diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 0287b51..af38456 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     - { role: development }
     - { role: backup }
     - { role: mapping }
+    - { role: sound }
   vars_prompt:
     - name: user_password
       prompt: "Enter desired user password"
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
index d9c0a13..f25c2fb 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     - unrar
     - bc
     - ranger
-    - alsa-utils
 
 - name: Create AUR directory
   file: path=/home/{{ user.name }}/{{ aur.dir }}
diff --git a/roles/sound/files/udev.rules b/roles/sound/files/udev.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be5bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sound/files/udev.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ Set USB device as default sound card when plugged in
+KERNEL=="pcmC[D0-9cp]*", ACTION=="add", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'K=%k; K=$${K#pcmC}; K=$${K%%D*}; echo defaults.ctl.card $$K > /etc/asound.conf; echo defaults.pcm.card $$K >>/etc/asound.conf'"
+
+# Restore default sound card when USB device unplugged
+KERNEL=="pcmC[D0-9cp]*", ACTION=="remove", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'echo defaults.ctl.card 0 > /etc/asound.conf; echo defaults.pcm.card 0 >>/etc/asound.conf'"
diff --git a/roles/sound/meta/main.yml b/roles/sound/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72123d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sound/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: base }
diff --git a/roles/sound/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sound/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9889dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sound/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: Install alsa-utils
+  pacman: name=alsa-utils state=present
+
+- name: Copy udev rule for USB audio device switching
+  copy: src=udev.rules dest=/etc/udev/rules.d/00-local.rules