diff --git a/src/bin/empc.c b/src/bin/empc.c
index fc78f57..90d5df3 100644
--- a/src/bin/empc.c
+++ b/src/bin/empc.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ status_update(int state)
 static int
 songid_update(int songid)
 {
-   Eina_Bool artist, album;
+   Eina_Bool artist, album, first = (empd_songid == -1);
    Elm_Object_Item *it, *itp = NULL;
    Empd_Empc_Song *so, *sop;
    int ret;
@@ -320,10 +320,15 @@ songid_update(int songid)
      {
         if (bgchooser)
           elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg_chooser,stop", "empc");
-        if (ret >= 0)
-          elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,next", "empc");
+        if (first)
+          elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,done", "empc");
         else
-          elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,prev", "empc");
+          {
+             if (ret >= 0)
+               elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,next", "empc");
+             else
+               elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,prev", "empc");
+          }
         if (itp)
           background_num = bg_next_get();
         elm_genlist_item_update(elm_genlist_item_parent_get(it));
@@ -341,10 +346,15 @@ songid_update(int songid)
              elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,album,change,prev", "empc");
           }
      }
-   if (ret >= 0)
-     elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,title,change,next", "empc");
+   if (first)
+     title_changed(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
    else
-     elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,title,change,prev", "empc");
+     {
+        if (ret >= 0)
+          elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,title,change,next", "empc");
+        else
+          elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,title,change,prev", "empc");
+     }
    return ret || artist || album;
 }
 
@@ -1601,6 +1611,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    elm_win_resize_object_add(win, layout);
    elm_layout_theme_set(layout, "layout", "empc", "base");
    elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,bg,next", "empc");
+   elm_object_signal_emit(layout, "empc,title,change,next", "empc");
    elm_object_signal_callback_add(layout, "edje,change,file", "edje", layout_theme_changed, NULL);
    elm_object_signal_callback_add(layout, "empc,artist,changed,1", "empc", artist_changed, NULL);
    elm_object_signal_callback_add(layout, "empc,album,changed,1", "empc", album_changed, NULL);
@@ -1662,10 +1673,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    }
 
    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-     {
-        bg[i] = bgselector_add(win);
-        evas_object_show(bg[i]);
-     }
+     bg[i] = bgselector_add(win);
    elm_object_part_content_set(layout, EMPC_BASE_SWALLOW_BACKGROUND, bg[0]);
 
    controls = hbox = elm_box_add(win);