diff --git a/src/node/plugin.ts b/src/node/plugin.ts
index 37700e183..036e118e8 100644
--- a/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as semver from "semver"
 import * as pluginapi from "../../typings/pluginapi"
 import { HttpCode, HttpError } from "../common/http"
 import { version } from "./constants"
-import { ensureAuthenticated, replaceTemplates } from "./http"
+import { authenticated, ensureAuthenticated, replaceTemplates } from "./http"
 import { proxy } from "./proxy"
 import * as util from "./util"
 import { Router as WsRouter, WebsocketRouter, wss } from "./wsRouter"
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ require("module")._load = function (request: string, parent: object, isMain: boo
  * The module you get when importing "code-server".
  */
 export const codeServer = {
-  express,
-  field,
   HttpCode,
   HttpError,
   Level,
+  authenticated,
+  ensureAuthenticated,
+  express,
+  field,
   proxy,
   replaceTemplates,
   WsRouter,
@@ -122,10 +124,10 @@ export class PluginAPI {
   public mount(r: express.Router, wr: express.Router): void {
     for (const [, p] of this.plugins) {
       if (p.router) {
-        r.use(`${p.routerPath}`, ensureAuthenticated, p.router())
+        r.use(`${p.routerPath}`, p.router())
       }
       if (p.wsRouter) {
-        wr.use(`${p.routerPath}`, ensureAuthenticated, (p.wsRouter() as WebsocketRouter).router)
+        wr.use(`${p.routerPath}`, (p.wsRouter() as WebsocketRouter).router)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/typings/pluginapi.d.ts b/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
index b93a82b5d..f7797b6d8 100644
--- a/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
+++ b/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ export { field, Level, Logger }
  */
 export const proxy: ProxyServer
 
+/**
+ * Middleware to ensure the user is authenticated. Throws if they are not.
+ */
+export function ensureAuthenticated(req: express.Request, res?: express.Response, next?: express.NextFunction): void
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the user is authenticated.
+ */
+export function authenticated(req: express.Request): boolean
+
 /**
  * Replace variables in HTML: TO, BASE, CS_STATIC_BASE, and OPTIONS.
  */