diff --git a/include/playqueue.h b/include/playqueue.h
index 8f30d5cf..779a238a 100644
--- a/include/playqueue.h
+++ b/include/playqueue.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ enum playqueue_flags {
 	PQ_ENABLED	= (1 << 0),
 	PQ_RANDOM	= (1 << 1),
 	PQ_REPEAT	= (1 << 2),
-	PQ_DISABLE_CHANGED_SIZE = (1 << 3),
+	PQ_NEVER_SORT	= (1 << 3),
+	PQ_DISABLE_CHANGED_SIZE = (1 << 31),
 };
 
 enum sort_t {
diff --git a/lib/audio.cpp b/lib/audio.cpp
index d47cb887..ac81c5c5 100644
--- a/lib/audio.cpp
+++ b/lib/audio.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void audio :: init(int *argc, char ***argv)
 	GstBus *bus;
 
 	o_recently_played.set_flag(PQ_REPEAT);
+	o_recently_played.set_flag(PQ_NEVER_SORT);
 	o_recently_played.set_flag(PQ_DISABLE_CHANGED_SIZE);
 	gst_init(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/lib/playqueue.cpp b/lib/playqueue.cpp
index 822017f7..dc8d1f1c 100644
--- a/lib/playqueue.cpp
+++ b/lib/playqueue.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ void Playqueue :: _add_sort(sort_t field)
 
 void Playqueue :: add_sort(sort_t field)
 {
+	if (flags & PQ_NEVER_SORT)
+		return;
+
 	_add_sort(field);
 	std::stable_sort(tracks.begin(), tracks.end(), SortTracks(sort_order));
 
@@ -293,6 +296,8 @@ void Playqueue :: add_sort(sort_t field)
 
 void Playqueue :: reset_sort(sort_t field)
 {
+	if (flags & PQ_NEVER_SORT)
+		return;
 	sort_order.clear();
 	add_sort(field);
 }