diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99f3e6b..37c8386 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -402,11 +402,16 @@ You should be able to find the details in your [BELABOX cloud](https://cloud.bel
 ```JSON
   "streamServer": {
     "type": "Mediamtx",
-    "statsUrl": "http://localhost:9997/v3/paths/get/{name}"
+    "statsUrl": "http://localhost:9997/v3/paths/get/{name}",
+    "auth": {
+      "username": "user",
+      "password": "pass"
+    }
   },
 ```
 
 - `statsUrl`: The API stats page. Replace `{name}` with the name of your stream.
+- `auth`: Optional field
 
 For more details, refer to the [MediaMTX documentation](https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx#table-of-contents).
 
diff --git a/src/stream_servers/mediamtx.rs b/src/stream_servers/mediamtx.rs
index cf52a32..d5703fd 100644
--- a/src/stream_servers/mediamtx.rs
+++ b/src/stream_servers/mediamtx.rs
@@ -101,12 +101,20 @@ pub struct Stats {
     pub srt: Option<SrtStats>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct Auth {
+    username: String,
+    password: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Mediamtx {
     /// URL to MediaMTX stats page (ex; http://localhost:9997/v3/paths/get/mystream )
     pub stats_url: String,
 
+    pub auth: Option<Auth>,
+
     /// Client to make HTTP requests with
     #[serde(skip, default = "default_reqwest_client")]
     pub client: reqwest::Client,
@@ -138,7 +146,13 @@ impl Default for Cache {
 
 impl Mediamtx {
     pub async fn get_stats(&self) -> Option<Stats> {
-        let res = match self.client.get(&self.stats_url).send().await {
+        let mut request = self.client.get(&self.stats_url);
+
+        if let Some(auth) = &self.auth {
+            request = request.basic_auth(&auth.username, Some(&auth.password));
+        }
+
+        let res = match request.send().await {
             Ok(res) => res,
             Err(_) => {
                 error!("Stats page ({}) is unreachable", self.stats_url);
@@ -197,7 +211,13 @@ impl Mediamtx {
         let stats_url: Vec<&str> = self.stats_url.split("/v3").collect();
         let stats_url = format!("{}/v3/srtconns/get/{id}", stats_url.first()?);
 
-        let res = match self.client.get(stats_url.clone()).send().await {
+        let mut request = self.client.get(stats_url.clone());
+
+        if let Some(auth) = &self.auth {
+            request = request.basic_auth(&auth.username, Some(&auth.password));
+        }
+
+        let res = match request.send().await {
             Ok(res) => res,
             Err(_) => {
                 error!("Stats page ({}) is unreachable", stats_url);