diff --git a/backend/src/MediaPlayer.ts b/backend/src/MediaPlayer.ts
index f6d757e..991e553 100644
--- a/backend/src/MediaPlayer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/MediaPlayer.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ export class MediaPlayer {
         return this.modify(UserEvent.NowPlayingUpdate, () => this.writeCommand("set_property", ["pause", true]));
     }
 
+    public async stop() {
+        return this.modify(UserEvent.NowPlayingUpdate, () => this.writeCommand("stop", []));
+    }
+
     public async skip() {
         return this.modify(UserEvent.PlaylistUpdate, () => this.writeCommand("playlist-next", []));
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/server.ts b/backend/src/server.ts
index 707ba12..ea07991 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ apiRouter.post("/pause", withErrorHandling(async (req, res) => {
     res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true }));
 }));
 
+apiRouter.post("/stop", withErrorHandling(async (req, res) => {
+    await mediaPlayer.stop();
+    res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true }));
+}));
+
 apiRouter.post("/skip", withErrorHandling(async (req, res) => {
     await mediaPlayer.skip();
     res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true }));