diff --git a/messages/en-US.json b/messages/en-US.json
index ba22ff77..ffd167a6 100644
--- a/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/messages/en-US.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
     "resourceSetting": "{resourceName} Settings",
     "alwaysAllow": "Always Allow",
     "alwaysDeny": "Always Deny",
+    "passToAuth": "Pass to Auth",
     "orgSettingsDescription": "Configure your organization's general settings",
     "orgGeneralSettings": "Organization Settings",
     "orgGeneralSettingsDescription": "Manage your organization details and configuration",
@@ -545,6 +546,7 @@
     "rulesActions": "Actions",
     "rulesActionAlwaysAllow": "Always Allow: Bypass all authentication methods",
     "rulesActionAlwaysDeny": "Always Deny: Block all requests; no authentication can be attempted",
+    "rulesActionPassToAuth": "Pass to Auth: Allow authentication methods to be attempted",
     "rulesMatchCriteria": "Matching Criteria",
     "rulesMatchCriteriaIpAddress": "Match a specific IP address",
     "rulesMatchCriteriaIpAddressRange": "Match a range of IP addresses in CIDR notation",
diff --git a/server/db/pg/schema.ts b/server/db/pg/schema.ts
index fcbf2621..8e725ab1 100644
--- a/server/db/pg/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/pg/schema.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ export const resourceRules = pgTable("resourceRules", {
         .references(() => resources.resourceId, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
     enabled: boolean("enabled").notNull().default(true),
     priority: integer("priority").notNull(),
-    action: varchar("action").notNull(), // ACCEPT, DROP
+    action: varchar("action").notNull(), // ACCEPT, DROP, PASS
     match: varchar("match").notNull(), // CIDR, PATH, IP
     value: varchar("value").notNull()
 });
diff --git a/server/db/sqlite/schema.ts b/server/db/sqlite/schema.ts
index 5db6bfdd..c3e79291 100644
--- a/server/db/sqlite/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/sqlite/schema.ts
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ export const resourceRules = sqliteTable("resourceRules", {
         .references(() => resources.resourceId, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
     enabled: integer("enabled", { mode: "boolean" }).notNull().default(true),
     priority: integer("priority").notNull(),
-    action: text("action").notNull(), // ACCEPT, DROP
+    action: text("action").notNull(), // ACCEPT, DROP, PASS
     match: text("match").notNull(), // CIDR, PATH, IP
     value: text("value").notNull()
 });
diff --git a/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts b/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
index 62574a45..5f80de16 100644
--- a/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
+++ b/server/routers/badger/verifySession.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ export async function verifyResourceSession(
             } else if (action == "DROP") {
                 logger.debug("Resource denied by rule");
                 return notAllowed(res);
+            } else if (action == "PASS") {
+                logger.debug("Resource passed by rule, continuing to auth checks");
+                // Continue to authentication checks below
             }
 
             // otherwise its undefined and we pass
@@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ async function checkRules(
     resourceId: number,
     clientIp: string | undefined,
     path: string | undefined
-): Promise<"ACCEPT" | "DROP" | undefined> {
+): Promise<"ACCEPT" | "DROP" | "PASS" | undefined> {
     const ruleCacheKey = `rules:${resourceId}`;
 
     let rules: ResourceRule[] | undefined = cache.get(ruleCacheKey);
diff --git a/server/routers/resource/createResourceRule.ts b/server/routers/resource/createResourceRule.ts
index 6651eee2..affd7625 100644
--- a/server/routers/resource/createResourceRule.ts
+++ b/server/routers/resource/createResourceRule.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { OpenAPITags, registry } from "@server/openApi";
 
 const createResourceRuleSchema = z
     .object({
-        action: z.enum(["ACCEPT", "DROP"]),
+        action: z.enum(["ACCEPT", "DROP", "PASS"]),
         match: z.enum(["CIDR", "IP", "PATH"]),
         value: z.string().min(1),
         priority: z.number().int(),
diff --git a/server/routers/resource/updateResourceRule.ts b/server/routers/resource/updateResourceRule.ts
index 449a92ef..c2b6a47a 100644
--- a/server/routers/resource/updateResourceRule.ts
+++ b/server/routers/resource/updateResourceRule.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const updateResourceRuleParamsSchema = z
 // Define Zod schema for request body validation
 const updateResourceRuleSchema = z
     .object({
-        action: z.enum(["ACCEPT", "DROP"]).optional(),
+        action: z.enum(["ACCEPT", "DROP", "PASS"]).optional(),
         match: z.enum(["CIDR", "IP", "PATH"]).optional(),
         value: z.string().min(1).optional(),
         priority: z.number().int(),
diff --git a/src/app/[orgId]/settings/resources/[resourceId]/rules/page.tsx b/src/app/[orgId]/settings/resources/[resourceId]/rules/page.tsx
index 21c74311..424d7973 100644
--- a/src/app/[orgId]/settings/resources/[resourceId]/rules/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[orgId]/settings/resources/[resourceId]/rules/page.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 
 // Schema for rule validation
 const addRuleSchema = z.object({
-    action: z.string(),
+    action: z.enum(["ACCEPT", "DROP", "PASS"]),
     match: z.string(),
     value: z.string(),
     priority: z.coerce.number().int().optional()
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export default function ResourceRules(props: {
 
     const RuleAction = {
         ACCEPT: t('alwaysAllow'),
-        DROP: t('alwaysDeny')
+        DROP: t('alwaysDeny'),
+        PASS: t('passToAuth')
     } as const;
 
     const RuleMatch = {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export default function ResourceRules(props: {
         CIDR: t('ipAddressRange')
     } as const;
 
-    const addRuleForm = useForm({
+    const addRuleForm = useForm<z.infer<typeof addRuleSchema>>({
         resolver: zodResolver(addRuleSchema),
         defaultValues: {
             action: "ACCEPT",
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ export default function ResourceRules(props: {
             cell: ({ row }) => (
                 <Select
                     defaultValue={row.original.action}
-                    onValueChange={(value: "ACCEPT" | "DROP") =>
+                    onValueChange={(value: "ACCEPT" | "DROP" | "PASS") =>
                         updateRule(row.original.ruleId, { action: value })
                     }
                 >
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ export default function ResourceRules(props: {
                             {RuleAction.ACCEPT}
                         </SelectItem>
                         <SelectItem value="DROP">{RuleAction.DROP}</SelectItem>
+                        <SelectItem value="PASS">{RuleAction.PASS}</SelectItem>
                     </SelectContent>
                 </Select>
             )
@@ -629,6 +631,9 @@ export default function ResourceRules(props: {
                                                             <SelectItem value="DROP">
                                                                 {RuleAction.DROP}
                                                             </SelectItem>
+                                                            <SelectItem value="PASS">
+                                                                {RuleAction.PASS}
+                                                            </SelectItem>
                                                         </SelectContent>
                                                     </Select>
                                                 </FormControl>