diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnection.java
index 736ed7209..41bb5b475 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnection.java
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ public class SrpConnection implements RedisConnection {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public SrpConnection(String host, int port, String password, BlockingQueue<SrpConnection> queue) {
+		this(host, port, queue);
+		try {
+			this.client.auth(password);
+		} catch(RedisException e) {
+			throw new RedisConnectionFailureException("Could not connect", e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected DataAccessException convertSrpAccessException(Exception ex) {
 		return SrpConverters.toDataAccessException(ex);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactory.java
index 101064bcb..70cf533a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactory.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class SrpConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, R
 	private int port = 6379;
 	private BlockingQueue<SrpConnection> trackedConnections = new ArrayBlockingQueue<SrpConnection>(50);
 	private boolean convertPipelineAndTxResults = true;
+	private String password;
 		
 
 	/**
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ public class SrpConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, R
 	}
 
 	public RedisConnection getConnection() {
-		SrpConnection connection = new SrpConnection(hostName, port, trackedConnections);
+		SrpConnection connection = password != null ? new SrpConnection(hostName, port, password, trackedConnections) :
+			new SrpConnection(hostName, port, trackedConnections);
 		connection.setConvertPipelineAndTxResults(convertPipelineAndTxResults);
 		return connection;
 	}
@@ -117,6 +119,24 @@ public class SrpConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean, R
 		this.port = port;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the password used for authenticating with the Redis server.
+	 *
+	 * @return password for authentication
+	 */
+	public String getPassword() {
+		return password;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the password used for authenticating with the Redis server.
+	 *
+	 * @param password the password to set
+	 */
+	public void setPassword(String password) {
+		this.password = password;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Specifies if pipelined results should be converted to the expected data
 	 * type. If false, results of {@link SrpConnection#closePipeline()} and {@link SrpConnection#exec()}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactoryTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a73313e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/srp/SrpConnectionFactoryTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.redis.connection.srp;
+
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.SettingsUtils;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnection;
+
+/**
+ * Integration test of {@link SrpConnectionFactory}
+ *
+ * @author Jennifer Hickey
+ *
+ */
+public class SrpConnectionFactoryTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testConnect() {
+		SrpConnectionFactory factory = new SrpConnectionFactory(SettingsUtils.getHost(),
+				SettingsUtils.getPort());
+		factory.afterPropertiesSet();
+		RedisConnection connection = factory.getConnection();
+		connection.ping();
+	}
+
+	@Ignore("Redis must have requirepass set to run this test")
+	@Test
+	public void testConnectWithPassword() {
+		SrpConnectionFactory factory = new SrpConnectionFactory(SettingsUtils.getHost(),
+				SettingsUtils.getPort());
+		factory.setPassword("foob");
+		factory.afterPropertiesSet();
+		RedisConnection connection = factory.getConnection();
+		connection.ping();
+		RedisConnection connection2 = factory.getConnection();
+		connection2.ping();
+	}
+}