diff --git a/mmmpd b/mmmpd
index cd7f585..f34cb06 100755
--- a/mmmpd
+++ b/mmmpd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import re
 import subprocess
 import datetime
 import time
@@ -77,6 +78,30 @@ def formatted_status(mpd_client):
 	return (emoji, song_str, expire)
 
 
+def host_and_pass_from_MPD_HOST(mpd_host_string):
+	"""
+	mpc accepts passwords by setting MPD_HOST to pass@host. For compatibility, we do the same.
+	"""
+	m = re.match(r"""
+		(?:                     # Optional password, followed by @, but cannot
+			(?P<pass> [^@]+?) @  #  start with @ (that's for abstract sockets on Linux).
+		)?                      # If present, after the password there'll be an @.
+		(?P<host> .*)
+	""", mpd_host_string, re.VERBOSE)
+	if not m:
+		return None
+	return (m.group("host"), m.group("pass") or None)
+
+
+def create_mpd_client(mpd_host, mpd_port, mpd_pass):
+	mpd_client = mpd.MPDClient()
+	mpd_client.connect(mpd_host, port=mpd_port)
+	if mpd_pass:
+		mpd_client.password(mpd_pass)
+	LOGGER.info("Connected")
+	return mpd_client
+
+
 # Driving stuff {{{1
 # -------------
 
@@ -97,7 +122,7 @@ def loop(mpd_client, on_status_change):
 		time.sleep(1)
 
 
-def main(mpd_host, mpd_port):
+def main(mpd_host_string, mpd_port):
 	if "-v" in sys.argv[1:]:
 		logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 		LOGGER.info("Log level INFO")
@@ -105,9 +130,8 @@ def main(mpd_host, mpd_port):
 		logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 		LOGGER.info("Log level DEBUG")
 
-	mpd_client = mpd.MPDClient()
-	mpd_client.connect(mpd_host, port=mpd_port)
-	LOGGER.info("Connected")
+	mpd_host, mpd_pass = host_and_pass_from_MPD_HOST(mpd_host_string)
+	mpd_client = create_mpd_client(mpd_host, mpd_port, mpd_pass)
 
 	set_status_from_mpd(mpd_client)
 	try: