diff --git a/components/audio_stream/http_stream.c b/components/audio_stream/http_stream.c
index 88519708b..1d51cfa7a 100644
--- a/components/audio_stream/http_stream.c
+++ b/components/audio_stream/http_stream.c
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ typedef struct http_stream {
     int                             request_range_size;
     int64_t                         request_range_end;
     bool                            is_last_range;
+    esp_http_client_auth_type_t     auth_type;         /* HTTP authentication type */
+    char                            *username;         /* HTTP authentication username */
+    char                            *password;         /* HTTP authentication password */
 } http_stream_t;
 
 static esp_err_t http_stream_auto_connect_next_track(audio_element_handle_t el);
@@ -586,6 +589,9 @@ static esp_err_t _http_open(audio_element_handle_t self)
 #if  (ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 3, 0)) && defined CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE
             .crt_bundle_attach = http->crt_bundle_attach,
 #endif //  (ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 3, 0)) && defined CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE
+            .auth_type = http->auth_type,
+            .username = http->username,
+            .password = http->password,
         };
         http->client = esp_http_client_init(&http_cfg);
         AUDIO_MEM_CHECK(TAG, http->client, return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM);
@@ -995,3 +1001,32 @@ esp_err_t http_stream_set_server_cert(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *cer
     http->cert_pem = cert;
     return ESP_OK;
 }
+
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_auth_type(audio_element_handle_t el, esp_http_client_auth_type_t auth_type)
+{
+    http_stream_t *http = (http_stream_t *)audio_element_getdata(el);
+    http->auth_type = auth_type;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_username(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *username)
+{
+    http_stream_t *http = (http_stream_t *)audio_element_getdata(el);
+    if (http->username != NULL) {
+        memset(http->username, 0, strlen(http->username));
+        free(http->username);
+    }
+    http->username = username ? strndup(username, strlen(username)) : NULL;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_password(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *password)
+{
+    http_stream_t *http = (http_stream_t *)audio_element_getdata(el);
+    if (http->password != NULL) {
+        memset(http->password, 0, strlen(http->password));
+        free(http->password);
+    }
+    http->password = password ? strndup(password, strlen(password)) : NULL;
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
diff --git a/components/audio_stream/include/http_stream.h b/components/audio_stream/include/http_stream.h
index 1cf6cc748..eec9b6ccc 100644
--- a/components/audio_stream/include/http_stream.h
+++ b/components/audio_stream/include/http_stream.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "audio_error.h"
 #include "audio_element.h"
 #include "audio_common.h"
+#include "esp_http_client.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -168,6 +169,39 @@ esp_err_t http_stream_fetch_again(audio_element_handle_t el);
  */
 esp_err_t http_stream_set_server_cert(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *cert);
 
+/**
+ * @brief       Set HTTP authentication type
+ *
+ * @param       el          The http_stream element handle
+ * @param       auth_type   HTTP autentication type, see `esp_http_client_auth_type_t`
+ *
+ * @return
+ *      - ESP_OK on success
+ */
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_auth_type(audio_element_handle_t el, esp_http_client_auth_type_t auth_type);
+
+/**
+ * @brief       Set HTTP authentication username
+ *
+ * @param       el The http_stream element handle
+ * @param       username    The HTTP authentication username
+ *
+ * @return
+ *      - ESP_OK on success
+ */
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_username(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *username);
+
+/**
+ * @brief       Set HTTP authentication password
+ *
+ * @param       el The http_stream element handle
+ * @param       username    The HTTP authentication password
+ *
+ * @return
+ *      - ESP_OK on success
+ */
+esp_err_t http_stream_set_password(audio_element_handle_t el, const char *password);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif