diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
index a19590ba..d880cd61 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class PlaybackController(object):
             return
         for listener_ref in ActorRegistry.get_by_class(BackendListener):
             listener_ref.proxy().stopped_playing(
-                track=self.current_track, stop_position=self.time_position)
+                track=self.current_track, time_position=self.time_position)
 
 
 class BasePlaybackProvider(object):
diff --git a/mopidy/listeners.py b/mopidy/listeners.py
index f6d1c67e..dfc5c60b 100644
--- a/mopidy/listeners.py
+++ b/mopidy/listeners.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class BackendListener(object):
         """
         pass
 
-    def stopped_playing(self, track, stop_position):
+    def stopped_playing(self, track, time_position):
         """
         Called whenever playback is stopped.
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BackendListener(object):
 
         :param track: the track that was played before playback stopped
         :type track: :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
-        :param stop_position: the time position when stopped in milliseconds
-        :type stop_position: int
+        :param time_position: the time position in milliseconds
+        :type time_position: int
         """
         pass
diff --git a/tests/backends/events_test.py b/tests/backends/events_test.py
index c988244d..44529e90 100644
--- a/tests/backends/events_test.py
+++ b/tests/backends/events_test.py
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ class DummyBackendListener(ThreadingActor, BackendListener):
     def started_playing(self, track):
         self.events['started_playing'].set()
 
-    def stopped_playing(self, track, stop_position):
+    def stopped_playing(self, track, time_position):
         self.events['stopped_playing'].set()