diff --git a/include/modules/mpd/mpd.hpp b/include/modules/mpd/mpd.hpp
index f92df933..0fc1ce99 100644
--- a/include/modules/mpd/mpd.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/mpd/mpd.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <mpd/client.h>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <mpd/client.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ class MPD : public ALabel {
 
   // Not using unique_ptr since we don't manage the pointer
   // (It's either nullptr, or from the config)
-  const char*    server_;
-  const unsigned port_;
+  const char*       server_;
+  const unsigned    port_;
+  const std::string password_;
 
   unsigned timeout_;
 
diff --git a/man/waybar-mpd.5.scd b/man/waybar-mpd.5.scd
index e8105deb..8c33c624 100644
--- a/man/waybar-mpd.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-mpd.5.scd
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Addressed by *mpd*
 	typeof: integer ++
 	The port MPD listens to. If empty, use the default port.
 
+*password*: ++
+	typeof: string ++
+	The password required to connect to the MPD server. If empty, no password is sent to MPD.
+
 *interval*: ++
 	typeof: integer++
 	default: 5 ++
diff --git a/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp b/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
index edce9417..6dc24e73 100644
--- a/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mpd/mpd.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ waybar::modules::MPD::MPD(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config)
       module_name_(id.empty() ? "mpd" : "mpd#" + id),
       server_(nullptr),
       port_(config_["port"].isUInt() ? config["port"].asUInt() : 0),
+      password_(config_["password"].empty() ? "" : config_["password"].asString()),
       timeout_(config_["timeout"].isUInt() ? config_["timeout"].asUInt() * 1'000 : 30'000),
       connection_(nullptr, &mpd_connection_free),
       status_(nullptr, &mpd_status_free),
@@ -238,6 +239,16 @@ void waybar::modules::MPD::tryConnect() {
   try {
     checkErrors(connection_.get());
     spdlog::debug("{}: Connected to MPD", module_name_);
+
+    if (!password_.empty()) {
+      bool res = mpd_run_password(connection_.get(), password_.c_str());
+      if (!res) {
+        spdlog::error("{}: Wrong MPD password", module_name_);
+        connection_.reset();
+        return;
+      }
+      checkErrors(connection_.get());
+    }
   } catch (std::runtime_error& e) {
     spdlog::error("{}: Failed to connect to MPD: {}", module_name_, e.what());
     connection_.reset();