diff --git a/python/core/core.sip b/python/core/core.sip
index 4e88e1f22284..20b6885d3e3c 100644
--- a/python/core/core.sip
+++ b/python/core/core.sip
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 %Include qgsvectorlayer.sip
 %Include qgsvectorlayerimport.sip
 %Include qgsvectoroverlay.sip
+%Include qgscredentials.sip
 
 %Include qgsnetworkaccessmanager.sip
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgscredentials.sip b/python/core/qgscredentials.sip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e48c0c3cd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/core/qgscredentials.sip
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+class QgsCredentials
+{
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include <qgscredentials.h>
+%End
+  public:
+    //! virtual destructor
+    virtual ~QgsCredentials();
+
+    bool get( QString realm, QString &username, QString &password, QString message = QString::null );
+    void put( QString realm, QString username, QString password );
+
+    //! retrieves instance
+    static QgsCredentials *instance();
+
+  protected:
+    //! request a password
+    virtual bool request( QString realm, QString &username, QString &password, QString message = QString::null ) = 0;
+
+    //! register instance
+    void setInstance( QgsCredentials *theInstance );
+};
+
+
+class QgsCredentialsConsole : QObject, QgsCredentials
+{
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include <qgscredentials.h>
+%End
+
+  public:
+    QgsCredentialsConsole();
+
+  signals:
+    //! signals that object will be destroyed and shouldn't be used anymore
+    void destroyed();
+
+  protected:
+    virtual bool request( QString realm, QString &username, QString &password, QString message = QString::null );
+};