diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d08a6ef83..ea345c667 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Group changes to describe their impact on the project, as follows:
 - Attended transfer instead of blind transfer if there is more than 1 call
 - Added hidden setting to disable video completely
 - Added hidden setting to prevent adding / editing / removing native contacts
+- Added hidden setting to protect settings access using account password
 
 ### Changed
 - Account EXPIRES is now set to 1 month instead of 1 year for sip.linphone.org accounts
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/sidemenu/fragments/SideMenuFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/sidemenu/fragments/SideMenuFragment.kt
index 8bd98bc41..34182931e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/sidemenu/fragments/SideMenuFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/sidemenu/fragments/SideMenuFragment.kt
@@ -31,20 +31,18 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import java.io.File
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.coreContext
+import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.corePreferences
 import org.linphone.R
 import org.linphone.activities.*
 import org.linphone.activities.assistant.AssistantActivity
+import org.linphone.activities.main.MainActivity
 import org.linphone.activities.main.settings.SettingListenerStub
 import org.linphone.activities.main.sidemenu.viewmodels.SideMenuViewModel
-import org.linphone.activities.navigateToAbout
-import org.linphone.activities.navigateToAccountSettings
-import org.linphone.activities.navigateToRecordings
-import org.linphone.activities.navigateToSettings
+import org.linphone.activities.main.viewmodels.DialogViewModel
+import org.linphone.core.Factory
 import org.linphone.core.tools.Log
 import org.linphone.databinding.SideMenuFragmentBinding
-import org.linphone.utils.Event
-import org.linphone.utils.FileUtils
-import org.linphone.utils.PermissionHelper
+import org.linphone.utils.*
 
 class SideMenuFragment : GenericFragment<SideMenuFragmentBinding>() {
     private lateinit var viewModel: SideMenuViewModel
@@ -87,7 +85,12 @@ class SideMenuFragment : GenericFragment<SideMenuFragmentBinding>() {
                 Log.i("[Side Menu] Navigation to settings for account with identity: $identity")
 
                 sharedViewModel.toggleDrawerEvent.value = Event(true)
-                navigateToAccountSettings(identity)
+
+                if (corePreferences.askForAccountPasswordToAccessSettings) {
+                    showPasswordDialog(goToAccountSettings = true, accountIdentity = identity)
+                } else {
+                    navigateToAccountSettings(identity)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -102,7 +105,12 @@ class SideMenuFragment : GenericFragment<SideMenuFragmentBinding>() {
 
         binding.setSettingsClickListener {
             sharedViewModel.toggleDrawerEvent.value = Event(true)
-            navigateToSettings()
+
+            if (corePreferences.askForAccountPasswordToAccessSettings) {
+                showPasswordDialog(goToSettings = true)
+            } else {
+                navigateToSettings()
+            }
         }
 
         binding.setRecordingsClickListener {
@@ -172,4 +180,69 @@ class SideMenuFragment : GenericFragment<SideMenuFragmentBinding>() {
 
         startActivityForResult(chooserIntent, 0)
     }
+
+    private fun showPasswordDialog(
+        goToSettings: Boolean = false,
+        goToAccountSettings: Boolean = false,
+        accountIdentity: String = ""
+    ) {
+        val dialogViewModel = DialogViewModel(getString(R.string.settings_password_protection_dialog_title))
+        dialogViewModel.showIcon = true
+        dialogViewModel.iconResource = R.drawable.security_toggle_icon_green
+        dialogViewModel.showPassword = true
+        dialogViewModel.passwordTitle = getString(R.string.settings_password_protection_dialog_input_hint)
+        val dialog = DialogUtils.getDialog(requireContext(), dialogViewModel)
+
+        dialogViewModel.showCancelButton {
+            dialog.dismiss()
+        }
+
+        dialogViewModel.showOkButton(
+            {
+                val defaultAccount = coreContext.core.defaultAccount ?: coreContext.core.accountList.firstOrNull()
+                if (defaultAccount == null) {
+                    Log.e("[Side Menu] No account found, can't check password input!")
+                    (requireActivity() as MainActivity).showSnackBar(R.string.error_unexpected)
+                } else {
+                    val authInfo = defaultAccount.findAuthInfo()
+                    if (authInfo == null) {
+                        Log.e("[Side Menu] No auth info found for account [${defaultAccount.params.identityAddress?.asString()}], can't check password input!")
+                        (requireActivity() as MainActivity).showSnackBar(R.string.error_unexpected)
+                    } else {
+                        val expectedHash = authInfo.ha1
+                        if (expectedHash == null) {
+                            Log.e("[Side Menu] No ha1 found in auth info, can't check password input!")
+                            (requireActivity() as MainActivity).showSnackBar(R.string.error_unexpected)
+                        } else {
+                            val hashAlgorithm = authInfo.algorithm ?: "MD5"
+                            val userId = (authInfo.userid ?: authInfo.username).orEmpty()
+                            val realm = authInfo.realm.orEmpty()
+                            val password = dialogViewModel.password
+                            val computedHash = Factory.instance().computeHa1ForAlgorithm(
+                                userId,
+                                password,
+                                realm,
+                                hashAlgorithm
+                            )
+                            if (computedHash != expectedHash) {
+                                Log.e("[Side Menu] Computed hash [$computedHash] using userId [$userId], realm [$realm] and algorithm [$hashAlgorithm] doesn't match expected hash!")
+                                (requireActivity() as MainActivity).showSnackBar(R.string.settings_password_protection_dialog_invalid_input)
+                            } else {
+                                if (goToSettings) {
+                                    navigateToSettings()
+                                } else if (goToAccountSettings) {
+                                    navigateToAccountSettings(accountIdentity)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                dialog.dismiss()
+            },
+            getString(R.string.settings_password_protection_dialog_ok_label)
+        )
+
+        dialog.show()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/viewmodels/DialogViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/viewmodels/DialogViewModel.kt
index 85299b292..3cc7440d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/viewmodels/DialogViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/viewmodels/DialogViewModel.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ class DialogViewModel(val message: String, val title: String = "") : ViewModel()
 
     val dismissEvent = MutableLiveData<Event<Boolean>>()
 
