diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
index 5619b859..80c6eeb6 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpris.py
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ class MprisObject(dbus.service.Object):
             'HasTrackList': (False, None),
             'Identity': ('Mopidy', None),
             'DesktopEntry': ('mopidy', None),
-            # TODO Return URI schemes supported by backend configuration
-            'SupportedUriSchemes': (dbus.Array([], signature='s'), None),
+            'SupportedUriSchemes': (self.get_SupportedUriSchemes, None),
             # TODO Return MIME types supported by local backend if active
             'SupportedMimeTypes': (dbus.Array([], signature='s'), None),
         }
@@ -234,6 +233,12 @@ class MprisObject(dbus.service.Object):
         exit_process()
 
 
+    ### Root interface properties
+
+    def get_SupportedUriSchemes(self):
+        return dbus.Array(self.backend.uri_schemes.get(), signature='s')
+
+
     ### Player interface methods
 
     @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface=PLAYER_IFACE)
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpris/root_interface_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpris/root_interface_test.py
index 622f3414..f781d261 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpris/root_interface_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpris/root_interface_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import mock
 import unittest
 
+from mopidy.backends.dummy import DummyBackend
 from mopidy.frontends import mpris
 
 class RootInterfaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         mpris.exit_process = mock.Mock()
         mpris.MprisObject._connect_to_dbus = mock.Mock()
+        self.backend = DummyBackend.start().proxy()
         self.mpris = mpris.MprisObject()
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.backend.stop()
+
     def test_constructor_connects_to_dbus(self):
         self.assert_(self.mpris._connect_to_dbus.called)
 
@@ -33,16 +38,17 @@ class RootInterfaceTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_identify_is_mopidy(self):
         result = self.mpris.Get(mpris.ROOT_IFACE, 'Identity')
-        self.assertEquals('Mopidy', result)
+        self.assertEquals(result, 'Mopidy')
 
     def test_desktop_entry_is_mopidy(self):
         result = self.mpris.Get(mpris.ROOT_IFACE, 'DesktopEntry')
-        self.assertEquals('mopidy', result)
+        self.assertEquals(result, 'mopidy')
 
     def test_supported_uri_schemes_is_empty(self):
         result = self.mpris.Get(mpris.ROOT_IFACE, 'SupportedUriSchemes')
-        self.assertEquals(0, len(result))
+        self.assertEquals(len(result), 1)
+        self.assertEquals(result[0], 'dummy')
 
     def test_supported_mime_types_is_empty(self):
         result = self.mpris.Get(mpris.ROOT_IFACE, 'SupportedMimeTypes')
-        self.assertEquals(0, len(result))
+        self.assertEquals(len(result), 0)