diff --git a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequest.java b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequest.java
index e5143f55f4..b258fba865 100644
--- a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequest.java
+++ b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
 
 /**
  * Simple implementation of {@link HttpJsonRequest} based on {@link HttpURLConnection}.
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
     private String                method;
     private Object                body;
     private List<Pair<String, ?>> queryParams;
+    private String                authorizationHeaderValue;
 
     DefaultHttpJsonRequest(String url) {
         this.url = requireNonNull(url, "Required non-null url");
@@ -115,7 +117,14 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
         queryParams.add(Pair.of(name, value));
         return this;
     }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpJsonRequest setAuthorizationHeader(@NotNull String value) {
+        requireNonNull(value, "Required non-null header value");
+        authorizationHeaderValue = value;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public HttpJsonRequest setTimeout(int timeout) {
         this.timeout = timeout;
@@ -133,7 +142,7 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
         if (method == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Could not perform request, request method wasn't set");
         }
-        return doRequest(timeout, url, method, body, queryParams);
+        return doRequest(timeout, url, method, body, queryParams, authorizationHeaderValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -153,6 +162,8 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
      *         request body, must be instance of {@link JsonSerializable}
      * @param parameters
      *         query parameters, may be null
+     * @param authorizationHeaderValue
+     *         value of authorization header, may be null
      * @return response to this request
      * @throws IOException
      *         when connection content type is not "application/json"
@@ -173,7 +184,8 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
                                       String url,
                                       String method,
                                       Object body,
-                                      List<Pair<String, ?>> parameters) throws IOException,
+                                      List<Pair<String, ?>> parameters,
+                                      String authorizationHeaderValue) throws IOException,
                                                                                ServerException,
                                                                                ForbiddenException,
                                                                                NotFoundException,
@@ -205,7 +217,9 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequest implements HttpJsonRequest {
             conn.setRequestMethod(method);
             //drop a hint for server side that we want to receive application/json
             conn.addRequestProperty(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-            if (authToken != null) {
+            if (!isNullOrEmpty(authorizationHeaderValue)) {
+                conn.setRequestProperty(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, authorizationHeaderValue);
+            } else if (authToken != null) {
                 conn.setRequestProperty(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, authToken);
             }
             if (body != null) {
diff --git a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/HttpJsonRequest.java b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/HttpJsonRequest.java
index 629d9531f6..07d2bc92f5 100644
--- a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/HttpJsonRequest.java
+++ b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/HttpJsonRequest.java
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ public interface HttpJsonRequest {
      */
     HttpJsonRequest addQueryParam(@NotNull String name, @NotNull Object value);
 
+    /**
+     * Adds authorization header to the request.
+     *
+     * @param value
+     *         authorization header value
+     * @return this request instance
+     * @throws NullPointerException
+     *         when value is null
+     */
+    HttpJsonRequest setAuthorizationHeader(@NotNull String value);
+
     /**
      * Sets request timeout in milliseconds.
      *
diff --git a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest.java b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest.java
index 7a2dd6328e..96073be28b 100644
--- a/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest.java
+++ b/core/platform-api/che-core-api-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/che/api/core/rest/DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest.java
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest {
     public void shouldUseUrlAndMethodFromTheLinks() throws Exception {
         final Link link = createLink("POST", DEFAULT_URL, "rel");
         final DefaultHttpJsonRequest request = spy(new DefaultHttpJsonRequest(link));
-        doReturn(new DefaultHttpJsonResponse("", 200)).when(request).doRequest(anyInt(), anyString(), anyString(), anyObject(), any());
+        doReturn(new DefaultHttpJsonResponse("", 200)).when(request).doRequest(anyInt(), anyString(), anyString(), anyObject(), any(), anyString());
 
         request.request();
 
-        verify(request).doRequest(0, DEFAULT_URL, "POST", null, null);
+        verify(request).doRequest(0, DEFAULT_URL, "POST", null, null, null);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest {
                                   "http://localhost:8080",
                                   "PUT",
                                   body,
-                                  asList(Pair.of("name", "value"), Pair.of("name2", "value2")));
+                                  asList(Pair.of("name", "value"), Pair.of("name2", "value2")),
+                                  null);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest {
                                   eq("http://localhost:8080"),
                                   eq("POST"),
                                   mapCaptor.capture(),
+                                  eq(null),
                                   eq(null));
         assertTrue(mapCaptor.getValue() instanceof JsonStringMap);
         assertEquals(mapCaptor.getValue(), body);
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest {
                                   eq("http://localhost:8080"),
                                   eq("POST"),
                                   listCaptor.capture(),
+                                  eq(null),
                                   eq(null));
         assertTrue(listCaptor.getValue() instanceof JsonArray);
         assertEquals(listCaptor.getValue(), body);
@@ -320,6 +323,6 @@ public class DefaultHttpJsonRequestTest {
     }
 
     private void prepareResponse(String response) throws Exception {
-        doReturn(new DefaultHttpJsonResponse(response, 200)).when(request).doRequest(anyInt(), anyString(), anyString(), anyObject(), any());
+        doReturn(new DefaultHttpJsonResponse(response, 200)).when(request).doRequest(anyInt(), anyString(), anyString(), anyObject(), any(), anyString());
     }
 }