diff --git a/mopidy/audio/actor.py b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
index 72750bdf..5946bd73 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import gst.pbutils  # noqa
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import exceptions
-from mopidy.audio import playlists, utils
+from mopidy.audio import icy, playlists, utils
 from mopidy.audio.constants import PlaybackState
 from mopidy.audio.listener import AudioListener
 from mopidy.internal import deprecation, process
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # set_state on a pipeline.
 gst_logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.audio.gst')
 
+icy.register()
 playlists.register_typefinders()
 playlists.register_elements()
 
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/icy.py b/mopidy/audio/icy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd59baae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/audio/icy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+import gobject
+
+import pygst
+pygst.require('0.10')
+import gst  # noqa
+
+
+class IcySrc(gst.Bin, gst.URIHandler):
+    __gstdetails__ = ('IcySrc',
+                      'Src',
+                      'HTTP src wrapper for icy:// support.',
+                      'Mopidy')
+
+    srcpad_template = gst.PadTemplate(
+        'src', gst.PAD_SRC, gst.PAD_ALWAYS,
+        gst.caps_new_any())
+
+    __gsttemplates__ = (srcpad_template,)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(IcySrc, self).__init__()
+        self._httpsrc = gst.element_make_from_uri(gst.URI_SRC, 'http://')
+        try:
+            self._httpsrc.set_property('iradio-mode', True)
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+        self.add(self._httpsrc)
+
+        self._srcpad = gst.GhostPad('src', self._httpsrc.get_pad('src'))
+        self.add_pad(self._srcpad)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_get_type_full(cls):
+        return gst.URI_SRC
+
+    @classmethod
+    def do_get_protocols_full(cls):
+        return [b'icy', b'icyx']
+
+    def do_set_uri(self, uri):
+        if uri.startswith('icy://'):
+            return self._httpsrc.set_uri(b'http://' + uri[len('icy://'):])
+        elif uri.startswith('icyx://'):
+            return self._httpsrc.set_uri(b'https://' + uri[len('icyx://'):])
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def do_get_uri(self):
+        uri = self._httpsrc.get_uri()
+        if uri.startswith('http://'):
+            return b'icy://' + uri[len('http://'):]
+        else:
+            return b'icyx://' + uri[len('https://'):]
+
+
+def register():
+    # Only register icy if gst install can't handle it on it's own.
+    if not gst.element_make_from_uri(gst.URI_SRC, 'icy://'):
+        gobject.type_register(IcySrc)
+        gst.element_register(
+            IcySrc, IcySrc.__name__.lower(), gst.RANK_MARGINAL)
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
index 58c7fe24..ddbd9c66 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
@@ -354,54 +354,6 @@ class UriListElement(BasePlaylistElement):
         return parse_urilist(data)
 
 
-class IcySrc(gst.Bin, gst.URIHandler):
-    __gstdetails__ = ('IcySrc',
-                      'Src',
-                      'HTTP src wrapper for icy:// support.',
-                      'Mopidy')
-
-    srcpad_template = gst.PadTemplate(
-        'src', gst.PAD_SRC, gst.PAD_ALWAYS,
-        gst.caps_new_any())
-
-    __gsttemplates__ = (srcpad_template,)
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(IcySrc, self).__init__()
-        self._httpsrc = gst.element_make_from_uri(gst.URI_SRC, 'http://')
-        try:
-            self._httpsrc.set_property('iradio-mode', True)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        self.add(self._httpsrc)
-
-        self._srcpad = gst.GhostPad('src', self._httpsrc.get_pad('src'))
-        self.add_pad(self._srcpad)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_get_type_full(cls):
-        return gst.URI_SRC
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_get_protocols_full(cls):
-        return [b'icy', b'icyx']
-
-    def do_set_uri(self, uri):
-        if uri.startswith('icy://'):
-            return self._httpsrc.set_uri(b'http://' + uri[len('icy://'):])
-        elif uri.startswith('icyx://'):
-            return self._httpsrc.set_uri(b'https://' + uri[len('icyx://'):])
-        else:
-            return False
-
-    def do_get_uri(self):
-        uri = self._httpsrc.get_uri()
-        if uri.startswith('http://'):
-            return b'icy://' + uri[len('http://'):]
-        else:
-            return b'icyx://' + uri[len('https://'):]
-
-
 def register_element(element_class):
     gobject.type_register(element_class)
     gst.element_register(
@@ -414,7 +366,3 @@ def register_elements():
     register_element(XspfDecoder)
     register_element(AsxDecoder)
     register_element(UriListElement)
-
-    # Only register icy if gst install can't handle it on it's own.
-    if not gst.element_make_from_uri(gst.URI_SRC, 'icy://'):
-        register_element(IcySrc)