diff --git a/backend/open_webui/config.py b/backend/open_webui/config.py
index 88d38db23..a4b9e65f9 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/config.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/config.py
@@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ CHROMA_HTTP_SSL = os.environ.get("CHROMA_HTTP_SSL", "false").lower() == "true"
 
 MILVUS_URI = os.environ.get("MILVUS_URI", f"{DATA_DIR}/vector_db/milvus.db")
 MILVUS_DB = os.environ.get("MILVUS_DB", "default")
+MILVUS_TOKEN = os.environ.get("MILVUS_TOKEN", None)
 
 # Qdrant
 QDRANT_URI = os.environ.get("QDRANT_URI", None)
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
index bdfa16eb6..43c3f3d1a 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/milvus.py
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ from open_webui.retrieval.vector.main import VectorItem, SearchResult, GetResult
 from open_webui.config import (
     MILVUS_URI,
     MILVUS_DB,
+    MILVUS_TOKEN,
 )
 
 
 class MilvusClient:
     def __init__(self):
         self.collection_prefix = "open_webui"
-        self.client = Client(uri=MILVUS_URI, database=MILVUS_DB)
+        if MILVUS_TOKEN is None:
+            self.client = Client(uri=MILVUS_URI, database=MILVUS_DB)
+        else:
+            self.client = Client(uri=MILVUS_URI, database=MILVUS_DB, token=MILVUS_TOKEN)
 
     def _result_to_get_result(self, result) -> GetResult:
         ids = []