diff --git a/client/pages/config/authentication.vue b/client/pages/config/authentication.vue
index 50fa50a410..9f70288e5f 100644
--- a/client/pages/config/authentication.vue
+++ b/client/pages/config/authentication.vue
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@
           </div>
         </transition>
       </div>
+      <div class="w-full border border-white/10 rounded-xl p-4 my-4 bg-primary/25">
+        <div class="flex items-center">
+          <ui-checkbox v-model="newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthEnabled" checkbox-bg="bg" />
+          <p class="text-lg pl-4">{{ $strings.HeaderForwardAuthentication }}</p>
+        </div>
+        <transition name="slide">
+          <div v-if="newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthEnabled" class="flex flex-wrap pt-4">
+            <p class="text-lg text-gray-300 mb-2">{{ $strings.LabelForwardAuthenticationWarning }}</p>
+            <ui-text-input-with-label ref="forwardAuthPattern" v-model="newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthPattern" :disabled="savingSettings" :label="'IP Pattern'" class="mb-2" />
+            <p class="sm:pl-4 text-sm text-gray-300 mb-2" v-html="$strings.LabelForwardAuthenticationPatternDescription" />
+            <ui-text-input-with-label ref="forwardAuthPath" v-model="newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthPath" :disabled="savingSettings" :label="'Logout Path'" class="mb-2" />
+            <p class="sm:pl-4 text-sm text-gray-300 mb-2">{{ $strings.LabelForwardAuthenticationLogoutDescription }}</p>
+          </div>
+        </transition>
+      </div>
       <div class="w-full flex items-center justify-end p-4">
         <ui-btn color="success" :padding-x="8" small class="text-base" :loading="savingSettings" @click="saveSettings">{{ $strings.ButtonSave }}</ui-btn>
       </div>
@@ -116,6 +131,10 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import { isPrivate } from 'ip'
+import { isV4Format, isV6Format } from 'ip'
+
+
 export default {
   async asyncData({ store, redirect, app }) {
     if (!store.getters['user/getIsAdminOrUp']) {
@@ -139,6 +158,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       enableLocalAuth: false,
       enableOpenIDAuth: false,
+      enableForwardAuth: false,
       showCustomLoginMessage: false,
       savingSettings: false,
       openIdSigningAlgorithmsSupportedByIssuer: [],
@@ -286,8 +306,48 @@ export default {
 
       return isValid
     },
+
+    validateForwardAuth(input){
+      let cidr = '';
+      let address = input;
+      let message = undefined;
+      console.log(input)
+      // Check to see if a cidr is included
+      if(input.includes('/')){
+        [address, cidr] = input.split('/');
+      }
+      if(isV4Format(address)) {
+        if(cidr && (cidr < 0 || cidr > 32)){
+          message = `'${cidr}' is an invalid CIDR range for ipv4, a valid range is between 0 and 32`;
+        }
+        else if (!cidr) {
+          // default to 32 if no cidr is provided
+          cidr = 32;
+        }
+      } else if (isV6Format(address)) {
+        if(cidr && (cidr < 0 || cidr > 128)){
+          message = `'${cidr}' is an invalid CIDR range for ipv6, a valid range is between 0 and 128`;
+        }else if (!cidr) {
+          // default to 128 if no cidr is provided
+          cidr = 128;
+        }
+      } else {
+        message = 'Address is not a valid ipv4 or ipv6 address';
+      }
+
+      if(!message && !isPrivate(address)){
+        message = `Address '${address}' is not a private address. For security reasons, only private addresses are allowed.`;
+      }
+      
+      return {
+        message,
+        address,
+        cidr
+        };
+    },
+
     async saveSettings() {
-      if (!this.enableLocalAuth && !this.enableOpenIDAuth) {
+      if (!this.enableLocalAuth && !this.enableOpenIDAuth && !this.enableForwardAuth) {
         this.$toast.error('Must have at least one authentication method enabled')
         return
       }
@@ -296,6 +356,18 @@ export default {
         return
       }
 
