diff --git a/components/LineEdit.qml b/components/LineEdit.qml
index 1d83e617..3760fd2a 100644
--- a/components/LineEdit.qml
+++ b/components/LineEdit.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Item {
     property alias validator: input.validator
     property alias readOnly : input.readOnly
     property alias cursorPosition: input.cursorPosition
+    property alias echoMode: input.echoMode
     property int fontSize: 18
     property bool error: false
     signal editingFinished()
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index 83e294ec..759b5503 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         console.log("initializing with daemon address: ", persistentSettings.daemon_address)
         console.log("Recovering from seed: ", persistentSettings.is_recovering)
         console.log("restore Height", persistentSettings.restore_height)
+
+        // Use saved daemon rpc login settings
+        currentWallet.setDaemonLogin(persistentSettings.daemonUsername, persistentSettings.daemonPassword);
+
         currentWallet.initAsync(persistentSettings.daemon_address, 0, persistentSettings.is_recovering, persistentSettings.restore_height);
     }
 
@@ -822,6 +826,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         property string daemonFlags
         property int logLevel: 0
         property string logCategories: ""
+        property string daemonUsername: ""
+        property string daemonPassword: ""
     }
 
     // Information dialog
diff --git a/pages/Settings.qml b/pages/Settings.qml
index 0bd1816c..b1b5273e 100644
--- a/pages/Settings.qml
+++ b/pages/Settings.qml
@@ -236,7 +236,35 @@ Rectangle {
                 text: (daemonAddress !== undefined) ? daemonAddress[1] : "18081"
                 placeholderText: qsTr("Port")
             }
+        }
 
+        RowLayout {
+
+            Label {
+                id: daemonLoginLabel
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                color: "#4A4949"
+                text: qsTr("Login (optional)") + translationManager.emptyString
+                fontSize: 16
+            }
+
+            LineEdit {
+                id: daemonUsername
+                Layout.preferredWidth:  100
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                text: persistentSettings.daemonUsername
+                placeholderText: qsTr("Username")
+            }
+
+
+            LineEdit {
+                id: daemonPassword
+                Layout.preferredWidth: 100
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                text: persistentSettings.daemonPassword
+                placeholderText: qsTr("Password")
+                echoMode: TextInput.Password
+            }
 
             StandardButton {
                 id: daemonAddrSave
@@ -253,12 +281,17 @@ Rectangle {
                     var newDaemon = daemonAddr.text + ":" + daemonPort.text
                     if(persistentSettings.daemon_address != newDaemon) {
                         persistentSettings.daemon_address = newDaemon
-                        //Reinit wallet
-                        currentWallet.initAsync(newDaemon)
                     }
+
+                    // Update daemon login
+                    persistentSettings.daemonUsername = daemonUsername.text;
+                    persistentSettings.daemonPassword = daemonPassword.text;
+                    currentWallet.setDaemonLogin(persistentSettings.daemonUsername, persistentSettings.daemonPassword);
+
+                    //Reinit wallet
+                    currentWallet.initAsync(newDaemon);
                 }
             }
-
         }
 
         RowLayout {
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
index 547596fa..96990050 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,17 @@ bool Wallet::init(const QString &daemonAddress, quint64 upperTransactionLimit, b
         m_walletImpl->setRecoveringFromSeed(true);
         m_walletImpl->setRefreshFromBlockHeight(restoreHeight);
     }
-    m_walletImpl->init(daemonAddress.toStdString(), upperTransactionLimit);
+    m_walletImpl->init(daemonAddress.toStdString(), upperTransactionLimit, m_daemonUsername.toStdString(), m_daemonPassword.toStdString());
     return true;
 }
 
+void Wallet::setDaemonLogin(const QString &daemonUsername, const QString &daemonPassword)
+{
+    // store daemon login
+    m_daemonUsername = daemonUsername;
+    m_daemonPassword = daemonPassword;
+}
+
 void Wallet::initAsync(const QString &daemonAddress, quint64 upperTransactionLimit, bool isRecovering, quint64 restoreHeight)
 {
     qDebug() << "initAsync: " + daemonAddress;
@@ -603,6 +610,8 @@ Wallet::Wallet(Monero::Wallet *w, QObject *parent)
     m_daemonBlockChainTargetHeightTime.restart();
     m_initialized = false;
     m_connectionStatusRunning = false;
+    m_daemonUsername = "";
+    m_daemonPassword = "";
 }
 
 Wallet::~Wallet()
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.h b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.h
index c75f53b1..e947ecd0 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.h
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public:
     //! initializes wallet asynchronously
     Q_INVOKABLE void initAsync(const QString &daemonAddress, quint64 upperTransactionLimit = 0, bool isRecovering = false, quint64 restoreHeight = 0);
 
+    // Set daemon rpc user/pass
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setDaemonLogin(const QString &daemonUsername = "", const QString &daemonPassword = "");
+
     //! create a view only wallet
     Q_INVOKABLE bool createViewOnly(const QString &path, const QString &password) const;
 
@@ -275,6 +278,8 @@ private:
     mutable AddressBookModel * m_addressBookModel;
     QMutex m_connectionStatusMutex;
     bool m_connectionStatusRunning;
+    QString m_daemonUsername;
+    QString m_daemonPassword;
 };