diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 3ff5f6a5..602a7d32 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
     def pause(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def resume(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     @property
     def next_track(self):
         playlist = self.backend.current_playlist.playlist
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
index 0ad631e8..00d140fd 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/gstreamer.py
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class GStreamerPlaybackController(BasePlaybackController):
         if self.state == self.PLAYING:
             self.bin.set_state(gst.STATE_PAUSED)
 
+    def resume(self):
+        if self.state != self.PLAYING:
+            self.bin.set_state(gst.STATE_PLAYING)
+
     def next(self):
         playlist = self.backend.current_playlist.playlist