diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index a7ccade1..d94913b0 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ def get_version():
 def get_mpd_protocol_version():
     return u'0.16.0'
 
-class SettingsError(Exception):
+class MopidyException(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, message):
+        self.message = message
+
+    @property
+    def message(self):
+        """Reimplement message field that was deprecated in Python 2.6"""
+        return self._message
+
+    @message.setter
+    def message(self, message):
+        self._message = message
+
+class SettingsError(MopidyException):
     pass
 
 class Settings(object):
diff --git a/mopidy/mpd/__init__.py b/mopidy/mpd/__init__.py
index afb125ee..c0685891 100644
--- a/mopidy/mpd/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/mpd/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-class MpdAckError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, msg):
-        self.msg = msg
+from mopidy import MopidyException
+
+class MpdAckError(MopidyException):
+    pass
 
 class MpdNotImplemented(MpdAckError):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/mopidy/mpd/frontend.py b/mopidy/mpd/frontend.py
index 5a1fa3d9..6a4cf098 100644
--- a/mopidy/mpd/frontend.py
+++ b/mopidy/mpd/frontend.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class MpdFrontend(object):
                 try:
                     result = _request_handlers[pattern](self, **groups)
                 except MpdAckError as e:
-                    return self.handle_response(u'ACK %s' % e.msg, add_ok=False)
+                    return self.handle_response(u'ACK %s' % e.message,
+                        add_ok=False)
                 if self.command_list is not False:
                     return None
                 else:
diff --git a/tests/mpd/exception_test.py b/tests/mpd/exception_test.py
index 61dd262b..07701d0d 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/exception_test.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/exception_test.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class MpdExceptionsTest(unittest.TestCase):
             except KeyError as e:
                 raise MpdAckError(unicode(e))
         except MpdAckError as e:
-            self.assertEqual(e.msg, u'Track X not found')
+            self.assertEqual(e.message, u'Track X not found')
 
     def test_mpd_not_implemented_is_a_mpd_ack_error(self):
         try:
             raise MpdNotImplemented
         except MpdAckError as e:
-            self.assertEqual(e.msg, u'Not implemented')
+            self.assertEqual(e.message, u'Not implemented')