diff --git a/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.h b/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.h
index c4a03c122..902d11b89 100644
--- a/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.h
+++ b/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 // YES if the Jitsi conference is intended to be an audio-only call
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL isAudioOnly;
 
+// Indicate the authentication supported by the Jitsi server if any otherwise nil if there is no authentication supported.
+@property (nonatomic, nullable) NSString *authenticationType;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.m b/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.m
index 469fe5c7b..655c48337 100644
--- a/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.m
+++ b/Riot/Managers/Widgets/JSONModels/JitsiWidgetData.m
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     BOOL isAudioOnly = NO;
     MXJSONModelSetBoolean(isAudioOnly, JSONDictionary[@"isAudioOnly"])
     
+    NSString *authenticationType;
+    MXJSONModelSetString(authenticationType, JSONDictionary[@"auth"]);
+    
     // Sanitiy check
     if (!conferenceId)
     {
@@ -39,17 +42,25 @@
     model.domain = domain;
     model.conferenceId = conferenceId;
     model.isAudioOnly = isAudioOnly;
+    model.authenticationType = authenticationType;
     
     return model;
 }
 
 - (NSDictionary *)JSONDictionary
 {
-    return @{
-             @"domain": _domain,
-             @"conferenceId": _conferenceId,
-             @"isAudioOnly": @(_isAudioOnly),
-             };
+    NSMutableDictionary *jsonDictionary = [@{
+        @"domain": _domain,
+        @"conferenceId": _conferenceId,
+        @"isAudioOnly": @(_isAudioOnly),
+    } mutableCopy];
+            
+    if (_authenticationType)
+    {
+        jsonDictionary[@"auth"] = _authenticationType;
+    }
+    
+    return jsonDictionary;
 }