diff --git a/public/templates/admin/header.tpl b/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
index 9e9e393984..786b8bcfaa 100644
--- a/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/admin/header.tpl
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
 						<li><a href='{relative_path}/admin/twitter'><i class='fa fa-twitter-square'></i> Twitter</a></li>
 						<li><a href='{relative_path}/admin/facebook'><i class='fa fa-facebook-square'></i> Facebook</a></li>
 						<li><a href='{relative_path}/admin/gplus'><i class='fa fa-google-plus-square'></i> Google+</a></li>
+						<!-- BEGIN authentication -->
+						<li>
+							<a href='{relative_path}/admin{authentication.route}'><i class="fa {authentication.icon}"></i> {authentication.name}</a>
+						</li>
+						<!-- END authentication -->
 					</ul>
 				</div>
 				<div class="well sidebar-nav">
diff --git a/src/routes/admin.js b/src/routes/admin.js
index ec3d8b8c80..e3d4a23db1 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 
 	Admin.buildHeader = function (req, res, callback) {
 		var custom_header = {
-			'plugins': []
+			'plugins': [],
+			'authentication': []
 		};
 
 		user.getUserFields(req.user.uid, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], function(err, userData) {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ var user = require('./../user.js'),
 					csrf: res.locals.csrf_token,
 					relative_path: nconf.get('relative_path'),
 					plugins: custom_header.plugins,
+					authentication: custom_header.authentication,
 					userpicture: userData.picture,
 					username: userData.username,
 					userslug: userData.userslug