diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
index 57b41fc0..a2faedc2 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/__init__.py
@@ -96,5 +96,13 @@ class MpdSession(network.LineProtocol):
     def on_idle(self, subsystem):
         self.dispatcher.handle_idle(subsystem)
 
+    def decode(self, line):
+        try:
+            return super(MpdSession, self).decode(line.decode('string_escape'))
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.warning(u'Stopping actor due to unescaping error, data '
+                'supplied by client was not valid.')
+            self.stop()
+
     def close(self):
         self.stop()
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/regression_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/regression_test.py
index 8f2d6588..d4e4b2aa 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/regression_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/regression_test.py
@@ -121,3 +121,28 @@ class IssueGH69RegressionTest(protocol.BaseTestCase):
         self.sendRequest(u'clear')
         self.sendRequest(u'load "foo"')
         self.assertNotInResponse('song: None')
+
+
+class IssueGH113RegressionTest(protocol.BaseTestCase):
+    """
+    The issue: https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues/113
+
+    How to reproduce:
+
+    - Have a playlist with a name contining backslashes, like
+      "all lart spotify:track:\w\{22\} pastes".
+    - Try to load the playlist with the backslashes in the playlist name
+      escaped.
+    """
+
+    def test(self):
+        self.backend.stored_playlists.create(
+            u'all lart spotify:track:\w\{22\} pastes')
+
+        self.sendRequest(u'lsinfo "/"')
+        self.assertInResponse(
+            u'playlist: all lart spotify:track:\w\{22\} pastes')
+
+        self.sendRequest(
+            r'listplaylistinfo "all lart spotify:track:\\w\\{22\\} pastes"')
+        self.assertInResponse('OK')