diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dda86a812..ac5031ebf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ dnl $2 = long name of plugin (e.g. PulseAudio output plugin)
 dnl $3 = enabled by default (auto/yes/no)
 dnl $4 = type of plugin (e.g. OUTPUT)
 dnl $5 = CFLAGS/LIBS prefix (e.g. PULSE)
-dnl $6 = dependency (e.g. libpulse >= 0.9.5)
+dnl $6 = dependency (e.g. libpulse >= 0.9.11)
 
 AC_DEFUN([ENABLE_PLUGIN_WITH_DEP], [
     AC_ARG_ENABLE($1,
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ ENABLE_PLUGIN_WITH_DEP(pulse,
     auto,
     OUTPUT,
     PULSE,
-    libpulse >= 0.9.5)
+    libpulse >= 0.9.11)
 
 test_sndio () {
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SNDIO, sndio >= 1.9, [
diff --git a/src/pulse/meson.build b/src/pulse/meson.build
index ffde45831..4747a15c3 100644
--- a/src/pulse/meson.build
+++ b/src/pulse/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-pulse_dep = dependency('libpulse', version: '>= 0.9.5', required: false)
+pulse_dep = dependency('libpulse', version: '>= 0.9.11', required: false)
 have_pulse = pulse_dep.found()
 
 
 if have_pulse
   shared_module('pulse_audio',
     'pulse_audio.cc',
-    dependencies: [audacious_dep, pulse_dep, glib_dep],
+    dependencies: [audacious_dep, pulse_dep],
     name_prefix: '',
     install: true,
     install_dir: output_plugin_dir
diff --git a/src/pulse/pulse_audio.cc b/src/pulse/pulse_audio.cc
index d2197a047..0518e12f4 100644
--- a/src/pulse/pulse_audio.cc
+++ b/src/pulse/pulse_audio.cc
@@ -440,7 +440,16 @@ static bool create_context (aud::mutex::holder & lock)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (! (context = pa_context_new (pa_mainloop_get_api (mainloop), get_context_name ())))
+    pa_proplist * proplist = pa_proplist_new ();
+    pa_proplist_sets (proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_ID, "audacious");
+    pa_proplist_sets (proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_ICON_NAME, "audacious");
+
+    context = pa_context_new_with_proplist (pa_mainloop_get_api (mainloop),
+     get_context_name (), proplist);
+
+    pa_proplist_free (proplist);
+
+    if (! context)
     {
         AUDERR ("Failed to allocate context\n");
         return false;