diff --git a/mopidy/handler.py b/mopidy/handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0568dd07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import logging
+import re
+
+from mopidy import settings
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('handler')
+
+class MpdHandler(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.request_handlers = [
+            (r'^currentsong$', self._currentsong),
+            (r'^listplaylists$', self._listplaylists),
+            (r'^lsinfo( "(?P<uri>[^"]*)")*$', self._lsinfo),
+            (r'^ping$', self._ping),
+            (r'^plchanges "(?P<version>\d+)"$', self._plchanges),
+            (r'^status$', self._status),
+        ]
+
+    def handle_request(self, request):
+        for request_pattern, request_handling_method in self.request_handlers:
+            matches = re.match(request_pattern, request)
+            if matches is not None:
+                groups = matches.groupdict()
+                return request_handling_method(**groups)
+        logger.warning(u'Unhandled request: %s', request)
+
+    def _currentsong(self):
+        return None # TODO
+
+    def _listplaylists(self):
+        return None # TODO
+
+    def _lsinfo(self, uri):
+        if uri == u'/':
+            return self._listplaylists()
+        return None # TODO
+
+    def _ping(self):
+        return None
+
+    def _plchanges(self, version):
+        return None # TODO
+
+    def _status(self):
+        # TODO
+        return [
+            'volume: 0',
+            'repeat: 0',
+            'random: 0',
+            'single: 0',
+            'consume: 0',
+            'playlist: 0',
+            'playlistlength: 0',
+            'xfade: 0',
+            'state: stop',
+        ]
diff --git a/mopidy/session.py b/mopidy/session.py
index 97b5ddc5..acad4b24 100644
--- a/mopidy/session.py
+++ b/mopidy/session.py
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ import asynchat
 import logging
 
 from mopidy import get_version, settings
+from mopidy.handler import MpdHandler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(u'session')
 
 class MpdSession(asynchat.async_chat):
-    def __init__(self, client_socket, client_address):
+    def __init__(self, client_socket, client_address, handler=MpdHandler):
         asynchat.async_chat.__init__(self, sock=client_socket)
         self.input_buffer = []
         self.set_terminator(settings.MPD_LINE_TERMINATOR)
+        self.handler = handler()
         self.send_response(u'OK MPD (mopidy %s)' % get_version())
 
     def collect_incoming_data(self, data):
@@ -23,7 +25,11 @@ class MpdSession(asynchat.async_chat):
         self.handle_request(input)
 
     def handle_request(self, input):
-        pass # TODO
+        response = self.handler.handle_request(input)
+        if response is not None:
+            for line in response:
+                self.send_response(line)
+        self.send_response(u'OK')
 
     def send_response(self, output):
         logger.debug(u'Output: %s', output)