diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/translator.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/translator.py
index 44003dfd..28d1e08b 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/translator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+import re
+
+from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.frontends.mpd import protocol
+from mopidy.utils.path import path_to_uri
 
 def track_to_mpd_format(track, position=None, cpid=None):
     """
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ def playlist_to_mpd_format(playlist, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     return tracks_to_mpd_format(playlist.tracks, *args, **kwargs)
 
+def uri_to_mpd_relative_path(uri):
+    path = path_to_uri(settings.LOCAL_MUSIC_FOLDER)
+    return re.sub('^' + re.escape(path), '', uri)
+
 def tracks_to_tag_cache_format(tracks):
     result = [
         ('info_begin',),
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/serializer_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/serializer_test.py
index 1729df70..cd9320b6 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/serializer_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/serializer_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import unittest
 
+from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.frontends.mpd import translator, protocol
 from mopidy.models import Album, Artist, Playlist, Track
 
@@ -59,6 +60,19 @@ class PlaylistMpdFormatTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(dict(result[0])['Track'], 2)
 
 
+class UriToMpdRelativePathTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        settings.LOCAL_MUSIC_FOLDER = '/dir/subdir'
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        settings.runtime.clear()
+
+    def test_file_gets_stripped(self):
+        uri = 'file:///dir/subdir/music/album/song.mp3'
+        result = translator.uri_to_mpd_relative_path(uri)
+        self.assertEqual('/music/album/song.mp3', result)
+
+
 class TracksToTagCacheFormatTest(unittest.TestCase):
     header_length = 4
 
@@ -75,4 +89,3 @@ class TracksToTagCacheFormatTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(('songList begin',) in result)
         self.assert_(('songList end',) in result)
         self.assertEqual(len(result), self.header_length+2)
-