diff --git a/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon.go b/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon.go
index e1bfdc6e..dd33fcd4 100644
--- a/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon.go
+++ b/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon.go
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ func DefaultHTTPTransportSettings() HTTPTransportSettings {
 // Unpack reads a config object into the settings.
 func (settings *HTTPTransportSettings) Unpack(cfg *config.C) error {
 	tmp := struct {
-		TLS             *tlscommon.Config `config:"ssl"`
-		Timeout         time.Duration     `config:"timeout"`
-		IdleConnTimeout time.Duration     `config:"idle_connection_timeout"`
+		TLS             *tlscommon.Config  `config:"ssl"`
+		Timeout         time.Duration      `config:"timeout"`
+		IdleConnTimeout time.Duration      `config:"idle_connection_timeout"`
+		Auth            *HTTPAuthorization `config:"auth"`
 	}{
 		Timeout:         settings.Timeout,
 		IdleConnTimeout: settings.IdleConnTimeout,
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ func (settings *HTTPTransportSettings) Unpack(cfg *config.C) error {
 
 	*settings = HTTPTransportSettings{
 		TLS:             tmp.TLS,
+		Auth:            tmp.Auth,
 		Timeout:         tmp.Timeout,
 		Proxy:           proxy,
 		IdleConnTimeout: tmp.IdleConnTimeout,
diff --git a/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon_test.go b/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon_test.go
index 54c598bc..50dbd88e 100644
--- a/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon_test.go
+++ b/transport/httpcommon/httpcommon_test.go
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ ssl:
 				Timeout:         5 * time.Second,
 			},
 		},
+		"includes auth": {
+			input: `
+auth:
+  api_key: test-key
+timeout: 5s
+`,
+			expected: HTTPTransportSettings{
+				Auth: &HTTPAuthorization{
+					APIKey: "test-key",
+				},
+				Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {