diff --git a/src/containers/App/Content.tsx b/src/containers/App/Content.tsx
index 7c4ea4cc36..3003cf0c6d 100644
--- a/src/containers/App/Content.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/App/Content.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import type {RedirectProps} from 'react-router-dom';
-import {Redirect, Route, Switch} from 'react-router-dom';
+import {Redirect, Route, Switch, useLocation} from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import {AccessDenied} from '../../components/Errors/403';
 import {PageError} from '../../components/Errors/PageError/PageError';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {LoaderWrapper} from '../../components/LoaderWrapper/LoaderWrapper';
 import {useSlots} from '../../components/slots';
 import type {SlotMap} from '../../components/slots/SlotMap';
 import type {SlotComponent} from '../../components/slots/types';
-import routes from '../../routes';
+import routes, {checkIsClustersPage} from '../../routes';
 import type {RootState} from '../../store';
 import {authenticationApi} from '../../store/reducers/authentication/authentication';
 import {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     useClusterWithoutAuthInUI,
     useMetaCapabilitiesLoaded,
     useMetaCapabilitiesQuery,
+    useMetaLoginAvailable,
 } from '../../store/reducers/capabilities/hooks';
 import {nodesListApi} from '../../store/reducers/nodesList';
 import {uiFactory} from '../../uiFactory/uiFactory';
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ export function Content(props: ContentProps) {
                               exact: true,
                               component: Clusters,
                               slot: ClustersSlot,
-                              wrapper: GetMetaCapabilities,
+                              wrapper: ClustersDataWrapper,
                           })}
                     {/* Single cluster routes */}
                     {routesSlots.map((route) => {
@@ -191,9 +192,34 @@ function DataWrapper({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
     );
 }
 
-function GetUser({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+function ClustersDataWrapper({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+    return (
+        <GetMetaCapabilities>
+            <GetMetaUser>{children}</GetMetaUser>
+        </GetMetaCapabilities>
+    );
+}
+
+function GetMetaUser({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
+    const location = useLocation();
+
+    const isClustersPage = checkIsClustersPage(location.pathname);
+
+    const isMetaLoginAvailable = useMetaLoginAvailable();
+
+    if (isClustersPage && isMetaLoginAvailable) {
+        return <GetUser useMeta>{children}</GetUser>;
+    }
+    return children;
+}
+
+function GetUser({children, useMeta}: {children: React.ReactNode; useMeta?: boolean}) {
     const database = useDatabaseFromQuery();
-    const {isLoading, error} = authenticationApi.useWhoamiQuery({database});
+
+    const {isLoading, error} = authenticationApi.useWhoamiQuery({
+        database,
+        useMeta,
+    });
     const {appTitle} = useAppTitle();
 
     const errorProps = error ? {...uiFactory.clusterOrDatabaseAccessError} : undefined;
@@ -262,8 +288,15 @@ function ContentWrapper(props: ContentWrapperProps) {
     const {singleClusterMode, isAuthenticated} = props;
     const authUnavailable = useClusterWithoutAuthInUI();
 
+    const location = useLocation();
+    const isClustersPage = checkIsClustersPage(location.pathname);
+
+    const isMetaLoginAvailable = useMetaLoginAvailable();
+
+    const isClustersAuthUnavailable = isClustersPage && !isMetaLoginAvailable;
+
     const renderNotAuthenticated = () => {
-        if (authUnavailable) {
+        if (authUnavailable || isClustersAuthUnavailable) {
             return <AccessDenied />;
         }
         return <Authentication />;
diff --git a/src/containers/Authentication/Authentication.tsx b/src/containers/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
index 5f87792b4b..3d32d337a8 100644
--- a/src/containers/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Authentication/Authentication.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import {Eye, EyeSlash, Xmark} from '@gravity-ui/icons';
 import {Button, Link as ExternalLink, Icon, TextInput} from '@gravity-ui/uikit';
 import {useHistory, useLocation} from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import {parseQuery} from '../../routes';
+import {checkIsClustersPage, parseQuery} from '../../routes';
 import {authenticationApi} from '../../store/reducers/authentication/authentication';
-import {useLoginWithDatabase} from '../../store/reducers/capabilities/hooks';
+import {useLoginWithDatabase, useMetaLoginAvailable} from '../../store/reducers/capabilities/hooks';
 import {cn} from '../../utils/cn';
 
 import {isDatabaseError, isPasswordError, isUserError} from './utils';
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ function Authentication({closable = false}: AuthenticationProps) {
 
     const needDatabase = useLoginWithDatabase();
 
-    const [authenticate, {isLoading}] = authenticationApi.useAuthenticateMutation(undefined);
+    const isClustersPage = checkIsClustersPage(location.pathname);
+    const isMetaLoginAvailable = useMetaLoginAvailable();
+
+    const [authenticate, {isLoading}] = authenticationApi.useAuthenticateMutation();
 
     const {returnUrl, database: databaseFromQuery} = parseQuery(location);
 
@@ -53,8 +56,10 @@ function Authentication({closable = false}: AuthenticationProps) {
         setPasswordError('');
     };
 
