diff --git a/src/daemon/start-pulseaudio-x11.in b/src/daemon/start-pulseaudio-x11.in
index 117b1b0e1..0e84315c3 100755
--- a/src/daemon/start-pulseaudio-x11.in
+++ b/src/daemon/start-pulseaudio-x11.in
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ set -e
 
 if [ x"$DISPLAY" != x ] ; then
 
-    @PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-publish "display=$DISPLAY" > /dev/null
-    @PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-cork-request "display=$DISPLAY" > /dev/null
+    @PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-publish "display=$DISPLAY xauthority=$XAUTHORITY" > /dev/null
+    @PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-cork-request "display=$DISPLAY xauthority=$XAUTHORITY" > /dev/null
 
     # KDE plasma versions older than 5.17.0 use module-device-manager's routing API.
     # Check for current plasma version and load module if it's necessary.
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ if [ x"$DISPLAY" != x ] ; then
     fi
 
     if [ x"$SESSION_MANAGER" != x ] ; then
-	@PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-xsmp "display=$DISPLAY session_manager=$SESSION_MANAGER" > /dev/null
+	@PACTL_BINARY@ load-module module-x11-xsmp "display=$DISPLAY xauthority=$XAUTHORITY session_manager=$SESSION_MANAGER" > /dev/null
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-bell.c b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-bell.c
index 020035984..eab1e6c3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-bell.c
+++ b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-bell.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "sink",
     "sample",
     "display",
+    "xauthority",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     u->sink_name = pa_xstrdup(pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "sink", NULL));
     u->x11_client = NULL;
 
+    if (pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL)) {
+        if (setenv("XAUTHORITY", pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL), 1)) {
+            pa_log("setenv() for $XAUTHORITY failed");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!(u->x11_wrapper = pa_x11_wrapper_get(m->core, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "display", NULL))))
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-cork-request.c b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-cork-request.c
index ab391c66a..6b1a86b9f 100644
--- a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-cork-request.c
+++ b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-cork-request.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE("display=<X11 display>");
 
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "display",
+    "xauthority",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
     m->userdata = u = pa_xnew0(struct userdata, 1);
     u->module = m;
 
+    if (pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL)) {
+        if (setenv("XAUTHORITY", pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL), 1)) {
+            pa_log("setenv() for $XAUTHORITY failed");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!(u->x11_wrapper = pa_x11_wrapper_get(m->core, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "display", NULL))))
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-publish.c b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-publish.c
index e6735eca0..68adf1574 100644
--- a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-publish.c
+++ b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-publish.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "sink",
     "source",
     "cookie",
+    "xauthority",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -156,6 +157,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     if (!(u->auth_cookie = pa_auth_cookie_get(m->core, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "cookie", PA_NATIVE_COOKIE_FILE), true, PA_NATIVE_COOKIE_LENGTH)))
         goto fail;
 
+    if (pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL)) {
+        if (setenv("XAUTHORITY", pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL), 1)) {
+            pa_log("setenv() for $XAUTHORITY failed");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!(u->x11_wrapper = pa_x11_wrapper_get(m->core, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "display", NULL))))
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-xsmp.c b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-xsmp.c
index 6f8012372..459da1302 100644
--- a/src/modules/x11/module-x11-xsmp.c
+++ b/src/modules/x11/module-x11-xsmp.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static bool ice_in_use = false;
 static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "session_manager",
     "display",
+    "xauthority",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -139,6 +140,13 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    if (pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL)) {
+        if (setenv("XAUTHORITY", pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "xauthority", NULL), 1)) {
+            pa_log("setenv() for $XAUTHORITY failed");
+            goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!(u->x11 = pa_x11_wrapper_get(m->core, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "display", NULL))))
         goto fail;