diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/HttpSolrClientFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/HttpSolrClientFactory.java
index ca9cda29f..4dfe82ed6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/HttpSolrClientFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/HttpSolrClientFactory.java
@@ -18,14 +18,20 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
 import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
+import org.apache.http.auth.params.AuthPNames;
 import org.apache.http.client.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.SolrClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClient;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.CloudSolrClient;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.LBHttpSolrClient;
 import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
  * The {@link HttpSolrClientFactory} replaces HttpSolrServerFactory from version 1.x and configures an
  * {@link HttpSolrClient} to work with the provided core. If provided Credentials eg. (@link
@@ -67,11 +73,22 @@ private void appendAuthentication(Credentials credentials, String authPolicy, So
 
 			HttpSolrClient httpSolrClient = (HttpSolrClient) solrClient;
 
-			if (credentials != null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(authPolicy)
-					&& assertHttpClientInstance(httpSolrClient.getHttpClient())) {
+			if (credentials != null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(authPolicy) && assertHttpClientInstance(
+					httpSolrClient.getHttpClient())) {
 
 				HttpClient httpClient = httpSolrClient.getHttpClient();
+				DirectFieldAccessor df = new DirectFieldAccessor(httpClient);
+				CredentialsProvider provider = (CredentialsProvider) df.getPropertyValue("credentialsProvider");
+
+				provider.setCredentials(new AuthScope(AuthScope.ANY), credentials);
+			}
+		} else if (isCloudSolrClient(solrClient)) {
+
+			CloudSolrClient cloudSolrClient = (CloudSolrClient) solrClient;
+			if (credentials != null && StringUtils.isNotBlank(authPolicy) && assertHttpClientInstance(
+					cloudSolrClient.getHttpClient())) {
 
+				HttpClient httpClient = cloudSolrClient.getHttpClient();
 				DirectFieldAccessor df = new DirectFieldAccessor(httpClient);
 				CredentialsProvider provider = (CredentialsProvider) df.getPropertyValue("credentialsProvider");
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/SolrClientFactoryBase.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/SolrClientFactoryBase.java
index 8ffe2a065..b02b1acc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/SolrClientFactoryBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/solr/server/support/SolrClientFactoryBase.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.solr.server.support;
 
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.SolrClient;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.CloudSolrClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClient;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.data.solr.server.SolrClientFactory;
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ protected final boolean isHttpSolrClient(SolrClient solrClient) {
 		return (solrClient instanceof HttpSolrClient);
 	}
 
+	protected final boolean isCloudSolrClient(SolrClient solrClient) {
+		return (solrClient instanceof CloudSolrClient);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public SolrClient getSolrClient() {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/solr/HttpSolrClientFactoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/solr/HttpSolrClientFactoryTests.java
index 77a49a0c7..d7adc4653 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/solr/HttpSolrClientFactoryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/solr/HttpSolrClientFactoryTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.http.client.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.SolrClient;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.CloudSolrClient;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClient;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -35,39 +36,37 @@
 public class HttpSolrClientFactoryTests {
 
 	private static final String URL = "https://solr.server.url";
+	private static final String ZK = "localhost:9983";
 	private SolrClient solrClient;
+	private CloudSolrClient cloudSolrClient;
 
-	@Before
-	public void setUp() {
+	@Before public void setUp() {
 		solrClient = new HttpSolrClient.Builder().withBaseSolrUrl(URL).build();
+		cloudSolrClient = new CloudSolrClient.Builder().withZkHost(ZK).build();
 	}
 
-	@After
-	public void tearDown() {
+	@After public void tearDown() {
 		solrClient = null;
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testInitFactory() {
+	@Test public void testInitFactory() {
 		HttpSolrClientFactory factory = new HttpSolrClientFactory(solrClient);
 		assertThat(factory.getSolrClient()).isEqualTo(solrClient);
 		assertThat(((HttpSolrClient) factory.getSolrClient()).getBaseURL()).isEqualTo(URL);
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void testInitFactoryWithNullServer() {
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class) public void testInitFactoryWithNullServer() {
 		new HttpSolrClientFactory(null);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testInitFactoryWithAuthentication() {
+	@Test public void testInitFactoryWithAuthentication() {
 		HttpSolrClientFactory factory = new HttpSolrClientFactory(solrClient,
 				new UsernamePasswordCredentials("username", "password"), "BASIC");
 
 		HttpClient solrHttpClient = ((HttpSolrClient) factory.getSolrClient()).getHttpClient();
 
-		CredentialsProvider provider = (CredentialsProvider) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(solrHttpClient,
-				"credentialsProvider");
+		CredentialsProvider provider = (CredentialsProvider) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(solrHttpClient, "credentialsProvider");
 
 		assertThat(provider.getCredentials(AuthScope.ANY)).isNotNull();
 
@@ -78,8 +77,25 @@ public void testInitFactoryWithAuthentication() {
 				.isEqualTo("password");
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void testInitFactoryWithoutAuthenticationSchema() {
+	@Test public void testInitCloudFactoryWithAuthentication() {
+		HttpSolrClientFactory factory = new HttpSolrClientFactory(cloudSolrClient,
+				new UsernamePasswordCredentials("username", "password"), "BASIC");
+
+		HttpClient solrCloudClient = ((CloudSolrClient) factory.getSolrClient()).getHttpClient();
+
+		CredentialsProvider provider = (CredentialsProvider) ReflectionTestUtils
+				.getField(solrCloudClient, "credentialsProvider");
+
+		assertThat(provider.getCredentials(AuthScope.ANY)).isNotNull();
+
+		assertThat(((UsernamePasswordCredentials) provider.getCredentials(AuthScope.ANY)).getUserName())
+				.isEqualTo("username");
+
+		assertThat(((UsernamePasswordCredentials) provider.getCredentials(AuthScope.ANY)).getPassword())
+				.isEqualTo("password");
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class) public void testInitFactoryWithoutAuthenticationSchema() {
 		new HttpSolrClientFactory(solrClient, new UsernamePasswordCredentials("username", "password"), "");
 	}