diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/AuthMode/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/AuthMode/index.js
index 35cf3a47d..fe13e31f0 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/AuthMode/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/AuthMode/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('awsv4');
             }}
           >
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('basic');
             }}
           >
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('bearer');
             }}
           >
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('digest');
             }}
           >
@@ -74,7 +74,16 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
+              onModeChange('inherit');
+            }}
+          >
+            Inherit
+          </div>
+          <div
+            className="dropdown-item"
+            onClick={() => {
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('oauth2');
             }}
           >
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ const AuthMode = ({ item, collection }) => {
           <div
             className="dropdown-item"
             onClick={() => {
-              dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+              dropdownTippyRef?.current?.hide();
               onModeChange('none');
             }}
           >
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/StyledWrapper.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/StyledWrapper.js
index e49220854..e1283ea42 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/StyledWrapper.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
-const Wrapper = styled.div``;
+const Wrapper = styled.div`
+  .inherit-mode-text {
+    color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.text.yellow};
+  }
+  .inherit-mode-label {
+  }
+`;
 
 export default Wrapper;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/index.js
index 04cc954f3..730facf69 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/Auth/index.js
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import BearerAuth from './BearerAuth';
 import BasicAuth from './BasicAuth';
 import DigestAuth from './DigestAuth';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
+import { humanizeRequestAuthMode } from 'utils/collections/index';
 import OAuth2 from './OAuth2/index';
 
 const Auth = ({ item, collection }) => {
   const authMode = item.draft ? get(item, 'draft.request.auth.mode') : get(item, 'request.auth.mode');
 
+  const collectionRoot = get(collection, 'root', {});
+  const collectionAuth = get(collectionRoot, 'request.auth');
+
   const getAuthView = () => {
     switch (authMode) {
       case 'awsv4': {
@@ -28,7 +32,14 @@ const Auth = ({ item, collection }) => {
       case 'oauth2': {
         return <OAuth2 collection={collection} item={item} />;
       }
-    }
+      case 'inherit': {
+        return (
+          <div className="flex flex-row w-full mt-2 gap-4">
+            <div>Auth inherited from the Collection: </div>
+            <div className="inherit-mode-text">{humanizeRequestAuthMode(collectionAuth?.mode)}</div>
+          </div>
+        );
+      }
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index c18dbe7ce..a77a789d4 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ export const humanizeRequestBodyMode = (mode) => {
 export const humanizeRequestAuthMode = (mode) => {
   let label = 'No Auth';
   switch (mode) {
+    case 'inherit': {
+      label = 'Inherit';
+      break;
+    }
     case 'awsv4': {
       label = 'AWS Sig V4';
       break;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
index 2aa16fd79..c2e5b13f7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const prepareRequest = (request, collectionRoot) => {
   // But it cannot override the collection auth with no auth
   // We will provide support for disabling the auth via scripting in the future
   const collectionAuth = get(collectionRoot, 'request.auth');
-  if (collectionAuth) {
+  if (collectionAuth && request.auth.mode == 'inherit') {
     if (collectionAuth.mode === 'basic') {
       axiosRequest.auth = {
         username: get(collectionAuth, 'basic.username'),
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
index f7317b59b..c1ec520a9 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const parseFormData = (datas, collectionPath) => {
 // We will provide support for disabling the auth via scripting in the future
 const setAuthHeaders = (axiosRequest, request, collectionRoot) => {
   const collectionAuth = get(collectionRoot, 'request.auth');
-  if (collectionAuth) {
+  if (collectionAuth && request.auth.mode == 'inherit') {
     switch (collectionAuth.mode) {
       case 'awsv4':
         axiosRequest.awsv4config = {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
index 3640a47bd..36ddf2811 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const oauth2Schema = Yup.object({
   .strict();
 
 const authSchema = Yup.object({
-  mode: Yup.string().oneOf(['none', 'awsv4', 'basic', 'bearer', 'digest', 'oauth2']).required('mode is required'),
+  mode: Yup.string().oneOf(['inherit', 'none', 'awsv4', 'basic', 'bearer', 'digest', 'oauth2']).required('mode is required'),
   awsv4: authAwsV4Schema.nullable(),
   basic: authBasicSchema.nullable(),
   bearer: authBearerSchema.nullable(),
diff --git a/packages/bruno-tests/collection/auth/inherit auth/inherit Bearer Auth 200.bru b/packages/bruno-tests/collection/auth/inherit auth/inherit Bearer Auth 200.bru
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50cd99018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-tests/collection/auth/inherit auth/inherit Bearer Auth 200.bru	
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+meta {
+  name: inherit Bearer Auth 200
+  type: http
+  seq: 2
+}
+
+get {
+  url: {{host}}/api/auth/bearer/protected
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+assert {
+  res.status: 200
+  res.body.message: Authentication successful
+}
+
+script:post-response {
+  bru.setEnvVar("foo", "bar");
+}
diff --git a/packages/bruno-tests/collection/collection.bru b/packages/bruno-tests/collection/collection.bru
index e31b64995..dfcac9859 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-tests/collection/collection.bru
+++ b/packages/bruno-tests/collection/collection.bru
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ headers {
 }
 
 auth {
-  mode: none
+  mode: bearer
 }
 
 auth:basic {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ auth:basic {
 }
 
 auth:bearer {
-  token: {{bearerAuthToken}}
+  token: {{bearer_auth_token}}
 }
 
 docs {