diff --git a/roles/pulseaudio/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pulseaudio/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bb5542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pulseaudio/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
+# vim:ft=ansible:
+- name: assure pulse package
+  apt: name=pulseaudio
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+- name: template out configs
+  template: src={{ item.src }} dest={{ item.dest }} mode=0644
+  loop:
+    - { src: "pulse-client.conf", dest: "/etc/pulse/client.conf" }
+    - { src: "pulse-daemon.conf", dest: "/etc/pulse/daemon.conf" }
+    - { src: "pulse-default.pa", dest: "/etc/pulse/default.pa" }
+    - { src: "pulseaudio.service", dest: "/etc/systemd/system/pulseaudio.service" }
+- name: assure pulse user
+  user: name=pulseaudio password="!" system=yes home=/var/lib/pulse groups=audio
+- name: enable pulse service
+  systemd: name=pulseaudio enabled=yes state=started daemon_reload=yes
diff --git a/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-client.conf b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-client.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..116187e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-client.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Managed via Ansible
+autospawn = no
+default-server = unix:/tmp/pulse-server
diff --git a/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-daemon.conf b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-daemon.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11af05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-daemon.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Configuration file for the PulseAudio daemon. See pulse-daemon.conf(5) for
+# more information. Default values are commented out.  Use either ; or # for
+# commenting.
+
+# Bugfixes for my desktop's audio card
+realtime-scheduling = no # Fixes a weird stutter issue
+
+# Sanity
+flat-volumes = no
+
+# Audio Quality
+default-sample-format = s32le # Pulse does 16bit sampling by default for some reason
+default-sample-rate = 48000 # Higher sample rate than default
+alternate-sample-rate = 44100
+resample-method = speex-float-5 # Increase resampling quality
+avoid-resampling = true
+
+default-fragments = 5 # Pulse, why are you so friggin latent by default?
+default-fragment-size-msec = 10
+
+high-priority = yes
+nice-level = -19
+
diff --git a/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-default.pa b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-default.pa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..464f143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulse-default.pa
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF
+#!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF
+#
+.fail
+
+load-module module-device-restore
+load-module module-stream-restore
+load-module module-card-restore
+load-module module-augment-properties
+### Should be after module-*-restore but before module-*-detect
+load-module module-switch-on-port-available
+### Use hot-plugged devices like Bluetooth or USB automatically (LP: #1702794)
+.ifexists module-switch-on-connect.so
+load-module module-switch-on-connect
+.endif
+
+# Device detection
+.ifexists module-udev-detect.so
+load-module module-udev-detect
+.else
+load-module module-detect
+.endif
+
+# Bluetooth
+.ifexists module-bluetooth-policy.so
+load-module module-bluetooth-policy
+.endif
+.ifexists module-bluetooth-discover.so
+load-module module-bluetooth-discover
+.endif
+
+# Protocols
+.ifexists module-esound-protocol-unix.so
+load-module module-esound-protocol-unix
+.endif
+load-module module-native-protocol-unix auth-group=audio socket=/tmp/pulse-server
+
+# Load GSettings/paprefs modules
+.ifexists module-gsettings.so
+.nofail
+load-module module-gsettings
+.fail
+.endif
+
+load-module module-default-device-restore
+load-module module-always-sink
+load-module module-intended-roles
+load-module module-suspend-on-idle
+
+### If autoexit on idle is enabled we want to make sure we only quit
+### when no local session needs us anymore.
+.ifexists module-console-kit.so
+load-module module-console-kit
+.endif
+.ifexists module-systemd-login.so
+load-module module-systemd-login
+.endif
+
+# Enable positioned event sounds
+load-module module-position-event-sounds
+# Cork music/video streams when a phone stream is active
+load-module module-role-cork
+# Block audio recording for snap confined packages
+.ifexists module-snap-policy.so
+load-module module-snap-policy
+.endif
+
+load-module module-filter-heuristics
+load-module module-filter-apply
+
+## Gets around a weird audio skipping bug on my desktop
+.ifexists module-udev-detect.so
+load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0
+
+## My laptop gets sink suspension popping when using headphones
+unload-module module-suspend-on-idle
+
diff --git a/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulseaudio.service b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulseaudio.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d07b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pulseaudio/templates/pulseaudio.service
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# vim:ft=systemd
+# NOTE: This service is ONLY useful IF you have the following:
+#  * client.conf is set to not autospawn and listen to a socket instead
+#  * default.pa is configured to start such a socket
+# Using this unit file and complaining to me that it doesn't work without
+# the other configs in place will result in me not giving a shit
+
+## THIS UNIT DOES NOT START PULSE IN SYSTEM MODE
+## THIS UNIT DOES NOT START PULSE IN SYSTEM MODE
+## THIS UNIT DOES NOT START PULSE IN SYSTEM MODE
+## THIS UNIT DOES NOT START PULSE IN SYSTEM MODE
+## THIS UNIT DOES NOT START PULSE IN SYSTEM MODE
+[Unit]
+Description=Pulseaudio sound server
+
+[Service]
+User=pulseaudio
+Group=pulseaudio
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pulseaudio --disallow-exit
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index da9e622..a974240 100755
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
           - SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
       become: yes
       tags: [ desktop, udev ]
+    - role: pulseaudio
+      become: yes
+      tags: [ desktop, pulse, pulseaudio ]
     - role: zerotier
       become: yes
       tags: [ desktop, zerotier ]