@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ public interface RestClientHeaders {
 	 * @param password
 	 */
 	void setHttpBasicAuth(String user, String password);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Authorization: Bearer header as documented in RFC6750
+     *
+     * @param token
+     */
+    void setBearerAuth(String token);
 }
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
  */
 package org.androidannotations.holder;
 
-import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr._new;
 import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr._this;
+import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr.lit;
+import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr.ref;
+import static com.sun.codemodel.JExpr._new;
 import static com.sun.codemodel.JMod.FINAL;
 import static com.sun.codemodel.JMod.PUBLIC;
 import static org.androidannotations.helper.CanonicalNameConstants.REST_TEMPLATE;
@@ -28,19 +30,20 @@
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
 
-import org.androidannotations.api.rest.RestErrorHandler;
-import org.androidannotations.helper.APTCodeModelHelper;
-import org.androidannotations.helper.CanonicalNameConstants;
-import org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants;
-import org.androidannotations.process.ProcessHolder;
-
 import com.sun.codemodel.ClassType;
+import com.sun.codemodel.JBlock;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JClass;
+import com.sun.codemodel.JDefinedClass;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JExpr;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JFieldVar;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JInvocation;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JMethod;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JMod;
+import org.androidannotations.api.rest.RestErrorHandler;
+import org.androidannotations.helper.APTCodeModelHelper;
+import org.androidannotations.helper.CanonicalNameConstants;
+import org.androidannotations.helper.ModelConstants;
+import org.androidannotations.process.ProcessHolder;
 
 public class RestHolder extends BaseGeneratedClassHolder {
 
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ private void implementMethods() {
 
 		// authentication
 		implementSetBasicAuth(methods);
+		implementSetBearerAuth(methods);
 		implementSetAuthentication(methods);
 
 		// cookies and headers
@@ -136,6 +140,27 @@ private void implementSetBasicAuth(List<ExecutableElement> methods) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void implementSetBearerAuth(List<ExecutableElement> methods) {
+		JMethod setBearerMethod = codeModelHelper.implementMethod(this, methods, "setBearerAuth", TypeKind.VOID.toString(), STRING);
+
+		if (setBearerMethod != null) {
+			JClass authClass = classes().HTTP_AUTHENTICATION;
+            JDefinedClass anonymousHttpAuthClass = codeModel().anonymousClass(authClass);
+
+            JMethod getHeaderValueMethod = anonymousHttpAuthClass.method(JMod.PUBLIC, String.class, "getHeaderValue");
+            getHeaderValueMethod.annotate(Override.class);
+            JBlock getHeaderValueMethodBody = getHeaderValueMethod.body();
+
+            JBlock setBearerBody = setBearerMethod.body();
+
+            setBearerBody.decl(FINAL, refClass(String.class), "bearerHeader", lit("Bearer ").plus(setBearerMethod.params().get(0)));
+
+            getHeaderValueMethodBody._return(ref("bearerHeader"));
+
+            setBearerBody.assign(_this().ref(getAuthenticationField()), _new(anonymousHttpAuthClass));
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void implementSetAuthentication(List<ExecutableElement> methods) {
 		JMethod setAuthMethod = codeModelHelper.implementMethod(this, methods, "setAuthentication", TypeKind.VOID.toString(), CanonicalNameConstants.HTTP_AUTHENTICATION);