diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
index 62c4ed126287..e70be1019ef9 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connectors/PhpRedisConnector.php
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ protected function createClient(array $config)
             $this->establishConnection($client, $config);
 
             if (! empty($config['password'])) {
-                $client->auth($config['password']);
+                if (isset($config['username']) && is_string($config['password'])) {
+                    $client->auth([$config['username'], $config['password']]);
+                } else {
+                    $client->auth($config['password']);
+                }
             }
 
             if (isset($config['database'])) {