diff --git a/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScalatraKernelProxy.scala b/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScalatraKernelProxy.scala
index e48375028..e23580ad3 100644
--- a/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScalatraKernelProxy.scala
+++ b/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScalatraKernelProxy.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class ScalatraKernelProxy {
   private var _session: () => HttpSession = _
   private var _params: () => collection.Map[String, String] = _
   private var _redirect: String => Unit = _
+  private var _request: () => HttpServletRequest = _
+  private var _response: () => HttpServletResponse = _
 
   def session = _session()
   private[auth] def session_=(sess: => HttpSession) = {
@@ -29,14 +31,22 @@ class ScalatraKernelProxy {
   def redirect(uri: String) = _redirect(uri)
   private[auth] def redirect_=(redirectFunction: String => Unit) = _redirect = redirectFunction
 
+  def request = _request()
+  def response = _response()
+  def request_=(req: => HttpServletRequest) = _request = () => req
+  def response_=(res: => HttpServletResponse) = _response = () => res
+
 }
 
 object ScalatraKernelProxy {
-  def apply(session: => HttpSession, params: => collection.Map[String, String], redirect: String => Unit) ={
+  def apply(session: => HttpSession, params: => collection.Map[String, String], redirect: String => Unit,
+            request: => HttpServletRequest, response: => HttpServletResponse ) ={
     val ctxt = new ScalatraKernelProxy
     ctxt.session = session
     ctxt.params = params
     ctxt.redirect_=(redirect)
+    ctxt.response = response
+    ctxt.request = request
     ctxt
   }
 
diff --git a/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySupport.scala b/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySupport.scala
index 86a05baff..e2fea51e8 100644
--- a/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySupport.scala
+++ b/scentry/src/main/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySupport.scala
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ trait ScentrySupport[TypeForUser <: AnyRef] extends Handler with Initializable {
   }
 
   abstract override def handle(servletRequest: HttpServletRequest, servletResponse: HttpServletResponse) = {
-    val app = ScalatraKernelProxy(session, params, redirect _)
+    val app = ScalatraKernelProxy(session, params, redirect _, request, response)
     _scentry.withValue(new Scentry[UserType](app, toSession, fromSession)) {
       registerStrategiesFromConfig
       registerAuthStrategies
diff --git a/scentry/src/test/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySpec.scala b/scentry/src/test/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySpec.scala
index 3b4d7e644..b336fa9d7 100644
--- a/scentry/src/test/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySpec.scala
+++ b/scentry/src/test/scala/org/scalatra/auth/ScentrySpec.scala
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import org.specs._
 import mock.Mockito
 import org.mockito.Matchers._
 import runner.{ScalaTest, JUnit}
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession
-
-
+import javax.servlet.http.{HttpServletResponse, HttpServletRequest, HttpSession}
 
 object ScentrySpec extends Specification with Mockito with JUnit with ScalaTest {
   detailedDiffs
@@ -18,7 +16,12 @@ object ScentrySpec extends Specification with Mockito with JUnit with ScalaTest
     session.getAttribute(Scentry.scentryAuthKey) returns "6789"
     var invalidateCalled = false
     session.invalidate answers { _ => invalidateCalled = true }
-    val context = ScalatraKernelProxy(session, smartMock[scala.collection.Map[String, String]], s => "redirected to: " + s)
+    val context = ScalatraKernelProxy(
+      session,
+      smartMock[scala.collection.Map[String, String]],
+      s => "redirected to: " + s,
+      smartMock[HttpServletRequest],
+      smartMock[HttpServletResponse])
     val theScentry = new Scentry[User](context, { case User(id) => id }, { case s: String => User(s)})
     var beforeFetchCalled = false
     var afterFetchCalled = false