diff --git a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
index f400314d9e..1bcb2c14f8 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
             appConfigService.config.providers = 'ECM';
+            appConfigService.config.auth = { withCredentials: false };
             appConfigService.load();
             apiService.reset();
         });
@@ -186,12 +187,20 @@ describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
         it('[ECM] should return isBpmLoggedIn false', () => {
             expect(authService.isBpmLoggedIn()).toBe(false);
         });
+
+        it('[ECM] should return true if kerberos configured', () => {
+            appConfigService.config.auth.withCredentials = true ;
+
+            expect(authService.isLoggedInWith('ECM')).toBe(true);
+            expect(authService.isLoggedIn()).toBe(true);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('when the setting is BPM', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
             appConfigService.config.providers = 'BPM';
+            appConfigService.config.auth = { withCredentials: false };
             appConfigService.load();
             apiService.reset();
         });
@@ -321,6 +330,7 @@ describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
             appConfigService.config.providers = 'ECM';
+            appConfigService.config.auth = { withCredentials: false };
             appConfigService.load();
             apiService.reset();
         });
@@ -385,6 +395,7 @@ describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
             appConfigService.config.providers = 'ALL';
+            appConfigService.config.auth = { withCredentials: false };
             appConfigService.load();
             apiService.reset();
         });
diff --git a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
index c6a1f5a3b6..da9fe9c929 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ export class AuthenticationService {
      * @returns True if logged in, false otherwise
      */
     isLoggedIn(): boolean {
+        if (this.isKerberosConfigured()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (!this.isOauth() && this.cookie.isEnabled() && !this.isRememberMeSet()) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -224,6 +228,10 @@ export class AuthenticationService {
      * @returns True if logged in, false otherwise
      */
     isEcmLoggedIn(): boolean {
+        if (this.isKerberosConfigured()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (this.isECMProvider() || this.isALLProvider()) {
             if (!this.isOauth() && this.cookie.isEnabled() && !this.isRememberMeSet()) {
                 return false;
@@ -247,6 +255,10 @@ export class AuthenticationService {
         return false;
     }
 
+    isKerberosConfigured(): boolean {
+        return this.appConfig.get<boolean>(AppConfigValues.AUTH_WITH_CREDENTIALS, false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the ECM username.
      * @returns The ECM username