diff --git a/broadcaster/_backends/redis.py b/broadcaster/_backends/redis.py
index 096a033..cb91897 100644
--- a/broadcaster/_backends/redis.py
+++ b/broadcaster/_backends/redis.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ def __init__(self, url: str):
         parsed_url = urlparse(url)
         self._host = parsed_url.hostname or "localhost"
         self._port = parsed_url.port or 6379
+        self._password = parsed_url.password or None
 
     async def connect(self) -> None:
-        self._pub_conn = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(self._host, self._port)
-        self._sub_conn = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(self._host, self._port)
+        self._pub_conn = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(self._host, self._port, password=self._password)
+        self._sub_conn = await asyncio_redis.Connection.create(self._host, self._port, password=self._password)
         self._subscriber = await self._sub_conn.start_subscribe()
 
     async def disconnect(self) -> None: