diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
index adfbd0c3..8c5c5b54 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackController(BasePlaybackController):
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
         super(GStreamerPlaybackController, self).__init__(backend)
+
+        bin = gst.element_factory_make("playbin", "player")
+        sink = gst.element_factory_make("fakesink", "fakesink")
+
+        bin.set_property("video-sink", sink)
+
+        self.bin = bin