diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
index 18969fc5..afd8a234 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ class MprisObject(dbus.service.Object):
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=PLAYER_IFACE)
     def Previous(self):
         logger.debug(u'%s.Previous called', PLAYER_IFACE)
+        if not self.get_CanGoPrevious():
+            logger.debug(u'%s.Previous not allowed', PLAYER_IFACE)
+            return
         self.backend.playback.previous().get()
 
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=PLAYER_IFACE)
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
index db5ebcc7..84946030 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpris/player_interface_test.py
@@ -282,6 +282,15 @@ class PlayerInterfaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.backend.playback.current_track.get().uri, 'b')
         self.assertEquals(self.backend.playback.state.get(), STOPPED)
 
+    def test_previous_is_ignored_if_can_go_previous_is_false(self):
+        self.mpris.get_CanGoPrevious = lambda *_: False
+        self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a'), Track(uri='b')])
+        self.backend.playback.play()
+        self.backend.playback.next()
+        self.assertEquals(self.backend.playback.current_track.get().uri, 'b')
+        self.mpris.Previous()
+        self.assertEquals(self.backend.playback.current_track.get().uri, 'b')
+
     def test_previous_when_playing_should_skip_to_prev_track_and_keep_playing(self):
         self.backend.current_playlist.append([Track(uri='a'), Track(uri='b')])
         self.backend.playback.play()