diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ff8f174..1ac4536 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "open 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rayon 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "send-cell 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "take_mut 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "url 1.6.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
@@ -1610,6 +1611,11 @@ name = "take"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "take_mut"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempdir"
 version = "0.3.6"
@@ -2059,6 +2065,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 "checksum synom 0.11.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a393066ed9010ebaed60b9eafa373d4b1baac186dd7e008555b0f702b51945b6"
 "checksum synstructure 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "3a761d12e6d8dcb4dcf952a7a89b475e3a9d69e4a69307e01a470977642914bd"
 "checksum take 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b157868d8ac1f56b64604539990685fa7611d8fa9e5476cf0c02cf34d32917c5"
+"checksum take_mut 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "50b910a1174df4aeb5738e8a0e7253883cf7801de40d094175a5a557e487f4c5"
 "checksum tempdir 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "f73eebdb68c14bcb24aef74ea96079830e7fa7b31a6106e42ea7ee887c1e134e"
 "checksum tendril 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9de21546595a0873061940d994bbbc5c35f024ae4fd61ec5c5b159115684f508"
 "checksum term 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fa63644f74ce96fbeb9b794f66aff2a52d601cbd5e80f4b97123e3899f4570f1"
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/Cargo.toml b/hammond-gtk/Cargo.toml
index d8b2ab2..2d28f1d 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hammond-gtk/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ send-cell = "0.1.2"
 url = "1.6.0"
 failure = "0.1.1"
 failure_derive = "0.1.1"
+take_mut = "0.2.0"
 
 [dependencies.gtk]
 features = ["v3_22"]
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
index b19d6c8..d6c9603 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ extern crate humansize;
 extern crate loggerv;
 extern crate open;
 extern crate send_cell;
+extern crate take_mut;
 extern crate url;
 // extern crate rayon;
 
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
index 9e7d593..b5d19dd 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use gtk::prelude::*;
 use failure::Error;
 use humansize::{file_size_opts as size_opts, FileSize};
 use open;
+use take_mut;
 
 use hammond_data::{EpisodeWidgetQuery, Podcast};
 use hammond_data::dbqueries;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ use app::Action;
 use manager;
 use widgets::episode_states::*;
 
+use std::ops::DerefMut;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct EpisodeWidget {
     play: gtk::Button,
     download: gtk::Button,
     cancel: gtk::Button,
-    title: TitleMachine,
+    title: Arc<Mutex<TitleMachine>>,
     date: gtk::Label,
     duration: DurationMachine,
     progress: gtk::ProgressBar,
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ impl Default for EpisodeWidget {
         let separator2: gtk::Label = builder.get_object("separator2").unwrap();
         let prog_separator: gtk::Label = builder.get_object("prog_separator").unwrap();
 
-        let title_machine = TitleMachine::new(title, false);
+        let title_machine = Arc::new(Mutex::new(TitleMachine::new(title, false)));
         let duration_machine = DurationMachine::new(duration, separator1, None);
 
         EpisodeWidget {
@@ -106,15 +108,17 @@ impl EpisodeWidget {
     fn init(mut self, episode: EpisodeWidgetQuery, sender: Sender<Action>) -> Self {
         WidgetExt::set_name(&self.container, &episode.rowid().to_string());
 
-        // Set the title label state.
-        self = self.set_title(&episode);
-
         // Set the duaration label.
         self = self.set_duration(episode.duration());
 
         // Set the date label.
         self.set_date(episode.epoch());
 
+        // Set the title label state.
+        if let Err(err) = self.set_title(&episode) {
+            error!("Failed to set title state: {}", err);
+        }
+
         // Show or hide the play/delete/download buttons upon widget initialization.
         if let Err(err) = self.show_buttons(episode.local_uri()) {
             error!("Failed to determine play/download button state.");
@@ -135,10 +139,11 @@ impl EpisodeWidget {
 
         let episode = Arc::new(Mutex::new(episode));
 
+        let title = self.title.clone();
         self.play
             .connect_clicked(clone!(episode, sender => move |_| {
                 if let Ok(mut ep) = episode.lock() {
-                    if let Err(err) = on_play_bttn_clicked(&mut ep, sender.clone()){
+                    if let Err(err) = on_play_bttn_clicked(&mut ep, title.clone(), sender.clone()){
                         error!("Error: {}", err);
                     };
                 }
@@ -171,10 +176,13 @@ impl EpisodeWidget {
     }
 
     /// Determine the title state.
-    fn set_title(mut self, episode: &EpisodeWidgetQuery) -> Self {
-        self.title.set_title(episode.title());
-        self.title = self.title.determine_state(episode.played().is_some());
-        self
+    fn set_title(&mut self, episode: &EpisodeWidgetQuery) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let mut lock = self.title.lock().map_err(|err| format_err!("{}", err))?;
+        lock.set_title(episode.title());
+        take_mut::take(lock.deref_mut(), |title| {
+            title.determine_state(episode.played().is_some())
+        });
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Set the date label depending on the current time.
@@ -274,13 +282,18 @@ fn on_download_clicked(ep: &EpisodeWidgetQuery, sender: Sender<Action>) -> Resul
 
 fn on_play_bttn_clicked(
     episode: &mut EpisodeWidgetQuery,
+    title: Arc<Mutex<TitleMachine>>,
     sender: Sender<Action>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     open_uri(episode.rowid())?;
     episode.set_played_now()?;
 
-    sender.send(Action::RefreshWidgetIfVis)?;
-    sender.send(Action::RefreshEpisodesView)?;
+    let mut lock = title.lock().map_err(|err| format_err!("{}", err))?;
+    take_mut::take(lock.deref_mut(), |title| {
+        title.determine_state(episode.played().is_some())
+    });
+
+    sender.send(Action::RefreshEpisodesViewBGR)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode_states.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode_states.rs
index b208fcb..d1ea1f9 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode_states.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode_states.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ pub struct Title<S> {
 }
 
 impl<S> Title<S> {
-    fn set_title(&self, s: &str) {
+    #[allow(unused_must_use)]
+    // This does not need to be &mut since gtk-rs does not model ownership
+    // But I think it wouldn't heart if we treat it as a Rust api.
+    fn set_title(&mut self, s: &str) {
         self.title.set_text(s);
     }
 }
@@ -77,10 +80,10 @@ impl TitleMachine {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_title(&self, s: &str) {
+    pub fn set_title(&mut self, s: &str) {
         match *self {
-            TitleMachine::Normal(ref val) => val.set_title(s),
-            TitleMachine::GreyedOut(ref val) => val.set_title(s),
+            TitleMachine::Normal(ref mut val) => val.set_title(s),
+            TitleMachine::GreyedOut(ref mut val) => val.set_title(s),
         }
     }
 }