diff --git a/gui/playlist.c b/gui/playlist.c
index aca72eeb..31bf6b23 100644
--- a/gui/playlist.c
+++ b/gui/playlist.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ enum playlist_sidebar_columns {
 
 static GtkTreeStore *p_store;
 static gchar        *p_name = NULL;
+static bool p_init_done     = false;
 
 
 static inline enum playlist_type_t __playlist_type(GtkTreeIter *iter)
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ static void *__playlist_init(struct queue *queue, void *data)
 
 	if (string_match(playlist->pl_name, "Collection"))
 		flags = GQ_CAN_RANDOM;
+	if (p_init_done && playlist->pl_type == PL_ARTIST)
+		gui_playlist_add_artist(artist_find(playlist->pl_name));
 	return gui_queue_alloc(playlist, queue, playlist->pl_name, flags);
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ bool __gui_playlist_init_idle()
 	db_for_each(artist, next, artist_db_get())
 		gui_playlist_add_artist(ARTIST(artist));
 
+	p_init_done = true;
 	gui_queue_show(gui_queue(playlist_get_queue(PL_SYSTEM, "Collection")));
 	return true;
 }