diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
index 46cfc0b3a7..a4414585d6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/webapp/AuthenticationProcessingFilter.java
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ public class AuthenticationProcessingFilter extends AbstractProcessingFilter {
 
         UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authRequest = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(username,
                 password);
-        authRequest.setDetails(request.getRemoteAddr());
+
+        // Allow subclasses to set the "details" property
+        setDetails(request, authRequest);
 
         return this.getAuthenticationManager().authenticate(authRequest);
     }