diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 307f1a4e9..5cac82797 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 
 2.11.2.0 (not yet released)
 - patch #1787915 Avoid CSS reloading on every click, thanks to Juergen Wind
+- patch #1791576 HTTP auth: support REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER, thanks to Allard
 
 2.11.1.0 (not yet released)
 
diff --git a/libraries/auth/http.auth.lib.php b/libraries/auth/http.auth.lib.php
index 69b93df87..35635b030 100644
--- a/libraries/auth/http.auth.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/auth/http.auth.lib.php
@@ -101,16 +101,19 @@ function PMA_auth_check()
         if (PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_USER')) {
             $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_USER');
         } elseif (PMA_getenv('REMOTE_USER')) {
-            // CGI, might be encoded, see bellow
+            // CGI, might be encoded, see below
             $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('REMOTE_USER');
+        } elseif (PMA_getenv('REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER')) {
+            // CGI, might be encoded, see below
+            $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER');
         } elseif (PMA_getenv('AUTH_USER')) {
             // WebSite Professional
             $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('AUTH_USER');
         } elseif (PMA_getenv('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION')) {
-            // IIS, might be encoded, see bellow
+            // IIS, might be encoded, see below
             $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION');
         } elseif (PMA_getenv('Authorization')) {
-            // FastCGI, might be encoded, see bellow
+            // FastCGI, might be encoded, see below
             $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('Authorization');
         }
     }