diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 6bff1474..b7bfa67b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Another great release.
   - Fixed ``play "-1"`` and ``playid "-1"`` behaviour when playlist is empty.
   - Support ``plchanges "-1"`` to work better with MPDroid.
   - Support ``pause`` without arguments to work better with MPDroid.
+  - Support ``plchanges`` without quotes to work better with BitMPC.
+  - Support ``play`` without quotes to work better with BitMPC.
 
 - Backend API:
 
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/current_playlist.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/current_playlist.py
index 76ae62ef..1c1c1764 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/current_playlist.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/current_playlist.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def playlistsearch(frontend, tag, needle):
     """
     raise MpdNotImplemented # TODO
 
+@handle_pattern(r'^plchanges (?P<version>-?\d+)$')
 @handle_pattern(r'^plchanges "(?P<version>-?\d+)"$')
 def plchanges(frontend, version):
     """
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
index 53cc2bbc..8a7243f6 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/protocol/playback.py
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ def playid(frontend, cpid):
     except LookupError:
         raise MpdNoExistError(u'No such song', command=u'playid')
 
-@handle_pattern(r'^play "(?P<songpos>\d+)"$')
-@handle_pattern(r'^play "(?P<songpos>-1)"$')
+@handle_pattern(r'^play (?P<songpos>-?\d+)$')
+@handle_pattern(r'^play "(?P<songpos>-?\d+)"$')
 def playpos(frontend, songpos):
     """
     *musicpd.org, playback section:*
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ def playpos(frontend, songpos):
 
     - issues ``play "-1"`` after playlist replacement to start playback at
       the first track.
+
+    *BitMPC:*
+
+    - issues ``play 6`` without quotes around the argument.
     """
     songpos = int(songpos)
     try:
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/current_playlist_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/current_playlist_test.py
index 062da6d4..0d639f89 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/current_playlist_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/current_playlist_test.py
@@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ class CurrentPlaylistHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(u'Title: c' in result)
         self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
 
+    def test_plchanges_without_quotes_works(self):
+        self.b.current_playlist.load(
+            [Track(name='a'), Track(name='b'), Track(name='c')])
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'plchanges 0')
+        self.assert_(u'Title: a' in result)
+        self.assert_(u'Title: b' in result)
+        self.assert_(u'Title: c' in result)
+        self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
+
     def test_plchangesposid(self):
         self.b.current_playlist.load([Track(), Track(), Track()])
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'plchangesposid "0"')
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
index e76cb9df..6e69375b 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/playback_test.py
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ class PlaybackControlHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
         self.assertEqual(self.b.playback.PLAYING, self.b.playback.state)
 
+    def test_play_with_pos_without_quotes(self):
+        self.b.current_playlist.load([Track()])
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'play 0')
+        self.assert_(u'OK' in result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.b.playback.PLAYING, self.b.playback.state)
+
     def test_play_with_pos_out_of_bounds(self):
         self.b.current_playlist.load([])
         result = self.h.handle_request(u'play "0"')