diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
index f3892c6b71..8cedec6041 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ public final class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
         rsp.sendRedirect("../updateCenter/");
     }
 
-    public void doProxyConfigure(@QueryParameter("proxy.server") String server, @QueryParameter("proxy.port") String port, StaplerResponse rsp) throws IOException {
+    public void doProxyConfigure(
+            @QueryParameter("proxy.server") String server,
+            @QueryParameter("proxy.port") String port,
+            @QueryParameter("proxy.userName") String userName,
+            @QueryParameter("proxy.password") String password,
+            StaplerResponse rsp) throws IOException {
         Hudson.getInstance().checkPermission(Hudson.ADMINISTER);
 
         Hudson hudson = Hudson.getInstance();
@@ -227,7 +232,8 @@ public final class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
             hudson.proxy = null;
             ProxyConfiguration.getXmlFile().delete();
         } else {
-            hudson.proxy = new ProxyConfiguration(server,Integer.parseInt(Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(port)));
+            hudson.proxy = new ProxyConfiguration(server,Integer.parseInt(Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(port)),
+                    Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(userName),Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(password));
             hudson.proxy.save();
         }
         rsp.sendRedirect("./advanced");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
index 2c57581941..ed9f4d03c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
@@ -3,24 +3,50 @@ package hudson;
 import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
 import hudson.util.XStream2;
+import hudson.util.Scrambler;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.Proxy;
+import java.net.URLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
  * HTTP proxy configuration.
  *
+ * <p>
+ * Use {@link #open(URL)} to open a connection with the proxy setting.
+ *
  * @see Hudson#proxy
  */
 public final class ProxyConfiguration {
     public final String name;
     public final int port;
 
+    /**
+     * Possibly null proxy user name and password.
+     * Password is base64 scrambled since this is persisted to disk.
+     */
+    private final String userName,password;
+
     public ProxyConfiguration(String name, int port) {
+        this(name,port,null,null);
+    }
+
+    public ProxyConfiguration(String name, int port, String userName, String password) {
         this.name = name;
         this.port = port;
+        this.userName = userName;
+        this.password = Scrambler.scramble(password);
+    }
+
+    public String getUserName() {
+        return userName;
+    }
+
+    public String getPassword() {
+        return Scrambler.descramble(password);
     }
 
     public Proxy createProxy() {
@@ -43,6 +69,19 @@ public final class ProxyConfiguration {
             return null;
     }
 
+    public static URLConnection open(URL url) throws IOException {
+        ProxyConfiguration p = Hudson.getInstance().proxy;
+        if(p==null)
+            return url.openConnection();
+
+        URLConnection con = url.openConnection(p.createProxy());
+        if(p.getUserName()!=null) {
+            con.setRequestProperty("Proxy-Authorization","Basic "+
+                    Scrambler.scramble(p.getUserName()+':'+p.getPassword()));
+        }
+        return con;
+    }
+
     private static final XStream XSTREAM = new XStream2();
 
     static {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
index 40216a5c93..fc21ee03db 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
@@ -383,16 +383,6 @@ public final class Hudson extends View implements ItemGroup<TopLevelItem>, Node,
         return slaveAgentPort;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Obtains the {@link Proxy} instance to talk to other HTTP servers.
-     */
-    public Proxy createProxy() {
-        if(proxy==null)
-            return Proxy.NO_PROXY;
-        else
-            return proxy.createProxy();
-    }
-
     /**
      * If you are calling this on Hudson something is wrong.
      *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/UpdateCenter.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/UpdateCenter.java
index b9e85aa36b..82d939b56a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/UpdateCenter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/UpdateCenter.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import hudson.Functions;
 import hudson.PluginManager;
 import hudson.PluginWrapper;
 import hudson.Util;
+import hudson.ProxyConfiguration;
 import hudson.util.DaemonThreadFactory;
 import hudson.util.TextFile;
 import static hudson.util.TimeUnit2.DAYS;
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ public class UpdateCenter implements ModelObject {
         }
 
         private void testConnection(URL url) throws IOException {
-            InputStream in = url.openConnection(Hudson.getInstance().createProxy()).getInputStream();
+            InputStream in = ProxyConfiguration.open(url).getInputStream();
             IOUtils.copy(in,new ByteArrayOutputStream());
             in.close();
         }
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ public class UpdateCenter implements ModelObject {
 
                 // In the future if we are to open up update center to 3rd party, we need more elaborate scheme
                 // like signing to ensure the safety of the bits.
-                URLConnection con = new URL(plugin.url).openConnection(Hudson.getInstance().createProxy());
+                URLConnection con = ProxyConfiguration.open(new URL(plugin.url));
                 int total = con.getContentLength();
                 CountingInputStream in = new CountingInputStream(con.getInputStream());
                 byte[] buf = new byte[8192];
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/PluginManager/advanced.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/PluginManager/advanced.jelly
index a6ae68bb6a..fbc1b11b50 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/PluginManager/advanced.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/PluginManager/advanced.jelly
@@ -14,13 +14,19 @@
           <h1>${%HTTP Proxy Configuration}</h1>
           <f:form method="post" action="proxyConfigure">
             <f:block>
-              <f:entry title="HTTP proxy server" help="/help/update-center/proxy-server.html">
+              <f:entry title="Server" help="/help/update-center/proxy-server.html">
                 <f:textbox name="proxy.server" value="${app.proxy.name}" />
               </f:entry>
-              <f:entry title="HTTP proxy port" help="/help/update-center/proxy-port.html">
+              <f:entry title="Port" help="/help/update-center/proxy-port.html">
                 <f:textbox name="proxy.port" value="${app.proxy.port}" />
               </f:entry>
             </f:block>
+            <f:entry title="User name">
+              <f:textbox name="proxy.userName" value="${app.proxy.userName}" />
+            </f:entry>
+            <f:entry title="Password">
+              <f:password name="proxy.password" value="${app.proxy.password}" />
+            </f:entry>
             <f:block>
               <f:submit value="${%Submit}" />
             </f:block>