diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/widgets/mediacontrols/MediaControlsWidget.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/widgets/mediacontrols/MediaControlsWidget.qml
index 81bbdcf6..9ca30216 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/widgets/mediacontrols/MediaControlsWidget.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/widgets/mediacontrols/MediaControlsWidget.qml
@@ -62,103 +62,109 @@ Item {
         Repeater {
             model: mpris2Source.mprisSourcesModel
             
-            delegate: Components.BaseItem {
-                id: playerItem
+            delegate: Loader {
+                active: modelData
                 
-                property string source: modelData.source
+                asynchronous: true
                 
-                padding: root.padding
-                implicitHeight: root.contentHeight + root.padding * 2
-                implicitWidth: root.width
-                
-                background: BlurredBackground {
-                    imageSource: mpris2Source.albumArt(playerItem.source)
-                }
-                
-                contentItem: PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
-                    colorGroup: PlasmaCore.Theme.ComplementaryColorGroup
-                    width: playerItem.width - playerItem.leftPadding - playerItem.rightPadding
+                sourceComponent: Components.BaseItem {
+                    id: playerItem
                     
-                    RowLayout {
-                        id: controlsRow
-                        width: parent.width
-                        height: parent.height
-                        spacing: 0
+                    property string source: modelData.source
+                    
+                    padding: root.padding
+                    implicitHeight: root.contentHeight + root.padding * 2
+                    implicitWidth: root.width
+                    
+                    background: BlurredBackground {
+                        imageSource: mpris2Source.albumArt(playerItem.source)
+                    }
+                    
+                    contentItem: PlasmaCore.ColorScope {
+                        colorGroup: PlasmaCore.Theme.ComplementaryColorGroup
+                        width: playerItem.width - playerItem.leftPadding - playerItem.rightPadding
+                        
+                        RowLayout {
+                            id: controlsRow
+                            width: parent.width
+                            height: parent.height
+                            spacing: 0
 
-                        enabled: mpris2Source.canControl(playerItem.source)
+                            enabled: mpris2Source.canControl(playerItem.source)
 
-                        Image {
-                            id: albumArt
-                            Layout.preferredWidth: height
-                            Layout.fillHeight: true
-                            asynchronous: true
-                            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
-                            source: mpris2Source.albumArt(playerItem.source)
-                            sourceSize.height: height
-                            visible: status === Image.Loading || status === Image.Ready
-                        }
-
-                        ColumnLayout {
-                            Layout.leftMargin: albumArt.visible ? Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing : 0
-                            Layout.fillWidth: true
-                            spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
-
-                            Components.MarqueeLabel {
-                                Layout.fillWidth: true
-
-                                inputText: mpris2Source.track(playerItem.source) || i18n("No media playing")
-                                textFormat: Text.PlainText
-                                font.pointSize: PlasmaCore.Theme.defaultFont.pointSize
-                                color: "white"
+                            Image {
+                                id: albumArt
+                                Layout.preferredWidth: height
+                                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                asynchronous: true
+                                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+                                source: mpris2Source.albumArt(playerItem.source)
+                                sourceSize.height: height
+                                visible: status === Image.Loading || status === Image.Ready
                             }
 
-                            Components.MarqueeLabel {
+                            ColumnLayout {
+                                Layout.leftMargin: albumArt.visible ? Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing : 0
                                 Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
 
-                                // if no artist is given, show player name instead
-                                inputText: mpris2Source.artist(playerItem.source) || modelData.application || ""
-                                textFormat: Text.PlainText
-                                font.pointSize: PlasmaCore.Theme.smallestFont.pointSize
-                                opacity: 0.9
-                                color: "white"
+                                Components.MarqueeLabel {
+                                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+                                    inputText: mpris2Source.track(playerItem.source) || i18n("No media playing")
+                                    textFormat: Text.PlainText
+                                    font.pointSize: PlasmaCore.Theme.defaultFont.pointSize
+                                    color: "white"
+                                }
+
+                                Components.MarqueeLabel {
+                                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+                                    // if no artist is given, show player name instead
+                                    inputText: mpris2Source.artist(playerItem.source) || modelData.application || ""
+                                    textFormat: Text.PlainText
+                                    font.pointSize: PlasmaCore.Theme.smallestFont.pointSize
+                                    opacity: 0.9
+                                    color: "white"
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
 
-                        PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
-                            Layout.fillHeight: true
-                            Layout.preferredWidth: height
-                            
-                            enabled: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source)
-                            icon.name: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-forward" : "media-skip-backward"
-                            icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            onClicked: mpris2Source.goPrevious(playerItem.source)
-                            visible: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source) || mpris2Source.canGoNext(playerItem.source)
-                            Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Previous track")
-                        }
+                            PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
+                                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                Layout.preferredWidth: height
+                                
+                                enabled: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source)
+                                icon.name: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-forward" : "media-skip-backward"
+                                icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                onClicked: mpris2Source.goPrevious(playerItem.source)
+                                visible: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source) || mpris2Source.canGoNext(playerItem.source)
+                                Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Previous track")
+                            }
 
-                        PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
-                            Layout.fillHeight: true
-                            Layout.preferredWidth: height
-                            
-                            icon.name: mpris2Source.isPlaying(playerItem.source) ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
-                            icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            onClicked: mpris2Source.playPause(playerItem.source)
-                            Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Play or Pause media")
-                        }
+                            PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
+                                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                Layout.preferredWidth: height
+                                
+                                icon.name: mpris2Source.isPlaying(playerItem.source) ? "media-playback-pause" : "media-playback-start"
+                                icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                onClicked: mpris2Source.playPause(playerItem.source)
+                                Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Play or Pause media")
+                            }
 
-                        PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
-                            Layout.fillHeight: true
-                            Layout.preferredWidth: height
-                            
-                            enabled: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source)
-                            icon.name: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-backward" : "media-skip-forward"
-                            icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
-                            onClicked: mpris2Source.goNext(playerItem.source)
-                            visible: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source) || mpris2Source.canGoNext(playerItem.source)
-                            Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Next track")
+                            PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
+                                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                Layout.preferredWidth: height
+                                
+                                enabled: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source)
+                                icon.name: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? "media-skip-backward" : "media-skip-forward"
+                                icon.width: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                icon.height: PlasmaCore.Units.iconSizes.small
+                                onClicked: mpris2Source.goNext(playerItem.source)
+                                visible: mpris2Source.canGoBack(playerItem.source) || mpris2Source.canGoNext(playerItem.source)
+                                Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Next track")
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }