diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
index 9abdda2f..089de4ec 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackController(BasePlaybackController):
         elif playlist.tracks:
             self.current_track = playlist.tracks[0]
 
+        self.bin.set_state(gst.STATE_READY)
         self.bin.set_property("uri", self.current_track.uri)
         self.bin.set_state(gst.STATE_PLAYING)