diff --git a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio-utils b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio-utils
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..0153a53dd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio-utils
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pulseaudio
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/files/README.voidlinux b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/files/README.voidlinux
index 360e8c1c4cc..68bcd10179c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/files/README.voidlinux
+++ b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/files/README.voidlinux
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 The system service `/etc/sv/pulseaudio` provided by the pulseaudio package is
 only needed in rare cases and should be avoided in most setups for performance
 and security reasons.
+
+Optional dependencies:
+
+* `python3-PyQt5-dbus` for running `qpaeq`
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
index 554e241e73a..ebd8d86f63a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'pulseaudio'
 pkgname=pulseaudio
 version=14.2
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=meson
 # XXX: new version should be able to enable systemd functionality using elogind
 configure_args="-Djack=enabled -Dlirc=disabled -Dhal-compat=false -Dorc=enabled
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ makedepends="$(vopt_if avahi avahi-libs-devel) eudev-libudev-devel fftw-devel ja
  libcap-devel libcap-progs libglib-devel libltdl-devel openssl-devel
  libsndfile-devel libsoxr-devel orc-devel sbc-devel speex-devel tdb-devel
  webrtc-audio-processing-devel xcb-util-devel check-devel"
-depends="rtkit"
+depends="pulseaudio-utils>=${version}_${revision} rtkit"
 conf_files="/etc/pulse/*"
 short_desc="Featureful, general-purpose sound server"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -76,3 +76,17 @@ pulseaudio-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/share/vala
 	}
 }
+
+pulseaudio-utils_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - utilities"
+	pkg_install() {
+		for b in pacat pacmd pactl padsp pamon paplay parec \
+				 parecord pasuspender pax11publish; do
+			vmove usr/bin/$b
+			vmove usr/share/man/man1/${b}.1
+		done
+		vmove usr/bin/pa-info
+		vmove usr/share/bash-completion
+		vmove usr/share/zsh
+	}
+}