diff --git a/src/core/song.cpp b/src/core/song.cpp
index a8ddf260f..9a851cc30 100644
--- a/src/core/song.cpp
+++ b/src/core/song.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ struct Song::Private : public QSharedData {
   bool forced_compilation_on_;  // Set by the user
   bool forced_compilation_off_; // Set by the user
 
+  // A unique album ID 
+  // Used to distinguish between albums from providers that have multiple
+  // versions of a given album with the same title (e.g. Spotify).
+  // This is never persisted, it is only stored temporarily for global search
+  // results.
+  int album_id_;
+
   float rating_;
   int playcount_;
   int skipcount_;
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@ Song::Private::Private()
     sampler_(false),
     forced_compilation_on_(false),
     forced_compilation_off_(false),
+    album_id_(-1),
     rating_(-1.0),
     playcount_(0),
     skipcount_(0),
@@ -243,6 +251,7 @@ int Song::lastplayed() const { return d->lastplayed_; }
 int Song::score() const { return d->score_; }
 const QString& Song::cue_path() const { return d->cue_path_; }
 bool Song::has_cue() const { return !d->cue_path_.isEmpty(); }
+int Song::album_id() const { return d->album_id_; }
 qint64 Song::beginning_nanosec() const { return d->beginning_; }
 qint64 Song::end_nanosec() const { return d->end_; }
 qint64 Song::length_nanosec() const { return d->end_ - d->beginning_; }
@@ -280,6 +289,7 @@ void Song::set_genre(const QString& v) { d->genre_ = v; }
 void Song::set_comment(const QString& v) { d->comment_ = v; }
 void Song::set_compilation(bool v) { d->compilation_ = v; }
 void Song::set_sampler(bool v) { d->sampler_ = v; }
+void Song::set_album_id(int v) { d->album_id_ = v; }
 void Song::set_beginning_nanosec(qint64 v) { d->beginning_ = qMax(0ll, v); }
 void Song::set_end_nanosec(qint64 v) { d->end_ = v; }
 void Song::set_length_nanosec(qint64 v) { d->end_ = d->beginning_ + v; }
diff --git a/src/core/song.h b/src/core/song.h
index 20b5c1431..4e9f5dc9e 100644
--- a/src/core/song.h
+++ b/src/core/song.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class Song {
   int skipcount() const;
   int lastplayed() const;
   int score() const;
+  int album_id() const;
 
   const QString& cue_path() const;
   bool has_cue() const;
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ class Song {
   void set_comment(const QString& v);
   void set_compilation(bool v);
   void set_sampler(bool v);
+  void set_album_id(int v);
   void set_beginning_nanosec(qint64 v);
   void set_end_nanosec(qint64 v);
   void set_length_nanosec(qint64 v);
diff --git a/src/globalsearch/globalsearchmodel.cpp b/src/globalsearch/globalsearchmodel.cpp
index f1192b5d8..bd4fc9beb 100644
--- a/src/globalsearch/globalsearchmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/globalsearch/globalsearchmodel.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ QStandardItem* GlobalSearchModel::BuildContainers(
   bool has_album_icon = false;
   QString display_text;
   QString sort_text;
+  int unique_tag = -1;
   int year = 0;
 
   switch (group_by_[level]) {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ QStandardItem* GlobalSearchModel::BuildContainers(
     year = qMax(0, s.year());
     display_text = LibraryModel::PrettyYearAlbum(year, s.album());
     sort_text = LibraryModel::SortTextForYear(year) + s.album();
+    unique_tag = s.album_id();
     has_album_icon = true;
     break;
 
@@ -124,7 +126,12 @@ QStandardItem* GlobalSearchModel::BuildContainers(
 
   case LibraryModel::GroupBy_Composer:                         display_text = s.composer();
   case LibraryModel::GroupBy_Genre: if (display_text.isNull()) display_text = s.genre();
-  case LibraryModel::GroupBy_Album: if (display_text.isNull()) display_text = s.album();
+  case LibraryModel::GroupBy_Album:
+    unique_tag = s.album_id();
+    if (display_text.isNull()) {
+      display_text = s.album();
+    }
+    // fallthrough
   case LibraryModel::GroupBy_AlbumArtist: if (display_text.isNull()) display_text = s.effective_albumartist();
     display_text = LibraryModel::TextOrUnknown(display_text);
     sort_text = LibraryModel::SortTextForArtist(display_text);
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ QStandardItem* GlobalSearchModel::BuildContainers(
   }
 
   // Find a container for this level
-  key->group_[level] = display_text;
+  key->group_[level] = display_text + QString::number(unique_tag);
   QStandardItem* container = containers_[*key];
   if (!container) {
     container = new QStandardItem(display_text);
diff --git a/src/globalsearch/spotifysearchprovider.cpp b/src/globalsearch/spotifysearchprovider.cpp
index e696533d2..4c4a3740a 100644
--- a/src/globalsearch/spotifysearchprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/globalsearch/spotifysearchprovider.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ void SpotifySearchProvider::SearchFinishedSlot(const pb::spotify::SearchResponse
     for (int j=0; j < album.track_size() ; ++j) {
       Result result(this);
       SpotifyService::SongFromProtobuf(album.track(j), &result.metadata_);
+
+      // Just use the album index as an id.
+      result.metadata_.set_album_id(i);
+
       ret << result;
     }
   }