diff --git a/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp b/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
index 3edc55ad07d5..6d44578ad0b6 100644
--- a/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wtracktableview.cpp
@@ -414,20 +414,21 @@ void WTrackTableView::loadTrackModel(QAbstractItemModel *model) {
     // the flags(...) function that we're already using in LibraryTableModel. I
     // haven't been able to get it to stop us from using a model as a drag
     // target though, so my hax above may not be completely unjustified.
-
     setVisible(true);
 
-    if (m_sorting) {
-        // Sorting has to be applied after setVisible(true), since only visible
-        // WTrackTableViews will be sorted
-        applySorting();
-    }
 
     restoreVScrollBarPos(newModel);
     // restoring scrollBar position using model pointer as key
     // scrollbar positions with respect to different models are backed by map
 }
 
+void WTrackTableView::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
+    WLibraryTableView::showEvent(event);
+    if (m_sorting) {
+        applySorting();
+    }
+}
+
 void WTrackTableView::createActions() {
     DEBUG_ASSERT(m_pMenu);
     DEBUG_ASSERT(m_pSamplerMenu);
diff --git a/src/widget/wtracktableview.h b/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
index 8eaef53c484c..59b46c89a4d4 100644
--- a/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
+++ b/src/widget/wtracktableview.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class WTrackTableView : public WLibraryTableView {
     void dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent * event) override;
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent * event) override;
     void dropEvent(QDropEvent * event) override;
+    void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
     void lockBpm(bool lock);
 
     void enableCachedOnly();