diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
index 72b02a25..3c887120 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
@@ -312,16 +312,9 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
 
         original_cp_track = self.current_cp_track
 
-        # Notify frontends of the end_of_track event
-        self.backend.core_queue.put({
-            'to': 'frontend',
-            'command': 'end_of_track',
-            'track': original_cp_track[1],
-        })
-
         if self.cp_track_at_eot:
+            self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
             self.play(self.cp_track_at_eot)
-
             if self.random and self.current_cp_track in self._shuffled:
                 self._shuffled.remove(self.current_cp_track)
         else:
@@ -354,6 +347,7 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
             return
 
         if self.cp_track_at_next:
+            self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
             self.play(self.cp_track_at_next)
         else:
             self.stop()
@@ -408,12 +402,7 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
         if self.random and self.current_cp_track in self._shuffled:
             self._shuffled.remove(self.current_cp_track)
 
-        # Notify frontends of the now_playing event
-        self.backend.core_queue.put({
-            'to': 'frontend',
-            'command': 'now_playing',
-            'track': cp_track[1],
-        })
+        self._trigger_started_playing_event()
 
     def _play(self, track):
         """
@@ -433,6 +422,7 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
             return
         if self.state == self.STOPPED:
             return
+        self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
         self.play(self.cp_track_at_previous, on_error_step=-1)
 
     def resume(self):
@@ -489,7 +479,10 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stop playing."""
-        if self.state != self.STOPPED and self._stop():
+        if self.state == self.STOPPED:
+            return
+        self._trigger_stopped_playing_event()
+        if self._stop():
             self.state = self.STOPPED
 
     def _stop(self):
@@ -500,3 +493,31 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
         :rtype: :class:`True` if successful, else :class:`False`
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _trigger_started_playing_event(self):
+        """
+        Notifies frontends that a track has started playing.
+
+        For internal use only. Should be called by the backend directly after a
+        track has started playing.
+        """
+        self.backend.core_queue.put({
+            'to': 'frontend',
+            'command': 'started_playing',
+            'track': self.current_track,
+        })
+
+    def _trigger_stopped_playing_event(self):
+        """
+        Notifies frontends that a track has stopped playing.
+
+        For internal use only. Should be called by the backend before a track
+        is stopped playing, e.g. at the next, previous, and stop actions and at
+        end-of-track.
+        """
+        self.backend.core_queue.put({
+            'to': 'frontend',
+            'command': 'stopped_playing',
+            'track': self.current_track,
+            'stop_position': self.time_position,
+        })