diff --git a/output/driver-pulseaudio.go b/output/driver-pulseaudio.go
index e7e95c2b..1ce57bba 100644
--- a/output/driver-pulseaudio.go
+++ b/output/driver-pulseaudio.go
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ func newPulseAudioOutput(opts *NewOutputOptions) (*pulseAudioOutput, error) {
 	// The device name is shown by PulseAudio volume controls (usually built
 	// into a desktop environment), so we might want to use device_name here.
 	// We could also maybe change the application icon name by device_type.
-	client, err := pulse.NewClient(pulse.ClientApplicationName("go-librespot"), pulse.ClientApplicationIconName("speaker"))
+	clientopts := []pulse.ClientOption{pulse.ClientApplicationName("go-librespot"), pulse.ClientApplicationIconName("speaker")}
+
+	if opts.RuntimeSocket != "" {
+		clientopts = append(clientopts, pulse.ClientServerString(opts.RuntimeSocket))
+	}
+
+	client, err := pulse.NewClient(clientopts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -43,11 +49,12 @@ func newPulseAudioOutput(opts *NewOutputOptions) (*pulseAudioOutput, error) {
 
 	// Create a new playback.
 	var channelOpt pulse.PlaybackOption
-	if opts.ChannelCount == 1 {
+	switch opts.ChannelCount {
+	case 1:
 		channelOpt = pulse.PlaybackMono
-	} else if opts.ChannelCount == 2 {
+	case 2:
 		channelOpt = pulse.PlaybackStereo
-	} else {
+	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot play %d channels, pulse only supports mono and stereo", opts.ChannelCount)
 	}
 	volumeUpdates := make(chan proto.ChannelVolumes, 1)
diff --git a/output/output.go b/output/output.go
index 6a368257..7661cb52 100644
--- a/output/output.go
+++ b/output/output.go
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ type NewOutputOptions struct {
 
 	// Device specifies the audio device name.
 	//
-	// This feature is support only for the alsa backend.
+	// This feature is support only for the alsa and pulseaudio backend.
 	Device string
+	// RuntimeSocket specifies a prefixed with protocol (e.g. `unix:` or `tcp:`) path
+	// to a runtime socket of audio backend.
+	//
+	// This feature is support only for pulseaudio backend.
+	RuntimeSocket string
 
 	// Mixer specifies the audio mixer name.
 	//
diff --git a/player/player.go b/player/player.go
index 8af38587..204a21be 100644
--- a/player/player.go
+++ b/player/player.go
@@ -114,9 +114,14 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	// AudioBackend specifies the audio backend to use (alsa, pulseaudio, etc).
 	AudioBackend string
+	// AudioRuntimeSocket specifies a prefixed with protocol (e.g. `unix:` or `tcp:`) path
+	// to a runtime socket of audio backend.
+	//
+	// This feature is support only for the pulseaudio backend.
+	AudioBackendRuntimeSocket string
 	// AudioDevice specifies the audio device name.
 	//
-	// This feature is support only for the alsa backend.
+	// This feature is support only for the alsa and pulseaudio backend.
 	AudioDevice string
 	// MixerDevice specifies the audio mixer name.
 	//
@@ -126,7 +131,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	//
 	// This only works in combination with Mixer.
 	MixerControlName string
-
 	// AudioBufferTime is the buffer time in microseconds.
 	//
 	// This is only supported on the alsa backend.
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ func NewPlayer(opts *Options) (*Player, error) {
 				SampleRate:       SampleRate,
 				ChannelCount:     Channels,
 				Device:           opts.AudioDevice,
+				RuntimeSocket:    opts.AudioBackendRuntimeSocket,
 				Mixer:            opts.MixerDevice,
 				Control:          opts.MixerControlName,
 				InitialVolume:    volume,