diff --git a/share/lua/http/requests/playlist.xml b/share/lua/http/requests/playlist.xml
index 28101962545f31ee38903079fc090615a4b80b5e..8a17660d8eedd5c4e98f8a4929db903b58ba1caa 100644
--- a/share/lua/http/requests/playlist.xml
+++ b/share/lua/http/requests/playlist.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ function print_playlist(item)
     print("</node>")
   else
     local name, path = vlc.strings.convert_xml_special_chars(item.name or "",item.path or "")
-    print("<leaf id='"..tostring(item.id).."' uri='"..path.."' name='"..name.."' ro='"..(item.flags.ro and "ro" or "rw").."' duration='"..tostring(item.duration).."'/>")
+    local currentItem = vlc.input.item().uri( vlc.input.item() )
+    local current = ""
+    if currentItem == path then
+       current="current='current'"
+    end
+    print("<leaf id='"..tostring(item.id).."' uri='"..path.."' name='"..name.."' ro='"..(item.flags.ro and "ro" or "rw").."' duration='"..tostring(item.duration).."' "..current.." />")
   end
 end
 function a(t,pre)