diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient.java
index efc4df4e5..26f2a8875 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient.java
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient implements EurekaHttpClient {
 		return this.serviceUrl;
 	}
 
+	public RestTemplate getRestTemplate() {
+		return restTemplate;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public EurekaHttpResponse<Void> register(InstanceInfo info) {
 		String urlPath = serviceUrl + "apps/" + info.getAppName();
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
index fc9f5f84a..1f31e884c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.netflix.discovery.EurekaClient;
 import com.netflix.discovery.EurekaClientConfig;
 import com.netflix.discovery.shared.transport.jersey.TransportClientFactories;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
@@ -501,16 +500,6 @@ class EurekaClientAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(isShutdown.get()).isTrue();
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	@Disabled
-	void basicAuth() {
-		TestPropertyValues
-				.of("server.port=8989", "eureka.client.serviceUrl.defaultZone=https://user:foo@example.com:80/eureka")
-				.applyTo(this.context);
-		// FIXME: ApacheHttpClient4 http = this.context.getBean(ApacheHttpClient4.class);
-		// Mockito.verify(http).addFilter(Matchers.any(HTTPBasicAuthFilter.class));
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void testDefaultAppName() {
 		setupContext();
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClientTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClientTests.java
index b9a7b5f5b..355803062 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClientTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/http/RestTemplateEurekaHttpClientTests.java
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.http;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import com.netflix.appinfo.providers.EurekaConfigBasedInstanceInfoProvider;
 import com.netflix.discovery.shared.resolver.DefaultEndpoint;
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
@@ -26,7 +30,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.cloud.commons.util.InetUtils;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.eureka.EurekaInstanceConfigBean;
+import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInterceptor;
+import org.springframework.http.client.support.BasicAuthenticationInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
  * @author Daniel Lavoie
@@ -63,4 +72,14 @@ class RestTemplateEurekaHttpClientTests extends AbstractEurekaHttpClientTests {
 		info = new EurekaConfigBasedInstanceInfoProvider(config).get();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void basicAuth() {
+		assertThat(eurekaHttpClient).isInstanceOf(RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient.class);
+		RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient restTemplateEurekaHttpClient = (RestTemplateEurekaHttpClient) eurekaHttpClient;
+		RestTemplate restTemplate = restTemplateEurekaHttpClient.getRestTemplate();
+		List<ClientHttpRequestInterceptor> interceptors = restTemplate.getInterceptors();
+		boolean hasBasicAuth = interceptors.stream().anyMatch(interceptor -> interceptor instanceof BasicAuthenticationInterceptor);
+		assertThat(hasBasicAuth).as("Basic Auth not configured").isTrue();
+	}
+
 }