diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.html
index 412b73eb5e..21bf6493d8 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.html
@@ -384,10 +384,12 @@ limitations under the License.
               disabled="[[!_computeAddEmailButtonEnabled(_newEmail, _addingEmail)]]"
               on-tap="_handleAddEmailButton">Send verification</gr-button>
         </fieldset>
-        <h2 id="HTTPCredentials">HTTP Credentials</h2>
-        <fieldset>
-          <gr-http-password id="httpPass"></gr-http-password>
-        </fieldset>
+        <div hidden$="[[!_showHttpAuth(_serverConfig)]]">
+          <h2 id="HTTPCredentials">HTTP Credentials</h2>
+          <fieldset>
+            <gr-http-password id="httpPass"></gr-http-password>
+          </fieldset>
+        </div>
         <div hidden$="[[!_serverConfig.sshd]]">
           <h2
               id="SSHKeys"
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.js
index 706b1ac7db..f523034230 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view.js
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 
   const RELOAD_MESSAGE = 'Reloading...';
 
+  const HTTP_AUTH = [
+    'HTTP',
+    'HTTP_LDAP',
+  ];
+
   Polymer({
     is: 'gr-settings-view',
 
@@ -413,5 +418,15 @@
         window.location.reload();
       }, 1);
     },
+
+    _showHttpAuth(config) {
+      if (config && config.auth &&
+          config.auth.git_basic_auth_policy) {
+        return HTTP_AUTH.includes(
+            config.auth.git_basic_auth_policy.toUpperCase());
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view_test.html
index a51d310802..506c6af25b 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/settings/gr-settings-view/gr-settings-view_test.html
@@ -407,6 +407,46 @@ limitations under the License.
       assert.isTrue(overlayOpen.called);
     });
 
+    test('_showHttpAuth', () => {
+      let serverConfig;
+
+      serverConfig = {
+        auth: {
+          git_basic_auth_policy: 'HTTP',
+        },
+      };
+
+      assert.isTrue(element._showHttpAuth(serverConfig));
+
+      serverConfig = {
+        auth: {
+          git_basic_auth_policy: 'HTTP_LDAP',
+        },
+      };
+
+      assert.isTrue(element._showHttpAuth(serverConfig));
+
+      serverConfig = {
+        auth: {
+          git_basic_auth_policy: 'LDAP',
+        },
+      };
+
+      assert.isFalse(element._showHttpAuth(serverConfig));
+
+      serverConfig = {
+        auth: {
+          git_basic_auth_policy: 'OAUTH',
+        },
+      };
+
+      assert.isFalse(element._showHttpAuth(serverConfig));
+
+      serverConfig = {};
+
+      assert.isFalse(element._showHttpAuth(serverConfig));
+    });
+
     suite('_getFilterDocsLink', () => {
       test('with http: docs base URL', () => {
         const base = 'http://example.com/';