diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py b/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
index 6d84b25b..64cb88f9 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Extension(ext.Extension):
         schema['hostname'] = config.Hostname()
         schema['port'] = config.Port()
         schema['static_dir'] = config.Path(optional=True)
+        schema['zeroconf'] = config.String(optional=True)
         return schema
 
     def validate_environment(self):
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py b/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
index 5e49d2cd..4e3493d4 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ws4py.server.cherrypyserver import WebSocketPlugin, WebSocketTool
 
 from mopidy import models
 from mopidy.core import CoreListener
+from mopidy.utils import zeroconf
 from . import ws
 
 
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         super(HttpFrontend, self).__init__()
         self.config = config
         self.core = core
+
+        self.hostname = config['http']['hostname']
+        self.port = config['http']['port']
+        self.zeroconf_name = config['http']['zeroconf']
+        self.zeroconf_service = None
+
         self._setup_server()
         self._setup_websocket_plugin()
         app = self._create_app()
@@ -30,8 +37,8 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
     def _setup_server(self):
         cherrypy.config.update({
             'engine.autoreload_on': False,
-            'server.socket_host': self.config['http']['hostname'],
-            'server.socket_port': self.config['http']['port'],
+            'server.socket_host': self.hostname,
+            'server.socket_port': self.port,
         })
 
     def _setup_websocket_plugin(self):
@@ -88,7 +95,21 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
         cherrypy.engine.start()
         logger.info('HTTP server running at %s', cherrypy.server.base())
 
+        if self.zeroconf_name:
+            self.zeroconf_service = zeroconf.Zeroconf(
+                stype='_http._tcp', name=self.zeroconf_name,
+                host=self.hostname, port=self.port)
+
+            if self.zeroconf_service.publish():
+                logger.info('Registered HTTP with Zeroconf as "%s"',
+                            self.zeroconf_service.name)
+            else:
+                logger.warning('Registering HTTP with Zeroconf failed.')
+
     def on_stop(self):
+        if self.zeroconf_service:
+            self.zeroconf_service.unpublish()
+
         logger.debug('Stopping HTTP server')
         cherrypy.engine.exit()
         logger.info('Stopped HTTP server')
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/ext.conf b/mopidy/frontends/http/ext.conf
index 04fb1aae..fc239230 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/ext.conf
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/ext.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ enabled = true
 hostname = 127.0.0.1
 port = 6680
 static_dir =
+zeroconf = Mopidy HTTP server on $hostname
 
 [loglevels]
 cherrypy = warning
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
index 276be450..571d6455 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Extension(ext.Extension):
         schema['password'] = config.Secret(optional=True)
         schema['max_connections'] = config.Integer(minimum=1)
         schema['connection_timeout'] = config.Integer(minimum=1)
+        schema['zeroconf'] = config.String(optional=True)
         return schema
 
     def validate_environment(self):
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/actor.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/actor.py
index 4d983b73..9df7ba07 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/actor.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pykka
 
 from mopidy.core import CoreListener
 from mopidy.frontends.mpd import session
-from mopidy.utils import encoding, network, process
+from mopidy.utils import encoding, network, process, zeroconf
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.frontends.mpd')
 
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.frontends.mpd')
 class MpdFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
     def __init__(self, config, core):
         super(MpdFrontend, self).__init__()
+
         hostname = network.format_hostname(config['mpd']['hostname'])
-        port = config['mpd']['port']
+        self.hostname = hostname
+        self.port = config['mpd']['port']
+        self.zeroconf_name = config['mpd']['zeroconf']
+        self.zeroconf_service = None
 
         try:
             network.Server(
-                hostname, port,
+                self.hostname, self.port,
                 protocol=session.MpdSession,
                 protocol_kwargs={
                     'config': config,
@@ -34,9 +38,24 @@ class MpdFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
                 encoding.locale_decode(error))
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        logger.info('MPD server running at [%s]:%s', hostname, port)
+        logger.info('MPD server running at [%s]:%s', self.hostname, self.port)
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        if self.zeroconf_name:
+            self.zeroconf_service = zeroconf.Zeroconf(
+                stype='_mpd._tcp', name=self.zeroconf_name,
+                host=self.hostname, port=self.port)
+
+            if self.zeroconf_service.publish():
+                logger.info('Registered MPD with Zeroconf as "%s"',
+                            self.zeroconf_service.name)
+            else:
+                logger.warning('Registering MPD with Zeroconf failed.')
 
     def on_stop(self):
+        if self.zeroconf_service:
+            self.zeroconf_service.unpublish()
+
         process.stop_actors_by_class(session.MpdSession)
 
     def send_idle(self, subsystem):
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/ext.conf b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/ext.conf
index bf77100c..c62c37ef 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/ext.conf
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/ext.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ port = 6600
 password =
 max_connections = 20
 connection_timeout = 60
+zeroconf = Mopidy MPD server on $hostname
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/zeroconf.py b/mopidy/utils/zeroconf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1781867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/utils/zeroconf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import logging
+import re
+import socket
+import string
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.utils.zerconf')
+
+try:
+    import dbus
+except ImportError:
+    dbus = None
+
+_AVAHI_IF_UNSPEC = -1
+_AVAHI_PROTO_UNSPEC = -1
+_AVAHI_PUBLISHFLAGS_NONE = 0
+
+
+def _filter_loopback_and_meta_addresses(host):
+    # TODO: see if we can find a cleaner way of handling this.
+    if re.search(r'(?<![.\d])(127|0)[.]', host):
+        return ''
+    return host
+
+
+def _convert_text_to_dbus_bytes(text):
+    return [dbus.Byte(ord(c)) for c in text]
+
+
+class Zeroconf(object):
+    """Publish a network service with Zeroconf using Avahi."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, port, stype=None, domain=None,
+                 host=None, text=None):
+        self.group = None
+        self.stype = stype or '_http._tcp'
+        self.domain = domain or ''
+        self.port = port
+        self.text = text or []
+        self.host = _filter_loopback_and_meta_addresses(host or '')
+
+        template = string.Template(name)
+        self.name = template.safe_substitute(
+            hostname=self.host or socket.getfqdn(), port=self.port)
+
+    def publish(self):
+        if not dbus:
+            logger.debug('Zeroconf publish failed: dbus not installed.')
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+        except dbus.exceptions.DBusException as e:
+            logger.debug('Zeroconf publish failed: %s', e)
+            return False
+
+        if not bus.name_has_owner('org.freedesktop.Avahi'):
+            logger.debug('Zeroconf publish failed: Avahi service not running.')
+            return False
+
+        server = dbus.Interface(bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Avahi', '/'),
+                                'org.freedesktop.Avahi.Server')
+
+        self.group = dbus.Interface(
+            bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Avahi', server.EntryGroupNew()),
+            'org.freedesktop.Avahi.EntryGroup')
+
+        text = [_convert_text_to_dbus_bytes(t) for t in self.text]
+        self.group.AddService(_AVAHI_IF_UNSPEC, _AVAHI_PROTO_UNSPEC,
+                              dbus.UInt32(_AVAHI_PUBLISHFLAGS_NONE),
+                              self.name, self.stype, self.domain, self.host,
+                              dbus.UInt16(self.port), text)
+
+        self.group.Commit()
+        return True
+
+    def unpublish(self):
+        if self.group:
+            self.group.Reset()
+            self.group = None