diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
         GroupRole, TypeRole, DestinationRole, PathRole, DeletionTimeRole,
         // User visible roles available with Baloo:
         CommentRole, TagsRole, RatingRole, ImageSizeRole, OrientationRole,
-        WordCountRole, TitleRole, LineCountRole, ArtistRole, GenreRole, AlbumRole, DurationRole, TrackRole,
+        WordCountRole, TitleRole, LineCountRole, ArtistRole, GenreRole, AlbumRole, DurationRole, TrackRole, ReleaseYearRole,
         OriginUrlRole,
         // Non-visible roles:
         IsDirRole, IsLinkRole, IsHiddenRole, IsExpandedRole, IsExpandableRole, ExpandedParentsCountRole,
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -2315,6 +2315,7 @@
         { "album",       AlbumRole,       I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Album"),            I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Audio"),    true,  true  },
         { "duration",    DurationRole,    I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Duration"),         I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Audio"),    true,  true  },
         { "track",       TrackRole,       I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Track"),            I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Audio"),    true,  true  },
+        { "releaseYear", ReleaseYearRole, I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Release Year"),     I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Audio"),    true,  true  },
         { "path",        PathRole,        I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Path"),             I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Other"),    false, false },
         { "deletiontime",DeletionTimeRole,I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Deletion Time"),    I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Other"),    false, false },
         { "destination", DestinationRole, I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Link Destination"), I18N_NOOP2_NOSTRIP("@label", "Other"),    false, false },
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/private/kbaloorolesprovider.cpp b/src/kitemviews/private/kbaloorolesprovider.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/private/kbaloorolesprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/private/kbaloorolesprovider.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
         { "genre",	"genre"  },
         { "album",    "album" },
         { "duration",      "duration" },
+        { "releaseYear",    "releaseYear" },
         { "trackNumber",   "track" },
         { "originUrl", "originUrl" }
     };