diff --git a/che-core-git-impl-jgit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/git/impl/jgit/JGitConnection.java b/che-core-git-impl-jgit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/git/impl/jgit/JGitConnection.java
index a273d01b0..0938bf955 100644
--- a/che-core-git-impl-jgit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/git/impl/jgit/JGitConnection.java
+++ b/che-core-git-impl-jgit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/git/impl/jgit/JGitConnection.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.che.api.git.shared.TagCreateRequest;
 import org.eclipse.che.api.git.shared.TagDeleteRequest;
 import org.eclipse.che.api.git.shared.TagListRequest;
+import org.eclipse.che.api.git.shared.GitRequest;
 import org.eclipse.che.git.impl.jgit.ssh.SshKeyProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.AddCommand;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.CheckoutCommand;
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ public void clone(CloneRequest request) throws GitException, UnauthorizedExcepti
                 cloneCommand.setBranchesToClone(request.getBranchesToFetch());
             }
 
-            executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, cloneCommand);
+            executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, cloneCommand, request);
 
             StoredConfig repositoryConfig = getRepository().getConfig();
             GitUser gitUser = getUser();
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ public void fetch(FetchRequest request) throws GitException, UnauthorizedExcepti
             }
             fetchCommand.setRemoveDeletedRefs(request.isRemoveDeletedRefs());
 
-            executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, fetchCommand);
+            executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, fetchCommand , request);
         } catch (GitException | GitAPIException exception) {
             String errorMessage;
             if (exception.getMessage().contains("Invalid remote: ")) {
@@ -871,7 +872,7 @@ public PullResponse pull(PullRequest request) throws GitException, UnauthorizedE
                 fetchCommand.setTimeout(timeout);
             }
 
-            FetchResult fetchResult = (FetchResult)executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, fetchCommand);
+            FetchResult fetchResult = (FetchResult)executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, fetchCommand, request);
 
             Ref remoteBranchRef = fetchResult.getAdvertisedRef(remoteBranch);
             if (remoteBranchRef == null) {
@@ -942,7 +943,7 @@ public PushResponse push(PushRequest request) throws GitException, UnauthorizedE
             }
 
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-            Iterable<PushResult> pushResults = (Iterable<PushResult>)executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, pushCommand);
+            Iterable<PushResult> pushResults = (Iterable<PushResult>)executeRemoteCommand(remoteUri, pushCommand, request);
             PushResult pushResult = pushResults.iterator().next();
             return addCommandOutputUpdates(pushResponseDto, request, pushResult);
         } catch (GitAPIException exception) {
@@ -1461,7 +1462,7 @@ public boolean accept(File dir) {
      * @throws GitAPIException
      * @throws UnauthorizedException
      */
-    private Object executeRemoteCommand(String remoteUrl, TransportCommand command)
+    private Object executeRemoteCommand(String remoteUrl, TransportCommand command, GitRequest request)
             throws GitException, GitAPIException, UnauthorizedException {
         String sshKeyDirectoryPath = "";
         try {
@@ -1492,10 +1493,16 @@ public void configure(Transport transport) {
                     }
                 });
             } else {
-                UserCredential credentials = credentialsLoader.getUserCredential(remoteUrl);
-                if (credentials != null) {
-                    command.setCredentialsProvider(new UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider(credentials.getUserName(),
-                                                                                           credentials.getPassword()));
+                String gitUser = request.getAttributes().get("username");
+                String gitPassword = request.getAttributes().get("password");
+                if (gitUser != null && gitPassword != null) {
+                    command.setCredentialsProvider(new UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider(gitUser, gitPassword));
+                } else {
+                    UserCredential credentials = credentialsLoader.getUserCredential(remoteUrl);
+                    if (credentials != null) {
+                        command.setCredentialsProvider(
+                                new UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider(credentials.getUserName(), credentials.getPassword()));
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return command.call();
diff --git a/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider.java b/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a50bd3a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Codenvy, S.A.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *   Codenvy, S.A. - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.che.api.git;
+
+import org.eclipse.che.api.git.server.dto.DtoServerImpls;
+import org.eclipse.che.api.git.shared.GitUser;
+
+/**
+ * Credentials provider for Git basic authentication
+ *
+ * @author Yossi Balan
+ */
+public class GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider implements CredentialsProvider  {
+
+    private static ThreadLocal<UserCredential> currRequestCredentials = new ThreadLocal<>();
+    private static final String BASIC_PROVIDER_NAME = "basic";
+
+    @Override
+    public UserCredential getUserCredential() {
+        return currRequestCredentials.get();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GitUser getUser() throws GitException {
+        DtoServerImpls.GitUserImpl gitUser = new DtoServerImpls.GitUserImpl();
+        gitUser.setName(currRequestCredentials.get().getUserName());
+        return gitUser;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getId() {
+        return BASIC_PROVIDER_NAME;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canProvideCredentials(String url) {
+        return getUserCredential() != null;
+    }
+
+    public static void setCurrentCredentials(String user, String password) {
+        UserCredential creds = new UserCredential(user, password, BASIC_PROVIDER_NAME);
+        currRequestCredentials.set(creds);
+    }
+
+    public static void clearCredentials() {
+        currRequestCredentials.set(null);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitProjectImporter.java b/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitProjectImporter.java
index 440c26784..fbce916b0 100644
--- a/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitProjectImporter.java
+++ b/platform-api/che-core-api-git/src/main/java/org/eclipse/che/api/git/GitProjectImporter.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import static org.eclipse.che.api.git.GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider.clearCredentials;
+import static org.eclipse.che.api.git.GitBasicAuthenticationCredentialsProvider.setCurrentCredentials;
 import static org.eclipse.che.dto.server.DtoFactory.newDto;
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public void importSources(FolderEntry baseFolder, String location, Map<String, S
                               LineConsumerFactory consumerFactory)
             throws ForbiddenException, ConflictException, UnauthorizedException, IOException, ServerException {
         GitConnection git = null;
+        boolean credentialsHaveBeenSet = false;
         try {
             // For factory: checkout particular commit after clone
             String commitId = null;
@@ -124,6 +127,12 @@ public void importSources(FolderEntry baseFolder, String location, Map<String, S
                     recursiveEnabled = true;
                 }
                 branchMerge = parameters.get("branchMerge");
+                final String user = parameters.get("userName");
+                final String pass = parameters.get("password");
+                if (user != null && pass != null) {
+                    credentialsHaveBeenSet = true;
+                    setCurrentCredentials(user, pass);
+                }
             }
             // Get path to local file. Git works with local filesystem only.
             final String localPath = localPathResolver.resolve((VirtualFileImpl)baseFolder.getVirtualFile());
@@ -186,6 +195,9 @@ public void importSources(FolderEntry baseFolder, String location, Map<String, S
             if (git != null) {
                 git.close();
             }
+            if (credentialsHaveBeenSet) {
+                clearCredentials();
+            }
         }
     }