diff --git a/OPTIONS.md b/OPTIONS.md
index 22d2c3630..e08940b24 100644
--- a/OPTIONS.md
+++ b/OPTIONS.md
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ ignoreUnresolvedVariables|boolean|-|false|Whether to ignore mismatches resulting
 strictRequestMatching|boolean|-|false|Whether requests should be strictly matched with schema operations. Setting to true will not include any matches where the URL path segments don't match exactly.|VALIDATION
 disableOptionalParameters|boolean|-|false|Whether to set optional parameters as disabled|CONVERSION
 keepImplicitHeaders|boolean|-|false|Whether to keep implicit headers from the OpenAPI specification, which are removed by default.|CONVERSION
+alwaysInheritAuthentication|boolean|-|false|Whether authentication details should be included on every request, or always inherited from the collection.|CONVERSION
diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index d7b585669..ecad1487d 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -230,6 +230,16 @@ module.exports = {
         description: 'Whether to keep implicit headers from the OpenAPI specification, which are removed by default.',
         external: true,
         usage: ['CONVERSION']
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'Always inherit authentication',
+        id: 'alwaysInheritAuthentication',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: false,
+        description: 'Whether authentication details should be included on every request, or always inherited from ' +
+          'the collection.',
+        external: true,
+        usage: ['CONVERSION']
       }
     ];
 
diff --git a/lib/schemaUtils.js b/lib/schemaUtils.js
index e8bfa061b..73cc2bd74 100644
--- a/lib/schemaUtils.js
+++ b/lib/schemaUtils.js
@@ -2321,7 +2321,12 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     // handling authentication here (for http type only)
-    authHelper = this.getAuthHelper(openapi, operation.security);
+    if (options.alwaysInheritAuthentication) {
+      authHelper = this.getAuthHelper(openapi, openapi.security);
+    }
+    else {
+      authHelper = this.getAuthHelper(openapi, operation.security);
+    }
 
     // creating the request object
     item = new sdk.Item({
@@ -2344,7 +2349,7 @@ module.exports = {
       thisAuthObject[authMap[authMeta.currentHelper]] = authMeta.helperAttributes;
       item.request.auth = new sdk.RequestAuth(thisAuthObject);
     }
-    else {
+    else if (!options.alwaysInheritAuthentication) {
       item.request.auth = authHelper;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/data/valid_openapi/security-test-inheritance.yaml b/test/data/valid_openapi/security-test-inheritance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..191fd945a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/valid_openapi/security-test-inheritance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  title: "Reproduce Authorization issue"
+  version: 0.0.1
+security:
+  - MyAuth: []
+  - BearerAuth: []
+paths:
+  /health:
+    get:
+      summary: "health"
+      description: "Health check - always returns OK"
+      operationId: "get_healthz"
+      security:
+        - BearerAuth: []
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: "OK"
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: "string"
+                default: "OK"
+  /status:
+    get:
+      summary: "status"
+      description: "Returns the service version"
+      operationId: "get_status"
+      security:
+        - MyAuth: []
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: "Service info multi-line string"
+          content:
+            text/plain:
+              schema:
+                type: "string"
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    BearerAuth:
+      type: http
+      scheme: bearer
+      bearerFormat: token
+    MyAuth:
+      type: apiKey
+      description: "This is my auth"
+      name: Mera-Auth
+      in: header
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/system/structure.test.js b/test/system/structure.test.js
index 20699e779..1c42d0e65 100644
--- a/test/system/structure.test.js
+++ b/test/system/structure.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const optionIds = [
     'optimizeConversion',
     'strictRequestMatching',
     'disableOptionalParameters',
-    'keepImplicitHeaders'
+    'keepImplicitHeaders',
+    'alwaysInheritAuthentication'
   ],
   expectedOptions = {
     collapseFolders: {
@@ -171,6 +172,15 @@ const optionIds = [
       description: 'Whether to keep implicit headers from the OpenAPI specification, which are removed by default.',
       external: true,
       usage: ['CONVERSION']
+    },
+    alwaysInheritAuthentication: {
+      name: 'Always inherit authentication',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: false,
+      description: 'Whether authentication details should be included on every request, or always inherited from ' +
+        'the collection.',
+      external: true,
+      usage: ['CONVERSION']
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/base.test.js b/test/unit/base.test.js
index 92d36d55e..c974621e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/base.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/base.test.js
@@ -40,10 +40,38 @@ describe('CONVERT FUNCTION TESTS ', function() {
       tooManyRefs = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH, '/too-many-refs.json'),
       tagsFolderSpec = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/petstore-detailed.yaml'),
       securityTestCases = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/security-test-cases.yaml'),
+      securityTestInheritance = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/security-test-inheritance.yaml'),
       emptySecurityTestCase = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/empty-security-test-case.yaml'),
       rootUrlServerWithVariables = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/root_url_server_with_variables.json'),
       parameterExamples = path.join(__dirname, VALID_OPENAPI_PATH + '/parameteres_with_examples.yaml');
 
+    it('Should explicitly set auth when specified on a request ' +
+    securityTestInheritance, function(done) {
+      var openapi = fs.readFileSync(securityTestInheritance, 'utf8');
+      Converter.convert({ type: 'string', data: openapi }, {}, (err, conversionResult) => {
+
+        expect(err).to.be.null;
+        expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.auth.type).to.equal('apikey');
+        expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item[0].request.auth.type).to.equal('bearer');
+        expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item[1].request.auth.type).to.equal('apikey');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('Should not explicitly set auth when specified on a request when passed alwaysInheritAuthentication ' +
+    securityTestInheritance, function(done) {
+      var openapi = fs.readFileSync(securityTestInheritance, 'utf8');
+      Converter.convert(
+        { type: 'string', data: openapi },
+        { alwaysInheritAuthentication: true }, (err, conversionResult) => {
+
+          expect(err).to.be.null;
+          expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.auth.type).to.equal('apikey');
+          expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item[0].request.auth).to.be.undefined;
+          expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item[1].request.auth).to.be.undefined;
+          done();
+        });
+    });
 
     it('Should add collection level auth with type as `bearer`' +
     securityTestCases, function(done) {