diff --git a/src/server/fetch.ts b/src/server/fetch.ts
index 0f724c3323..5027641cab 100644
--- a/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ async function sendRequest(context: BrowserContext, url: URL, options: http.Requ
           return;
         }
       }
+      if (response.statusCode === 401 && !options.headers!['authorization']) {
+        const auth = response.headers['www-authenticate'];
+        const credentials = context._options.httpCredentials;
+        if (auth?.trim().startsWith('Basic ') && credentials) {
+          const {username, password} = credentials;
+          const encoded = Buffer.from(`${username || ''}:${password || ''}`).toString('base64');
+          options.headers!['authorization'] = `Basic ${encoded}`;
+          fulfill(sendRequest(context, url, options, postData));
+          request.abort();
+          return;
+        }
+      }
       const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
       response.on('data', chunk => chunks.push(chunk));
       response.on('end', () => {
diff --git a/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
index d97dcf4cee..55fe552a51 100644
--- a/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,26 @@ it('should work with http credentials', async ({context, server}) => {
   expect(request.url).toBe('/empty.html');
 });
 
+it('should work with setHTTPCredentials', async ({context, browser, server}) => {
+  server.setAuth('/empty.html', 'user', 'pass');
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const response1 = await context._fetch(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(response1.status()).toBe(401);
+
+  await context.setHTTPCredentials({ username: 'user', password: 'pass' });
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const response2 = await context._fetch(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(response2.status()).toBe(200);
+});
+
+it('should return error with wrong credentials', async ({context, browser, server}) => {
+  server.setAuth('/empty.html', 'user', 'pass');
+  await context.setHTTPCredentials({ username: 'user', password: 'wrong' });
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  const response2 = await context._fetch(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(response2.status()).toBe(401);
+});
+
 it('should support post data', async ({context, server}) => {
   const [request, response] = await Promise.all([
     server.waitForRequest('/simple.json'),