diff --git a/mopidy/core.py b/mopidy/core.py
index e8cc1897..118ed99a 100644
--- a/mopidy/core.py
+++ b/mopidy/core.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from mopidy.utils import get_class
 from mopidy.utils.log import setup_logging
 from mopidy.utils.path import get_or_create_folder, get_or_create_file
 from mopidy.utils.process import (GObjectEventThread, exit_handler,
-    stop_all_actors)
+    stop_remaining_actors, stop_actors_by_class)
 from mopidy.utils.settings import list_settings_optparse_callback
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.core')
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(e)
     finally:
-        stop_all_actors()
+        stop_frontends()
+        stop_backend()
+        stop_mixer()
+        stop_gstreamer()
+        stop_remaining_actors()
 
 def parse_options():
     parser = optparse.OptionParser(version=u'Mopidy %s' % get_version())
@@ -88,15 +92,31 @@ def setup_gobject_loop():
 def setup_gstreamer():
     GStreamer.start()
 
+def stop_gstreamer():
+    stop_actors_by_class(GStreamer)
+
 def setup_mixer():
     get_class(settings.MIXER).start()
 
+def stop_mixer():
+    stop_actors_by_class(get_class(settings.MIXER))
+
 def setup_backend():
     get_class(settings.BACKENDS[0]).start()
 
+def stop_backend():
+    stop_actors_by_class(get_class(settings.BACKENDS[0]))
+
 def setup_frontends():
     for frontend_class_name in settings.FRONTENDS:
         try:
             get_class(frontend_class_name).start()
         except OptionalDependencyError as e:
             logger.info(u'Disabled: %s (%s)', frontend_class_name, e)
+
+def stop_frontends():
+    for frontend_class_name in settings.FRONTENDS:
+        try:
+            stop_actors_by_class(get_class(frontend_class_name))
+        except OptionalDependencyError as e:
+            pass
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/process.py b/mopidy/utils/process.py
index c1d1c9f5..734b20c5 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/process.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/process.py
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@ def exit_handler(signum, frame):
     logger.info(u'Got %s signal', signals[signum])
     exit_process()
 
-def stop_all_actors():
+def stop_actors_by_class(klass):
+    actors = ActorRegistry.get_by_class(klass)
+    logger.debug('Stopping %d instance(s) of %s', len(actors), klass.__name__)
+    for actor in actors:
+        actor.stop()
+
+def stop_remaining_actors():
     num_actors = len(ActorRegistry.get_all())
     while num_actors:
+        logger.error(
+            u'There are actor threads still running, this is probably a bug')
         logger.debug(u'Seeing %d actor and %d non-actor thread(s): %s',
             num_actors, threading.active_count() - num_actors,
             ', '.join([t.name for t in threading.enumerate()]))