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 6e88fe8375..8b43e2191c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ 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',
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ 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
 ])
@@ -855,6 +857,10 @@ 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')
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index b9d14c4d4b..a9a1db9ad8 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ static_root: '/home/inventree/data/static'
 # Use environment variable INVENTREE_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS
 #login_attempts: 5
 
+# Remote / proxy login
+# These settings can introduce security problems if configured incorrectly. Please read
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/howto/auth-remote-user/ for more details
+# Use environment variable INVENTREE_REMOTE_LOGIN
+# remote_login: True
+# Use environment variable INVENTREE_REMOTE_LOGIN_HEADER
+# remote_login_header: REMOTE_USER
+
 # Add new user on first startup
 #admin_user: admin
 #admin_email: info@example.com