diff --git a/internal/proxy/oauthproxy.go b/internal/proxy/oauthproxy.go
index 6b0463ac..a4e30e07 100755
--- a/internal/proxy/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/oauthproxy.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type OAuthProxy struct {
 	skipAuthPreflight bool
 	templates         *template.Template
 
+	PassAccessToken bool
+
 	StatsdClient *statsd.Client
 
 	mux         map[string]*route
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ func NewOAuthProxy(opts *Options, optFuncs ...func(*OAuthProxy) error) (*OAuthPr
 		redirectURL:       &url.URL{Path: "/oauth2/callback"},
 		skipAuthPreflight: opts.SkipAuthPreflight,
 		templates:         getTemplates(),
+		PassAccessToken:   opts.PassAccessToken,
 	}
 
 	for _, optFunc := range optFuncs {
@@ -1037,6 +1040,11 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) Authenticate(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (er
 	}
 
 	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-User", session.User)
+
+	if p.PassAccessToken && session.AccessToken != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Access-Token", session.AccessToken)
+	}
+
 	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Email", session.Email)
 	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Groups", strings.Join(session.Groups, ","))
 
diff --git a/internal/proxy/oauthproxy_test.go b/internal/proxy/oauthproxy_test.go
index f97aad5a..8824af0e 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/oauthproxy_test.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/oauthproxy_test.go
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ func TestHeadersSentToUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
 	opts.ClientSecret = "foobar"
 	opts.CookieSecret = testEncodedCookieSecret
 	opts.CookieSecure = false
+	opts.PassAccessToken = true
 	opts.upstreamConfigs = generateTestUpstreamConfigs(upstream.URL)
 	opts.Validate()
 	providerURL, _ := url.Parse("http://sso-auth.example.com/")
@@ -1007,6 +1008,7 @@ func TestHeadersSentToUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
 	state := testSession()
 	state.Email = "foo@example.com"
 	state.User = "foo"
+	state.AccessToken = "SupErSensItiveAccesSToken"
 	state.Groups = []string{"fooGroup"}
 	proxy, _ := NewOAuthProxy(opts, testValidatorFunc(true))
 
@@ -1041,10 +1043,11 @@ func TestHeadersSentToUpstreams(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			expectedHeaders := map[string]string{
-				"X-Forwarded-Email":  "foo@example.com",
-				"X-Forwarded-User":   "foo",
-				"X-Forwarded-Groups": "fooGroup",
-				"Cookie":             tc.expectedCookieHeader,
+				"X-Forwarded-Email":        "foo@example.com",
+				"X-Forwarded-User":         "foo",
+				"X-Forwarded-Groups":       "fooGroup",
+				"X-Forwarded-Access-Token": "SupErSensItiveAccesSToken",
+				"Cookie":                   tc.expectedCookieHeader,
 			}
 
 			for key, val := range expectedHeaders {
diff --git a/internal/proxy/options.go b/internal/proxy/options.go
index 7ec0bee9..52865819 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/options.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/options.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 // CookieExpire - expire timeframe for cookie
 // CookieSecure - set secure (HTTPS) cookie flag
 // CookieHTTPOnly - set HttpOnly cookie flag
+// PassAccessToken - send access token in the http headers
 // Provider - OAuth provider
 // Scope - OAuth scope specification
 // SessionLifetimeTTL - time to live for a session lifetime
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	CookieSecure   bool          `envconfig:"COOKIE_SECURE" default:"true"`
 	CookieHTTPOnly bool          `envconfig:"COOKIE_HTTP_ONLY"`
 
+	PassAccessToken bool `envconfig:"PASS_ACCESS_TOKEN" default:"false"`
+
 	// These options allow for other providers besides Google, with potential overrides.
 	Provider string `envconfig:"PROVIDER" default:"google"`
 	Scope    string `envconfig:"SCOPE"`
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ func NewOptions() *Options {
 		SkipAuthPreflight:      false,
 		RequestLogging:         true,
 		DefaultUpstreamTimeout: time.Duration(1) * time.Second,
+		PassAccessToken:        false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/proxy/options_test.go b/internal/proxy/options_test.go
index fdce6899..5cc2d275 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/options_test.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/options_test.go
@@ -183,3 +183,11 @@ func TestValidateCookieBadName(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.Equal(t, err.Error(), "Invalid configuration:\n"+
 		fmt.Sprintf("  invalid cookie name: %q", o.CookieName))
 }
+
+func TestPassAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
+	o := testOptions()
+	testutil.Equal(t, false, o.PassAccessToken)
+	o.PassAccessToken = true
+	testutil.Equal(t, nil, o.Validate())
+	testutil.Equal(t, true, o.PassAccessToken)
+}