diff --git a/apps/playlist.c b/apps/playlist.c
index 99b8c68eb4..47a1f3730d 100644
--- a/apps/playlist.c
+++ b/apps/playlist.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 #include "talk.h"
 #include "splash.h"
 #include "rbunicode.h"
+#include "root_menu.h"
 
 #define PLAYLIST_CONTROL_FILE ROCKBOX_DIR "/.playlist_control"
 #define PLAYLIST_CONTROL_FILE_VERSION 2
@@ -2387,6 +2388,11 @@ int playlist_start(int start_index, int offset)
 {
     struct playlist_info* playlist = &current_playlist;
 
+    /* Cancel FM radio selection as previous music. For cases where we start
+       playback without going to the WPS, such as playlist insert.. or
+       playlist catalog. */
+    previous_music_is_wps();
+
     playlist->index = start_index;
 
 #if CONFIG_CODEC != SWCODEC
diff --git a/apps/root_menu.c b/apps/root_menu.c
index 358dc0bed6..1c6c868bfc 100644
--- a/apps/root_menu.c
+++ b/apps/root_menu.c
@@ -487,10 +487,17 @@ static int load_context_screen(int selection)
     else
         return GO_TO_PREVIOUS;
 }
+
+static int previous_music = GO_TO_WPS;
+
+void previous_music_is_wps(void)
+{
+    previous_music = GO_TO_WPS;
+}
+
 void root_menu(void)
 {
     int previous_browser = GO_TO_FILEBROWSER;
-    int previous_music = GO_TO_WPS;
     int next_screen = GO_TO_ROOT;
     int selected = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/root_menu.h b/apps/root_menu.h
index 0e189f84fc..4513674447 100644
--- a/apps/root_menu.h
+++ b/apps/root_menu.h
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@ enum {
 
 extern const struct menu_item_ex root_menu_;
 
+extern void previous_music_is_wps(void);
+
 #endif /* __ROOT_MENU_H__ */