diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index 6f386aae..cedff8d1 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class SpotifySessionManager(process.BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
             return
         playlists = map(
             translator.to_mopidy_playlist, self.session.playlist_container())
+        playlists.append(translator.to_mopidy_playlist(self.session.starred()))
         playlists = filter(None, playlists)
         self.backend.playlists.playlists = playlists
         logger.info('Loaded %d Spotify playlist(s)', len(playlists))
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
index ba5f85da..cec15200 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ def to_mopidy_playlist(spotify_playlist):
         return Playlist(uri=uri, name='[loading...]')
     name = spotify_playlist.name()
     if not name:
-        # Other user's "starred" playlists isn't handled properly by pyspotify
-        # See https://github.com/mopidy/pyspotify/issues/81
-        return
+        name = "Starred"
     if spotify_playlist.owner().canonical_name() != settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME:
         name += ' by ' + spotify_playlist.owner().canonical_name()
     return Playlist(