diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 14b3a40b..f5317ac6 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
     def volume(self, volume):
         self.backend.mixer.volume = volume
 
+    def end_of_track_callback(self):
+        """Tell the playback controller that end of track is reached."""
+        self.next()
+
     def new_playlist_loaded_callback(self):
         """Tell the playback controller that a new playlist has been loaded."""
         self.current_track = None
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
index 5bd3552b..11ad45c5 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class DespotifyBackend(BaseBackend):
         logger.info(u'Connecting to Spotify')
         return DespotifySessionManager(
             settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME.encode(ENCODING),
-            settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD.encode(ENCODING))
+            settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD.encode(ENCODING),
+            core_queue=self.core_queue)
 
 
 class DespotifyCurrentPlaylistController(BaseCurrentPlaylistController):
@@ -164,9 +165,10 @@ class DespotifySessionManager(spytify.Spytify):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs['callback'] = self.callback
+        self.core_queue = kwargs.pop('core_queue')
         super(DespotifySessionManager, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def callback(self, signal, data):
         if signal == self.DESPOTIFY_END_OF_PLAYLIST:
             logger.debug('Despotify signalled end of playlist')
-            # TODO Ask backend to play next track
+            self.core_queue.put({'command': 'end_of_track'})
diff --git a/mopidy/core.py b/mopidy/core.py
index 54d1e37b..acb3b984 100644
--- a/mopidy/core.py
+++ b/mopidy/core.py
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ class CoreProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
                 response = frontend.handle_request(message['request'])
                 connection = unpickle_connection(message['reply_to'])
                 connection.send(response)
+            elif message['command'] == 'end_of_track':
+                backend.playback.end_of_track_callback()
             else:
                 logger.warning(u'Cannot handle message: %s', message)