diff --git a/tests/backends/gstreamer.py b/tests/backends/gstreamer.py
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+import unittest
+
+from mopidy.backends.gstreamer import GStreamerBackend
+
+from tests.backends import BasePlaybackControllerTest
+
+class GStreamerPlaybackControllerTest(BasePlaybackControllerTest, unittest.TestCase):
+    uri = ['file://data/song1.mp3',
+           'file://data/song2.mp3',
+           'file://data/song3.mp3',
+          ]
+
+    backend_class = GStreamerBackend
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()