+    const useMeta = isClustersPage && isMetaLoginAvailable;
+
     const onLoginClick = () => {
-        authenticate({user: login, password, database})
+        authenticate({user: login, password, database, useMeta})
             .unwrap()
             .then(() => {
                 if (returnUrl) {
diff --git a/src/containers/Header/Header.tsx b/src/containers/Header/Header.tsx
index 2df3a5a174..0cb76136f8 100644
--- a/src/containers/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {useHistory, useLocation} from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import {getConnectToDBDialog} from '../../components/ConnectToDB/ConnectToDBDialog';
 import {InternalLink} from '../../components/InternalLink';
+import {checkIsClustersPage, checkIsTenantPage} from '../../routes';
 import {
     useAddClusterFeatureAvailable,
     useDatabasesAvailable,
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ function Header() {
     const location = useLocation();
     const history = useHistory();
 
-    const isDatabasePage = location.pathname === '/tenant';
-    const isClustersPage = location.pathname === '/clusters';
+    const isDatabasePage = checkIsTenantPage(location.pathname);
+    const isClustersPage = checkIsClustersPage(location.pathname);
 
     const {isLoading: isClustersLoading, error: clustersError} =
         clustersApi.useGetClustersListQuery(undefined, {
diff --git a/src/routes.ts b/src/routes.ts
index 0fdeb78bd9..73baf6d7e4 100644
--- a/src/routes.ts
+++ b/src/routes.ts
@@ -146,3 +146,11 @@ type TabletPageQuery = QueryParamsTypeFromQueryObject<typeof tabletPageQueryPara
 export function getTabletPagePath(tabletId: string | number, query: TabletPageQuery = {}) {
     return createHref(routes.tablet, {id: tabletId}, {...query});
 }
+
+export function checkIsClustersPage(pathname: string) {
+    return pathname.endsWith(routes.clusters);
+}
+
+export function checkIsTenantPage(pathname: string) {
+    return pathname.endsWith(routes.tenant);
+}
diff --git a/src/services/api/meta.ts b/src/services/api/meta.ts
index 3322ddee17..6d898239d4 100644
--- a/src/services/api/meta.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/meta.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
     MetaClusters,
     MetaTenants,
 } from '../../types/api/meta';
+import type {TUserToken} from '../../types/api/whoami';
 import {parseMetaTenants} from '../parsers/parseMetaTenants';
 
 import type {AxiosOptions, BaseAPIParams} from './base';
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ export class MetaAPI extends BaseYdbAPI {
         return `${META_BACKEND ?? ''}${path}`;
     }
 
+    metaAuthenticate(params: {user: string; password: string}) {
+        return this.post(this.getPath('/meta/login'), params, {});
+    }
+
+    metaWhoami() {
+        return this.post<TUserToken>(this.getPath('/meta/whoami'), {}, {});
+    }
+
     getMetaCapabilities() {
         return this.get<MetaCapabilitiesResponse>(
             this.getPath('/capabilities'),
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/authentication/authentication.ts b/src/store/reducers/authentication/authentication.ts
index ee9f307e57..9965a05144 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/authentication/authentication.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/authentication/authentication.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,17 @@ export const {selectIsUserAllowedToMakeChanges, selectIsViewerUser, selectUser}
 export const authenticationApi = api.injectEndpoints({
     endpoints: (build) => ({
         whoami: build.query({
-            queryFn: async ({database}: {database?: string}, {dispatch}) => {
+            queryFn: async (
+                {database, useMeta}: {database?: string; useMeta?: boolean},
+                {dispatch},
+            ) => {
                 try {
-                    const data = await window.api.viewer.whoami({database});
+                    let data: TUserToken;
+                    if (useMeta && window.api.meta) {
+                        data = await window.api.meta.metaWhoami();
+                    } else {
+                        data = await window.api.viewer.whoami({database});
+                    }
                     dispatch(setUser(data));
                     return {data};
                 } catch (error) {
@@ -68,11 +76,17 @@ export const authenticationApi = api.injectEndpoints({
         }),
         authenticate: build.mutation({
             queryFn: async (
-                params: {user: string; password: string; database?: string},
+                params: {user: string; password: string; database?: string; useMeta?: boolean},
                 {dispatch},
             ) => {
                 try {
-                    const data = await window.api.auth.authenticate(params);
+                    const {useMeta, ...rest} = params;
+                    let data;
+                    if (useMeta) {
+                        data = await window.api.meta?.metaAuthenticate(rest);
+                    } else {
+                        data = await window.api.auth.authenticate(rest);
+                    }
                     dispatch(setIsAuthenticated(true));
                     return {data};
                 } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/capabilities/hooks.ts b/src/store/reducers/capabilities/hooks.ts
index 4fe87b3fae..54d5658441 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/capabilities/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/capabilities/hooks.ts
@@ -176,3 +176,7 @@ export const useClusterEventsAvailable = () => {
 export const useDatabasesAvailable = () => {
     return useGetMetaFeatureVersion('/meta/databases') >= 1;
 };
+
+export const useMetaLoginAvailable = () => {
+    return useGetMetaFeatureVersion('/meta/login') >= 1;
+};
diff --git a/src/types/api/capabilities.ts b/src/types/api/capabilities.ts
index 728085ab5f..d28c1453ed 100644
--- a/src/types/api/capabilities.ts
+++ b/src/types/api/capabilities.ts
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ export type MetaCapability =
     | '/meta/update_cluster'
     | '/meta/delete_cluster'
     | '/meta/events'
+    | '/meta/login'
     | '/meta/databases';