diff --git a/lib/connect-redis.js b/lib/connect-redis.js
index af7dde11..8d16944a 100644
--- a/lib/connect-redis.js
+++ b/lib/connect-redis.js
@@ -48,7 +48,26 @@ module.exports = function(connect){
       ? 'sess:'
       : options.prefix;
 
+    if (options.url) {
+      var url = require('url').parse(options.url);
+      if (url.protocol === 'redis:') {
+        if (url.auth) {
+          var userparts = url.auth.split(":");
+          options.user = userparts[0];
+          if (userparts.length === 2) {
+            options.pass = userparts[1];
+          }
+        }
+        options.host = url.hostname;
+        options.port = url.port;
+        if (url.pathname) {
+          options.db   = url.pathname.replace("/", "", 1);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     this.client = options.client || new require('redis').createClient(options.port || options.socket, options.host, options);
+
     if (options.pass) {
       this.client.auth(options.pass, function(err){
         if (err) throw err;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4c6b984..8e085104 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "connect-redis",
   "description": "Redis session store for Connect",
-  "version": "1.4.6",
+  "version": "1.4.7",
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "git@github.com:visionmedia/connect-redis.git" },
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 8bc40660..f854c01d 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var assert = require('assert')
 
 var store = new RedisStore;
 var store_alt = new RedisStore({ db: 15 });
+var store_url = new RedisStore({ url: "redis://localhost:6379/db2" });
 
 store.client.on('connect', function(){
   // #set()
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ store.client.on('connect', function(){
          console.log('done');
          store.client.end(); 
          store_alt.client.end();
+         store_url.client.end();
          process.exit(0);
         });
       });