diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/config/custom-environment-variables.json b/tdrive/backend/node/config/custom-environment-variables.json
index 81339917..7e4f7abe 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/config/custom-environment-variables.json
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/config/custom-environment-variables.json
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@
     "type": "SEARCH_DRIVER",
     "elasticsearch": {
       "endpoint": "SEARCH_ES_ENDPOINT",
-      "flushInterval": "SEARCH_ES_FLUSHINTERVAL"
+      "flushInterval": "SEARCH_ES_FLUSHINTERVAL",
+      "useAuth": "SEARCH_ES_USE_AUTH",
+      "username": "SEARCH_ES_USERNAME",
+      "password": "SEARCH_ES_PASSWORD"
+
     }
   },
   "storage": {
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/adapters/elasticsearch/index.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/adapters/elasticsearch/index.ts
index 01835399..5f594ca4 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/adapters/elasticsearch/index.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/adapters/elasticsearch/index.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,21 @@ export default class ElasticSearch extends SearchAdapter implements SearchAdapte
 
   public async connect() {
     try {
-      this.client = new Client({
+      const clientOptions: any = {
         node: this.configuration.endpoint,
         ssl: {
           rejectUnauthorized: false,
         },
-      });
+      };
+
+      if (this.configuration.useAuth) {
+        clientOptions.auth = {
+          username: this.configuration.username,
+          password: this.configuration.password,
+        };
+      }
+
+      this.client = new Client(clientOptions);
     } catch (e) {
       logger.error(`Unable to connect to ElasticSearch at ${this.configuration.endpoint}`);
     }
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/api.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/api.ts
index 12ef3cdd..164a3e3c 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/api.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/search/api.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ export interface SearchServiceAPI extends TdriveServiceProvider {
 export type SearchConfiguration = {
   type?: false | "elasticsearch" | "mongodb";
   elasticsearch?: {
+    useAuth: boolean;
+    username?: string;
+    password?: string;
     endpoint: string;
     flushInterval: number; //In milliseconds
   };