diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b5a8e2e..acaed7bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #### Features
 
+* [#493](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/493): Swagger UI endpoint authorization. - [@texpert](https://github.com/texpert).
 * [#492](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/492): Define security requirements on endpoint methods - [@tomregelink](https://github.com/tomregelink).
 * [#497](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/497): Use ruby-grape-danger in Dangerfile - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock).
 * Your contribution here.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e40c705..97c5440c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 * [Model Parsers](#model_parsers)
 * [Configure](#configure)
 * [Routes Configuration](#routes)
+* [Securing the Swagger UI](#oauth)
 * [Markdown](#md_usage)
 * [Response documentation](#response)
 * [Extensions](#extensions)
@@ -192,6 +193,9 @@ end
 * [add_version](#add_version)
 * [doc_version](#doc_version)
 * [markdown](#markdown)
+* [endpoint_auth_wrapper](#endpoint_auth_wrapper)
+* [swagger_endpoint_guard](#swagger_endpoint_guard)
+* [oauth_token](#oauth_token)
 * [security_definitions](#security_definitions)
 * [models](#models)
 * [hide_documentation_path](#hide_documentation_path)
@@ -273,6 +277,33 @@ add_swagger_documentation \
   markdown: GrapeSwagger::Markdown::RedcarpetAdapter.new
 ```
 
+<a name="endpoint_auth_wrapper" />
+#### endpoint_auth_wrapper:
+Specify the middleware to use for securing endpoints.
+
+```ruby
+add_swagger_documentation \
+   endpoint_auth_wrapper: WineBouncer::OAuth2
+```
+
+<a name="swagger_endpoint_guard" />
+#### swagger_endpoint_guard:
+Specify the method and auth scopes, used by the middleware for securing endpoints.
+
+```ruby
+add_swagger_documentation \
+   swagger_endpoint_guard: 'oauth2 false'
+```
+
+<a name="oauth_token" />
+#### oauth_token:
+Specify the method to get the oauth_token, provided by the middleware.
+
+```ruby
+add_swagger_documentation \
+   oauth_token: 'doorkeeper_access_token'
+```
+
 <a name="security_definitions" />
 #### security_definitions:
 Specify the [Security Definitions Object](https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/2.0.md#security-definitions-object)
@@ -765,6 +796,75 @@ module API
 end
 ```
 
+<a name="oauth" />
+## Securing the Swagger UI
+
+
+The Swagger UI on Grape could be secured from unauthorized access using any middleware, which provides certain methods:
+
+- a *before* method to be run in the Grape controller for authorization purpose; 
+- some guard method, which could receive as argument a string or an array of authorization scopes;
+- a method which processes and returns the access token received in the HTTP request headers (usually in the 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' header).
+  
+Below are some examples of securing the Swagger UI on Grape installed along with Ruby on Rails:
+
+- The WineBouncer and Doorkeeper gems are used in the examples;
+- 'rails' and 'wine_bouncer' gems should be required prior to 'grape-swagger' in boot.rb;
+- This works with a fresh PR to WineBouncer which is yet unmerged - [WineBouncer PR](https://github.com/antek-drzewiecki/wine_bouncer/pull/64).
+
+This is how to configure the grape_swagger documentation:
+
+```ruby
+  add_swagger_documentation base_path: '/',
+                            title: 'My API',
+                            doc_version: '0.0.1',
+                            hide_documentation_path: true,
+                            hide_format: true,
+                            endpoint_auth_wrapper: WineBouncer::OAuth2, # This is the middleware for securing the Swagger UI
+                            swagger_endpoint_guard: 'oauth2 false',     # this is the guard method and scope
+                            oauth_token: 'doorkeeper_access_token'      # This is the method returning the access_token
+```
+
+The guard method should inject the Security Requirement Object into the endpoint's route settings (see Grape::DSL::Settings.route_setting method).
+
+The 'oauth2 false' added to swagger_documentation is making the main Swagger endpoint protected with OAuth, i.e. it 
+is retreiving the access_token from the HTTP request, but the 'false' scope is for skipping authorization and showing
+ the UI for everyone. If the scope would be set to something else, like 'oauth2 admin', for example, than the UI 
+ wouldn't be displayed at all to unauthorized users.  
+
+Further on, the guard could be used, where necessary, for endpoint access protection. Put it prior to the endpoint's method:
+
+```ruby
+  resource :users do
+    oauth2 'read, write'
+    get do
+      render_users
+    end
+    
+    oauth2 'admin'
+    post do
+      User.create!...
+    end
+  end
+```
+
+And, finally, if you want to not only restrict the access, but to completely hide the endpoint from unauthorized 
+users, you could pass a lambda to the :hidden key of a endpoint's description:
+   
+```ruby
+  not_admins = lambda { |token=nil| token.nil? || !User.find(token.resource_owner_id).admin? }
+  
+  resource :users do
+    desc 'Create user', hidden: not_admins
+    oauth2 'admin'
+    post do
+      User.create!...
+    end
+  end
+```
+
+The lambda is checking whether the user is authenticated (if not, the token is nil by default), and has the admin 
+role - only admins can see this endpoint. 
 
