diff --git a/asynq.go b/asynq.go
index 86ddb9d..37585e7 100644
--- a/asynq.go
+++ b/asynq.go
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ func parseRedisURI(u *url.URL) (RedisConnOpt, error) {
 	}
 
 	redisConnOpt.Addr = u.Host
+	redisConnOpt.Username = u.User.Username()
 	redisConnOpt.Password = password
 	redisConnOpt.DB = db
 
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ func parseRedisSocketURI(u *url.URL) (RedisConnOpt, error) {
 	if v, ok := u.User.Password(); ok {
 		password = v
 	}
-	return RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: u.Path, DB: db, Password: password}, nil
+	return RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: u.Path, DB: db, Username: u.User.Username(), Password: password}, nil
 }
 
 func parseRedisSentinelURI(u *url.URL) (RedisConnOpt, error) {
diff --git a/asynq_test.go b/asynq_test.go
index 1147682..fddf64b 100644
--- a/asynq_test.go
+++ b/asynq_test.go
@@ -109,22 +109,50 @@ func TestParseRedisURI(t *testing.T) {
 			"redis://localhost:6379/3",
 			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379", DB: 3},
 		},
+		{
+			"redis://:@localhost:6379",
+			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379"},
+		},
+		{
+			"redis://myusername:@localhost:6379",
+			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379", Username: "myusername"},
+		},
 		{
 			"redis://:mypassword@localhost:6379",
 			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379", Password: "mypassword"},
 		},
+		{
+			"redis://myusername:mypassword@localhost:6379",
+			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379", Username: "myusername", Password: "mypassword"},
+		},
 		{
 			"redis://:mypassword@127.0.0.1:6379/11",
 			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "127.0.0.1:6379", Password: "mypassword", DB: 11},
 		},
+		{
+			"redis://myusername:mypassword@localhost:6379/11",
+			RedisClientOpt{Addr: "localhost:6379", Username: "myusername", Password: "mypassword", DB: 11},
+		},
 		{
 			"redis-socket:///var/run/redis/redis.sock",
 			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock"},
 		},
+		{
+			"redis-socket://:@/var/run/redis/redis.sock",
+			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock"},
+		},
+		{
+			"redis-socket://myusername:@/var/run/redis/redis.sock",
+			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock", Username: "myusername"},
+		},
 		{
 			"redis-socket://:mypassword@/var/run/redis/redis.sock",
 			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock", Password: "mypassword"},
 		},
+		{
+			"redis-socket://myusername:mypassword@/var/run/redis/redis.sock",
+			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock", Username: "myusername", Password: "mypassword"},
+		},
 		{
 			"redis-socket:///var/run/redis/redis.sock?db=7",
 			RedisClientOpt{Network: "unix", Addr: "/var/run/redis/redis.sock", DB: 7},