diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index d616e1c0..ed0733e0 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ app.enableAuth = function() {
       next();
     }
   });
-}
+
+  this.isAuthEnabled = true;
+};
 
 /**
  * Initialize an application from an options object or a set of JSON and JavaScript files.
diff --git a/test/app.test.js b/test/app.test.js
index eed3d7aa..701d22fe 100644
--- a/test/app.test.js
+++ b/test/app.test.js
@@ -400,6 +400,14 @@ describe('app', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('enableAuth', function() {
+    it('should set app.isAuthEnabled to true', function() {
+      expect(app.isAuthEnabled).to.not.equal(true);
+      app.enableAuth();
+      expect(app.isAuthEnabled).to.equal(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('app.get("/", loopback.status())', function () {
     it('should return the status of the application', function (done) {
       var app = loopback();