diff --git a/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_proxy_manager.md b/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_proxy_manager.md
index a4f689ab1d..53c001ef05 100644
--- a/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_proxy_manager.md
+++ b/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_proxy_manager.md
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ location / {
     proxy_set_header X-authentik-email $authentik_email;
     proxy_set_header X-authentik-name $authentik_name;
     proxy_set_header X-authentik-uid $authentik_uid;
+
+    # This section should be uncommented when the "Send HTTP Basic authentication" option
+    # is enabled in the proxy provider
+    # auth_request_set $authentik_auth $upstream_http_authorization;
+    # proxy_set_header Authorization $authentik_auth;
 }
 
 # all requests to /outpost.goauthentik.io must be accessible without authentication
diff --git a/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_standalone.md b/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_standalone.md
index 338a84b8ff..3519f4a4c2 100644
--- a/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_standalone.md
+++ b/website/docs/providers/proxy/_nginx_standalone.md
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-authentik-email $authentik_email;
         proxy_set_header X-authentik-name $authentik_name;
         proxy_set_header X-authentik-uid $authentik_uid;
+
+        # This section should be uncommented when the "Send HTTP Basic authentication" option
+        # is enabled in the proxy provider
+        # auth_request_set $authentik_auth $upstream_http_authorization;
+        # proxy_set_header Authorization $authentik_auth;
     }
 
     # all requests to /outpost.goauthentik.io must be accessible without authentication