diff --git a/build/version.props b/build/version.props
index 536a49b..030cf21 100644
--- a/build/version.props
+++ b/build/version.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<VersionMajor>5</VersionMajor>
 		<VersionMinor>1</VersionMinor>
-		<VersionPatch>0</VersionPatch>
+		<VersionPatch>1</VersionPatch>
 		<VersionQuality></VersionQuality>
 		<VersionPrefix>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)</VersionPrefix>
 	</PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler.cs b/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4320b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace Sample.Dashboard.Auth
+{
+    public class MyDashboardAuthenticationSchemeOptions : AuthenticationSchemeOptions
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public class MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler : AuthenticationHandler<MyDashboardAuthenticationSchemeOptions>
+    {
+        public MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler(IOptionsMonitor<MyDashboardAuthenticationSchemeOptions> options,
+            ILoggerFactory logger, UrlEncoder encoder, ISystemClock clock) : base(options, logger, encoder, clock)
+        {
+            options.CurrentValue.ForwardChallenge = "";
+        }
+
+        protected override Task<AuthenticateResult> HandleAuthenticateAsync()
+        {
+            var testAuthHeaderPresent = Request.Headers["X-Base-Token"].Contains("xxx");
+
+            var authResult = testAuthHeaderPresent ? AuthenticatedTestUser() : AuthenticateResult.NoResult();
+
+            return Task.FromResult(authResult);
+        }
+
+        protected override Task HandleChallengeAsync(AuthenticationProperties properties)
+        {
+            Response.Headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = "MyDashboardScheme";
+
+            return base.HandleChallengeAsync(properties);
+        }
+
+        private AuthenticateResult AuthenticatedTestUser()
+        {
+            var claims = new[] { new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, "My Dashboard user") };
+            var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, "MyDashboardScheme");
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
+            var ticket = new AuthenticationTicket(principal, "MyDashboardScheme");
+
+            return AuthenticateResult.Success(ticket);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/Startup.cs b/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/Startup.cs
index e0335ae..0c2b00f 100644
--- a/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/Sample.Dashboard.Auth/Startup.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Sample.Dashboard.Auth
                .AddAuthorization()
                .AddAuthentication(options =>
                {
-                   options.DefaultScheme = CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
+                   options.DefaultScheme =  CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
                    options.DefaultChallengeScheme = OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
                })
                .AddCookie()
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ namespace Sample.Dashboard.Auth
                    options.Scope.Clear();
                    options.Scope.Add("openid");
                    options.Scope.Add("profile");
-               });
+               })
+               .AddScheme<MyDashboardAuthenticationSchemeOptions, MyDashboardAuthenticationHandler>("MyDashboardScheme",null);
 
             services.AddCors(x =>
             {
@@ -45,13 +46,15 @@ namespace Sample.Dashboard.Auth
                     p.WithOrigins("http://localhost:8080").AllowCredentials().AllowAnyHeader().AllowAnyMethod();
                 });
             });
-      
+
             services.AddCap(cap =>
             {
                 cap.UseDashboard(d =>
                 {
                     d.UseChallengeOnAuth = true;
                     d.DefaultChallengeScheme = OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
+                    d.UseAuth = true;
+                    d.DefaultAuthenticationScheme = "MyDashboardScheme";
                 });
                 cap.UseMySql(_configuration.GetValue<string>("ConnectionString"));
                 cap.UseRabbitMQ(aa =>
@@ -76,16 +79,16 @@ namespace Sample.Dashboard.Auth
 
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
         {
-            app.UseAuthentication();
             app.UseCors();
             app.UseRouting();
+            app.UseAuthentication();
             app.UseAuthorization();
             app.UseCookiePolicy();
             app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
             {
-                endpoints.MapControllers(); 
+                endpoints.MapControllers();
             });
         }
-    } 
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/CAP.DashboardOptions.cs b/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/CAP.DashboardOptions.cs
index 57daf1b..a9af5ae 100644
--- a/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/CAP.DashboardOptions.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/CAP.DashboardOptions.cs
@@ -13,16 +13,29 @@ namespace DotNetCore.CAP
         }
 
         public string PathMatch { get; set; }
-         
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The interval the /stats endpoint should be polled with.
         /// </summary>
         public int StatsPollingInterval { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable authentication on dashboard request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool UseAuth { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default scheme used for authentication. If no scheme is set, the DefaultScheme set up in AddAuthentication will be used.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DefaultAuthenticationScheme { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable authentication challenge on dashboard request.
+        /// </summary>
         public bool UseChallengeOnAuth { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Default ChallengeScheme used for Dashboard authentication. If no scheme is set, the DefaultScheme set up in AddAuthentication will be used.
+        /// Default scheme used for authentication challenge. If no scheme is set, the DefaultChallengeScheme set up in AddAuthentication will be used.
         /// </summary>
         public string DefaultChallengeScheme { get; set; }
     }
diff --git a/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/UiMiddleware.cs b/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/UiMiddleware.cs
index c8ab361..ead672f 100644
--- a/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/UiMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard/UiMiddleware.cs
@@ -47,11 +47,22 @@ namespace DotNetCore.CAP.Dashboard
 
             if (httpMethod == "GET" && Regex.IsMatch(path, $"^/?{Regex.Escape(_options.PathMatch)}/?index.html$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
             {
+                if (_options.UseAuth)
+                {
+                    var result = await httpContext.AuthenticateAsync(_options.DefaultAuthenticationScheme);
+
+                    if (result.Succeeded && result.Principal != null)
+                    {
+                        httpContext.User = result.Principal;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 var isAuthenticated = httpContext.User?.Identity?.IsAuthenticated;
 
                 if (isAuthenticated == false && _options.UseChallengeOnAuth)
                 {
                     await httpContext.ChallengeAsync(_options.DefaultChallengeScheme);
+
                     return;
                 }