 <a name="md_usage" />
 ### Markdown in Detail
diff --git a/lib/grape-swagger.rb b/lib/grape-swagger.rb
index b1aea2d5..42f2edf3 100644
--- a/lib/grape-swagger.rb
+++ b/lib/grape-swagger.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ def add_swagger_documentation(options = {})
         version_for(options)
         options = { target_class: self }.merge(options)
         @target_class = options[:target_class]
+        auth_wrapper = options[:endpoint_auth_wrapper]
+
+        if auth_wrapper && auth_wrapper.method_defined?(:before) && !middleware.flatten.include?(auth_wrapper)
+          use auth_wrapper
+        end
 
         documentation_class.setup(options)
         mount(documentation_class)
diff --git a/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods.rb b/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods.rb
index 63dd0601..5713d55c 100644
--- a/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods.rb
@@ -31,37 +31,38 @@ def setup(options)
       # options could be set on #add_swagger_documentation call,
       # for available options see #defaults
       target_class     = options[:target_class]
-      api_doc          = options[:api_documentation].dup
-      specific_api_doc = options[:specific_api_documentation].dup
+      guard            = options[:swagger_endpoint_guard]
+      formatter        = options[:format]
 
       class_variables_from(options)
 
       [:format, :default_format, :default_error_formatter].each do |method|
-        send(method, options[:format])
-      end if options[:format]
-      # getting of the whole swagger2.0 spec file
-      desc api_doc.delete(:desc), api_doc
-      get mount_path do
-        header['Access-Control-Allow-Origin']   = '*'
-        header['Access-Control-Request-Method'] = '*'
+        send(method, formatter)
+      end if formatter
 
-        output = swagger_object(
+      send(guard.split.first.to_sym, *guard.split(/[\s,]+/).drop(1)) unless guard.nil?
+
+      output_path_definitions = proc do |combi_routes, endpoint|
+        output = endpoint.swagger_object(
           target_class,
-          request,
+          endpoint.request,
           options
         )
 
-        target_routes        = target_class.combined_namespace_routes
-        paths, definitions   = path_and_definition_objects(target_routes, options)
+        paths, definitions = endpoint.path_and_definition_objects(combi_routes, options)
         output[:paths]       = paths unless paths.blank?
         output[:definitions] = definitions unless definitions.blank?
 
         output
       end
 
-      # getting of a specific/named route of the swagger2.0 spec file
-      desc specific_api_doc.delete(:desc), { params:
-        specific_api_doc.delete(:params) || {} }.merge(specific_api_doc)
+      get mount_path do
+        header['Access-Control-Allow-Origin']   = '*'
+        header['Access-Control-Request-Method'] = '*'
+
+        output_path_definitions.call(target_class.combined_namespace_routes, self)
+      end
+
       params do
         requires :name, type: String, desc: 'Resource name of mounted API'
         optional :locale, type: Symbol, desc: 'Locale of API documentation'
@@ -72,18 +73,7 @@ def setup(options)
         combined_routes = target_class.combined_namespace_routes[params[:name]]
         error!({ error: 'named resource not exist' }, 400) if combined_routes.nil?
 
