diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index 3ccb8860..fb1369c6 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ player_queue_make(struct query_params *qp, const char *sort)
 	qp->sort = S_NAME;
       else if (strcmp(sort, "album") == 0)
 	qp->sort = S_ALBUM;
+      else if (strcmp(sort, "artist") == 0)
+	qp->sort = S_ARTIST;
     }
 
   ret = db_query_start(qp);