diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
index b679713b32..b43720b8bc 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/middleware.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ from django.shortcuts import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy, Resolver404
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth.middleware import PersistentRemoteUserMiddleware
+
 import logging
 
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
@@ -112,3 +115,16 @@ class CustomAllauthTwoFactorMiddleware(AllauthTwoFactorMiddleware):
                 super().process_request(request)
         except Resolver404:
             pass
+
+
+class InvenTreeRemoteUserMiddleware(PersistentRemoteUserMiddleware):
+    """
+    Middleware to check if HTTP-header based auth is enabled and to set it up
+    """
+    header = settings.REMOTE_LOGIN_HEADER
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        if not settings.REMOTE_LOGIN:
+            return
+
+        return super().process_request(request)
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index e1c584362f..5e278a7ae3 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = CONFIG.get('middleware', [
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'InvenTree.middleware.InvenTreeRemoteUserMiddleware',       # Remote / proxy auth
     'django_otp.middleware.OTPMiddleware',                      # MFA support
     'InvenTree.middleware.CustomAllauthTwoFactorMiddleware',    # Flow control for allauth
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = CONFIG.get('middleware', [
 MIDDLEWARE.append('error_report.middleware.ExceptionProcessor')
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = CONFIG.get('authentication_backends', [
+    'django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend',           # proxy login
     'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
     'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend',      # SSO login via external providers
 ])
@@ -853,6 +855,10 @@ ACCOUNT_FORMS = {
 SOCIALACCOUNT_ADAPTER = 'InvenTree.forms.CustomSocialAccountAdapter'
 ACCOUNT_ADAPTER = 'InvenTree.forms.CustomAccountAdapter'
 
+# login settings
+REMOTE_LOGIN = get_setting('INVENTREE_REMOTE_LOGIN', CONFIG.get('remote_login', False))
+REMOTE_LOGIN_HEADER = get_setting('INVENTREE_REMOTE_LOGIN_HEADER', CONFIG.get('remote_login_header', 'REMOTE_USER'))
+
 # Markdownx configuration
 # Ref: https://neutronx.github.io/django-markdownx/customization/
 MARKDOWNX_MEDIA_PATH = datetime.now().strftime('markdownx/%Y/%m/%d')