diff --git a/mopidy/backends/backend.py b/mopidy/backends/backend.py
index c8847622..c95fe685 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/backend.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/backend.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class BaseBackend(object):
     def playlist_changes(self, version):
         return None
 
+# Status methods
     def status_volume(self):
         return 0
 
@@ -35,3 +36,7 @@ class BaseBackend(object):
 
     def status_state(self):
         return 'stop'
+
+# Control methods
+    def stop(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify_backend.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33b83312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import spytify
+
+from mopidy import settings
+from mopidy.backends.backend import BaseBackend
+
+class SpotifyBackend(BaseBackend):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SpotifyBackend, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.spotify = spytify.Spytify(settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME, settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD)
+
+    def list_playlists(self):
+        playlists = u''
+        for playlist in self.spotify.stored_playlists:
+            playlists += u'playlist: %s\n' % playlist.name
+        return playlists
diff --git a/mopidy/handler.py b/mopidy/handler.py
index d1d7ae16..de4f42b7 100644
--- a/mopidy/handler.py
+++ b/mopidy/handler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.dummy_backend import DummyBackend
+from mopidy.backends.spotify_backend import SpotifyBackend
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('handler')
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def register(pattern):
     return decorator
 
 class MpdHandler(object):
-    def __init__(self, backend=DummyBackend):
+    def __init__(self, backend=SpotifyBackend):
         self.register_backend(backend())
 
     def handle_request(self, request):
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class MpdHandler(object):
 
     @register(r'^stop$')
     def _stop(self):
-        pass # TODO
+        self.backend.stop()
 
     @register(r'^status$')
     def _status(self):
diff --git a/mopidy/settings.py b/mopidy/settings.py
index e88e4ed6..ea888864 100644
--- a/mopidy/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/settings.py
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@ MPD_LINE_ENCODING = u'utf-8'
 MPD_LINE_TERMINATOR = u'\n'
 MPD_SERVER_HOSTNAME = u'localhost'
 MPD_SERVER_PORT = 6600
+
+SPOTIFY_USERNAME = ''
+SPOTIFY_PASSWORD = ''
+
+try:
+    from mopidy.local_settings import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass