diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
index b3c2af31..16f0bc5c 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ class MprisObject(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=PLAYER_IFACE)
     def Seek(self, offset):
         logger.debug(u'%s.Seek called', PLAYER_IFACE)
+        if not self.get_CanSeek():
+            logger.debug(u'%s.Seek not allowed', PLAYER_IFACE)
+            return
         offset_in_milliseconds = offset // 1000
         current_position = self.backend.playback.time_position.get()
         new_position = current_position + offset_in_milliseconds
@@ -290,6 +293,9 @@ class MprisObject(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=PLAYER_IFACE)
     def SetPosition(self, track_id, position):
         logger.debug(u'%s.SetPosition called', PLAYER_IFACE)
+        if not self.get_CanSeek():
+            logger.debug(u'%s.SetPosition not allowed', PLAYER_IFACE)
+            return
         position = position // 1000
         current_track = self.backend.playback.current_track.get()
         # TODO Currently the ID is assumed to be the URI of the track. This
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
index 8c8fb36b..42deebb6 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
@@ -364,6 +364,23 @@ class PlayerInterfaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mpris.Play()
         self.assertEquals(self.backend.playback.state.get(), STOPPED)
 
+    def test_seek_is_ignored_if_can_seek_is_false(self):
+        self.mpris.get_CanSeek = lambda *_: False
+        self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a', length=40000)])
+        self.backend.playback.play()
+
+        before_seek = self.backend.playback.time_position.get()
+        self.assert_(before_seek >= 0)
+
+        milliseconds_to_seek = 10000
+        microseconds_to_seek = milliseconds_to_seek * 1000
+
+        self.mpris.Seek(microseconds_to_seek)
+
+        after_seek = self.backend.playback.time_position.get()
+        self.assert_(before_seek <= after_seek < (
+            before_seek + milliseconds_to_seek))
+
     def test_seek_seeks_given_microseconds_forward_in_the_current_track(self):
         self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a', length=40000)])
         self.backend.playback.play()
@@ -443,6 +460,25 @@ class PlayerInterfaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(after_seek >= 0)
         self.assert_(after_seek < before_seek)
 
+    def test_set_position_is_ignored_if_can_seek_is_false(self):
+        self.mpris.get_CanSeek = lambda *_: False
+        self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a', length=40000)])
+        self.backend.playback.play()
+
+        before_set_position = self.backend.playback.time_position.get()
+        self.assert_(before_set_position <= 5000)
+
+        track_id = 'a'
+
+        position_to_set_in_milliseconds = 20000
+        position_to_set_in_microseconds = position_to_set_in_milliseconds * 1000
+
+        self.mpris.SetPosition(track_id, position_to_set_in_microseconds)
+
+        after_set_position = self.backend.playback.time_position.get()
+        self.assert_(before_set_position <= after_set_position <
+            position_to_set_in_milliseconds)
+
     def test_set_position_sets_the_current_track_position_in_microsecs(self):
         self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a', length=40000)])
         self.backend.playback.play()