diff --git a/docs/registry.go b/docs/registry.go
index b2d26a2db..c0d8414de 100644
--- a/docs/registry.go
+++ b/docs/registry.go
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ func (r *Registry) SearchRepositories(term string) (*SearchResults, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if r.authConfig != nil && len(r.authConfig.Username) > 0 {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(r.authConfig.Username, r.authConfig.Password)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("X-Docker-Token", "true")
 	res, err := r.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err