diff --git a/src/DecoderThread.cxx b/src/DecoderThread.cxx
index 8ab157582..21653830b 100644
--- a/src/DecoderThread.cxx
+++ b/src/DecoderThread.cxx
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ decoder_run_song(struct decoder_control *dc,
 					"Failed to decode %s", error_uri);
 		g_free(allocated);
 	}
+
+	g_cond_signal(dc->client_cond);
 }
 
 static void