diff --git a/gui/playlists/user.c b/gui/playlists/user.c
index 1a897f13..4c9e04bd 100644
--- a/gui/playlists/user.c
+++ b/gui/playlists/user.c
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ static bool __gui_pl_user_header(GtkTreeIter *iter)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static gint __gui_pl_user_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+	struct playlist *pl_a = (struct playlist *)a;
+	struct playlist *pl_b = (struct playlist *)b;
+	return g_utf8_collate(pl_a->pl_name, pl_b->pl_name);
+}
+
 static bool __gui_pl_user_init_idle()
 {
 	struct db_entry *user, *next;
@@ -88,3 +95,18 @@ void gui_pl_user_update(struct playlist *playlist)
 	if (gui_sidebar_iter_find(&child, playlist->pl_name, playlist->pl_type))
 		gui_sidebar_iter_update(&child);
 }
+
+GList *gui_pl_user_list(void)
+{
+	struct db_entry *user, *next;
+	struct playlist *playlist;
+	GList *list = NULL;
+
+	db_for_each(user, next, pl_user_db_get()) {
+		playlist = &USER_PLAYLIST(user)->pl_playlist;
+		list     = g_list_insert_sorted(list, playlist,
+						__gui_pl_user_compare);
+	}
+
+	return list;
+}
diff --git a/gui/view.c b/gui/view.c
index 3ca83e63..e422405d 100644
--- a/gui/view.c
+++ b/gui/view.c
@@ -143,16 +143,8 @@ static void __view_rc_add_other(GtkWidget *item, gpointer data)
 					    &vad_data);
 }
 
-static gint __view_cmp_pl(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
-{
-	struct playlist *pl_a = (struct playlist *)a;
-	struct playlist *pl_b = (struct playlist *)b;
-	return g_utf8_collate(pl_a->pl_name, pl_b->pl_name);
-}
-
 static GtkWidget *__view_rc_build_submenu(void)
 {
-	struct db_entry *dbe, *next;
 	struct playlist *playlist;
 	GtkWidget *submenu, *item;
 	GList *iter, *list = NULL;
@@ -160,12 +152,8 @@ static GtkWidget *__view_rc_build_submenu(void)
 	if (pl_user_db_get()->db_size == 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	db_for_each(dbe, next, pl_user_db_get()) {
-		playlist = &USER_PLAYLIST(dbe)->pl_playlist;
-		list     = g_list_insert_sorted(list, playlist, __view_cmp_pl);
-	}
-
 	submenu = gtk_menu_new();
+	list    = gui_pl_user_list();
 	iter    = g_list_first(list);
 	while (iter) {
 		playlist = (struct playlist *)iter->data;
@@ -176,6 +164,7 @@ static GtkWidget *__view_rc_build_submenu(void)
 		iter = g_list_next(iter);
 	}
 
+	g_list_free(list);
 	return submenu;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/gui/playlists/user.h b/include/gui/playlists/user.h
index 2d2085a0..0d2b26d4 100644
--- a/include/gui/playlists/user.h
+++ b/include/gui/playlists/user.h
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ struct playlist *gui_pl_user_add_dialog(void);
 /* Called to update a user playlist. */
 void gui_pl_user_update(struct playlist *);
 
+/*
+ * Called to get a (sorted) list of user playlists.
+ * Note: The caller is responsible for freeing the list with g_list_free().
+ */
+GList *gui_pl_user_list(void);
+
 #endif /* OCARINA_GUI_PLAYLISTS_USER_H */
diff --git a/tests/gui/playlists/user.c b/tests/gui/playlists/user.c
index 6820daad..6943aeda 100644
--- a/tests/gui/playlists/user.c
+++ b/tests/gui/playlists/user.c
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ struct core_init_data init_data = {
 
 static void test_user()
 {
-	GtkTreeModel *model = gui_sidebar_model();
-	GtkTreeIter   iter, child;
+	GtkTreeModel    *model = gui_sidebar_model();
+	struct playlist *playlist;
+	GtkTreeIter      iter, child;
+	GList           *list = NULL;
 
 	gui_sidebar_iter_first(&iter);
 	gui_sidebar_iter_find(&iter, "Playlists", PL_MAX_TYPE);
@@ -47,6 +49,22 @@ static void test_user()
 	g_assert_true(gui_sidebar_iter_next(&child));
 	g_assert_cmpstr_free(gui_sidebar_iter_name(&child), ==, "Test 2");
 	g_assert_cmpuint(gui_sidebar_iter_type(&child), ==, PL_USER);
+
+	list = gui_pl_user_list();
+	g_assert_nonnull(list);
+	g_list_length(list);
+
+	playlist = g_list_nth_data(list, 0);
+	g_assert_nonnull(playlist);
+	g_assert_cmpuint(playlist->pl_type, ==, PL_USER);
+	g_assert_cmpstr(playlist->pl_name,  ==, "Test 1");
+
+	playlist = g_list_nth_data(list, 1);
+	g_assert_nonnull(playlist);
+	g_assert_cmpuint(playlist->pl_type, ==, PL_USER);
+	g_assert_cmpstr(playlist->pl_name,  ==, "Test 2");
+
+	g_list_free(list);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)