diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection.py
index dbd76034..3618f5e1 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def commands(context):
         command_names.remove('command_list_ok_begin')
     if 'command_list_end' in command_names:
         command_names.remove('command_list_end')
+    if 'idle' in command_names:
+        command_names.remove('idle')
+    if 'noidle' in command_names:
+        command_names.remove('noidle')
     if 'sticker' in command_names:
         command_names.remove('sticker')
 
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection_test.py
index 9cf1ef97..315e3051 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/reflection_test.py
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ class ReflectionHandlerTest(protocol.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertInResponse(u'command: commands')
         self.assertInResponse(u'command: play')
         self.assertInResponse(u'command: status')
-        self.assertInResponse(u'command: idle')
-        self.assertInResponse(u'command: noidle')
         # Check if commands you do not have access to are not present
         self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: kill')
         # Check if the blacklisted commands are not present
         self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: command_list_begin')
         self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: command_list_ok_begin')
         self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: command_list_end')
+        self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: idle')
+        self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: noidle')
         self.assertNotInResponse(u'command: sticker')
         self.assertInResponse(u'OK')