diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 37716e96..b588011c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ v1.0.0 (UNRELEASED)
 - Add :class:`mopidy.core.MixerController` which keeps track of volume and
   mute. (Fixes: :issue:`962`)
 
+- Add ``uris`` argument to :method:`mopidy.core.LibraryController.lookup`
+  which allows for simpler lookup of multiple URIs. (Fixes: :issue:`1008`,
+  PR: :issue:`1047`)
+
 - **Deprecated:** The old methods on :class:`mopidy.core.PlaybackController` for
   volume and mute management have been deprecated. (Fixes: :issue:`962`)
 
diff --git a/mopidy/core/library.py b/mopidy/core/library.py
index 49a4a796..f2a8b9bd 100644
--- a/mopidy/core/library.py
+++ b/mopidy/core/library.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class LibraryController(object):
             in self._get_backends_to_uris(uris).items()]
         return [result for result in pykka.get_all(futures) if result]
 
-    def lookup(self, uri):
+    def lookup(self, uri=None, uris=None):
         """
         Lookup the given URI.
 
@@ -170,14 +170,39 @@ class LibraryController(object):
         them all.
 
         :param uri: track URI
-        :type uri: string
-        :rtype: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
+        :type uri: string or :class:`None`
+        :param uris: track URIs
+        :type uris: list of string or :class:`None`
+        :rtype: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Track` if uri was set or
+            a {uri: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Track`} if uris was set.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.0
+            The ``uris`` argument.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.0
+            The ``uri`` argument. Use ``uris`` instead.
         """
-        backend = self._get_backend(uri)
-        if backend:
-            return backend.library.lookup(uri).get()
-        else:
-            return []
+        none_set = uri is None and uris is None
+        both_set = uri is not None and uris is not None
+
+        if none_set or both_set:
+            raise ValueError("One of 'uri' or 'uris' must be set")
+
+        futures = {}
+        result = {}
+        backends = self._get_backends_to_uris([uri] if uri else uris)
+
+        # TODO: lookup(uris) to backend APIs
+        for backend, backend_uris in backends.items():
+            for u in backend_uris or []:
+                futures[u] = backend.library.lookup(u)
+
+        for u, future in futures.items():
+            result[u] = future.get()
+
+        if uri:
+            return result.get(uri, [])
+        return result
 
     def refresh(self, uri=None):
         """
diff --git a/tests/core/test_library.py b/tests/core/test_library.py
index ccf1b349..b71e5de5 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_library.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_library.py
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ class CoreLibraryTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(self.library1.lookup.called)
         self.library2.lookup.assert_called_once_with('dummy2:a')
 
+    def test_lookup_fails_with_uri_and_uris_set(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self.core.library.lookup('dummy1:a', ['dummy2:a'])
+
+    def test_lookup_can_handle_uris(self):
+        self.library1.lookup().get.return_value = [1234]
+        self.library2.lookup().get.return_value = [5678]
+
+        result = self.core.library.lookup(uris=['dummy1:a', 'dummy2:a'])
+        self.assertEqual(result, {'dummy2:a': [5678], 'dummy1:a': [1234]})
+
     def test_lookup_returns_nothing_for_dummy3_track(self):
         result = self.core.library.lookup('dummy3:a')