diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
index fb89cc72..8a4d5ff1 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
         private readonly List<string> _ButtonsJoker = new List<string>();
         private readonly List<string> _TextsPlayer = new List<string>();
         private ESongOptionsView _CurSongOptionsView;
-        private bool _PlaylistActive;
         private readonly List<EGameMode> _AvailableGameModes;
         private SScreenSongOptions _Sso;
 
@@ -163,16 +162,26 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
         public override bool HandleInput(SKeyEvent keyEvent)
         {
+            if (_Playlist.Visible)
+            {
+                keyEvent.Handled = _Playlist.HandleInput(keyEvent);
+                if (keyEvent.Handled)
+                    return true;
+                if (!keyEvent.KeyPressed && keyEvent.Key == Keys.Escape)
+                {
+                    _ClosePlaylist();
+                    keyEvent.Handled = true;
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Playlist selection is handled below not in base!
+            _Playlist.Selectable = false;
             base.HandleInput(keyEvent);
+            _Playlist.Selectable = true;
             if (keyEvent.Handled)
                 return true;
 
-            if (_PlaylistActive)
-            {
-                _Playlist.HandleInput(keyEvent);
-                return true;
-            }
-
             if (_CurSongOptionsView == ESongOptionsView.None)
             {
                 if (keyEvent.KeyPressed && !Char.IsControl(keyEvent.Unicode) && keyEvent.Mod != EModifier.Ctrl)
@@ -233,9 +242,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
                         case Keys.Tab:
                             if (_Playlist.Visible)
                             {
-                                _PlaylistActive = !_PlaylistActive;
-                                _Playlist.Selected = _PlaylistActive;
-                                _SongMenu.Selected = !_PlaylistActive;
+                                _Playlist.Selected = !_Playlist.Selected;
+                                _SongMenu.Selected = !_Playlist.Selected;
                             }
                             break;
 
@@ -392,27 +400,18 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             _OldMousePosX = mouseEvent.X;
             _OldMousePosY = mouseEvent.Y;
 
-            if (_Playlist.Visible && _Playlist.IsMouseOver(mouseEvent))
+            if (_Playlist.Visible && _Playlist.Selected)
             {
-                _PlaylistActive = true;
-                _Playlist.Selected = _PlaylistActive;
-                _SongMenu.Selected = !_PlaylistActive;
+                _SongMenu.Selected = false;
                 _ToggleSongOptions(ESongOptionsView.None);
-            }
-            else if (CHelper.IsInBounds(_SongMenu.Rect, mouseEvent))
-            {
-                _PlaylistActive = false;
-                _Playlist.Selected = _PlaylistActive;
-                _SongMenu.Selected = !_PlaylistActive;
-            }
-
-
-            if (_Playlist.Visible && _PlaylistActive)
-            {
                 if (_Playlist.HandleMouse(mouseEvent))
                     return true;
             }
-
+            else if (CHelper.IsInBounds(_SongMenu.Rect, mouseEvent))
+            {
+                _Playlist.Selected = false;
+                _SongMenu.Selected = true;
+            }
 
             if (mouseEvent.RB)
             {
@@ -630,12 +629,12 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
             if (_Sso.Selection.PartyMode)
             {
-                _PlaylistActive = false;
+                _ClosePlaylist();
                 _ToggleSongOptions(ESongOptionsView.None);
                 _SelectElement(_Buttons[_ButtonStart]);
             }
 
-            _SongMenu.Selected = !_PlaylistActive;
+            _SongMenu.Selected = !_Playlist.Visible;
             _SongMenu.SmallView = _Playlist.Visible;
 
             if (_Playlist.ActivePlaylistID != -1)
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
         public override bool UpdateGame()
         {
-            if (_PlaylistActive)
+            if (_Playlist.Visible)
             {
                 if (_Playlist.ActivePlaylistID == -1)
                     _ClosePlaylist();
@@ -1257,12 +1256,12 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
         private void _ClosePlaylist()
         {
-            if (_Playlist.Visible || _PlaylistActive)
+            if (_Playlist.Visible)
             {
                 _SongMenu.SmallView = false;
-                _PlaylistActive = false;
-                _Playlist.Selected = _PlaylistActive;
-                _SongMenu.Selected = !_PlaylistActive;
+                _Playlist.Visible = false;
+                _Playlist.Selected = false;
+                _SongMenu.Selected = false;
                 _Playlist.ClosePlaylist();
             }
         }
diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CPlaylist.cs b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CPlaylist.cs
index f22387d8..0b39d443 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CPlaylist.cs
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/CPlaylist.cs
@@ -169,15 +169,16 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
         private readonly CStatic _StaticPlaylistHeader;
         private readonly CStatic _StaticPlaylistFooter;
 
-        private bool _Selected;
         public SRectF Rect
         {
             get { return MaxRect; }
         }
         public SRectF MaxRect { get; set; }
+        private bool _Selectable = true;
         public bool Selectable
         {
-            get { return Visible; }
+            get { return Visible && _Selectable; }
+            set { _Selectable = value; }
         }
         public bool Visible
         {
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
             set { _Active = value; }
         }
         public bool Highlighted { get; set; }
+        private bool _Selected;
         public bool Selected
         {
             get { return _Selected; }
@@ -204,6 +206,8 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
                     _ChangeOrderElement = null;
                     _EditMode = EEditMode.None;
                 }
+                else if (_CurrentPlaylistElement == -1 && _PlaylistElements.Count > 0)
+                    _SelectElement(_PlaylistElements[0].SelectSlide);
             }
         }
 
@@ -420,7 +424,7 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
         public override bool HandleInput(SKeyEvent keyEvent)
         {
             if (!Selected)
-                return true;
+                return false;
             //Active EditMode ignores other input!
             if (_EditMode == EEditMode.PlaylistName)
             {
@@ -446,6 +450,8 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
                             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(_ButtonPlaylistName.Text.Text))
                                 _ButtonPlaylistName.Text.Text = _ButtonPlaylistName.Text.Text.Remove(_ButtonPlaylistName.Text.Text.Length - 1);
                             break;
+                        default:
+                            return false;
                     }
                 }
                 return true;
@@ -453,10 +459,10 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
             if (_CurrentPlaylistElement == -1 || _PlaylistElementContents.Count == 0)
             {
                 //no song is selected
-                base.HandleInput(keyEvent);
+                bool handled = base.HandleInput(keyEvent);
                 _CurrentPlaylistElement = _GetSelectedElementNr();
 
-                if (_CurrentPlaylistElement != -1)
+                if (_CurrentPlaylistElement != -1 || handled)
                     return true;
             }
             else if (_CurrentPlaylistElement != -1)
@@ -669,6 +675,8 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
                             UpdatePlaylist();
                         }
                         break;
+                    default:
+                        return false;
                 }
                 return true;
             }
@@ -720,6 +728,8 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu
                 case Keys.PageUp:
                     _SetSelectionToFirstEntry();
                     break;
+                default:
+                    return false;
             }
             return true;
         }