diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
index 0620b792c..84bf6f023 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Controllers/SettingsController.cs
@@ -189,9 +189,21 @@ public ActionResult EpisodeSorting()
 
         public ActionResult System()
         {
+            var selectedAuthenticationType = _configFileProvider.AuthenticationType;
+            var authenticationTypes = new List<AuthenticationType>();
+
+            foreach (AuthenticationType authenticationType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(AuthenticationType)))
+            {
+                authenticationTypes.Add(authenticationType);
+            }
+
+            var authTypeSelectList = new SelectList(authenticationTypes, selectedAuthenticationType);
+
             var model = new SystemSettingsModel();
             model.Port = _configFileProvider.Port;
             model.LaunchBrowser = _configFileProvider.LaunchBrowser;
+            model.AuthenticationType = selectedAuthenticationType;
+            model.AuthTypeSelectList = authTypeSelectList;
 
             return View(model);
         }
@@ -455,6 +467,7 @@ public JsonResult SaveSystem(SystemSettingsModel data)
             {
                 _configFileProvider.Port = data.Port;
                 _configFileProvider.LaunchBrowser = data.LaunchBrowser;
+                _configFileProvider.AuthenticationType = data.AuthenticationType;
 
                 return GetSuccessResult();
             }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/SystemSettingsModel.cs b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/SystemSettingsModel.cs
index 25615eb77..19a17791d 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Models/SystemSettingsModel.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Models/SystemSettingsModel.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Web.Models
 {
@@ -17,5 +19,11 @@ public class SystemSettingsModel
         [DisplayName("Launch Browser")]
         [Description("Start default webrowser when NzbDrone starts?")]
         public bool LaunchBrowser { get; set; }
+
+        [DisplayName("Authentication")]
+        [Description("Secure the webserver with Authentication?")]
+        public AuthenticationType AuthenticationType { get; set; }
+
+        public SelectList AuthTypeSelectList { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/System.cshtml b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/System.cshtml
index 2bfc9a5cb..7af233bd2 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/System.cshtml
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/Views/Settings/System.cshtml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
         <span class="small">@Html.DescriptionFor(m => m.Port)</span>
         </label>
         @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Port, new { @class = "inputClass" })
+
+        <label class="labelClass">@Html.LabelFor(m => m.AuthenticationType)
+        <span class="small">@Html.DescriptionFor(m => m.AuthenticationType)</span>
+        </label>
+        @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.AuthenticationType, Model.AuthTypeSelectList, new { @class = "inputClass" })
         
         <button type="submit" id="save_button" disabled="disabled">Save</button>
     }