diff --git a/apps/tagtree.c b/apps/tagtree.c
index 575ab22..797411c 100644
--- a/apps/tagtree.c
+++ b/apps/tagtree.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,8 @@ static int retrieve_entries(struct tree_context *c, int offset, bool init)
         {
             dptr->newtable = PLAYTRACK;
             dptr->extraseek = tcs.idx_id;
+            dptr->lastplayed = tagcache_get_numeric(&tcs, tag_lastplayed);
+            // DEBUGF("age = %ld", tagcache_get_numeric(&tcs, tag_lastplayed));
         }
         else
             dptr->extraseek = tcs.result_seek;
@@ -1353,8 +1355,21 @@ static int retrieve_entries(struct tree_context *c, int offset, bool init)
         }
     }
     
-    return total_count;
+    if (true) /* find youngest. XXX merge with loop in  previous clause  */
+    {
+        long lastplayed = 0;        
+        dptr = c->dircache;
+        for (i = 0; i < total_count; i++, dptr++)
+        {
+            if (dptr->newtable == PLAYTRACK && lastplayed < dptr->lastplayed)
+            {
+                lastplayed = dptr->lastplayed;
+                c->selected_item = i;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     
+    return total_count;
 }
 
 static int load_root(struct tree_context *c)
diff --git a/apps/tagtree.h b/apps/tagtree.h
index aaf5158..6b01acb 100644
--- a/apps/tagtree.h
+++ b/apps/tagtree.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct tagentry {
     char *name;
     int newtable;
     int extraseek;
+    long lastplayed;
 };
 
 bool tagtree_export(void);