diff --git a/middleware/proxy.go b/middleware/proxy.go
index 2744bc4a8..85e48ca93 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy.go
@@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ func ProxyWithConfig(config ProxyConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 				// that Balancer may have replaced with c.SetRequest.
 				req = c.Request()
 
+				// Handle authorization from target URL (for both HTTP and WebSocket)
+				if tgt.URL.User != nil {
+					username := tgt.URL.User.Username()
+					password, _ := tgt.URL.User.Password()
+					req.SetBasicAuth(username, password)
+				}
+
 				// Proxy
 				switch {
 				case c.IsWebSocket():
diff --git a/middleware/proxy_test.go b/middleware/proxy_test.go
index dbf07648b..569742774 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy_test.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy_test.go
@@ -1040,3 +1040,121 @@ func TestProxyWithConfigWebSocketTLS2NonTLS(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, sendMsg, recvMsg)
 }
+
+func TestProxyWithAuthorizationHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	// Scenario:
+	// A proxy target has user:pass in the url.
+	// The proxy should pass the Authorization header to the target.
+
+	var receivedAuthHeader string
+	// Arrange
+	t1 := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		receivedAuthHeader = r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "target 1")
+	}))
+	defer t1.Close()
+	url1, _ := url.Parse(t1.URL)
+	url1.User = url.UserPassword("user1", "pass1")
+
+	e := echo.New()
+	tp := &testProvider{}
+	tp.target = &ProxyTarget{Name: "target 1", URL: url1}
+	e.Use(Proxy(tp))
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	e.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	// Assert
+	assert.Equal(t, "target 1", rec.Body.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "Basic dXNlcjE6cGFzczE=", receivedAuthHeader)
+
+	// Scenario:
+	// A proxy target does not have user:pass in the url.
+	// The proxy should not pass the Authorization header to the target.
+
+	receivedAuthHeader = ""
+	// Arrange
+	t2 := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		receivedAuthHeader = r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "target 2")
+	}))
+	defer t2.Close()
+	url2, _ := url.Parse(t2.URL)
+
+	e = echo.New()
+	tp = &testProvider{}
+	tp.target = &ProxyTarget{Name: "target 2", URL: url2}
+	e.Use(Proxy(tp))
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	e.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	// Assert
+	assert.Equal(t, "target 2", rec.Body.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", receivedAuthHeader)
+}
+
+func TestProxyWithConfigWebSocketAuthorizationHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	// Capture the authorization header received by the WebSocket server
+	var receivedAuthHeader string
+	var authHeaderMutex sync.Mutex
+
+	// Create a WebSocket server that captures the Authorization header
+	wsServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		authHeaderMutex.Lock()
+		receivedAuthHeader = r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		authHeaderMutex.Unlock()
+
+		wsHandler := func(conn *websocket.Conn) {
+			defer conn.Close()
+			for {
+				var msg string
+				err := websocket.Message.Receive(conn, &msg)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				// Echo message back to the client
+				websocket.Message.Send(conn, msg)
+			}
+		}
+		websocket.Server{Handler: wsHandler}.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}))
+	defer wsServer.Close()
+
+	// Create proxy server with target URL containing user:pass credentials
+	targetURL, _ := url.Parse(wsServer.URL)
+	targetURL.User = url.UserPassword("wsuser", "wspass")
+
+	e := echo.New()
+	balancer := NewRandomBalancer([]*ProxyTarget{{URL: targetURL}})
+	e.Use(ProxyWithConfig(ProxyConfig{Balancer: balancer}))
+
+	proxyServer := httptest.NewServer(e)
+	defer proxyServer.Close()
+
+	// Connect to the proxy WebSocket
+	proxyURL, _ := url.Parse(proxyServer.URL)
+	proxyURL.Scheme = "ws"
+	proxyURL.Path = "/"
+
+	wsConn, err := websocket.Dial(proxyURL.String(), "", "http://localhost/")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer wsConn.Close()
+
+	// Send message to verify WebSocket connection works
+	sendMsg := "Hello, WebSocket with Auth!"
+	err = websocket.Message.Send(wsConn, sendMsg)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Read response
+	var recvMsg string
+	err = websocket.Message.Receive(wsConn, &recvMsg)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, sendMsg, recvMsg)
+
+	// Verify authorization header was forwarded
+	authHeaderMutex.Lock()
+	expectedAuth := "Basic d3N1c2VyOndzcGFzcw==" // base64 of "wsuser:wspass"
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedAuth, receivedAuthHeader)
+	authHeaderMutex.Unlock()
+}