diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29360d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import logging
+
+from spotify.manager import SpotifyContainerManager as PyspotifyContainerManager
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.container_manager')
+
+class SpotifyContainerManager(PyspotifyContainerManager):
+
+    def __init__(self, session_manager):
+        PyspotifyContainerManager.__init__(self)
+        self.session_manager = session_manager
+
+    def container_loaded(self, container, userdata):
+        """Callback used by pyspotify."""
+        logger.debug(u'Container loaded')
+        self.session_manager.refresh_stored_playlists()
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index f34283c6..388b29c3 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
 from mopidy.models import Playlist
 from mopidy.gstreamer import GStreamer
 from mopidy.utils.process import BaseThread
+from mopidy.backends.spotify.container_manager import SpotifyContainerManager
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.session_manager')
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class SpotifySessionManager(BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
         self.connected = threading.Event()
         self.session = None
 
+        self.container_manager = None
+
     def run_inside_try(self):
         self.setup()
         self.connect()
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ class SpotifySessionManager(BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
         else:
             logger.debug(u'Preferring normal bitrate from Spotify')
             self.session.set_preferred_bitrate(0)
+        self.container_manager = SpotifyContainerManager(self)
+        self.container_manager.watch(self.session.playlist_container())
         self.connected.set()
 
     def logged_out(self, session):