diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/README.md b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/README.md
index fefb2889d862..7fd0510b2989 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/README.md
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ For instance, if the user accessed RabbitMQ via the MQTT protocol, it is expecte
 * `vhost`: the name of the virtual host being accessed
 * `ip`: the client ip address
 
-Note that you cannot create arbitrary virtual hosts using this plugin; you can only determine whether your users can see / access the ones that exist.
+Note that you cannot create arbitrary virtual hosts using this plugin; you can only determine whether your users can see / access the ones that exist. By setting `vhost_path` to `disabled`, this authentication request is skipped, and unrestricted access is granted.
 
 ### resource_path
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Note that you cannot create arbitrary virtual hosts using this plugin; you can o
 
 Note: This request may include additional http request parameters in addition to the ones listed above.
 For instance, if the user accessed RabbitMQ via the MQTT protocol, it is expected `client_id` request parameter too.
+By setting `resource_path` to `disabled`, this authentication request is skipped, and unrestricted access is granted.
 
 ### topic_path
 
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ For instance, if the user accessed RabbitMQ via the MQTT protocol, it is expecte
 * `routing_key`: the routing key of a published message (when the permission is `write`)
 or routing key of the queue binding (when the permission is `read`)
 
+Note: By setting `topic_path` to `disabled`, this authentication request is skipped, and unrestricted access is granted.
+
 See [topic authorisation](http://www.rabbitmq.com/access-control.html#topic-authorisation) for more information
 about topic authorisation.
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/src/rabbit_auth_backend_http.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/src/rabbit_auth_backend_http.erl
index f2bd50800935..e90feb6994f6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/src/rabbit_auth_backend_http.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_http/src/rabbit_auth_backend_http.erl
@@ -148,10 +148,17 @@ context_as_parameters(_) ->
     [].
 
 bool_req(PathName, Props) ->
-    case http_req(p(PathName), q(Props)) of
-        "deny"  -> false;
-        "allow" -> true;
-        E       -> E
+    Authpath = p(PathName),
+    case Authpath of
+        "disabled" ->
+            rabbit_log:debug("auth_backend_http: Skip ~ts!", [PathName]),
+            true;
+        _Else ->
+            case http_req(Authpath, q(Props)) of
+                 "deny"  -> false;
+                 "allow" -> true;
+                 E       -> E
+         end
     end.
 
 http_req(Path, Query) -> http_req(Path, Query, ?RETRY_ON_KEEPALIVE_CLOSED).