+      if(this.newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthEnabled){
+        const validationResults = this.validateForwardAuth(this.newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthPattern);
+        console.log(validationResults);
+        // if there is a message, then there was an error
+        if(validationResults.message){
+          this.$toast.error(validationResults.message);
+          return;
+        }
+        // ensure the address is in IP/CIDR format
+        this.newAuthSettings.authForwardAuthPattern = `${validationResults.address}/${validationResults.cidr}`;
+      }
+
       if (!this.showCustomLoginMessage || !this.newAuthSettings.authLoginCustomMessage?.trim()) {
         this.newAuthSettings.authLoginCustomMessage = null
       }
diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index 7420c1e75a..4a8b418a33 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
   "HeaderEreaderSettings": "Ereader Settings",
   "HeaderFiles": "Files",
   "HeaderFindChapters": "Find Chapters",
+  "HeaderForwardAuthentication": "Forward Authentication",
   "HeaderIgnoredFiles": "Ignored Files",
   "HeaderItemFiles": "Item Files",
   "HeaderItemMetadataUtils": "Item Metadata Utils",
@@ -323,6 +324,9 @@
   "LabelFontScale": "Font scale",
   "LabelFontStrikethrough": "Strikethrough",
   "LabelFormat": "Format",
+  "LabelForwardAuthenticationWarning": "Note: Enabling forward authentication will block the mobile application from working.",
+  "LabelForwardAuthenticationLogoutDescription": "The path to logout from the forward authentication provider. Ignored if empty.",
+  "LabelForwardAuthenticationPatternDescription": "Input must be in for format of <code>IP/CIDR</code>. For security reasons only private IPv4/IPv6 ranges are permitted. If a CIDR is not provided <code>/32</code> or <code>/128</code> will be assumed.",
   "LabelGenre": "Genre",
   "LabelGenres": "Genres",
   "LabelHardDeleteFile": "Hard delete file",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 168401a47f..2e378ec93e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "express-session": "^1.17.3",
         "graceful-fs": "^4.2.10",
         "htmlparser2": "^8.0.1",
+        "ip": "^2.0.1",
         "lru-cache": "^10.0.3",
         "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
         "openid-client": "^5.6.1",
@@ -2411,10 +2412,10 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/ip": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WKa+XuLG1A1R0UWhl2+1XQSi+fZWMsYKffMZTTYsiZaUD8k2yDAj5atimTUD2TZkyCkNEeYE5NhFZmupOGtjYQ==",
-      "optional": true
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lJUL9imLTNi1ZfXT+DU6rBBdbiKGBuay9B6xGSPVjUeQwaH1RIGqef8RZkUtHioLmSNpPR5M4HVKJGm1j8FWVQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c064288998..2817d75265 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.2.10",
     "htmlparser2": "^8.0.1",
+    "ip": "^2.0.1",
     "lru-cache": "^10.0.3",
     "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
     "openid-client": "^5.6.1",
diff --git a/server/Auth.js b/server/Auth.js
index 60af2a1e05..7ab176e3fb 100644
--- a/server/Auth.js
+++ b/server/Auth.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const ExtractJwt = require('passport-jwt').ExtractJwt
 const OpenIDClient = require('openid-client')
 const Database = require('./Database')
 const Logger = require('./Logger')
+const ForwardStrategy = require('./utils/ForwardStrategy')
+const ip = require('ip')
 
 /**
  * @class Class for handling all the authentication related functionality.
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ class Auth {
       this.initAuthStrategyOpenID()
     }
 
+    // Always load the forward strategy
+    passport.use('forward', new ForwardStrategy(this.forwardAuthCheck.bind(this)))
+
     // Load the JwtStrategy (always) -> for bearer token auth
     passport.use(
       new JwtStrategy(
@@ -73,6 +78,35 @@ class Auth {
     )
   }
 
