diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4dce587c..7761d8ea 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Bug fix release.
 - Core/MPD/Local: Add support for ``title`` in
   :meth:`mopidy.core.LibraryController.get_distinct`. (Fixes: :issue:`1181`)
 
+- Core: Make sure track changes make it to audio while paused.
+  (Fixes: :issuse:`1177`)
+
 v1.0.5 (2015-05-19)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/mopidy/core/playback.py b/mopidy/core/playback.py
index 61bbc60c..d13ebdb3 100644
--- a/mopidy/core/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/core/playback.py
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ class PlaybackController(object):
         if old_state == PlaybackState.PLAYING:
             self._play(on_error_step=on_error_step)
         elif old_state == PlaybackState.PAUSED:
+            # NOTE: this is just a quick hack to fix #1177 as this code has
+            # already been killed in the gapless branch.
+            backend = self._get_backend()
+            if backend:
+                backend.playback.prepare_change()
+                backend.playback.change_track(tl_track.track).get()
             self.pause()
 
     # TODO: this is not really end of track, this is on_need_next_track
diff --git a/tests/core/test_playback.py b/tests/core/test_playback.py
index 7c4db0d6..7f395c47 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_playback.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_playback.py
@@ -668,3 +668,27 @@ class CorePlaybackWithOldBackendTest(unittest.TestCase):
         c = core.Core(mixer=None, backends=[b])
         c.tracklist.add([Track(uri='dummy1:a', length=40000)])
         c.playback.play()  # No TypeError == test passed.
+        b.playback.play.assert_called_once_with()
+
+
+class Bug1177RegressionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test(self):
+        b = mock.Mock()
+        b.uri_schemes.get.return_value = ['dummy']
+        b.playback = mock.Mock(spec=backend.PlaybackProvider)
+        b.playback.change_track.return_value.get.return_value = True
+        b.playback.play.return_value.get.return_value = True
+
+        track1 = Track(uri='dummy:a', length=40000)
+        track2 = Track(uri='dummy:b', length=40000)
+
+        c = core.Core(mixer=None, backends=[b])
+        c.tracklist.add([track1, track2])
+
+        c.playback.play()
+        b.playback.change_track.assert_called_once_with(track1)
+        b.playback.change_track.reset_mock()
+
+        c.playback.pause()
+        c.playback.next()
+        b.playback.change_track.assert_called_once_with(track2)