diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 61f376e..6fe1261 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(png,       AS_HELP_STRING([--without-png],[do not use PNG]),
             [if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_png_h=no; fi])
 AC_ARG_WITH(pthread,   AS_HELP_STRING([--without-pthread],[do not use the pthread library]),
             [if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_pthread_h=no; fi])
+AC_ARG_WITH(pulse,     AC_HELP_STRING([--without-pulse],[do not use PulseAudio sound support]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(sane,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-sane],[do not use SANE (scanner support)]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(tiff,       AS_HELP_STRING([--without-tiff],[do not use TIFF]),
             [if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_tiffio_h=no; fi])
@@ -1386,6 +1387,31 @@ then
     CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 fi
 
+dnl **** Check for PulseAudio ****
+AC_SUBST(PULSELIBS,"")
+AC_SUBST(PULSECFLAGS,"")
+if test "x$with_pulse" != "xno";
+then
+    ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+    if test "$PKG_CONFIG" != "false";
+    then
+        ac_pulse_libs="`$PKG_CONFIG --libs libpulse 2>/dev/null`"
+        ac_pulse_cflags="`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags libpulse 2>/dev/null`"
+
+        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $ac_pulse_cflags"
+        AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pulse/pulseaudio.h,
+            [AC_CHECK_LIB(pulse, pa_stream_is_corked,
+                [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO, 1, [Define if you have pulseaudio])
+                 PULSELIBS="$ac_pulse_libs"
+                 PULSECFLAGS="$ac_pulse_cflags"],,$ac_pulse_libs)
+        ])
+    fi
+    CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
+fi
+WINE_WARNING_WITH(pulse, [test "$ac_cv_lib_pulse_pa_stream_is_corked" != "yes"],
+        [libpulse ${notice_platform}development files not found or too old, Pulse won't be supported.])
+
+
 dnl **** Check for ALSA 1.x ****
 AC_SUBST(ALSALIBS,"")
 if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_asoundlib_h" = "yes" -o "$ac_cv_header_alsa_asoundlib_h" = "yes"
@@ -1553,7 +1579,7 @@ dnl **** Check for libodbc ****
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(odbc,SQLConnect,,[AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SONAME_LIBODBC,["libodbc.$LIBEXT"])])
 
 dnl **** Check for any sound system ****
-if test "x$ALSALIBS$AUDIOIOLIBS$COREAUDIO$NASLIBS$ESDLIBS$ac_cv_lib_soname_jack" = "x" -a \
+if test "x$ALSALIBS$AUDIOIOLIBS$COREAUDIO$NASLIBS$ESDLIBS$PULSELIBS$ac_cv_lib_soname_jack" = "x" -a \
         "$ac_cv_header_sys_soundcard_h" != "yes" -a \
         "$ac_cv_header_machine_soundcard_h" != "yes" -a \
         "$ac_cv_header_soundcard_h" != "yes" -a \
@@ -2648,6 +2674,7 @@ WINE_CONFIG_DLL(winenas.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(wineoss.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(wineps.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(wineps16.drv16,enable_win16)
+WINE_CONFIG_DLL(winepulse.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(winequartz.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(winex11.drv)
 WINE_CONFIG_DLL(wing.dll16,enable_win16)