diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 139abd2..8532c2d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -70,3 +70,11 @@ i3_hide_bar: false
 i3_hide_border_one_window: false
 
 home_xhosts_allow: []
+
+pulseaudio_load_system_config: true
+pulseaudio_jack_sink_enabled: false
+pulseaudio_jack_sink_channels: 2
+pulseaudio_jack_sink_client_name: PulseAudio
+pulseaudio_jack_source_enabled: false
+pulseaudio_jack_source_channels: 2
+pulseaudio_jack_source_client_name: PulseAudio
diff --git a/handlers/main.yaml b/handlers/main.yaml
index bc948f4..a5db22e 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
     scope: user
   failed_when: false
 
+- name: restart pulseaudio
+  systemd:
+    name: pulseaudio.service
+    state: restarted
+    scope: user
+  failed_when: false
+
 - name: i3 reload
   systemd:
     name: i3wm.service
diff --git a/tasks/pulseaudio.yaml b/tasks/pulseaudio.yaml
index 838ea12..866d555 100644
--- a/tasks/pulseaudio.yaml
+++ b/tasks/pulseaudio.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,14 @@
     dest: ~/.pulse-cookie
     mode: 0600
   when: home_copy_pulseaudio_cookie
+
+- name: pulse directory
+  file:
+    path: ~/.pulse
+    state: directory
+
+- name: pulse default config
+  template:
+    src: pulseaudio/default.pa.j2
+    dest: ~/.pulse/default.pa
+  notify: restart pulseaudio
diff --git a/templates/pulseaudio/default.pa.j2 b/templates/pulseaudio/default.pa.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd85e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/pulseaudio/default.pa.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{{ansible_managed|comment}}
+
+{% if pulseaudio_load_system_config %}
+.include /etc/pulse/default.pa
+{% endif %}
+
+.fail
+
+{% if pulseaudio_jack_sink_enabled %}
+load-module module-jack-sink channels={{pulseaudio_jack_sink_channels}} client_name="{{pulseaudio_jack_sink_client_name}}" connect=0
+{% endif %}
+{% if pulseaudio_jack_source_enabled %}
+load-module module-jack-source channels={{pulseaudio_jack_source_channels}} client_name="{{pulseaudio_jack_source_client_name}}" connect=0
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if pulseaudio_default_sink is defined %}
+set-default-sink {{pulseaudio_default_sink}}
+{% endif %}
+{% if pulseaudio_default_source is defined %}
+set-default-source {{pulseaudio_default_source}}
+{% endif %}
+
+.ifexists module-x11-publish.so
+    load-module module-x11-publish
+.endif