diff --git a/Plugins/Redis/Config.cpp b/Plugins/Redis/Config.cpp
index 73cc38cb70c..7300db5b8bf 100644
--- a/Plugins/Redis/Config.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/Redis/Config.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<cpp_redis::redis_client> Redis::PoolMakeFunc()
 
     auto p = std::make_unique<cpp_redis::redis_client>();
     (*p).connect(m_internal->m_config.m_host, static_cast<size_t>(m_internal->m_config.m_port));
+
+    // Pool ctor currently authenticates synchronously.
+    // Invalid passwords aren't handled at all - you'll have to watch the server logs for that.
+    if (!m_internal->m_config.m_password.empty())
+    {
+        (*p).auth(m_internal->m_config.m_password);
+        (*p).sync_commit();    
+    }
+    
     return p;
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +39,7 @@ void Redis::Reconfigure()
         // Redis server.
         m_internal->m_config.m_host = *Config::Get<std::string>("HOST");
         m_internal->m_config.m_port = Config::Get<int>("PORT", 6379);
+        m_internal->m_config.m_password = Config::Get<std::string>("AUTH_PASSWORD", "");
 
         // Pubsub.
         m_internal->m_config.m_pubsub_script = Config::Get<std::string>("PUBSUB_SCRIPT", "on_pubsub");
@@ -53,6 +63,12 @@ void Redis::Reconfigure()
         m_internal->m_connection_pubsub.connect(
             m_internal->m_config.m_host, static_cast<size_t>(m_internal->m_config.m_port));
 
+        if (!m_internal->m_config.m_password.empty())
+        {
+            m_internal->m_connection_pubsub.auth(m_internal->m_config.m_password);
+            m_internal->m_connection_pubsub.commit();
+        }
+
         auto bound = std::bind(&Redis::OnPubsub, this, _1, _2);
         for (auto& ch : m_internal->m_config.m_pubsub_channels)
         {
diff --git a/Plugins/Redis/README.md b/Plugins/Redis/README.md
index 2d24ae1d077..e15f4da9420 100644
--- a/Plugins/Redis/README.md
+++ b/Plugins/Redis/README.md
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ if (NWNX_Redis_GetResultAsInt(NWNX_Redis_EXISTS("examples:examplekey")))
 | ---------------------------- | :---------------------: | ---------------------------------- |
 | `NWNX_REDIS_HOST`            | string                  | (none)                             |
 | `NWNX_REDIS_PORT`            | int16                   | 6379                               |
+| `NWNX_REDIS_AUTH_PASSWORD`   | string                  | ""                                 |
 | `NWNX_REDIS_PUBSUB_SCRIPT`   | string                  | on_pubsub                          |
 | `NWNX_REDIS_PUBSUB_CHANNELS` | comma-separated strings | ""                                 |
diff --git a/Plugins/Redis/Redis.hpp b/Plugins/Redis/Redis.hpp
index c4b9cff14d4..e96bfff6aba 100644
--- a/Plugins/Redis/Redis.hpp
+++ b/Plugins/Redis/Redis.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class Redis : public NWNXLib::Plugin
         std::string m_host;
         // PORT
         int m_port;
+        // AUTH (no ACL support)
+        std::string m_password;
 
         // TODO:
         // Bridge the internal message bus to redis?