diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/detailedDoc.js b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/detailedDoc.js
index 8d2d07d24..4c5a42585 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/detailedDoc.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/detailedDoc.js
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ angular.module('QuepidApp')
       
       $scope.linkToDoc = function() {
         let url = $scope.doc._url();
+        let credentials = settingsSvc.applicableSettings().basicAuthCredential;
+        
+        if (credentials){                    
+          url = url.replace('://', `://${credentials}@`);
+        }
+        
         if (settingsSvc.applicableSettings().proxyRequests  === true) {
           url = caseTryNavSvc.getQuepidProxyUrl() + url;
         }
-        
+                
         return url;
       };
       
diff --git a/app/controllers/proxy_controller.rb b/app/controllers/proxy_controller.rb
index ad208a0d7..cbf5eb1b5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/proxy_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/proxy_controller.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def fetch
       end
 
       faraday.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+      has_credentials = !uri.userinfo.nil?
+      if has_credentials
+        username, password = uri.userinfo.split(':')
+        faraday.headers['Authorization'] = "Basic #{Base64.strict_encode64("#{username}:#{password}")}"
+      end
       faraday.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
     end