diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 140cb75..d44d16b 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -248,14 +248,15 @@ type MyConfig struct {
 	} `json:"vpn,omitempty"`
 
 	SimpleVolumePa struct {
-		Enabled        bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
-		Color          string `json:"color,omitempty"`
-		Background     string `json:"background,omitempty"`
-		Font           string `json:"font,omitempty"`
-		FontSize       string `json:"font_size,omitempty"`
-		Symbol         string `json:"symbol,omitempty"`
-		SymbolFont     string `json:"symbol_font,omitempty"`
-		SymbolFontSize string `json:"symbol_font_size,omitempty"`
+		Enabled         bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
+		Color           string `json:"color,omitempty"`
+		Background      string `json:"background,omitempty"`
+		Font            string `json:"font,omitempty"`
+		FontSize        string `json:"font_size,omitempty"`
+		Symbol          string `json:"symbol,omitempty"`
+		SymbolFont      string `json:"symbol_font,omitempty"`
+		SymbolFontSize  string `json:"symbol_font_size,omitempty"`
+		DontExitOnLogin bool   `json:"dont_exit_on_login,omitempty"`
 
 		Separator struct {
 			Left struct {
diff --git a/pulseaudio.go b/pulseaudio.go
index 4a57db5..b13204b 100644
--- a/pulseaudio.go
+++ b/pulseaudio.go
@@ -151,7 +151,19 @@ func PaReinit() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--start")
+	// PA has annoying feature: socket activation. Sound system must be persistent and available to all users regardless
+	// of init or other things. They just fail to understand that. Or they fucked up pulseaudio just because they scary
+	// of security something responsibility. Anyway this is grand design flaw, but we still have to bear with it.
+	// This setting defines if pulseaudio will be run in manner that allows it to exit is other login detected (how
+	// they guess it - I do not know). In general case we do not want to allow pa to exit and leave our session without
+	// audio.
+	if Conf.SimpleVolumePa.DontExitOnLogin {
+		// Do not exit on any kind of login/logout events.
+		cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--exit-idle-time=-1", "--start")
+	} else {
+		// Exit immediately on logout(?).
+		cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--exit-idle-time=0", "--start")
+	}
 
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize pulseaudio server instance: %w", err)