diff --git a/src/playlist/playlist.cpp b/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
index a7576befd..3867d2f25 100644
--- a/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/playlist.cpp
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ bool Playlist::dropMimeData(const QMimeData* data, Qt::DropAction action, int ro
 }
 
 void Playlist::InsertUrls(const QList<QUrl> &urls, int pos, bool play_now, bool enqueue) {
-  SongLoaderInserter* inserter = new SongLoaderInserter(task_manager_, library_, this);
+  SongLoaderInserter* inserter = new SongLoaderInserter(task_manager_, library_);
   connect(inserter, SIGNAL(Error(QString)), SIGNAL(LoadTracksError(QString)));
 
   inserter->Load(this, pos, play_now, enqueue, urls);
diff --git a/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.cpp b/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.cpp
index 6bdb86556..a52cc4c3b 100644
--- a/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.cpp
+++ b/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 #include "core/taskmanager.h"
 
 SongLoaderInserter::SongLoaderInserter(
-    TaskManager* task_manager, LibraryBackendInterface* library, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent),
-      task_manager_(task_manager),
+    TaskManager* task_manager, LibraryBackendInterface* library)
+    : task_manager_(task_manager),
       destination_(NULL),
       row_(-1),
       play_now_(true),
@@ -44,6 +43,8 @@ void SongLoaderInserter::Load(Playlist *destination,
   row_ = row;
   play_now_ = play_now;
 
+  connect(destination, SIGNAL(destroyed()), SLOT(DestinationDestroyed()));
+
   foreach (const QUrl& url, urls) {
     SongLoader* loader = new SongLoader(library_, this);
     SongLoader::Result ret = loader->Load(url);
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ void SongLoaderInserter::Load(Playlist *destination,
   }
 }
 
+void SongLoaderInserter::DestinationDestroyed() {
+  destination_ = NULL;
+}
+
 void SongLoaderInserter::PendingLoadFinished(bool success) {
   SongLoader* loader = qobject_cast<SongLoader*>(sender());
   if (!loader || !pending_.contains(loader))
@@ -91,7 +96,9 @@ void SongLoaderInserter::PendingLoadFinished(bool success) {
 }
 
 void SongLoaderInserter::Finished() {
-  destination_->InsertSongsOrLibraryItems(songs_, row_, play_now_, enqueue_);
+  if (destination_) {
+    destination_->InsertSongsOrLibraryItems(songs_, row_, play_now_, enqueue_);
+  }
 
   deleteLater();
 }
diff --git a/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.h b/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.h
index 2e550caab..bc89973c6 100644
--- a/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.h
+++ b/src/playlist/songloaderinserter.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class QModelIndex;
 class SongLoaderInserter : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  SongLoaderInserter(TaskManager* task_manager, LibraryBackendInterface* library, QObject* parent = 0);
+  SongLoaderInserter(TaskManager* task_manager, LibraryBackendInterface* library);
   ~SongLoaderInserter();
 
   void Load(Playlist* destination, int row, bool play_now, bool enqueue,
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ signals:
 
 private slots:
   void PendingLoadFinished(bool success);
+  void DestinationDestroyed();
 
 private:
   void Finished();
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index cff2aec2a..030d50a47 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include "playlist/playlistview.h"
 #include "playlist/queue.h"
 #include "playlist/queuemanager.h"
-#include "playlist/songloaderinserter.h"
 #include "playlist/songplaylistitem.h"
 #include "playlistparsers/playlistparser.h"
 #include "radio/magnatuneservice.h"