diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/LoginWidget.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/LoginWidget.java
index 599af231d..b68c1b529 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/LoginWidget.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/LoginWidget.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.LoginStatusBean;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.ConfigurationProperties;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.UrlBuilder;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.UrlBuilder.Route;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.login.LoginProcessBean;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.login.LoginProcessBean.State;
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public class LoginWidget extends Widget {
         FORM_ACTION("formAction"),
         INFO_MESSAGE("infoMessage"),
         ERROR_MESSAGE("errorMessage"),
+        EXTERNAL_AUTH_NAME("externalAuthName"),
+        EXTERNAL_AUTH_URL("externalAuthUrl"),
         CANCEL_URL("cancelUrl");
 
         private final String variableName;
@@ -113,6 +117,14 @@ public class LoginWidget extends Widget {
         WidgetTemplateValues values = new WidgetTemplateValues(Macro.LOGIN.toString());
         values.put(TemplateVariable.FORM_ACTION.toString(), getAuthenticateUrl(request));
         values.put(TemplateVariable.LOGIN_NAME.toString(), bean.getUsername());
+        
+        String externalAuthServerUrl = ConfigurationProperties.getProperty("externalAuth.serverUrl");
+        externalAuthServerUrl = UrlBuilder.getUrl(externalAuthServerUrl);
+        if (externalAuthServerUrl != null) {
+            values.put(TemplateVariable.EXTERNAL_AUTH_URL.toString(), externalAuthServerUrl);
+            values.put(TemplateVariable.EXTERNAL_AUTH_NAME.toString(), 
+                    ConfigurationProperties.getProperty("externalAuth.serverName"));
+        }
 
         String infoMessage = bean.getInfoMessage();
         if (!infoMessage.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/webapp/web/css/login.css b/webapp/web/css/login.css
index 981235ec3..fd23b7865 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/login.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/login.css
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ p.request-account {
     float:left;
 }
 
+#log-in-form p.external-auth {
+    margin-left: 36px;
+}
+
 #errorAlert {
     color:#900;
     padding:0px;
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
index e298e7fff..7d3311fd7 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@
             <input class="text-field" name="loginPassword" id="password" type="password" required />
             
             <p class="submit"><input name="loginForm" type="submit" class="green button" value="Log in"/></p>
-
             <input class="checkbox-remember-me" name="remember-me" type="checkbox" value="" />  
             <label class="label-remember-me" for="remember-me">Remember me</label>
-            
-            <p class="forgot-password"><a href="#">Forgot your password?</a></p>
-            
-            <p class="request-account"><a class="blue button" href="#">Request an account</a> </p>
+            <p class="forgot-password"><a href="#">Forgot your password?</a></p>    
+            <p class="request-account"><a class="blue button" href="#">Request an account</a> </p>    
+                            
+            <#if externalAuthUrl??>
+                <p class="external-auth">
+                    <a class="green button" href="${externalAuthUrl}">Log in using ${externalAuthName}</a>
+                </p>
+            </#if>
+
         </form>
 
     </section><!-- #log-in -->