diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 7bd0b49f..5ed4dbbb 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
     def next_track(self):
         playlist = self.backend.current_playlist.playlist
 
+        if not playlist.tracks:
+            return None
+
         if self.current_track is None:
             return playlist.tracks[0]