diff --git a/src/v1/index.js b/src/v1/index.js
index d6ba4f2e2..bf02c05f3 100644
--- a/src/v1/index.js
+++ b/src/v1/index.js
@@ -31,8 +31,20 @@ export default {
   isInt,
   Neo4jError,
   auth: {
-    basic: (username, password) => {
-      return {scheme: "basic", principal: username, credentials: password};
+    basic: (username, password, realm = undefined) => {
+      if (realm) {
+        return {scheme: "basic", principal: username, credentials: password, realm: realm};
+      } else {
+        return {scheme: "basic", principal: username, credentials: password};
+      }
+    },
+    custom: (principal, credentials, realm, scheme, parameters = undefined ) => {
+      if (parameters) {
+        return  {scheme: scheme, principal: principal, credentials: credentials, realm: realm,
+          parameters: parameters}
+      } else {
+        return  {scheme: scheme, principal: principal, credentials: credentials, realm: realm}
+      }
     }
   },
   types: {
diff --git a/test/v1/driver.test.js b/test/v1/driver.test.js
index 97fc7890a..ef695deb7 100644
--- a/test/v1/driver.test.js
+++ b/test/v1/driver.test.js
@@ -76,6 +76,45 @@ describe('driver', function() {
     driver.session();
   });
 
+  it('should be possible to pass a realm with basic auth tokens', function(done) {
+    // Given
+    var driver = neo4j.driver("bolt://localhost", neo4j.auth.basic("neo4j", "neo4j", "native"));
+
+    // Expect
+    driver.onCompleted = function (meta) {
+      done();
+    };
+
+    // When
+    driver.session();
+  });
+
+  it('should be possible to create custom auth tokens', function(done) {
+    // Given
+    var driver = neo4j.driver("bolt://localhost", neo4j.auth.custom("neo4j", "neo4j", "native", "basic"));
+
+    // Expect
+    driver.onCompleted = function (meta) {
+      done();
+    };
+
+    // When
+    driver.session();
+  });
+
+  it('should be possible to create custom auth tokens with additional parameters', function(done) {
+    // Given
+    var driver = neo4j.driver("bolt://localhost", neo4j.auth.custom("neo4j", "neo4j", "native", "basic", {secret: 42}));
+
+    // Expect
+    driver.onCompleted = function (meta) {
+      done();
+    };
+
+    // When
+    driver.session();
+  });
+
   var exposedTypes = [
     'Node',
     'Path',