diff --git a/rest_hooks/migrations/0001_initial.py b/rest_hooks/migrations/0001_initial.py
index d21317a..0ac085d 100644
--- a/rest_hooks/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/rest_hooks/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('event', models.CharField(max_length=64, verbose_name=b'Event', db_index=True)),
                 ('target', models.URLField(max_length=255, verbose_name=b'Target URL')),
                 ('user', models.ForeignKey(related_name='hooks', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+                ('authorization', models.CharField(max_length=200, verbose_name=b'Authorization', null=True, blank=True)),
+
             ],
             options={
             },
diff --git a/rest_hooks/models.py b/rest_hooks/models.py
index df88720..195d12a 100644
--- a/rest_hooks/models.py
+++ b/rest_hooks/models.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class Hook(models.Model):
                                       db_index=True,
                                       choices=[(e, e) for e in HOOK_EVENTS.keys()])
     target = models.URLField('Target URL', max_length=255)
+    authorization = models.CharField('Authorization', max_length=200,
+                                     null=True, blank=True)
 
     def dict(self):
         return {
@@ -87,10 +89,13 @@ def deliver_hook(self, instance, payload_override=None):
             deliverer = get_module(settings.HOOK_DELIVERER)
             deliverer(self.target, payload, instance=instance, hook=self)
         else:
+            headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+            if self.authorization is not None:
+                headers["Authorization"] = self.authorization
             client.post(
                 url=self.target,
                 data=json.dumps(payload, cls=serializers.json.DjangoJSONEncoder),
-                headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+                headers=headers
             )
 
         signals.hook_sent_event.send_robust(sender=self.__class__, payload=payload, instance=instance, hook=self)
diff --git a/rest_hooks/south_migrations/0001_initial.py b/rest_hooks/south_migrations/0001_initial.py
index cfcc7c9..8d890b0 100644
--- a/rest_hooks/south_migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/rest_hooks/south_migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def forwards(self, orm):
             ('user', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(related_name='hooks', to=orm['auth.User'])),
             ('event', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=64, db_index=True)),
             ('target', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.URLField')(max_length=255)),
+            ('authorization', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=200, blank=True, null=True)),
         ))
         db.send_create_signal('rest_hooks', ['Hook'])
 
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@ def backwards(self, orm):
             'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
             'target': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
             'updated': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
-            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'related_name': "'hooks'", 'to': "orm['auth.User']"})
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'related_name': "'hooks'", 'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'authorization': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '200', 'blank': 'True', 'null': 'True'})
         }
     }
 
-    complete_apps = ['rest_hooks']
\ No newline at end of file
+    complete_apps = ['rest_hooks']
diff --git a/rest_hooks/tasks.py b/rest_hooks/tasks.py
index cb84e61..ba332f7 100644
--- a/rest_hooks/tasks.py
+++ b/rest_hooks/tasks.py
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
 
 
 class DeliverHook(Task):
-    def run(self, target, payload, instance=None, hook_id=None, **kwargs):
+    def run(self, target, payload, instance=None, hook_id=None,
+            authorization=None, **kwargs):
         """
         target:     the url to receive the payload.
         payload:    a python primitive data structure
         instance:   a possibly null "trigger" instance
         hook:       the defining Hook object (useful for removing)
         """
+        headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+        if authorization is not None:
+            headers["Authorization"] = authorization
         response = requests.post(
             url=target,
             data=json.dumps(payload, cls=DjangoJSONEncoder),
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ def run(self, target, payload, instance=None, hook_id=None, **kwargs):
 
         # would be nice to log this, at least for a little while...
 
+
 def deliver_hook_wrapper(target, payload, instance=None, hook=None, **kwargs):
     if hook:
         kwargs['hook_id'] = hook.id
diff --git a/rest_hooks/tests.py b/rest_hooks/tests.py
index a1ac0df..bcea697 100644
--- a/rest_hooks/tests.py
+++ b/rest_hooks/tests.py
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ def make_hook(self, event, target):
             target=target
         )
 
+    def make_hook_with_auth(self, event, target, authorization):
+        return Hook.objects.create(
+            user=self.user,
+            event=event,
+            target=target,
+            authorization=authorization
+        )
+
     #############
     ### TESTS ###
     #############
@@ -100,6 +108,24 @@ def perform_create_request_cycle(self, method_mock):
 
         return hook, comment, json.loads(method_mock.call_args_list[0][1]['data'])
 
+    @patch('requests.post', autospec=True)
+    def perform_create_request_cycle_authorized(self, method_mock):
+        method_mock.return_value = None
+
+        target = 'http://example.com/perform_create_request_cycle'
+        auth = 'Token 0639e26b-a9df-4fb7-9c40-10d7f62e6e06'
+        hook = self.make_hook_with_auth('comment.added', target, auth)
+
+        comment = Comment.objects.create(
+            site=self.site,
+            content_object=self.user,
+            user=self.user,
+            comment='Hello world!'
+        )
+        # time.sleep(1) # should change a setting to turn off async
+
+        return hook, comment, json.loads(method_mock.call_args_list[0][1]['data'])
+
     def test_simple_comment_hook(self):
         """
         Uses the default serializer.
@@ -114,6 +140,20 @@ def test_simple_comment_hook(self):
         self.assertEquals('Hello world!', payload['data']['fields']['comment'])
         self.assertEquals(comment.user.id, payload['data']['fields']['user'])
 
+    def test_simple_comment_hook_authorized(self):
+        """
+        Uses the default serializer.
+        """
+        hook, comment, payload = self.perform_create_request_cycle_authorized()
+
+        self.assertEquals(hook.id, payload['hook']['id'])
+        self.assertEquals('comment.added', payload['hook']['event'])
+        self.assertEquals(hook.target, payload['hook']['target'])
+
+        self.assertEquals(comment.id, payload['data']['pk'])
+        self.assertEquals('Hello world!', payload['data']['fields']['comment'])
+        self.assertEquals(comment.user.id, payload['data']['fields']['user'])
+
     def test_comment_hook_serializer_method(self):
         """
         Use custom serialize_hook on the Comment model.