diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 72e9217b..931e99cf 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ No description yet.
     application menus.
   - Create infrastructure for creating Debian packages of Mopidy.
 
+- MPD frontend:
+
+  - Support ``setvol 50`` without quotes around the argument. Fixes volume
+    control in Droid MPD.
+
 - Local backend:
 
   - Add :command:`mopidy-scan` command to generate ``tag_cache`` files without
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
index 2f5dd29e..13f7d2a8 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def seekid(frontend, cpid, seconds):
         playid(frontend, cpid)
     frontend.backend.playback.seek(int(seconds) * 1000)
 
+@handle_pattern(r'^setvol (?P<volume>[-+]*\d+)$')
 @handle_pattern(r'^setvol "(?P<volume>[-+]*\d+)"$')
 def setvol(frontend, volume):
     """
@@ -328,6 +329,10 @@ def setvol(frontend, volume):
         ``setvol {VOL}``
 
         Sets volume to ``VOL``, the range of volume is 0-100.
+
+    *Droid MPD:*
+
+    - issues ``setvol 50`` without quotes around the argument.
     """
     volume = int(volume)
     if volume < 0:
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
index 4e60546d..f6e22641 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ class PlaybackOptionsHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
         self.assertEqual(10, self.b.mixer.volume)
 
+    def test_setvol_without_quotes(self):
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'setvol 50')
+        self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
+        self.assertEqual(50, self.b.mixer.volume)
+
     def test_single_off(self):
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'single "0"')
         self.assertFalse(self.b.playback.single)