diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppender.java b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppender.java
index 165061e6b..9b2555019 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppender.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppender.java
@@ -15,30 +15,23 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.log4j;
 
-import java.net.UnknownHostException;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Calendar;
-import java.util.Map;
-
+import com.mongodb.*;
 import org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import org.apache.log4j.MDC;
 import org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout;
 import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
 
-import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
-import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
-import com.mongodb.DB;
-import com.mongodb.Mongo;
-import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
-import com.mongodb.WriteConcern;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.*;
 
 /**
  * Log4j appender writing log entries into a MongoDB instance.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Jon Brisbin
  * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @auhtor Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Ricardo Espirito Santo
  */
 public class MongoLog4jAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 
@@ -56,6 +49,8 @@ public class MongoLog4jAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 
 	protected String host = "localhost";
 	protected int port = 27017;
+	protected String username;
+	protected String password;
 	protected String database = "logs";
 	protected String collectionPattern = "%c";
 	protected PatternLayout collectionLayout = new PatternLayout(collectionPattern);
@@ -88,6 +83,22 @@ public class MongoLog4jAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 		this.port = port;
 	}
 
+	public String getPassword() {
+		return password;
+	}
+
+	public void setPassword(String password) {
+		this.password = password;
+	}
+
+	public String getUsername() {
+		return username;
+	}
+
+	public void setUsername(String username) {
+		this.username = username;
+	}
+
 	public String getDatabase() {
 		return database;
 	}
@@ -113,14 +124,14 @@ public class MongoLog4jAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 		this.applicationId = applicationId;
 	}
 
-	public void setWarnOrHigherWriteConcern(String wc) {
-		this.warnOrHigherWriteConcern = WriteConcern.valueOf(wc);
-	}
-
 	public String getWarnOrHigherWriteConcern() {
 		return warnOrHigherWriteConcern.toString();
 	}
 
+	public void setWarnOrHigherWriteConcern(String wc) {
+		this.warnOrHigherWriteConcern = WriteConcern.valueOf(wc);
+	}
+
 	public String getInfoOrLowerWriteConcern() {
 		return infoOrLowerWriteConcern.toString();
 	}
@@ -130,17 +141,26 @@ public class MongoLog4jAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 	}
 
 	protected void connectToMongo() throws UnknownHostException {
-		this.mongo = new MongoClient(host, port);
+		ServerAddress serverAddress = new ServerAddress(host, port);
+		connectToMongoHandlingCredentials(serverAddress);
 		this.db = mongo.getDB(database);
 	}
 
+	private void connectToMongoHandlingCredentials(ServerAddress serverAddress) {
+		if (null == password || null == username) {
+			this.mongo = new MongoClient(serverAddress);
+		} else {
+			MongoCredential mongoCredential = MongoCredential.createCredential(username, database, password.toCharArray());
+			List<MongoCredential> credentials = Collections.singletonList(mongoCredential);
+			this.mongo = new MongoClient(serverAddress, credentials);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton#append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent)
 	 */
-	@Override
-	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
-	protected void append(final LoggingEvent event) {
+	@Override @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" }) protected void append(final LoggingEvent event) {
 		if (null == db) {
 			try {
 				connectToMongo();
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.java
index 6862b054d..caf395c66 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-log4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/log4j/MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.java
@@ -15,56 +15,50 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.log4j;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
-import java.util.Calendar;
-
+import com.mongodb.*;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.log4j.MDC;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
-import com.mongodb.DB;
-import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
-import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
 /**
  * Integration tests for {@link MongoLog4jAppender}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Jon Brisbin
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests {
 
-	static final String NAME = MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.class.getName();
+	private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests.class.getName());
+	private MongoClient mongo;
+	private DB db;
+	private String collection;
+	private ServerAddress serverLocation;
 
-	private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(NAME);
-	MongoClient mongo;
-	DB db;
-	String collection;
+	@Before public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		serverLocation = new ServerAddress("localhost", 27017);
 
-	@Before
-	public void setUp() throws Exception {
-
-		mongo = new MongoClient("localhost", 27017);
+		mongo = new MongoClient(serverLocation);
 		db = mongo.getDB("logs");
 
 		Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
 		collection = String.valueOf(now.get(Calendar.YEAR)) + String.format("%1$02d", now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1);
 	}
 
-	@After
-	public void tearDown() {
+	@After public void tearDown() {
 		db.getCollection(collection).remove(new BasicDBObject());
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testLogging() {
-
+	@Test public void testLogging() {
 		log.debug("DEBUG message");
 		log.info("INFO message");
 		log.warn("WARN message");
@@ -74,10 +68,18 @@ public class MongoLog4jAppenderIntegrationTests {
 		assertThat(msgs.count(), is(4));
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testProperties() {
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-442
+	 */
+	@Test public void testLoggingWithCredentials() throws UnknownHostException {
+		MongoCredential credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("username", "logs", "password".toCharArray());
+		mongo = new MongoClient(serverLocation, Collections.singletonList(credential));
+		testLogging();
+	}
 
+	@Test public void testProperties() {
 		MDC.put("property", "one");
 		log.debug("DEBUG message");
 	}
+
 }