diff --git a/sample.config.yaml b/sample.config.yaml
index 0ba83efd5..64ecb223c 100644
--- a/sample.config.yaml
+++ b/sample.config.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ http:
 
 # Connection to the Redis server.
 redis:
+    # Unix sockets can be used
+    #
+    # Default: undefined
+    #socket: /var/run/redis/redis.sock
+
     # Syntax: redis://[db[:password]@]hostname[:port][/db-number]
     #
     # Default: redis://localhost:6379/0
diff --git a/src/xo.js b/src/xo.js
index 73f4e4e38..375efe193 100644
--- a/src/xo.js
+++ b/src/xo.js
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ export default class Xo extends EventEmitter {
     this._httpRequestWatchers = createRawObject()
 
     // Connects to Redis.
-    const redisConf = config.redis
-    this._redis = createRedisClient(redisConf && {
-      rename_commands: redisConf.renameCommands,
-      url: redisConf.uri
-    })
+    {
+      const {
+        renameCommands: rename_commands,
+        socket: path,
+        uri: url
+      } = config.redis || {}
+
+      this._redis = createRedisClient({ path, rename_commands, url })
+    }
   }
 
   // -----------------------------------------------------------------