diff --git a/common/playlist.c b/common/playlist.c
index e33fbd36c8..4df3396b04 100644
--- a/common/playlist.c
+++ b/common/playlist.c
@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ void playlist_transfer_entries(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist *source_pl)
     }
 }
 
+void playlist_append_entries(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist *source_pl)
+{
+    while (source_pl->first) {
+        struct playlist_entry *e = source_pl->first;
+        playlist_unlink(source_pl, e);
+        playlist_add(pl, e);
+    }
+}
+
 // Return number of entries between list start and e.
 // Return -1 if e is not on the list, or if e is NULL.
 int playlist_entry_to_index(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist_entry *e)
diff --git a/common/playlist.h b/common/playlist.h
index c55a3a21c8..73227f071c 100644
--- a/common/playlist.h
+++ b/common/playlist.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void playlist_shuffle(struct playlist *pl);
 struct playlist_entry *playlist_get_next(struct playlist *pl, int direction);
 void playlist_add_base_path(struct playlist *pl, bstr base_path);
 void playlist_transfer_entries(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist *source_pl);
+void playlist_append_entries(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist *source_pl);
 
 int playlist_entry_to_index(struct playlist *pl, struct playlist_entry *e);
 int playlist_entry_count(struct playlist *pl);
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 7282eb30fd..1c061c4d14 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -3577,7 +3577,7 @@ int run_command(MPContext *mpctx, mp_cmd_t *cmd)
         if (pl) {
             if (!append)
                 playlist_clear(mpctx->playlist);
-            playlist_transfer_entries(mpctx->playlist, pl);
+            playlist_append_entries(mpctx->playlist, pl);
             talloc_free(pl);
 
             if (!append && mpctx->playlist->first) {