-        output = swagger_object(
-          target_class,
-          request,
-          options
-        )
-
-        target_routes        = { params[:name] => combined_routes }
-        paths, definitions   = path_and_definition_objects(target_routes, options)
-        output[:paths]       = paths unless paths.blank?
-        output[:definitions] = definitions unless definitions.blank?
-
-        output
+        output_path_definitions.call({ params[:name] => combined_routes }, self)
       end
     end
 
@@ -104,7 +94,10 @@ def defaults
         authorizations: nil,
         security_definitions: nil,
         api_documentation: { desc: 'Swagger compatible API description' },
-        specific_api_documentation: { desc: 'Swagger compatible API description for specific API' }
+        specific_api_documentation: { desc: 'Swagger compatible API description for specific API' },
+        endpoint_auth_wrapper: nil,
+        swagger_endpoint_guard: nil,
+        oauth_token: nil
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb b/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
index b646a148..a3f338df 100644
--- a/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/grape-swagger/endpoint.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require 'active_support'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb'
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ def add_definitions_from(models)
     # path object
     def path_item(routes, options)
       routes.each do |route|
-        next if hidden?(route)
+        next if hidden?(route, options)
 
         @item, path = GrapeSwagger::DocMethods::PathString.build(route, options)
         @entity = route.entity || route.options[:success]
@@ -287,10 +289,10 @@ def model_name(name)
       name.respond_to?(:name) ? name.name.demodulize.camelize : name.split('::').last
     end
 
-    def hidden?(route)
+    def hidden?(route, options)
       route_hidden = route.options[:hidden]
-      route_hidden = route_hidden.call if route_hidden.is_a?(Proc)
-      route_hidden
+      return route_hidden unless route_hidden.is_a?(Proc)
+      options[:oauth_token] ? route_hidden.call(send(options[:oauth_token].to_sym)) : route_hidden.call
     end
 
     def public_parameter?(param)
diff --git a/spec/swagger_v2/guarded_endpoint_spec.rb b/spec/swagger_v2/guarded_endpoint_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9dd7a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/swagger_v2/guarded_endpoint_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+class SampleAuth < Grape::Middleware::Base
+  module AuthMethods
+    attr_accessor :access_token
+
+    def protected_endpoint=(protected)
+      @protected_endpoint = protected
+    end
+
+    def protected_endpoint?
+      @protected_endpoint || false
+    end
+
+    def access_token
+      @_access_token
+    end
+
+    def access_token=(token)
+      @_access_token = token
+    end
+  end
+
+  def context
+    env['api.endpoint']
+  end
+
+  def before
+    context.extend(SampleAuth::AuthMethods)
+    context.protected_endpoint = context.options[:route_options][:auth].present?
+
+    return unless context.protected_endpoint?
+    scopes = context.options[:route_options][:auth][:scopes].map(&:to_sym)
+    authorize!(*scopes) unless scopes.include? :false
+    context.access_token = env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']
+  end
+end
+
+module Extension
+  def sample_auth(*scopes)
+    description = route_setting(:description) || route_setting(:description, {})
+    description[:auth] = { scopes: scopes }
+  end
+
+  Grape::API.extend self
+end
+
+describe 'a guarded api endpoint' do
+  before :all do
+    class GuardedMountedApi < Grape::API
+      access_token_valid = proc { |token = nil| token.nil? || token != '12345' }
+
+      desc 'Show endpoint if authenticated', hidden: access_token_valid
+      get '/auth' do
+        { foo: 'bar' }
+      end
+    end
+
+    class GuardedApi < Grape::API
+      mount GuardedMountedApi
+      add_swagger_documentation endpoint_auth_wrapper: SampleAuth,
+                                swagger_endpoint_guard: 'sample_auth false',
+                                oauth_token: 'access_token'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def app
+    GuardedApi
+  end
+
+  context 'when a correct token is passed with the request' do
+    subject do
+      get '/swagger_doc.json', {}, 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => '12345'
+      JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    end
+
+    it 'retrieves swagger-documentation for the endpoint' do
+      expect(subject).to eq(
+        'info' => { 'title' => 'API title', 'version' => '0.0.1' },
+        'swagger' => '2.0',
+        'produces' => ['application/xml', 'application/json', 'application/octet-stream', 'text/plain'],
+        'host' => 'example.org',
+        'paths' => {
+          '/auth' => {
+            'get' => {
+              'summary' => 'Show endpoint if authenticated',
+              'description' => 'Show endpoint if authenticated',
+              'produces' => ['application/json'],
+              'tags' => ['auth'],
+              'operationId' => 'getAuth',
+              'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'Show endpoint if authenticated' } }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when a bad token is passed with the request' do
+    subject do
+      get '/swagger_doc.json', {}, 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => '123456'
+      JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not retrieve swagger-documentation for the endpoint - only the info_object' do
+      expect(subject).to eq(
+        'info' => { 'title' => 'API title', 'version' => '0.0.1' },
+        'swagger' => '2.0',
+        'produces' => ['application/xml', 'application/json', 'application/octet-stream', 'text/plain'],
+        'host' => 'example.org'
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end