diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base.py b/mopidy/backends/base.py
index ed8ef0ef..801523fe 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class BaseBackend(object):
     def playlist_load(self, name):
         pass
 
+    def playlist_info(self, songpos, start, end):
+        return None
+
 # Stored playlist methods
     def playlists_list(self):
         return None
diff --git a/mopidy/handler.py b/mopidy/handler.py
index 4705c063..03f06d45 100644
--- a/mopidy/handler.py
+++ b/mopidy/handler.py
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ class MpdHandler(object):
     def _playlistid(self, songid=None):
         pass # TODO
 
-    @register(r'^playlistinfo( ((?P<songpos>\d+)|(?P<start>\d+):(?P<end>\d+)*))*$')
+    @register(r'^playlistinfo( "((?P<songpos>\d+)|(?P<start>\d+):(?P<end>\d+)*)")*$')
     def _playlistinfo(self, songpos=None, start=None, end=None):
-        pass # TODO
+        return self.backend.playlist_info(songpos, start, end)
 
     @register(r'^playlistmove (?P<name>\S+) (?P<songid>\S+) (?P<songpos>\d+)$')
     def _playlistdelete(self, name, songid, songpos):
diff --git a/tests/handlertest.py b/tests/handlertest.py
index 229dc1aa..5270e65e 100644
--- a/tests/handlertest.py
+++ b/tests/handlertest.py
@@ -302,15 +302,15 @@ class CurrentPlaylistHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(result is None)
 
     def test_playlistinfo_with_songpos(self):
-        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo 5')
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo "5"')
         self.assert_(result is None)
 
     def test_playlistinfo_with_open_range(self):
-        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo 10:')
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo "10:"')
         self.assert_(result is None)
 
     def test_playlistinfo_with_closed_range(self):
-        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo 10:20')
+        result = self.h.handle_request(u'playlistinfo "10:20"')
         self.assert_(result is None)
 
     def test_playlistsearch(self):