diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py b/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
index a4f0225d22d40..b2f8146bfcfb7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
@@ -1178,20 +1178,24 @@ def async_api_adjust_volume(hass, config, request, entity):
 @asyncio.coroutine
 def async_api_adjust_volume_step(hass, config, request, entity):
     """Process an adjust volume step request."""
-    volume_step = round(float(request[API_PAYLOAD]['volumeSteps'] / 100), 2)
-
-    current_level = entity.attributes.get(media_player.ATTR_MEDIA_VOLUME_LEVEL)
-
-    volume = current_level + volume_step
+    # media_player volume up/down service does not support specifying steps
+    # each component handles it differently e.g. via config.
+    # For now we use the volumeSteps returned to figure out if we
+    # should step up/down
+    volume_step = request[API_PAYLOAD]['volumeSteps']
 
     data = {
         ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity.entity_id,
-        media_player.ATTR_MEDIA_VOLUME_LEVEL: volume,
     }
 
-    yield from hass.services.async_call(
-        entity.domain, media_player.SERVICE_VOLUME_SET,
-        data, blocking=False)
+    if volume_step > 0:
+        yield from hass.services.async_call(
+            entity.domain, media_player.SERVICE_VOLUME_UP,
+            data, blocking=False)
+    elif volume_step < 0:
+        yield from hass.services.async_call(
+            entity.domain, media_player.SERVICE_VOLUME_DOWN,
+            data, blocking=False)
 
     return api_message(request)
 
diff --git a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
index 9654c667c5fde..ca49950e2a1fa 100644
--- a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
+++ b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
@@ -515,17 +515,15 @@ def test_media_player(hass):
 
     call, _ = yield from assert_request_calls_service(
         'Alexa.StepSpeaker', 'AdjustVolume', 'media_player#test',
-        'media_player.volume_set',
+        'media_player.volume_up',
         hass,
         payload={'volumeSteps': 20})
-    assert call.data['volume_level'] == 0.95
 
     call, _ = yield from assert_request_calls_service(
         'Alexa.StepSpeaker', 'AdjustVolume', 'media_player#test',
-        'media_player.volume_set',
+        'media_player.volume_down',
         hass,
         payload={'volumeSteps': -20})
-    assert call.data['volume_level'] == 0.55
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine