diff --git a/integration/spring-security/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java b/integration/spring-security/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
index cf5f373fcf..67b950bb7b 100644
--- a/integration/spring-security/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
+++ b/integration/spring-security/src/main/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
@@ -144,17 +144,29 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter extends AbstractAuthenticati
         return authValue != null && authValue.startsWith("Bearer");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the request was made with a Basic authentication authorization header.
+     *
+     * @param request the current <code>HttpServletRequest</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>request</code> was made with a Basic authentication authorization header;
+     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
+     */
+    protected boolean isBasicAuthRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        String authValue = request.getHeader(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER);
+        return authValue != null && authValue.startsWith("Basic");
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void successfulAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain,
             Authentication authResult) throws IOException, ServletException {
 
-        if (!this.isBearerTokenRequest(request)) {
+        if (!(this.isBearerTokenRequest(request) || this.isBasicAuthRequest(request))) {
             super.successfulAuthentication(request, response, chain, authResult);
             return;
         }
 
         if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            log.debug("Authentication success using bearer token. Updating SecurityContextHolder to contain: {}", authResult);
+            log.debug("Authentication success using bearer token/basic authentication. Updating SecurityContextHolder to contain: {}", authResult);
         }
 
         SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(authResult);
@@ -181,6 +193,11 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter extends AbstractAuthenticati
             response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unable to authenticate bearer token");
             return;
         }
+        else if (this.isBasicAuthRequest(request)) {
+            SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
+            response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Unable to authenticate with basic authentication");
+            return;
+        }
 
         super.unsuccessfulAuthentication(request, response, failed);
     }
diff --git a/integration/spring-security/src/test/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest.java b/integration/spring-security/src/test/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest.java
index 45420339db..034e212001 100644
--- a/integration/spring-security/src/test/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest.java
+++ b/integration/spring-security/src/test/java/org/keycloak/adapters/springsecurity/filter/KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest.java
@@ -94,10 +94,17 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest {
     @Test
     public void testIsBearerTokenRequest() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(filter.isBearerTokenRequest(request));
-        this.setAuthHeader(request);
+        this.setBearerAuthHeader(request);
         assertTrue(filter.isBearerTokenRequest(request));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsBasicAuthRequest() throws Exception {
+        assertFalse(filter.isBasicAuthRequest(request));
+        this.setBasicAuthHeader(request);
+        assertTrue(filter.isBasicAuthRequest(request));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSuccessfulAuthenticationInteractive() throws Exception {
         Authentication authentication = new KeycloakAuthenticationToken(keycloakAccount, authorities);
@@ -110,7 +117,18 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest {
     @Test
     public void testSuccessfulAuthenticationBearer() throws Exception {
         Authentication authentication = new KeycloakAuthenticationToken(keycloakAccount, authorities);
-        this.setAuthHeader(request);
+        this.setBearerAuthHeader(request);
+        filter.successfulAuthentication(request, response, chain, authentication);
+
+        verify(chain).doFilter(eq(request), eq(response));
+        verify(successHandler, never()).onAuthenticationSuccess(any(HttpServletRequest.class), any(HttpServletResponse.class),
+                any(Authentication.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSuccessfulAuthenticationBasicAuth() throws Exception {
+        Authentication authentication = new KeycloakAuthenticationToken(keycloakAccount, authorities);
+        this.setBasicAuthHeader(request);
         filter.successfulAuthentication(request, response, chain, authentication);
 
         verify(chain).doFilter(eq(request), eq(response));
@@ -128,7 +146,17 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest {
     @Test
     public void testUnsuccessfulAuthenticatioBearer() throws Exception {
         AuthenticationException exception = new BadCredentialsException("OOPS");
-        this.setAuthHeader(request);
+        this.setBearerAuthHeader(request);
+        filter.unsuccessfulAuthentication(request, response, exception);
+        verify(response).sendError(eq(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN), anyString());
+        verify(failureHandler, never()).onAuthenticationFailure(any(HttpServletRequest.class), any(HttpServletResponse.class),
+                any(AuthenticationException.class));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnsuccessfulAuthenticatioBasicAuth() throws Exception {
+        AuthenticationException exception = new BadCredentialsException("OOPS");
+        this.setBasicAuthHeader(request);
         filter.unsuccessfulAuthentication(request, response, exception);
         verify(response).sendError(eq(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN), anyString());
         verify(failureHandler, never()).onAuthenticationFailure(any(HttpServletRequest.class), any(HttpServletResponse.class),
@@ -145,8 +173,12 @@ public class KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilterTest {
         filter.setContinueChainBeforeSuccessfulAuthentication(true);
     }
 
-    private void setAuthHeader(MockHttpServletRequest request) {
+    private void setBearerAuthHeader(MockHttpServletRequest request) {
         request.addHeader(KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, "Bearer " + UUID.randomUUID().toString());
     }
 
+    private void setBasicAuthHeader(MockHttpServletRequest request) {
+        request.addHeader(KeycloakAuthenticationProcessingFilter.AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, "Basic " + UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+    }
+
 }