diff --git a/zabbix/datasource.js b/zabbix/datasource.js
index f00173369..f05186632 100644
--- a/zabbix/datasource.js
+++ b/zabbix/datasource.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function (angular, _, kbn) {
     function ZabbixAPIDatasource(datasource) {
       this.name             = datasource.name;
       this.url              = datasource.url;
+      this.basicAuth        = datasource.basicAuth;
+      this.withCredentials  = datasource.withCredentials;
 
       // TODO: fix passing username and password from config.html
       this.username         = datasource.meta.username;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ function (angular, _, kbn) {
       this.limitmetrics = datasource.meta.limitmetrics || 100;
 
       // Initialize Zabbix API
-      this.zabbixAPI = new ZabbixAPI(this.url, this.username, this.password);
+      this.zabbixAPI = new ZabbixAPI(this.url, this.username, this.password, this.basicAuth, this.withCredentials);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/zabbix/zabbixAPIWrapper.js b/zabbix/zabbixAPIWrapper.js
index 626764a54..9e9fb15b6 100644
--- a/zabbix/zabbixAPIWrapper.js
+++ b/zabbix/zabbixAPIWrapper.js
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ function (angular, _) {
 
   module.factory('ZabbixAPI', function($q, backendSrv) {
 
-    function ZabbixAPI(api_url, username, password) {
+    function ZabbixAPI(api_url, username, password, basicAuth, withCredentials) {
       // Initialize API parameters.
-      this.url        = api_url;
-      this.username   = username;
-      this.password   = password;
+      this.url              = api_url;
+      this.username         = username;
+      this.password         = password;
+      this.basicAuth        = basicAuth;
+      this.withCredentials  = withCredentials;
     }
 
     var p = ZabbixAPI.prototype;
@@ -45,6 +47,13 @@ function (angular, _) {
         }
       };
 
+      if (this.basicAuth || this.withCredentials) {
+        options.withCredentials = true;
+      }
+      if (this.basicAuth) {
+        options.headers.Authorization = this.basicAuth;
+      }
+
       var self = this;
       return backendSrv.datasourceRequest(options).then(function (response) {
         if (!response.data) {
@@ -88,6 +97,14 @@ function (angular, _) {
         },
       };
 
+      if (this.basicAuth || this.withCredentials) {
+        options.withCredentials = true;
+      }
+      if (this.basicAuth) {
+        options.headers = options.headers || {};
+        options.headers.Authorization = this.basicAuth;
+      }
+
       return backendSrv.datasourceRequest(options).then(function (result) {
         if (!result.data) {
           return null;