diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.cpp
index 131224052c..5a0da70a6d 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ Playlist::ItemAtFast(int32 index) const
 
 
 bool
-Playlist::SetCurrentItemIndex(int32 index)
+Playlist::SetCurrentItemIndex(int32 index, bool forceNotify)
 {
 	bool result = true;
 	if (index >= CountItems()) {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ Playlist::SetCurrentItemIndex(int32 index)
 		index = -1;
 		result = false;
 	}
-	if (index == fCurrentIndex)
+	if (index == fCurrentIndex && !forceNotify)
 		return result;
 
 	fCurrentIndex = index;
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.h b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.h
index 7981fa0008..03ec16d4b5 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.h
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/Playlist.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public:
 			PlaylistItem*		ItemAtFast(int32 index) const;
 
 			// navigating current ref
-			bool				SetCurrentItemIndex(int32 index);
+			bool				SetCurrentItemIndex(int32 index,
+									bool forceNotify = false);
 			int32				CurrentItemIndex() const;
 
 			void				GetSkipInfo(bool* canSkipPrevious,
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/PlaylistListView.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/PlaylistListView.cpp
index 8350843878..df2e04811b 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/PlaylistListView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/playlist/PlaylistListView.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ PlaylistListView::MouseDown(BPoint where)
 				// only do something if user clicked the same item twice
 				if (fLastClickedItem == item) {
 					BAutolock _(fPlaylist);
-					fPlaylist->SetCurrentItemIndex(i);
+					fPlaylist->SetCurrentItemIndex(i, true);
 					handled = true;
 				}
 			} else {