+    var password: String = ""
+
+    var passwordTitle: String = ""
+
+    var passwordSubtitle: String = ""
+
+    var showPassword: Boolean = false
+
     init {
         doNotAskAgain.value = false
         showTitle = title.isNotEmpty()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
index 578cdc7f9..28de260fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@ class CorePreferences constructor(private val context: Context) {
     val autoRemoteProvisioningOnConfigUriHandler: Boolean
         get() = config.getBool("app", "auto_apply_provisioning_config_uri_handler", false)
 
+    val askForAccountPasswordToAccessSettings: Boolean
+        get() = config.getBool("app", "require_password_to_access_settings", false)
+
     /* Default values related */
 
     val echoCancellerCalibration: Int
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/LinphoneUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/LinphoneUtils.kt
index 88924b738..6c86477a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/LinphoneUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/LinphoneUtils.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager
 import android.net.NetworkInfo
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager.*
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException
 import java.text.DateFormat
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.*
+import okhttp3.internal.and
 import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.coreContext
 import org.linphone.LinphoneApplication.Companion.corePreferences
 import org.linphone.R
@@ -257,5 +260,27 @@ class LinphoneUtils {
 
             return true // Legacy behavior
         }
+
+        fun hashPassword(
+            userId: String,
+            password: String,
+            realm: String,
+            algorithm: String = "MD5"
+        ): String? {
+            val input = "$userId:$realm:$password"
+            try {
+                val digestEngine = MessageDigest.getInstance(algorithm)
+                val digest = digestEngine.digest(input.toByteArray())
+                val hexString = StringBuffer()
+                for (i in digest.indices) {
+                    hexString.append(Integer.toHexString(digest[i].and(0xFF)))
+                }
+                return hexString.toString()
+            } catch (nsae: NoSuchAlgorithmException) {
+                Log.e("[Side Menu] Can't compute hash using [$algorithm] algorithm!")
+            }
+
+            return null
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog.xml
index e2c95b406..b5c779d75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
     <data>
         <import type="android.view.View"/>
+        <import type="android.text.InputType"/>
         <variable
             name="viewModel"
             type="org.linphone.activities.main.viewmodels.DialogViewModel" />
@@ -54,6 +55,31 @@
             android:text="@string/assistant_forgotten_password_link"
             android:visibility="@{viewModel.showSubscribeLinphoneOrgLink ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}" />
 
+        <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_input_layout"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_margin="@dimen/settings_margin"
+            android:hint="@{viewModel.passwordTitle}"
+            android:textColorHint="@color/white_color"
+            android:visibility="@{viewModel.showPassword ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+            app:helperTextTextColor="@color/white_color"
+            app:helperText="@{viewModel.passwordSubtitle}"
+            app:helperTextEnabled="@{viewModel.passwordSubtitle.length() > 0}">
+
+            <org.linphone.views.SettingTextInputEditText
+                android:id="@+id/settings_input"
+                android:text="@={viewModel.password}"
+                android:imeOptions="actionDone"
+                android:inputType="@{InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD}"
+                android:maxLines="1"
+                android:background="@color/transparent_color"
+                android:textColor="@color/white_color"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+
+        </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
+
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index ea3dbff57..ef13b829f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -774,4 +774,9 @@
     <string name="chat_room_last_message_sender_format">%s :</string>
     <string name="dialog_apply_remote_provisioning_title">Voulez-vous télécharger et appliquer la configuration depuis cette adresse ?</string>
     <string name="dialog_apply_remote_provisioning_button">Appliquer</string>
+    <string name="error_unexpected">Erreur inattendue…</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_title">Merci de saisir votre mot de passe ci-dessous pour accéder aux paramètres</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_input_hint">Mot de passe</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_ok_label">Valider</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_invalid_input">Le mot de passe est invalide !</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d6d4fa904..c5eab07c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     <string name="share_uploaded_logs_link">Share logs link using…</string>
 
     <!-- Errors -->
+    <string name="error_unexpected">Unexpected error…</string>
 
     <!-- Date & Time -->
     <string name="today">Today</string>
@@ -475,6 +476,10 @@
     <string name="settings_primary_account_title">Primary Account</string>
     <string name="settings_primary_account_display_name_title">Display Name</string>
     <string name="settings_primary_account_username_title">Username</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_title">Please input your password below to access the settings</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_input_hint">Password</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_ok_label">Validate</string>
+    <string name="settings_password_protection_dialog_invalid_input">Invalid password!</string>
 
     <!-- Audio settings -->
     <string name="audio_settings_echo_cancellation_title">Echo cancellation</string>