diff --git a/tasmota/settings.h b/tasmota/settings.h
index 9eaa8605c..08c26db60 100644
--- a/tasmota/settings.h
+++ b/tasmota/settings.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ typedef union {
     uint32_t gainceiling : 3;
     uint32_t agc_gain: 5;
     uint32_t special_effect : 3;
-    uint32_t spare28 : 1;
+    uint32_t auth : 1;
     uint32_t spare29 : 1;
     uint32_t spare30 : 1;
     uint32_t upgraded : 1;
diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_81_esp32_webcam.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_81_esp32_webcam.ino
index c654d35d5..b49f781d8 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_81_esp32_webcam.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_81_esp32_webcam.ino
@@ -729,6 +729,34 @@ pcopy:
   return  _jpg_buf_len;
 }
 
+//////////////// Handle authentication /////////////////
+
+
+bool WebcamAuthenticate(void)
+{
+  if (strlen(SettingsText(SET_WEBPWD)) && (HTTP_MANAGER_RESET_ONLY != Web.state)) {
+    return Wc.CamServer->authenticate(WEB_USERNAME, SettingsText(SET_WEBPWD));
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+bool WebcamCheckPriviledgedAccess(bool autorequestauth = true)
+{
+
+  if(Settings->webcam_config2.auth == 0){
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (autorequestauth && !WebcamAuthenticate()) {
+    Wc.CamServer->requestAuthentication();
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void HandleImage(void) {
   if (!HttpCheckPriviledgedAccess()) { return; }
 
@@ -818,6 +846,10 @@ void HandleImageBasic(void) {
 }
 
 void HandleWebcamMjpeg(void) {
+  if(!WebcamCheckPriviledgedAccess()){
+    Wc.CamServer->send(403,"","");
+    return;
+  }
   AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("CAM: Handle camserver"));
 //  if (!Wc.stream_active) {
 // always restart stream
@@ -910,6 +942,10 @@ void HandleWebcamMjpegTask(void) {
 }
 
 void HandleWebcamRoot(void) {
+  if(!WebcamCheckPriviledgedAccess()){
+    Wc.CamServer->send(403,"","");
+    return;
+  }
   //CamServer->redirect("http://" + String(ip) + ":81/cam.mjpeg");
   Wc.CamServer->sendHeader("Location", "/cam.mjpeg");
   Wc.CamServer->send(302, "", "");
@@ -1081,6 +1117,8 @@ void WcInit(void) {
 #define D_CMND_WC_INIT "Init"
 #define D_CMND_RTSP "Rtsp"
 
+#define D_CMND_WC_AUTH "Auth"
+
 const char kWCCommands[] PROGMEM =  D_PRFX_WEBCAM "|"  // Prefix
   "|" D_CMND_WC_STREAM "|" D_CMND_WC_RESOLUTION "|" D_CMND_WC_MIRROR "|" D_CMND_WC_FLIP "|"
   D_CMND_WC_SATURATION "|" D_CMND_WC_BRIGHTNESS "|" D_CMND_WC_CONTRAST "|" D_CMND_WC_SPECIALEFFECT "|"
@@ -1088,7 +1126,7 @@ const char kWCCommands[] PROGMEM =  D_PRFX_WEBCAM "|"  // Prefix
   D_CMND_WC_AEC_VALUE "|" D_CMND_WC_AE_LEVEL "|" D_CMND_WC_AEC2 "|" D_CMND_WC_AGC "|"
   D_CMND_WC_AGC_GAIN "|" D_CMND_WC_GAINCEILING "|" D_CMND_WC_RAW_GMA "|" D_CMND_WC_LENC "|"
   D_CMND_WC_WPC "|" D_CMND_WC_DCW "|" D_CMND_WC_BPC "|" D_CMND_WC_COLORBAR "|" D_CMND_WC_FEATURE "|"
-  D_CMND_WC_SETDEFAULTS "|" D_CMND_WC_STATS "|" D_CMND_WC_INIT
+  D_CMND_WC_SETDEFAULTS "|" D_CMND_WC_STATS "|" D_CMND_WC_INIT "|" D_CMND_WC_AUTH
 #ifdef ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
   "|" D_CMND_RTSP
 #endif // ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
@@ -1101,7 +1139,7 @@ void (* const WCCommand[])(void) PROGMEM = {
   &CmndWebcamAELevel, &CmndWebcamAEC2, &CmndWebcamAGC, &CmndWebcamAGCGain, &CmndWebcamGainCeiling,
   &CmndWebcamGammaCorrect, &CmndWebcamLensCorrect, &CmndWebcamWPC, &CmndWebcamDCW, &CmndWebcamBPC,
   &CmndWebcamColorbar, &CmndWebcamFeature, &CmndWebcamSetDefaults,
-  &CmndWebcamStats, &CmndWebcamInit
+  &CmndWebcamStats, &CmndWebcamInit, &CmndWebcamAuth
 #ifdef ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
   , &CmndWebRtsp
 #endif // ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
@@ -1116,7 +1154,7 @@ void CmndWebcam(void) {
     D_CMND_WC_AE_LEVEL "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_AEC2 "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_AGC "\":%d,\""
     D_CMND_WC_AGC_GAIN "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_GAINCEILING "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_RAW_GMA "\":%d,\""
     D_CMND_WC_LENC "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_WPC "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_DCW "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_BPC "\":%d,\""
-    D_CMND_WC_COLORBAR "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_FEATURE "\":%d"
+    D_CMND_WC_COLORBAR "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_FEATURE "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WC_AUTH "\":%d"
 #ifdef ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
   ",\"" D_CMND_RTSP "\":%d"
 #endif // ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
@@ -1129,7 +1167,7 @@ void CmndWebcam(void) {
     Settings->webcam_config2.ae_level -2, Settings->webcam_config.aec2, Settings->webcam_config.agc,
     Settings->webcam_config2.agc_gain, Settings->webcam_config2.gainceiling, Settings->webcam_config.raw_gma,
     Settings->webcam_config.lenc, Settings->webcam_config.wpc, Settings->webcam_config.dcw, Settings->webcam_config.bpc,
-    Settings->webcam_config.colorbar, Settings->webcam_config.feature
+    Settings->webcam_config.colorbar, Settings->webcam_config.feature, Settings->webcam_config2.auth
 #ifdef ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
   , Settings->webcam_config.rtsp
 #endif // ENABLE_RTSPSERVER
@@ -1336,6 +1374,13 @@ void CmndWebcamFeature(void) {
   ResponseCmndNumber(Settings->webcam_config.feature);
 }
 
+void CmndWebcamAuth(void){
+  if((XdrvMailbox.payload >=0) && (XdrvMailbox.payload <= 1)){
+    Settings->webcam_config2.auth = XdrvMailbox.payload;
+  }
+  ResponseCmndNumber(Settings->webcam_config2.auth);
+}
+
 void CmndWebcamInit(void) {
   WcInterruptControl();
   ResponseCmndDone();