diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index cbea330..223184b 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -17265,6 +17265,7 @@
 
 - If the request is not a GET
 - If the HTTP version of the request is smaller than 1.1
+- If the request contains an Authorization header
 
 Caution!: Due to the current limitation of the filters, it is not recommended
 to use the cache with other filters. Using them can cause undefined behavior
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 3adb54f..efa6d6a 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -7737,6 +7737,15 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* Don't use the cache and don't try to store if we found the
+		 * Authorization header */
+		val = http_header_match2(cur_ptr, cur_end, "Authorization", 13);
+		if (val) {
+			txn->flags &= ~TX_CACHEABLE & ~TX_CACHE_COOK;
+			txn->flags |= TX_CACHE_IGNORE;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		val = http_header_match2(cur_ptr, cur_end, "Cache-control", 13);
 		if (!val)
 			continue;