diff --git a/src/ejabberd_commands.erl b/src/ejabberd_commands.erl
index 21872aa33..57285d6c6 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_commands.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_commands.erl
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 	 list_commands/0,
 	 get_command_format/1,
          get_command_format/2,
+         get_command_policy/1,
 	 get_command_definition/1,
 	 get_tags_commands/0,
          get_commands/0,
@@ -338,6 +339,17 @@ get_command_format(Name, Auth) ->
 	    {Args, Result}
     end.
 
+-spec get_command_policy(atom()) -> {ok, open|user|admin|restricted} | {error, command_not_found}.
+
+%% @doc return command policy.
+get_command_policy(Name) ->
+    case get_command_definition(Name) of
+        #ejabberd_commands{policy = Policy} ->
+            {ok, Policy};
+        command_not_found ->
+            {error, command_not_found}
+    end.
+
 -spec get_command_definition(atom()) -> ejabberd_commands() | command_not_found.
 
 %% @doc Get the definition record of a command.
diff --git a/src/mod_http_api.erl b/src/mod_http_api.erl
index 15fe36364..96fa90735 100644
--- a/src/mod_http_api.erl
+++ b/src/mod_http_api.erl
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ start(_Host, _Opts) ->
 stop(_Host) ->
     ok.
 
-
 %% ----------
 %% basic auth
 %% ----------
@@ -124,12 +123,13 @@ stop(_Host) ->
 check_permissions(Request, Command) ->
     case catch binary_to_existing_atom(Command, utf8) of
         Call when is_atom(Call) ->
-            check_permissions2(Request, Call);
+            {ok, CommandPolicy} = ejabberd_commands:get_command_policy(Call),
+            check_permissions2(Request, Call, CommandPolicy);
         _ ->
             unauthorized_response()
     end.
 
-check_permissions2(#request{auth = HTTPAuth, headers = Headers}, Call)
+check_permissions2(#request{auth = HTTPAuth, headers = Headers}, Call, _)
   when HTTPAuth /= undefined ->
     Admin =
         case lists:keysearch(<<"X-Admin">>, 1, Headers) of
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ check_permissions2(#request{auth = HTTPAuth, headers = Headers}, Call)
         {ok, A} -> {allowed, Call, A};
         _ -> unauthorized_response()
     end;
-check_permissions2(#request{ip={IP, _Port}}, Call) ->
+check_permissions2(_Request, Call, open) ->
+    {allowed, Call, noauth};
+check_permissions2(#request{ip={IP, _Port}}, Call, _Policy) ->
     Access = gen_mod:get_module_opt(global, ?MODULE, admin_ip_access,
                                     mod_opt_type(admin_ip_access),
                                     none),
@@ -207,7 +209,8 @@ process([Call], #request{method = 'POST', data = Data, ip = IP} = Req) ->
             {allowed, Cmd, Auth} ->
                 {Code, Result} = handle(Cmd, Auth, Args),
                 json_response(Code, jiffy:encode(Result));
-            ErrorResponse -> %% Should we reply 403 ?
+            %% Warning: check_permission direcly formats 401 reply if not authorized
+            ErrorResponse ->
                 ErrorResponse
         end
     catch _:Error ->
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ process([Call], #request{method = 'GET', q = Data, ip = IP} = Req) ->
             {allowed, Cmd, Auth} ->
                 {Code, Result} = handle(Cmd, Auth, Args),
                 json_response(Code, jiffy:encode(Result));
+            %% Warning: check_permission direcly formats 401 reply if not authorized
             ErrorResponse ->
                 ErrorResponse
         end
@@ -434,7 +438,9 @@ json_response(Code, Body) when is_integer(Code) ->
 
 log(Call, Args, {Addr, Port}) ->
     AddrS = jlib:ip_to_list({Addr, Port}),
-    ?INFO_MSG("API call ~s ~p from ~s:~p", [Call, Args, AddrS, Port]).
+    ?INFO_MSG("API call ~s ~p from ~s:~p", [Call, Args, AddrS, Port]);
+log(Call, Args, IP) ->
+    ?INFO_MSG("API call ~s ~p (~p)", [Call, Args, IP]).
 
 mod_opt_type(admin_ip_access) ->
     fun(Access) when is_atom(Access) -> Access end;
diff --git a/test/ejabberd_commands_test.exs b/test/ejabberd_commands_test.exs
index 0c06fc2ca..db5b82cfc 100644
--- a/test/ejabberd_commands_test.exs
+++ b/test/ejabberd_commands_test.exs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ defmodule EjabberdCommandsTest do
     assert Enum.member?(commands, {:test_user, [], "Test user"})
   end
 
+  # TODO Test that we can add command to list of expose commands
+  # This can be done with:
+  # ejabberd_config:add_local_option(commands, [[{add_commands, [open_cmd]}]]).
+
 #  test "Check that a user can use a user command" do
 #    [Command] = ets:lookup(ejabberd_commands, test_user),
 #    AccessCommands = ejabberd_commands:get_access_commands(undefined),
diff --git a/test/mod_http_api_test.exs b/test/mod_http_api_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11aad0689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mod_http_api_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# ejabberd, Copyright (C) 2002-2016   ProcessOne
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+defmodule ModHttpApiTest do
+  @author "mremond@process-one.net"
+
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  require Record
+  Record.defrecord :request, Record.extract(:request, from_lib: "ejabberd/include/ejabberd_http.hrl")
+  Record.defrecord :ejabberd_commands, Record.extract(:ejabberd_commands, from_lib: "ejabberd/include/ejabberd_commands.hrl")
+
+  setup_all do
+    :ok = :mnesia.start
+    :ok = :ejabberd_config.start(["localhost"], [])
+
+    :ok = :ejabberd_commands.init
+
+    :ok = :ejabberd_commands.register_commands(cmds)
+    on_exit fn -> unregister_commands(cmds) end
+  end
+
+  test "We can call open commands without authentication" do
+    :ejabberd_config.add_local_option(:commands, [[{:add_commands, [:open_cmd]}]])
+    request = request(method: :POST, data: "[]")
+    {200, _, _} = :mod_http_api.process(["open_cmd"], request)
+  end
+
+  @tag pending: true
+  test "Call to user, admin, restricted commands without authentication are rejected" do
+    request = request(method: :POST, data: "[]")
+    {401, _, _} = :mod_http_api.process(["user_cmd"], request)
+  end
+
+  # Define a set of test commands that we expose through API
+  defp cmds do
+    # TODO Refactor
+    [ejabberd_commands(name: :open_cmd, tags: [:test],
+                       policy: :open,
+                       module: __MODULE__,
+                       function: :open_cmd_fun,
+                       args: [],
+                       result: {:res, :rescode}),
+     ejabberd_commands(name: :user_cmd, tags: [:test],
+                       policy: :user,
+                       module: __MODULE__,
+                       function: :user_cmd_fun,
+                       args: [],
+                       result: {:res, :rescode})
+     ]
+  end
+
+  def open_cmd_fun, do: :ok
+  def user_cmd_fun, do: :ok
+
+  defp unregister_commands(commands) do
+    try do
+      :ejabberd_commands.unregister_commands(commands)
+    catch
+      _,_ -> :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+end