diff --git a/integration/access_log_test.go b/integration/access_log_test.go
index 31e52e306..17d1420ae 100644
--- a/integration/access_log_test.go
+++ b/integration/access_log_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLogAuthFrontend(c *check.C) {
 			routerName: "rt-authFrontend",
 			serviceURL: "-",
 		},
+		{
+			formatOnly: false,
+			code:       "401",
+			user:       "test",
+			routerName: "rt-authFrontend",
+			serviceURL: "-",
+		},
+		{
+			formatOnly: false,
+			code:       "200",
+			user:       "test",
+			routerName: "rt-authFrontend",
+			serviceURL: "http://172.17.0",
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Start Traefik
@@ -130,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLogAuthFrontend(c *check.C) {
 	// Verify Traefik started OK
 	checkTraefikStarted(c)
 
-	// Test auth frontend
+	// Test auth entrypoint
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:8006/", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	req.Host = "frontend.auth.docker.local"
@@ -138,6 +152,16 @@ func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLogAuthFrontend(c *check.C) {
 	err = try.Request(req, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusUnauthorized), try.HasBody())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
+	req.SetBasicAuth("test", "")
+
+	err = try.Request(req, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusUnauthorized), try.HasBody())
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	req.SetBasicAuth("test", "test")
+
+	err = try.Request(req, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusOK), try.HasBody())
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
 	// Verify access.log output as expected
 	count := checkAccessLogExactValuesOutput(c, expected)
 
@@ -158,6 +182,13 @@ func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLogDigestAuthMiddleware(c *check.C) {
 			routerName: "rt-digestAuthMiddleware",
 			serviceURL: "-",
 		},
+		{
+			formatOnly: false,
+			code:       "401",
+			user:       "test",
+			routerName: "rt-digestAuthMiddleware",
+			serviceURL: "-",
+		},
 		{
 			formatOnly: false,
 			code:       "200",
@@ -192,15 +223,22 @@ func (s *AccessLogSuite) TestAccessLogDigestAuthMiddleware(c *check.C) {
 	resp, err := try.ResponseUntilStatusCode(req, 500*time.Millisecond, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
-	digestParts := digestParts(resp)
-	digestParts["uri"] = "/"
-	digestParts["method"] = http.MethodGet
-	digestParts["username"] = "test"
-	digestParts["password"] = "test"
+	digest := digestParts(resp)
+	digest["uri"] = "/"
+	digest["method"] = http.MethodGet
+	digest["username"] = "test"
+	digest["password"] = "wrong"
 
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", getDigestAuthorization(digestParts))
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", getDigestAuthorization(digest))
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
+	err = try.Request(req, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusUnauthorized), try.HasBody())
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	digest["password"] = "test"
+
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", getDigestAuthorization(digest))
+
 	err = try.Request(req, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusOK), try.HasBody())
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 
diff --git a/pkg/middlewares/auth/basic_auth.go b/pkg/middlewares/auth/basic_auth.go
index e03fb3f6a..196f3bd30 100644
--- a/pkg/middlewares/auth/basic_auth.go
+++ b/pkg/middlewares/auth/basic_auth.go
@@ -62,29 +62,39 @@ func (b *basicAuth) GetTracingInformation() (string, ext.SpanKindEnum) {
 func (b *basicAuth) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	logger := log.FromContext(middlewares.GetLoggerCtx(req.Context(), b.name, basicTypeName))
 
-	if username := b.auth.CheckAuth(req); username == "" {
+	user, password, ok := req.BasicAuth()
+	if ok {
+		secret := b.auth.Secrets(user, b.auth.Realm)
+		if secret == "" || !goauth.CheckSecret(password, secret) {
+			ok = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	logData := accesslog.GetLogData(req)
+	if logData != nil {
+		logData.Core[accesslog.ClientUsername] = user
+	}
+
+	if !ok {
 		logger.Debug("Authentication failed")
 		tracing.SetErrorWithEvent(req, "Authentication failed")
+
 		b.auth.RequireAuth(rw, req)
-	} else {
-		logger.Debug("Authentication succeeded")
-		req.URL.User = url.User(username)
-
-		logData := accesslog.GetLogData(req)
-		if logData != nil {
-			logData.Core[accesslog.ClientUsername] = username
-		}
-
-		if b.headerField != "" {
-			req.Header[b.headerField] = []string{username}
-		}
-
-		if b.removeHeader {
-			logger.Debug("Removing authorization header")
-			req.Header.Del(authorizationHeader)
-		}
-		b.next.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+		return
 	}
+
+	logger.Debug("Authentication succeeded")
+	req.URL.User = url.User(user)
+
+	if b.headerField != "" {
+		req.Header[b.headerField] = []string{user}
+	}
+
+	if b.removeHeader {
+		logger.Debug("Removing authorization header")
+		req.Header.Del(authorizationHeader)
+	}
+	b.next.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
 }
 
 func (b *basicAuth) secretBasic(user, realm string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/middlewares/auth/digest_auth.go b/pkg/middlewares/auth/digest_auth.go
index 70d1306ef..f16189469 100644
--- a/pkg/middlewares/auth/digest_auth.go
+++ b/pkg/middlewares/auth/digest_auth.go
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ func (d *digestAuth) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	username, authinfo := d.auth.CheckAuth(req)
 	if username == "" {
+		headerField := d.headerField
+		if d.headerField == "" {
+			headerField = "Authorization"
+		}
+
+		auth := goauth.DigestAuthParams(req.Header.Get(headerField))
+		if auth["username"] != "" {
+			logData := accesslog.GetLogData(req)
+			if logData != nil {
+				logData.Core[accesslog.ClientUsername] = auth["username"]
+			}
+		}
+
 		if authinfo != nil && *authinfo == "stale" {
 			logger.Debug("Digest authentication failed, possibly because out of order requests")
 			tracing.SetErrorWithEvent(req, "Digest authentication failed, possibly because out of order requests")