diff --git a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/ContainerAuthFilter.java b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/ContainerAuthFilter.java
index 07893ba7ea..7d261c8f17 100644
--- a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/ContainerAuthFilter.java
+++ b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/ContainerAuthFilter.java
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ package com.google.gerrit.httpd;
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.firstNonNull;
 import static com.google.common.base.Strings.emptyToNull;
 import static com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION;
+import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.lfs.LfsDefinitions.CONTENTTYPE_VND_GIT_LFS_JSON;
+import static com.google.gerrit.httpd.GerritAuthModule.NOT_AUTHORIZED_LFS_URL_REGEX;
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN;
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
 import com.google.gerrit.httpd.restapi.RestApiServlet;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.AccessPath;
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import javax.servlet.Filter;
 import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
 import javax.servlet.FilterConfig;
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
  */
 @Singleton
 class ContainerAuthFilter implements Filter {
+  private static final String LFS_AUTH_PREFIX = "Ssh: ";
+  private static final Pattern LFS_ENDPOINT = Pattern.compile(NOT_AUTHORIZED_LFS_URL_REGEX);
+
   private final DynamicItem<WebSession> session;
   private final AccountCache accountCache;
   private final Config config;
@@ -92,6 +99,11 @@ class ContainerAuthFilter implements Filter {
   private boolean verify(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse rsp) throws IOException {
     String username = RemoteUserUtil.getRemoteUser(req, loginHttpHeader);
     if (username == null) {
+      if (isLfsOverSshRequest(req)) {
+        // LFS-over-SSH auth request cannot be authorized by container
+        // therefore let it go through the filter
+        return true;
+      }
       rsp.sendError(SC_FORBIDDEN);
       return false;
     }
@@ -109,4 +121,12 @@ class ContainerAuthFilter implements Filter {
     ws.setAccessPathOk(AccessPath.REST_API, true);
     return true;
   }
+
+  private static boolean isLfsOverSshRequest(HttpServletRequest req) {
+    String hdr = req.getHeader(AUTHORIZATION);
+    return CONTENTTYPE_VND_GIT_LFS_JSON.equals(req.getContentType())
+        && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(hdr)
+        && hdr.startsWith(LFS_AUTH_PREFIX)
+        && LFS_ENDPOINT.matcher(req.getRequestURI()).matches();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/GerritAuthModule.java b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/GerritAuthModule.java
index c0ef207194..253c220774 100644
--- a/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/GerritAuthModule.java
+++ b/gerrit-httpd/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/httpd/GerritAuthModule.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import javax.servlet.Filter;
 
 /** Configures filter for authenticating REST requests. */
 public class GerritAuthModule extends ServletModule {
-  private static final String NOT_AUTHORIZED_LFS_URL_REGEX = "^(?:(?!/a/))" + LFS_URL_WO_AUTH_REGEX;
+  static final String NOT_AUTHORIZED_LFS_URL_REGEX = "^(?:(?!/a/))" + LFS_URL_WO_AUTH_REGEX;
   private final AuthConfig authConfig;
 
   @Inject