diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
index d94c34ec2..b3c8ef317 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                     ->addActionContext('get-block-info', 'json')
                     ->addActionContext('shuffle', 'json')
                     ->addActionContext('empty-content', 'json')
+                    ->addActionContext('change-playlist', 'json')
                     ->initContext();
 
         //This controller writes to the session all over the place, so we're going to reopen it for writing here.
@@ -201,6 +202,16 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $this->createFullResponse($obj);
     }
 
+    public function changePlaylistAction() {
+        $this->view->layout()->disableLayout();  // Don't inject the standard Now Playing header.
+        $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);  // Don't use (phtml) templates
+
+        $id = $this->_getParam('id', null);
+        $type = $this->_getParam('type');
+
+        Application_Model_Library::changePlaylist($id, $type);
+    }
+
     public function editAction()
     {
         $id = $this->_getParam('id', null);
@@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             Logging::info("Currently active {$type} {$obj_sess->id}");
             if (in_array($obj_sess->id, $ids)) {
                 Logging::info("Deleting currently active {$type}");
-                Application_Model_Library::changePlaylist(null, $type);
+                // Application_Model_Library::changePlaylist(null, $type);
             } else {
                 Logging::info("Not deleting currently active {$type}");
                 $obj = new $objInfo['className']($obj_sess->id);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
index 6ec41c6fd..00342cd8a 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
@@ -421,17 +421,19 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
         $('.zend_form + .spl-no-margin > div:has(*:visible):last').css('margin-left', 0);
     }
 
-    function getId() {
-        return parseInt($pl.find(".obj_id").val(), 10);
+    function getId(pl) {
+        pl = (pl === undefined) ? $pl : pl;
+        return parseInt(pl.find(".obj_id").val(), 10);
     }
 
-    mod.getModified = function() {
-        return parseInt($pl.find(".obj_lastMod").val(), 10);
-    }
+    mod.getModified = function(pl) {
+        pl = (pl === undefined) ? $pl : pl;
+        return parseInt(pl.find(".obj_lastMod").val(), 10);
+    };
 
     mod.setModified = function(modified) {
         $pl.find(".obj_lastMod").val(modified);
-    }
+    };
 
     function setTitleLabel(title) {
         $pl.find(".title_obj_name").text(title);
@@ -1212,8 +1214,8 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
         var url, id, lastMod, type, pl = (tabId === undefined) ? $pl : $('#pl-tab-content-' + tabId);
 
         stopAudioPreview();
-        id = (plid === undefined) ? getId() : plid;
-        lastMod = mod.getModified();
+        id = (plid === undefined) ? getId(pl) : plid;
+        lastMod = mod.getModified(pl);
         type = pl.find('.obj_type').val();
         url = baseUrl+'playlist/delete';
 
@@ -1562,6 +1564,7 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME){
 
     mod.setAsActive = function() {
         $pl = $(".active-tab");
+        $.post(baseUrl + "playlist/change-playlist", {"id": getId(), "type": $pl.find('.obj_type').val()});
     };
 
     mod.init = function() {