diff --git a/providers/GoogleAIProvider.cpp b/providers/GoogleAIProvider.cpp
index d0815ad..9c918e5 100644
--- a/providers/GoogleAIProvider.cpp
+++ b/providers/GoogleAIProvider.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "logger/Logger.hpp"
 #include "settings/ChatAssistantSettings.hpp"
 #include "settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp"
-#include "settings/GeneralSettings.hpp"
 #include "settings/ProviderSettings.hpp"
 
 namespace QodeAssist::Providers {
diff --git a/providers/OllamaProvider.cpp b/providers/OllamaProvider.cpp
index 56db3cd..24d60d1 100644
--- a/providers/OllamaProvider.cpp
+++ b/providers/OllamaProvider.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "logger/Logger.hpp"
 #include "settings/ChatAssistantSettings.hpp"
 #include "settings/CodeCompletionSettings.hpp"
+#include "settings/ProviderSettings.hpp"
 
 namespace QodeAssist::Providers {
 
@@ -210,6 +211,10 @@ QString OllamaProvider::apiKey() const
 void OllamaProvider::prepareNetworkRequest(QNetworkRequest &networkRequest) const
 {
     networkRequest.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/json");
+    const auto key = Settings::providerSettings().ollamaBasicAuthApiKey();
+    if (!key.isEmpty()) {
+        networkRequest.setRawHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + key.toLatin1());
+    }
 }
 
 LLMCore::ProviderID OllamaProvider::providerID() const
diff --git a/settings/ProviderSettings.cpp b/settings/ProviderSettings.cpp
index a0d7a7c..d7a7d3b 100644
--- a/settings/ProviderSettings.cpp
+++ b/settings/ProviderSettings.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ ProviderSettings::ProviderSettings()
     googleAiApiKey.setDefaultValue("");
     googleAiApiKey.setAutoApply(true);
 
+    // Ollama with BasicAuth Settings
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setSettingsKey(Constants::OLLAMA_BASIC_AUTH_API_KEY);
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Ollama BasicAuth API Key:"));
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setDisplayStyle(Utils::StringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setPlaceHolderText(Tr::tr("Enter your API key here"));
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setHistoryCompleter(Constants::OLLAMA_BASIC_AUTH_API_KEY_HISTORY);
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setDefaultValue("");
+    ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.setAutoApply(true);
+
     resetToDefaults.m_buttonText = Tr::tr("Reset Page to Defaults");
 
     readSettings();
@@ -119,6 +128,8 @@ ProviderSettings::ProviderSettings()
             Group{title(Tr::tr("Mistral AI Settings")), Column{mistralAiApiKey}},
             Space{8},
             Group{title(Tr::tr("Google AI Settings")), Column{googleAiApiKey}},
+            Space{8},
+            Group{title(Tr::tr("Ollama Settings")), Column{ollamaBasicAuthApiKey}},
             Stretch{1}};
     });
 }
@@ -141,6 +152,9 @@ void ProviderSettings::setupConnections()
     connect(&googleAiApiKey, &ButtonAspect::changed, this, [this]() {
         googleAiApiKey.writeSettings();
     });
+    connect(&ollamaBasicAuthApiKey, &ButtonAspect::changed, this, [this]() {
+        ollamaBasicAuthApiKey.writeSettings();
+    });
 }
 
 void ProviderSettings::resetSettingsToDefaults()
@@ -159,6 +173,7 @@ void ProviderSettings::resetSettingsToDefaults()
         resetAspect(openAiApiKey);
         resetAspect(mistralAiApiKey);
         resetAspect(googleAiApiKey);
+        resetAspect(ollamaBasicAuthApiKey);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/settings/ProviderSettings.hpp b/settings/ProviderSettings.hpp
index 9e84b89..e9b407b 100644
--- a/settings/ProviderSettings.hpp
+++ b/settings/ProviderSettings.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
     Utils::StringAspect openAiApiKey{this};
     Utils::StringAspect mistralAiApiKey{this};
     Utils::StringAspect googleAiApiKey{this};
+    Utils::StringAspect ollamaBasicAuthApiKey{this};
 
 private:
     void setupConnections();
diff --git a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
index cdf33a0..f766bb6 100644
--- a/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
+++ b/settings/SettingsConstants.hpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ const char MISTRAL_AI_API_KEY[] = "QodeAssist.mistralAiApiKey";
 const char MISTRAL_AI_API_KEY_HISTORY[] = "QodeAssist.mistralAiApiKeyHistory";
 const char GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY[] = "QodeAssist.googleAiApiKey";
 const char GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY_HISTORY[] = "QodeAssist.googleAiApiKeyHistory";
+const char OLLAMA_BASIC_AUTH_API_KEY[] = "QodeAssist.ollamaBasicAuthApiKey";
+const char OLLAMA_BASIC_AUTH_API_KEY_HISTORY[] = "QodeAssist.ollamaBasicAuthApiKeyHistory";
 
 // context settings
 const char CC_READ_FULL_FILE[] = "QodeAssist.ccReadFullFile";