diff --git a/picard/util/__init__.py b/picard/util/__init__.py
index fab58e447..8e1e21d20 100644
--- a/picard/util/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/util/__init__.py
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ def tracknum_and_title_from_filename(base_filename):
         tnlen = len(tracknumber)
         if stripped_filename[:tnlen] == tracknumber:
             title = stripped_filename[tnlen:].lstrip()
-
-    return (tracknumber, title)
+    GuessedFromFilename = namedtuple('GuessedFromFilename', ('tracknumber', 'title'))
+    return GuessedFromFilename(tracknumber, title)
 
 
 def is_hidden(filepath):
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 992b97c83..9351ed93b 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ class TracknumAndTitleFromFilenameTest(PicardTestCase):
             result = tracknum_and_title_from_filename(filename)
             self.assertEqual(expected, result)
 
+    def test_namedtuple(self):
+        result = tracknum_and_title_from_filename('0000002 Foo.mp3')
+        self.assertEqual(result.tracknumber, '2')
+        self.assertEqual(result.title, 'Foo')
+
 
 class PatternAsRegexTest(PicardTestCase):