diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
index c64b081c6..283e8946b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/HttpProvider.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
     {
         string DownloadString(string url);
         string DownloadString(string url, string username, string password);
+        string DownloadString(string url, ICredentials credentials);
         Dictionary<string, string> GetHeader(string url);
 
         Stream DownloadStream(string url, NetworkCredential credential = null);
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
             return DownloadString(url, new NetworkCredential(username, password));
         }
 
-        private string DownloadString(string url, ICredentials identity)
+        public string DownloadString(string url, ICredentials identity)
         {
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexServerSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexServerSettings.cs
index 020f7f65f..272d0efcc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexServerSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexServerSettings.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Plex
         [FieldDefinition(1, Label = "Port")]
         public Int32 Port { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Update Library", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
+        [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Username")]
+        public String Username { get; set; }
+
+        [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Password")]
+        public String Password { get; set; }
+
+        [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "Update Library", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
         public Boolean UpdateLibrary { get; set; }
 
         public bool IsValid
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexService.cs
index fc02d0cc7..7fddd2a64 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Plex/PlexService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Plex
         {
             _logger.Debug("Getting sections from Plex host: {0}", settings.Host);
             var url = String.Format("http://{0}:{1}/library/sections", settings.Host, settings.Port);
-            var xmlStream = _httpProvider.DownloadStream(url, null);
+            var xmlStream = _httpProvider.DownloadStream(url, GetCredentials(settings));
             var xDoc = XDocument.Load(xmlStream);
             var mediaContainer = xDoc.Descendants("MediaContainer").FirstOrDefault();
             var directories = mediaContainer.Descendants("Directory").Where(x => x.Attribute("type").Value == "show");
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Plex
         {
             _logger.Debug("Updating Plex host: {0}, Section: {1}", settings.Host, key);
             var url = String.Format("http://{0}:{1}/library/sections/{2}/refresh", settings.Host, settings.Port, key);
-            _httpProvider.DownloadString(url);
+            _httpProvider.DownloadString(url, GetCredentials(settings));
         }
 
         public string SendCommand(string host, int port, string command, string username, string password)
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Plex
             return _httpProvider.DownloadString(url);
         }
 
+        private NetworkCredential GetCredentials(PlexServerSettings settings)
+        {
+            if (settings.Username.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) return null;
+
+            return new NetworkCredential(settings.Username, settings.Password);
+        }
+
         public void Execute(TestPlexClientCommand message)
         {
             _logger.Debug("Sending Test Notifcation to Plex Client: {0}", message.Host);