topic Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist in Your Library

Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

Vedvaengr — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:47:44 GMT

Please try to find a way to stop it happening. I do not want a new queue every time I add a new song to the playlist playing.

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

Yordan — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:51:13 GMT

Hi there, @Vedvaengr,

Thanks for reaching out! Heads up: I've moved your post to the Help board as this doesn't match the expected behavior and we'd like to investigate further.

Could you give us a bit more info about the device this behavior is occurring with? Does it happen while listening on an external Bluetooth/Wi-Fi speaker?

If you have Smart Shuffle toggled on, check if disabling it makes a difference. It's also worth performing a clean reinstall of the app - this will rule out any potential issues with corrupted cache and ensure you're running the latest version of Spotify available.

Let us know how it goes 👍

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

lemii — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:28:19 GMT

I have been experiencing this same issue, typically when I am using smart shuffle and i enjoy one of the songs it adds to my queue so I put it in my playlist and it ends up completely wiping my queue and resetting it. I add the song to the playlist that I'm currently shuffling from.

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

Novy — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:37:41 GMT

Hey @lemii,

Thanks for joining the conversation!

Just to confirm, is it only happening with Smart Shuffle on? Have you tried performing a clean reinstall of the app as instructed above?

If this doesn't help, could you let us know the make, model, OS version and the Spotify version of the affected device(s)?

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

lemii — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:10:21 GMT

I have not tried a clean re-install, however the reason being is that this happens both on my PC and on my mobile device, so I'm not sure If a reinstall would help. If you truly believe it would, I will try.

Furthermore, this does only happen while smart shuffle is enabled, I have attached a short video to showcase the issue.

It seems that using the button specifically made for adding songs to --current playlist-- via smart shuffle, will re-shuffle the entire queue. But, if you instead use the "Add to playlist > --selected playlist--", It works as normal, although putting that song at the top of your current queue automatically.

My Spotify version on PC is

Spotify for Windows (64 bit) - Windows 10
1.2.83.461.g4d9c3dae (latest)

And for my phone is version 9.1.24.1739 (latest)

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

Dessi — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:22:28 GMT

Hey @lemii,

Thanks for your reply and for the additional info!

We were also able to reproduce the issue you've described on both mobile and desktop and have reported it to our tech folks for further investigation. We'll let you know as soon as we hear back from them and have any news to share, but make sure you're always running the latest version of Spotify so you don't miss out on any updates in the meantime.

The Community is always here if something else comes up.

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

coralinex3 — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:01:17 GMT

Having this same issue May 2026- Is there any sort of update to why this happens, or when it will be fixed?

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

ravenfield — Tue, 19 May 2026 07:28:55 GMT

Yep, I'm having the same issue in May 2026 as well. Please fix this service ASAP.

Re: Queue re-shuffles when adding songs to playlist

Aidan_11 — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:20:47 GMT

I’m having similar issue to lemii except when I click add to playlist button (+), the queue after the song finishes goes straight into recommended music instead of finishing the playlist on smart shuffle.
I am on version 9.1.48.1659