diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
index c2ebeb2de..28ba736d6 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -276,17 +276,26 @@ void HTTPClient::setAuthorization(const char * user, const char * password)
 }
 
 /**
- * set the Authorizatio for the http request
+ * set the Authorization for the http request
  * @param auth const char * base64
  */
 void HTTPClient::setAuthorization(const char * auth)
 {
-    if(auth) {
-        _base64Authorization = auth;
-        _base64Authorization.replace(String('\n'), emptyString);
+    if (auth) {
+        setAuthorization(String(auth));
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * set the Authorization for the http request
+ * @param auth String base64
+ */
+void HTTPClient::setAuthorization(String auth)
+{
+    _base64Authorization = std::move(auth);
+    _base64Authorization.replace(String('\n'), emptyString);
+}
+
 /**
  * set the timeout for the TCP connection
  * @param timeout unsigned int
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
index 9c92d9318..248aa59b4 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public:
     void setUserAgent(const String& userAgent);
     void setAuthorization(const char * user, const char * password);
     void setAuthorization(const char * auth);
+    void setAuthorization(String auth);
     void setTimeout(uint16_t timeout);
 
     // Redirections