diff --git a/apps/playback.c b/apps/playback.c
index ac60750..d9c4b28 100644
--- a/apps/playback.c
+++ b/apps/playback.c
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ static bool clear_track_info(struct track_info *track)
     }
 
     if (track->id3_hid >= 0) {
+        if (track->event_sent && track_unbuffer_callback) {
+            /* If there is an unbuffer callback, call it */
+            track_unbuffer_callback(bufgetid3(track->id3_hid));
+        }
+
         if (bufclose(track->id3_hid))
             track->id3_hid = -1;
         else
@@ -1495,11 +1500,6 @@ static void audio_clear_track_entries(bool clear_unbuffered)
          * otherwise clear the track if that option is selected */
         if (tracks[cur_idx].event_sent)
         {
-            /* If there is an unbuffer callback, call it, otherwise,
-             * just clear the track */
-            if (track_unbuffer_callback && tracks[cur_idx].id3_hid >= 0)
-                track_unbuffer_callback(bufgetid3(tracks[cur_idx].id3_hid));
-
             clear_track_info(&tracks[cur_idx]);
         }
         else if (clear_unbuffered)
@@ -2008,9 +2008,15 @@ static int audio_check_new_track(void)
         new_playlist = false;
     }
 
-    /* Save the old track's metadata to allow the WPS to display it */
+    /* Save the track metadata to allow the WPS to display it
+       while PCM finishes playing that track */
     copy_mp3entry(&prevtrack_id3, &curtrack_id3);
 
+    /* Update the main buffer copy of the track metadata with the one
+       the codec has been using (for the unbuffer callbacks) */
+    if (CUR_TI->id3_hid >= 0)
+        copy_mp3entry(bufgetid3(CUR_TI->id3_hid), &curtrack_id3);
+
     /* Save a pointer to the old track to allow later clearing */
     prev_ti = CUR_TI;
 
@@ -2304,12 +2310,6 @@ static void audio_finalise_track_change(void)
         automatic_skip = false;
     }
 
-    /* Copy the track back to the main buffer */
-    if (prev_ti && prev_ti->id3_hid >= 0)
-    {
-        copy_mp3entry(bufgetid3(prev_ti->id3_hid), &prevtrack_id3);
-    }
-
     /* Invalidate prevtrack_id3 */
     prevtrack_id3.path[0] = 0;