diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index ea2ef6694..504e81e0b 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -1180,7 +1180,8 @@ class ConnectionHandlers(ConnectionVcard, ConnectionBytestream, ConnectionDisco,
 			id = iq_obj.getTagAttr('confirm', 'id')
 			method = iq_obj.getTagAttr('confirm', 'method')
 			url = iq_obj.getTagAttr('confirm', 'url')
-			self.dispatch('HTTP_AUTH', (method, url, id, iq_obj));
+			msg = iq_obj.getTagData('body') # In case it's a message with a body
+			self.dispatch('HTTP_AUTH', (method, url, id, iq_obj, msg));
 		raise common.xmpp.NodeProcessed
 
 	def _ErrorCB(self, con, iq_obj):
@@ -1384,6 +1385,11 @@ class ConnectionHandlers(ConnectionVcard, ConnectionBytestream, ConnectionDisco,
 		if msg.getTag('event') is not None:
 			self._pubsubEventCB(con, msg)
 			return
+		# check if the message is a xep70-confirmation-request
+		if msg.getTag('confirm') and msg.getTag('confirm').namespace == \
+		common.xmpp.NS_HTTP_AUTH:
+			self._HttpAuthCB(con, msg)
+			return
 		msgtxt = msg.getBody()
 		msghtml = msg.getXHTML()
 		mtype = msg.getType()
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index cdc8d55bd..3faf6102b 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -400,13 +400,16 @@ class Interface:
 			gc_control.show_change_nick_input_dialog(title, prompt, proposed_nick)
 
 	def handle_event_http_auth(self, account, data):
-		#('HTTP_AUTH', account, (method, url, transaction_id, iq_obj))
+		#('HTTP_AUTH', account, (method, url, transaction_id, iq_obj, msg))
 		def response(widget, account, iq_obj, answer):
 			self.dialog.destroy()
 			gajim.connections[account].build_http_auth_answer(iq_obj, answer)
 
+		sec_msg = _('Do you accept this request?')
+		if data[4]:
+			sec_msg = data[4] + '\n' + sec_msg
 		self.dialog = dialogs.YesNoDialog(_('HTTP (%s) Authorization for %s (id: %s)') \
-			% (data[0], data[1], data[2]), _('Do you accept this request?'),
+			% (data[0], data[1], data[2]), sec_msg,
 			on_response_yes = (response, account, data[3], 'yes'),
 			on_response_no = (response, account, data[3], 'no'))