diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 4733ffa..0d3c7a9 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ DirectoryIndex index.php
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine on
 
+  # Make sure Authorization HTTP header is available to PHP
+  # even when running as CGI or FastCGI.
+  RewriteRule ^ - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
+
   # If your site can be accessed both with and without the 'www.' prefix, you
   # can use one of the following settings to redirect users to your preferred
   # URL, either WITH or WITHOUT the 'www.' prefix. Choose ONLY one option:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index eb30312..30fdea8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 Drupal 6.31-dev, xxxx-xx-xx (development release)
 ----------------------
+- Changed the default .htaccess file to support HTTP authorization in CGI
+  environments.
 
 Drupal 6.30, 2014-01-15
 ----------------------