diff --git a/.config/pulse/daemon.conf b/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef900f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Never exit pulseaudio if idle. This is to deal with an issue of Chromium
+# browsers not properly starting Pulseaudio by themselves. When the underlying
+# issue is solved, this file/directory should be removed.
+exit-idle-time = -1
diff --git a/.config/x11/xprofile b/.config/x11/xprofile
index fe5f90e..85bbec7 100755
--- a/.config/x11/xprofile
+++ b/.config/x11/xprofile
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ xcompmgr &		# xcompmgr for transparency
 dunst &			# dunst for notifications
 xset r rate 300 50 &	# Speed xrate up
 unclutter &		# Remove mouse when idle
+
+# This line autostarts an instance of Pulseaudio that does not exit on idle.
+# This is "necessary" on Artix due to a current bug between PA and
+# Chromium-based browsers where they fail to start PA and use dummy output.
+! pidof -s pulseaudio >/dev/null 2>&1 && setsid -f pulseaudio --start --exit-idle-time=-1 >/dev/null 2>&1