diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c2c121d5..c3a80955 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ v0.15.0 (UNRELEASED)
 - :option:`mopidy --show-config` will now take into consideration any
   :option:`mopidy --option` arguments appearing later on the command line.
 
+**Audio**
+
+- Added support for viusalization. :confval:`audio/visualizer` can now be set
+  to GStreamer visualizers.
+
 **Local backend**
 
 - An album's number of discs and a track's disc number are now extracted when
diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 9f997b23..6fd7579d 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ Core configuration values
     ``gst-inspect-0.10`` to see what output properties can be set on the sink.
     For example: ``gst-inspect-0.10 shout2send``
 
+.. confval:: audio/visualizer
+
+    Visualizer to use.
+
+    Can be left blank if no visualizer is desired. Otherwise this expects a
+    GStreamer visualizer. Typical values are ``monoscope``, ``goom``,
+    ``goom2k1`` or one of the `libvisual`_ visualizers.
+
+.. _libvisual: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gst-plugins-base-plugins/html/gst-plugins-base-plugins-plugin-libvisual.html
+
 .. confval:: logging/console_format
 
     The log format used for informational logging.
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/actor.py b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
index af0a0c68..d78df9b7 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ mixers.register_mixers()
 
 MB = 1 << 20
 
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_VIDEO (1<<0)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_AUDIO (1<<1)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_TEXT (1<<2)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_VIS (1<<3)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_SOFT_VOLUME (1<<4)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_NATIVE_AUDIO (1<<5)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_NATIVE_VIDEO (1<<6)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_DOWNLOAD (1<<7)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_BUFFERING (1<<8)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_DEINTERLACE (1<<9)
+# GST_PLAY_FLAG_SOFT_COLORBALANCE (1<<10)
+
+# Default flags to use for playbin: AUDIO, SOFT_VOLUME, DOWNLOAD
+PLAYBIN_FLAGS = (1<<1) | (1<<4) | (1<<7)
+PLAYBIN_VIS_FLAGS = PLAYBIN_FLAGS | (1<<3)
+
 
 class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
     """
@@ -55,6 +71,7 @@ class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
         try:
             self._setup_playbin()
             self._setup_output()
+            self._setup_visualizer()
             self._setup_mixer()
             self._setup_message_processor()
         except gobject.GError as ex:
@@ -78,9 +95,7 @@ class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
 
     def _setup_playbin(self):
         playbin = gst.element_factory_make('playbin2')
-
-        fakesink = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink')
-        playbin.set_property('video-sink', fakesink)
+        playbin.set_property('flags', PLAYBIN_FLAGS)
 
         self._connect(playbin, 'about-to-finish', self._on_about_to_finish)
         self._connect(playbin, 'notify::source', self._on_new_source)
@@ -149,6 +164,19 @@ class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
                 'Failed to create audio output "%s": %s', output_desc, ex)
             process.exit_process()
 
+    def _setup_visualizer(self):
+        visualizer_element = self._config['audio']['visualizer']
+        if not visualizer_element:
+            return
+        try:
+            visualizer = gst.element_factory_make(visualizer_element)
+            self._playbin.set_property('vis-plugin', visualizer)
+            self._playbin.set_property('flags', PLAYBIN_VIS_FLAGS)
+            logger.info('Audio visualizer set to "%s"', visualizer_element)
+        except gobject.GError as ex:
+            logger.error(
+                'Failed to create audio visualizer "%s": %s', visualizer_element, ex)
+
     def _setup_mixer(self):
         mixer_desc = self._config['audio']['mixer']
         track_desc = self._config['audio']['mixer_track']
diff --git a/mopidy/config/__init__.py b/mopidy/config/__init__.py
index dfdae6a7..0767b50c 100644
--- a/mopidy/config/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/config/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ _audio_schema = ConfigSchema('audio')
 _audio_schema['mixer'] = String()
 _audio_schema['mixer_track'] = String(optional=True)
 _audio_schema['output'] = String()
+_audio_schema['visualizer'] = String(optional=True)
 
 _proxy_schema = ConfigSchema('proxy')
 _proxy_schema['scheme'] = String(optional=True,
diff --git a/mopidy/config/default.conf b/mopidy/config/default.conf
index 3899c2c5..06749ee1 100644
--- a/mopidy/config/default.conf
+++ b/mopidy/config/default.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pykka = info
 mixer = autoaudiomixer
 mixer_track =
 output = autoaudiosink
+visualizer =
 
 [proxy]
 scheme =
diff --git a/tests/audio/actor_test.py b/tests/audio/actor_test.py
index c311bdc3..617131cc 100644
--- a/tests/audio/actor_test.py
+++ b/tests/audio/actor_test.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class AudioTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 'mixer': 'fakemixer track_max_volume=65536',
                 'mixer_track': None,
                 'output': 'fakesink',
+                'visualizer': None,
             }
         }
         self.song_uri = path_to_uri(path_to_data_dir('song1.wav'))
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class AudioTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 'mixer': 'fakemixer track_max_volume=40',
                 'mixer_track': None,
                 'output': 'fakesink',
+                'visualizer': None,
             }
         }
         self.audio = audio.Audio.start(config=config).proxy()