+  async forwardAuthCheck(_req, user, ipAddress, done) {
+    const ipPattern = Database.serverSettings.authForwardAuthPattern
+    if (!Database.serverSettings.authForwardAuthEnabled) {
+      // silently deny access via forward strategy
+      return done(null, null)
+    }
+    if (!ipPattern) {
+      Logger.warn(`[Auth] Forward strategy: Unauthorized access from ${ipAddress} User: ${user} Reason: No IP pattern`)
+      return done(null, null)
+    }
+    if (!ip.isPrivate(ipAddress)) {
+      Logger.warn(`[Auth] Forward strategy: Unauthorized access from ${ipAddress} User: ${user} Reason: IP not private`)
+      return done(null, null)
+    }
+    if (!ip.cidrSubnet(ipPattern).contains(ipAddress)) {
+      Logger.warn(`[Auth] Forward strategy: Unauthorized access from ${ipAddress} User: ${user} Reason: IP not in range`)
+      return done(null, null)
+    }
+
+    const userObj = await Database.userModel.getUserByUsername(user.toLowerCase())
+
+    if (!userObj) {
+      Logger.info(`[Auth] Forward strategy: User not found: ${user}`)
+      return done(null, null)
+    }
+    Logger.debug(`[Auth] Forward strategy: User found: ${user}`)
+    return done(null, userObj)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Passport use LocalStrategy
    */
@@ -699,6 +733,11 @@ class Auth {
 
           let logoutUrl = null
 
+          if (Database.serverSettings.authForwardAuthEnabled && Database.serverSettings.authForwardAuthPath) {
+            // Forward auth logout redirect
+            logoutUrl = Database.serverSettings.authForwardAuthPath
+          }
+
           if (authMethod === 'openid' || authMethod === 'openid-mobile') {
             // If we are using openid, we need to redirect to the logout endpoint
             // node-openid-client does not support doing it over passport
@@ -713,7 +752,7 @@ class Auth {
                 const host = req.get('host')
                 // TODO: ABS does currently not support subfolders for installation
                 // If we want to support it we need to include a config for the serverurl
-                postLogoutRedirectUri = `${protocol}://${host}/login`
+                postLogoutRedirectUri = logoutUrl || `${protocol}://${host}/login`
               }
               // else for openid-mobile we keep postLogoutRedirectUri on null
               //  nice would be to redirect to the app here, but for example Authentik does not implement
@@ -752,8 +791,8 @@ class Auth {
     if (req.isAuthenticated()) {
       next()
     } else {
-      // try JWT to authenticate
-      passport.authenticate('jwt')(req, res, next)
+      // try JWT and forward to authenticate
+      passport.authenticate(['jwt', 'forward'])(req, res, next)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/MiscController.js b/server/controllers/MiscController.js
index ac6afff727..d674c4bf7c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/MiscController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/MiscController.js
@@ -634,7 +634,30 @@ class MiscController {
     for (const key in currentAuthenticationSettings) {
       if (settingsUpdate[key] === undefined) continue
 
-      if (key === 'authActiveAuthMethods') {
+      if (key === 'authForwardAuthPattern') {
+        const updatedValue = settingsUpdate[key]
+        if (updatedValue === '') updatedValue = null
+        let currentValue = currentAuthenticationSettings[key]
+        if (currentValue === '') currentValue = null
+
+        if (updatedValue !== currentValue) {
+          Logger.debug(`[MiscController] Updating auth settings key "${key}" from "${currentValue}" to "${updatedValue}"`)
+          Database.serverSettings[key] = updatedValue
+          hasUpdates = true
+        }
+      } else if (key === 'authForwardAuthEnabled') {
+        if (typeof settingsUpdate[key] !== 'boolean') {
+          Logger.warn(`[MiscController] Invalid value for ${key}. Expected boolean`)
+          continue
+        }
+        let updatedValue = settingsUpdate[key]
+        let currentValue = currentAuthenticationSettings[key]
+        if (updatedValue !== currentValue) {
+          Logger.debug(`[MiscController] Updating auth settings key "${key}" from "${currentValue}" to "${updatedValue}"`)
+          Database.serverSettings[key] = updatedValue
+          hasUpdates = true
+        }
+      } else if (key === 'authActiveAuthMethods') {
         let updatedAuthMethods = settingsUpdate[key]?.filter?.((authMeth) => Database.serverSettings.supportedAuthMethods.includes(authMeth))
         if (Array.isArray(updatedAuthMethods) && updatedAuthMethods.length) {
           updatedAuthMethods.sort()
diff --git a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
index 8ecb8ff051..02f558aa84 100644
--- a/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
+++ b/server/objects/settings/ServerSettings.js
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ class ServerSettings {
     this.authOpenIDGroupClaim = ''
     this.authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim = ''
 
