diff --git a/common/GPodderCore.qml b/common/GPodderCore.qml
index 805e32e..7fcb7e5 100644
--- a/common/GPodderCore.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderCore.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Python {
     signal downloaded(int episode_id)
     signal deleted(int episode_id)
     signal isNewChanged(int episode_id, bool is_new)
+    signal stateChanged(int episode_id, int state)
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         setHandler('hello', function (version, copyright) {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Python {
         setHandler('downloaded', py.downloaded);
         setHandler('deleted', py.deleted);
         setHandler('is-new-changed', py.isNewChanged);
+        setHandler('state-changed', py.stateChanged);
 
         var path = Qt.resolvedUrl('../..').substr('file://'.length);
         addImportPath(path);
diff --git a/common/GPodderPlayback.qml b/common/GPodderPlayback.qml
index e5a8a85..f082c6a 100644
--- a/common/GPodderPlayback.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderPlayback.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ MediaPlayer {
 
     property int episode
     property var queue: ([])
+    property bool isPlaying: playbackState == MediaPlayer.PlayingState
 
     function playbackEpisode(episode_id) {
         player.episode = episode_id;
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9edc98f..a0fa741 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -215,9 +215,12 @@ class gPotherSide:
     def toggle_new(self, episode_id):
         episode = self._get_episode_by_id(episode_id)
         episode.is_new = not episode.is_new
+        if episode.is_new and episode.state == gpodder.STATE_DELETED:
+            episode.state = gpodder.STATE_NORMAL
         episode.save()
         self.core.save()
         pyotherside.send('is-new-changed', episode_id, episode.is_new)
+        pyotherside.send('state-changed', episode_id, episode.state)
 
     @run_in_background_thread
     def check_for_episodes(self):