diff --git a/tools/gst-play.c b/tools/gst-play.c
index 34e0d3072b..5958e1e7d1 100644
--- a/tools/gst-play.c
+++ b/tools/gst-play.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ play_about_to_finish (GstElement * playbin, gpointer user_data)
   g_free (loc);
 
   g_object_set (play->playbin, "uri", next_uri, NULL);
+  play->cur_idx = next_idx;
 }
 
 static void