diff --git a/mopidy/core/tracklist.py b/mopidy/core/tracklist.py
index 5c2d91e0..584a8bb9 100644
--- a/mopidy/core/tracklist.py
+++ b/mopidy/core/tracklist.py
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ class TracklistController(object):
 
     def filter(self, criteria=None, **kwargs):
         """
-        Filter the tracklist by the given criterias.
+        Filter the tracklist by the given criterias. The value of the field to
+        check can be a list or a set.
 
         Examples::
 
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ class TracklistController(object):
         criteria = criteria or kwargs
         matches = self._tl_tracks
         for (key, value) in criteria.iteritems():
-            if not type(value) is list:
+            if not type(value) in [list, set]:
                 value = [value]
             if key == 'tlid':
                 matches = filter(lambda ct: ct.tlid in value, matches)