diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index b875784b..18627de7 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ No description yet.
     resume and addition of tracks to the current playlist while playing for the
     MPoD client.
 
+  - Fix bug where ``status`` returned ``song: None``, which caused MPDroid to
+    crash. (Fixes: :issue:`69`)
+
 - Settings:
 
   - Fix crash on ``--list-settings`` on clean installation. Thanks to Martins
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
index 2e690b4a..88ae141d 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class PlaybackController(object):
         if self.repeat or self.consume or self.random:
             return self.current_cp_track
 
-        if self.current_cp_track is None or self.current_playlist_position == 0:
+        if self.current_playlist_position in (None, 0):
             return None
 
         return self.backend.current_playlist.cp_tracks[
@@ -452,11 +452,10 @@ class PlaybackController(object):
             stopping
         :type clear_current_track: boolean
         """
-        if self.state == self.STOPPED:
-            return
-        self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
-        if self.provider.stop():
-            self.state = self.STOPPED
+        if self.state != self.STOPPED:
+            self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
+            if self.provider.stop():
+                self.state = self.STOPPED
         if clear_current_track:
             self.current_cp_track = None
 
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/regression_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/regression_test.py
index 1d661b5a..f786cf0a 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/regression_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/regression_test.py
@@ -123,3 +123,36 @@ class IssueGH22RegressionTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mpd.handle_request(u'deleteid "5"')
         self.mpd.handle_request(u'deleteid "6"')
         self.mpd.handle_request(u'status')
+
+
+class IssueGH69RegressionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    The issue: https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues#issue/69
+
+    How to reproduce:
+
+        Play track, stop, clear current playlist, load a new playlist, status.
+
+        The status response now contains "song: None".
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.backend = DummyBackend.start().proxy()
+        self.backend.current_playlist.append([
+            Track(uri='a'), Track(uri='b'), Track(uri='c'),
+            Track(uri='d'), Track(uri='e'), Track(uri='f')])
+        self.backend.stored_playlists.create('foo')
+        self.mixer = DummyMixer.start().proxy()
+        self.mpd = dispatcher.MpdDispatcher()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.backend.stop().get()
+        self.mixer.stop().get()
+
+    def test(self):
+        self.mpd.handle_request(u'play')
+        self.mpd.handle_request(u'stop')
+        self.mpd.handle_request(u'clear')
+        self.mpd.handle_request(u'load "foo"')
+        response = self.mpd.handle_request(u'status')
+        self.assert_('song: None' not in response)