diff --git a/docs/storage-drivers/swift.md b/docs/storage-drivers/swift.md
index 0cf582d12..1555b1815 100644
--- a/docs/storage-drivers/swift.md
+++ b/docs/storage-drivers/swift.md
@@ -300,6 +300,16 @@ An implementation of the `storagedriver.StorageDriver` interface that uses [Open
     </p>
     </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td>
+    <code>authversion</code>
+    </td>
+    <td>
+    <p>
+    Optionally, specify the OpenStack Auth's version,for example <code>3</code>. By default the driver will autodetect the auth's version from the AuthURL.
+    </p>
+    </td>
+</tr>
 <tr>
     <td>
     <code>chunksize</code>
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift.go b/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift.go
index 0cc037afd..b72d0436e 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Parameters struct {
 	DomainID            string
 	TrustID             string
 	Region              string
+	AuthVersion         int
 	Container           string
 	Prefix              string
 	InsecureSkipVerify  bool
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ func New(params Parameters) (*Driver, error) {
 		ApiKey:         params.Password,
 		AuthUrl:        params.AuthURL,
 		Region:         params.Region,
+		AuthVersion:    params.AuthVersion,
 		UserAgent:      "distribution/" + version.Version,
 		Tenant:         params.Tenant,
 		TenantId:       params.TenantID,
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift_test.go b/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift_test.go
index b2ff6001a..655aa9963 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/swift/swift_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 		trustID            string
 		container          string
 		region             string
+		AuthVersion        int
 		insecureSkipVerify bool
 		secretKey          string
 		accessKey          string
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 	trustID = os.Getenv("SWIFT_TRUST_ID")
 	container = os.Getenv("SWIFT_CONTAINER_NAME")
 	region = os.Getenv("SWIFT_REGION_NAME")
+	AuthVersion, _ = strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("SWIFT_AUTH_VERSION"))
 	insecureSkipVerify, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("SWIFT_INSECURESKIPVERIFY"))
 	secretKey = os.Getenv("SWIFT_SECRET_KEY")
 	accessKey = os.Getenv("SWIFT_ACCESS_KEY")
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ func init() {
 			domainID,
 			trustID,
 			region,
+			AuthVersion,
 			container,
 			root,
 			insecureSkipVerify,