist_cur();
+
 	gui_sidebar_filter_path_select(path);
+	__gui_playlist_update_size(prev);
 	__gui_playlist_update_size(playlist_cur());
 }