diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 38793c82..eb5a98a4 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -249,3 +249,5 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
         self.backend = backend
         self.state = self.STOPPED
 
+    def play(self, id=None, position=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError