diff --git a/docs/ext/mpris.rst b/docs/ext/mpris.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1c23278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ext/mpris.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+************
+Mopidy-MPRIS
+************
+
+This extension lets you control Mopidy through the Media Player Remote
+Interfacing Specification (`MPRIS <http://www.mpris.org/>`_) D-Bus interface.
+
+An example of an MPRIS client is the :ref:`ubuntu-sound-menu`.
+
+
+Dependencies
+============
+
+- D-Bus Python bindings. The package is named ``python-dbus`` in
+  Ubuntu/Debian.
+
+- ``libindicate`` Python bindings is needed to expose Mopidy in e.g. the
+  Ubuntu Sound Menu. The package is named ``python-indicate`` in
+  Ubuntu/Debian.
+
+- An ``.desktop`` file for Mopidy installed at the path set in the
+  :confval:`mpris/desktop_file` config value. See :ref:`install-desktop-file`
+  for details.
+
+
+Configuration values
+====================
+
+.. confval:: mpris/enabled
+
+    If the MPRIS extension should be enabled or not.
+
+.. confval:: mpris/desktop_file
+
+    Location of the Mopidy ``.desktop`` file.
+
+
+Default configuration
+=====================
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../../mopidy/frontends/mpris/ext.conf
+    :language: ini
+
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+The extension is enabled by default if all dependencies are available.
+
+
+Testing the MPRIS API
+=====================
+
+To test, start Mopidy, and then run the following in a Python shell::
+
+    import dbus
+    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+    player = bus.get_object('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.mopidy',
+        '/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2')
+
+Now you can control Mopidy through the player object. Examples:
+
+- To get some properties from Mopidy, run::
+
+    props = player.GetAll('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2',
+        dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
+
+- To quit Mopidy through D-Bus, run::
+
+    player.Quit(dbus_interface='org.mpris.MediaPlayer2')
diff --git a/docs/modules/frontends/mpris.rst b/docs/modules/frontends/mpris.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e0ec63da..00000000
--- a/docs/modules/frontends/mpris.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-.. _mpris-frontend:
-
-***********************************************
-:mod:`mopidy.frontends.mpris` -- MPRIS frontend
-***********************************************
-
-.. automodule:: mopidy.frontends.mpris
-    :synopsis: MPRIS frontend
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpris/__init__.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpris/__init__.py
index 5be9c6cf..7601d81f 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpris/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpris/__init__.py
@@ -4,76 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 import mopidy
 from mopidy import exceptions, ext
-from mopidy.utils import formatting, config
-
-
-default_config = """
-[mpris]
-enabled = true
-desktop_file = /usr/share/applications/mopidy.desktop
-"""
-
-__doc__ = """
-Frontend which lets you control Mopidy through the Media Player Remote
-Interfacing Specification (`MPRIS <http://www.mpris.org/>`_) D-Bus
-interface.
-
-An example of an MPRIS client is the `Ubuntu Sound Menu
-<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoundMenu>`_.
-
-**Dependencies**
-
-- D-Bus Python bindings. The package is named ``python-dbus`` in
-  Ubuntu/Debian.
-
-- ``libindicate`` Python bindings is needed to expose Mopidy in e.g. the
-  Ubuntu Sound Menu. The package is named ``python-indicate`` in
-  Ubuntu/Debian.
-
-- An ``.desktop`` file for Mopidy installed at the path set in the
-  :confval:`mpris/desktop_file` config value. See :ref:`install-desktop-file`
-  for details.
-
-**Configuration**
-
-.. confval:: mpris/enabled
-
-    If the MPRIS extension should be enabled or not.
-
-.. confval:: mpris/desktop_file
-
-    Location of the Mopidy ``.desktop`` file.
-
-**Default config**
-
-.. code-block:: ini
-
-%(config)s
-
-**Usage**
-
-The frontend is enabled by default if all dependencies are available.
-
-**Testing the frontend**
-
-To test, start Mopidy, and then run the following in a Python shell::
-
-    import dbus
-    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-    player = bus.get_object('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.mopidy',
-        '/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2')
-
-Now you can control Mopidy through the player object. Examples:
-
-- To get some properties from Mopidy, run::
-
-    props = player.GetAll('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2',
-        dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
-
-- To quit Mopidy through D-Bus, run::
-
-    player.Quit(dbus_interface='org.mpris.MediaPlayer2')
-""" % {'config': formatting.indent(default_config)}
+from mopidy.utils import config
 
 
 class Extension(ext.Extension):
@@ -83,7 +14,8 @@ class Extension(ext.Extension):
     version = mopidy.__version__
 
     def get_default_config(self):
-        return default_config
+        conf_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'ext.conf')
+        return open(conf_file).read()
 
     def get_config_schema(self):
         schema = config.ExtensionConfigSchema()
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpris/ext.conf b/mopidy/frontends/mpris/ext.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b83411c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpris/ext.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[mpris]
+enabled = true
+desktop_file = /usr/share/applications/mopidy.desktop