diff --git a/ui/browsing/playlistspage.go b/ui/browsing/playlistspage.go
index 394eac0..2418afc 100644
--- a/ui/browsing/playlistspage.go
+++ b/ui/browsing/playlistspage.go
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ func (a *PlaylistsPage) createGridView(playlists []*mediaprovider.Playlist) {
 			a.contr.DoAddTracksToPlaylistWorkflow(sharedutil.TracksToIDs(pl.Tracks))
 		}()
 	}
+	a.gridView.OnDownload = func(id string) {
+		go func() {
+			pl, err := a.contr.App.ServerManager.Server.GetPlaylist(id)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error loading playlist: %s", err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+			a.contr.ShowDownloadDialog(pl.Tracks)
+		}()
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *PlaylistsPage) showListView() {
diff --git a/ui/controller/controller.go b/ui/controller/controller.go
index c1874a6..951f7ca 100644
--- a/ui/controller/controller.go
+++ b/ui/controller/controller.go
@@ -144,12 +144,14 @@ func (m *Controller) ConnectAlbumGridActions(grid *widgets.GridView) {
 		}()
 	}
 	grid.OnDownload = func(albumID string) {
-		album, err := m.App.ServerManager.Server.GetAlbum(albumID)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error loading album: %s", err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		m.ShowDownloadDialog(album.Tracks)
+		go func() {
+			album, err := m.App.ServerManager.Server.GetAlbum(albumID)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error loading album: %s", err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+			m.ShowDownloadDialog(album.Tracks)
+		}()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,8 +166,10 @@ func (m *Controller) ConnectArtistGridActions(grid *widgets.GridView) {
 			sharedutil.TracksToIDs(m.GetArtistTracks(artistID)))
 	}
 	grid.OnDownload = func(artistID string) {
-		tracks := m.GetArtistTracks(artistID)
-		m.ShowDownloadDialog(tracks)
+		go func() {
+			tracks := m.GetArtistTracks(artistID)
+			m.ShowDownloadDialog(tracks)
+		}()
 	}
 }