diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/security/AuthenticationConstants.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/security/AuthenticationConstants.java
index 26f83a94..f37e5058 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/security/AuthenticationConstants.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/security/AuthenticationConstants.java
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public final class AuthenticationConstants {
   public static final String AUTHENTICATION_HANDLER =
           PREFIX_AUTHENTICATION_CONFIG + "handler";
 
+  /**
+   * The config enables or disables anonymous authentication.
+   * <tt>org.apache.sqoop.authentication.anonymous</tt>.
+   */
+  public static final String AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS =
+      PREFIX_AUTHENTICATION_CONFIG + "anonymous";
+
   /**
    * All kerberos authentication related configuration is prefixed with this:
    * <tt>org.apache.sqoop.authentication.kerberos.</tt>
diff --git a/dist/src/main/server/conf/sqoop.properties b/dist/src/main/server/conf/sqoop.properties
index 1666283a..3d18e7bc 100755
--- a/dist/src/main/server/conf/sqoop.properties
+++ b/dist/src/main/server/conf/sqoop.properties
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ org.apache.sqoop.execution.engine=org.apache.sqoop.execution.mapreduce.Mapreduce
 #
 org.apache.sqoop.authentication.type=SIMPLE
 org.apache.sqoop.authentication.handler=org.apache.sqoop.security.SimpleAuthenticationHandler
+#org.apache.sqoop.anonymous=true
 #org.apache.sqoop.authentication.type=KERBEROS
 #org.apache.sqoop.authentication.handler=org.apache.sqoop.security.KerberosAuthenticationHandler
 #org.apache.sqoop.authentication.kerberos.principal=sqoop/_HOST@NOVALOCAL
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/filter/SqoopAuthenticationFilter.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/filter/SqoopAuthenticationFilter.java
index a6a79d38..4165b866 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/filter/SqoopAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/filter/SqoopAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ protected Properties getConfiguration(String configPrefix,
       properties.setProperty(KerberosAuthenticationHandler.KEYTAB, keytab);
     } else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase(AuthenticationConstants.TYPE.SIMPLE.name())) {
       properties.setProperty(AUTH_TYPE, PseudoAuthenticationHandler.class.getName());
+      properties.setProperty(PseudoAuthenticationHandler.ANONYMOUS_ALLOWED,
+          mapContext.getString(AuthenticationConstants.AUTHENTICATION_ANONYMOUS, "true").trim());
     } else {
       throw new SqoopException(AuthenticationError.AUTH_0004, type);
     }