+    // Forward Auth
+    this.authForwardAuthPattern = '127.0.0.1/32' // default to exact localhost
+    this.authForwardAuthPath = ''
+    this.authForwardAuthEnabled = false
+
     if (settings) {
       this.construct(settings)
     }
@@ -155,6 +160,18 @@ class ServerSettings {
       this.authActiveAuthMethods = ['local']
     }
 
+    if (settings.authForwardAuthPattern != undefined) {
+      this.authForwardAuthPattern = settings.authForwardAuthPattern
+    }
+
+    if (settings.authForwardAuthEnabled != undefined) {
+      this.authForwardAuthEnabled = settings.authForwardAuthEnabled
+    }
+
+    if (settings.authForwardAuthPath != undefined) {
+      this.authForwardAuthPath = settings.authForwardAuthPath
+    }
+
     // Migrations
     if (settings.storeCoverWithBook != undefined) {
       // storeCoverWithBook was renamed to storeCoverWithItem in 2.0.0
@@ -240,7 +257,10 @@ class ServerSettings {
       authOpenIDMatchExistingBy: this.authOpenIDMatchExistingBy,
       authOpenIDMobileRedirectURIs: this.authOpenIDMobileRedirectURIs, // Do not return to client
       authOpenIDGroupClaim: this.authOpenIDGroupClaim, // Do not return to client
-      authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim: this.authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim // Do not return to client
+      authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim: this.authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim, // Do not return to client
+      authForwardAuthPattern: this.authForwardAuthPattern,
+      authForwardAuthPath: this.authForwardAuthPath,
+      authForwardAuthEnabled: this.authForwardAuthEnabled
     }
   }
 
@@ -287,6 +307,10 @@ class ServerSettings {
       authOpenIDGroupClaim: this.authOpenIDGroupClaim, // Do not return to client
       authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim: this.authOpenIDAdvancedPermsClaim, // Do not return to client
 
+      authForwardAuthPattern: this.authForwardAuthPattern,
+      authForwardAuthPath: this.authForwardAuthPath,
+      authForwardAuthEnabled: this.authForwardAuthEnabled,
+
       authOpenIDSamplePermissions: User.getSampleAbsPermissions()
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/utils/ForwardStrategy.js b/server/utils/ForwardStrategy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd6a896a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/ForwardStrategy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const passport = require('passport')
+const requestIp = require('../libs/requestIp')
+
+class ForwardStrategy extends passport.Strategy {
+  /**
+   * Creates a new ForwardStrategy instance.
+   * A ForwardStrategy instance authenticates requests based on the contents of the `X-Forwarded-User` header
+   *
+   * @param {Function} verify The function to call to verify the user.
+   */
+  constructor(options, verify) {
+    super()
+    // if verify is not provided, assume the first argument is the verify function
+    if (!verify && typeof options === 'function') {
+      verify = options
+    } else if (!verify) {
+      throw new TypeError('ForwardStrategy requires a verify callback')
+    }
+    this.name = 'forward'
+    this._verify = verify
+    this._header = options.header || 'x-forwarded-user'
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Authenticate request based on the contents of the `X-Forwarded-User` header.
+   * @param {*} req The request to authenticate.
+   * @returns {void} Calls `success`, `fail`, or `error` based on the result of the authentication.
+   */
+  authenticate(req) {
+    const username = req.headers[this._header]
+    const ipAddress = requestIp.getClientIp(req)
+
+    if (!username) {
+      return this.fail('No username found')
+    }
+
+    if (!ipAddress) {
+      return this.fail('No IP address found')
+    }
+
+    this._verify(req, username, ipAddress, (err, user) => {
+      if (err) {
+        return this.error(err)
+      }
+      if (!user) {
+        return this.fail('No user found')
+      }
+      this.success(user)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = ForwardStrategy