diff --git a/include/redis3m/connection_pool.h b/include/redis3m/connection_pool.h
index ee53ee0..bc490de 100644
--- a/include/redis3m/connection_pool.h
+++ b/include/redis3m/connection_pool.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace redis3m {
     REDIS3M_EXCEPTION(too_much_retries)
     REDIS3M_EXCEPTION(wrong_database)
     REDIS3M_EXCEPTION(role_dont_match)
+    REDIS3M_EXCEPTION(authentication_error)
+
     /**
      * @brief Manages a connection pool, using a Redis Sentinel
      * to get instances ip, managing also failover
@@ -95,6 +97,13 @@ namespace redis3m {
          */
         inline void set_database(unsigned int value) { _database = value; }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Set authentication password to use on every new master/slave
+         * connection object created by the pool.
+         * @param value The password to use
+         */
+        inline void set_password(const std::string& value) { password = value; }
+
     private:
         connection_pool(const std::string& sentinel_host,
                         const std::string& master_name,
@@ -103,12 +112,15 @@ namespace redis3m {
         connection::ptr_t create_master_connection();
         connection::ptr_t sentinel_connection();
         static connection::role_t get_role(connection::ptr_t conn);
+        bool authenticate(connection::ptr_t conn);
+
         std::mutex access_mutex;
         std::set<connection::ptr_t> connections;
 
         std::vector<std::string> sentinel_hosts;
         unsigned int sentinel_port;
         std::string master_name;
+        std::string password;
         unsigned int _database;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/connection_pool.cpp b/src/connection_pool.cpp
index 457c120..2dd3e1e 100644
--- a/src/connection_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/connection_pool.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ connection_pool::connection_pool(const std::string& sentinel_host,
                                  unsigned int sentinel_port):
 master_name(master_name),
 sentinel_port(sentinel_port),
+password(""),
 _database(0)
 {
 #ifndef NO_BOOST
@@ -201,6 +202,11 @@ connection::role_t connection_pool::get_role(connection::ptr_t conn)
     }
 }
 
+bool connection_pool::authenticate(connection::ptr_t conn)
+{
+    return (conn->run(command("AUTH") << password).type() != reply::type_t::ERROR);
+}
+
 connection::ptr_t connection_pool::create_slave_connection()
 {
     connection::ptr_t sentinel = sentinel_connection();
@@ -220,6 +226,11 @@ connection::ptr_t connection_pool::create_slave_connection()
             try
             {
                 connection::ptr_t conn = connection::create(host, port);
+                if (password != "" && !authenticate(conn))
+                {
+                    throw authentication_error("Invalid authentication credentials specified");
+                }
+
                 connection::role_t role = get_role(conn);
                 if (role == connection::SLAVE)
                 {
@@ -263,6 +274,11 @@ connection::ptr_t connection_pool::create_master_connection()
                     try
                     {
                         connection::ptr_t conn = connection::create(master_ip, master_port);
+                        if (password != "" && !authenticate(conn))
+                        {
+                            throw authentication_error("Invalid authentication credentials specified");
+                        }
+
                         connection::role_t role = get_role(conn);
                         if (role == connection::MASTER)
                         {