diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 36a5157..8649656 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   $httpd_address             = $monit::params::httpd_address,
   $httpd_user                = $monit::params::httpd_user,
   $httpd_password            = $monit::params::httpd_password,
+  $httpd_htpasswd_file       = $monit::params::httpd_htpasswd_file,
+  $httpd_htpasswd_crypto     = $monit::params::httpd_htpasswd_crypto,
+  $httpd_htpasswd_users      = $monit::params::httpd_htpasswd_users,
   $manage_firewall           = $monit::params::manage_firewall,
   $package_ensure            = $monit::params::package_ensure,
   $package_name              = $monit::params::package_name,
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@
   validate_string($httpd_address)
   validate_string($httpd_user)
   validate_string($httpd_password)
+  validate_string($httpd_htpasswd_file)
+  validate_string($httpd_htpasswd_crypto)
+  validate_array($httpd_htpasswd_users)
   validate_bool($manage_firewall)
   validate_string($package_ensure)
   validate_string($package_name)
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 8027b7d..f599814 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   $httpd_address             = 'localhost'
   $httpd_user                = 'admin'
   $httpd_password            = 'monit'
+  $httpd_htpasswd_file       = ''
+  $httpd_htpasswd_crypto     = 'md5'
+  $httpd_htpasswd_users      = []
   $manage_firewall           = false
   $package_ensure            = 'present'
   $package_name              = 'monit'
diff --git a/templates/monitrc.erb b/templates/monitrc.erb
index 5425aab..b045f39 100644
--- a/templates/monitrc.erb
+++ b/templates/monitrc.erb
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ set httpd port <%= @httpd_port %> and
    <%- if !@httpd_user.empty? && !@httpd_password.empty? -%>
    allow <%= @httpd_user %>:<%= @httpd_password %>
    <%- end -%>
+   <%- if !@httpd_htpasswd_crypto.empty? && !@httpd_htpasswd_file.empty? -%>
+   allow <%= @httpd_htpasswd_crypto %> <%= @httpd_htpasswd_file %> <%= @httpd_htpasswd_users.join(' ') %>
+   <%- end -%>
 <%- end -%>
 <%- if @mmonit_address  -%>
 set mmonit http://<%= @mmonit_user %>:<%= @mmonit_password %>@<%= @mmonit_address %>:<%= @mmonit_port %>/collector