diff --git a/mcg/client.py b/mcg/client.py
index 7ef3028..6ae6b20 100644
--- a/mcg/client.py
+++ b/mcg/client.py
@@ -611,6 +611,10 @@ class Client(Base):
 
     def _queue_album(self, album):
         track_ids = []
+        # check whether the album to queue is already the last in the playlist
+        if self._playlist and self._playlist[-1] == self._albums[album]:
+            # return the first song in the album
+            return [self._playlist[-1].get_tracks()[0].get_id()]
         if album in self._albums:
             self._logger.info("add album %s", album)
             for track in self._albums[album].get_tracks():