diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e302261..80fcf6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pip install miniplayer
 
 ## Configuration
 
-The config file is located at `~/.config/miniplayer/config`. The example configuration file, `config.example`, has all the default values. You will need to create the file yourself.
+The config file is located at `~/.config/miniplayer/config`. The example configuration file, [`config.example`](config.example), has all the default values. You will need to create the file yourself.
 
 #### player
 * ***music_directory*:** The path to your music directory for extracting album art.
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The config file is located at `~/.config/miniplayer/config`. The example configu
 #### mpd
 * ***host*:** The mpd host
 * ***port*:** The mpd port
+* ***pass*:** The mpd password
 
 
 ## Keybinds
diff --git a/bin/miniplayer b/bin/miniplayer
index 4d19f67..48a01b1 100755
--- a/bin/miniplayer
+++ b/bin/miniplayer
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ if "player" not in config.sections():
 
 if "mpd" not in config.sections():
     config["mpd"] = {"host": "localhost",
-                     "port": "6600"
+                     "port": "6600",
+                     "pass": False
                      }
 
 # Initialise keybindings
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ MUSICDIR = os.path.expanduser(MUSICDIR)
 # MPD config
 MPDHOST = mpd_config.get("host", "localhost")
 MPDPORT = mpd_config.getint("port", 6600)
+MPDPASS = mpd_config.get("pass", False)
 
 # What to use to draw images
 IMAGEMETHOD = player_config.get("image_method", "pixcat")
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ class Player:
         # MPD init
         self.client = MPDClient()
         self.client.connect(MPDHOST, MPDPORT)
+        if MPDPASS:
+            self.client.password(MPDPASS)
 
         self.last_song = None
 
diff --git a/config.example b/config.example
index 14c8359..be9fc4a 100644
--- a/config.example
+++ b/config.example
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ volume_step = 5
 [mpd]
 host = localhost
 port = 6600
+# pass = example
 
 # [keybindings]
 # > = next_track