diff --git a/doc/source/tools/stackalytics-processor.txt b/doc/source/tools/stackalytics-processor.txt
index ece5f313e..f98c985b5 100644
--- a/doc/source/tools/stackalytics-processor.txt
+++ b/doc/source/tools/stackalytics-processor.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ usage: stackalytics-processor [-h] [--config-dir DIR] [--config-file PATH]
                               [--sources-root SOURCES_ROOT]
                               [--ssh-key-filename SSH_KEY_FILENAME]
                               [--ssh-username SSH_USERNAME]
+                              [--github-login GITHUB_LOGIN]
+                              [--github-password GITHUB_PASSWORD]
                               [--syslog-log-facility SYSLOG_LOG_FACILITY]
                               [--translation-team-uri TRANSLATION_TEAM_URI]
                               [--use-journal] [--use-syslog]
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ optional arguments:
                         SSH key for gerrit review system access
   --ssh-username SSH_USERNAME
                         SSH username for gerrit review system access
+  --github-login GITHUB_LOGIN
+                        Login for github access (string value)
+  --github-password GITHUB_PASSWORD
+                        Password for github access
   --syslog-log-facility SYSLOG_LOG_FACILITY
                         Syslog facility to receive log lines. This option is
                         ignored if log_config_append is set.
diff --git a/etc/stackalytics.conf b/etc/stackalytics.conf
index 7fde7798e..79749eb60 100644
--- a/etc/stackalytics.conf
+++ b/etc/stackalytics.conf
@@ -185,3 +185,9 @@
 
 # How many times to retry after Gerrit errors (integer value)
 #gerrit_retry = 10
+
+# Login for github access (string value)
+#github_login = login
+
+# Password for github access (string value)
+#github_password = password
diff --git a/stackalytics/processor/config.py b/stackalytics/processor/config.py
index 8f238c03d..eb796ac16 100644
--- a/stackalytics/processor/config.py
+++ b/stackalytics/processor/config.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ PROCESSOR_OPTS = [
                help='SSH key for gerrit review system access'),
     cfg.StrOpt('ssh-username', default='user',
                help='SSH username for gerrit review system access'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('github-login', default=None,
+               help='Login for github access'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('github-password', default=None,
+               help='Password for github access'),
     cfg.StrOpt('translation-team-uri',
                default='https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/i18n/'
                        'plain/tools/zanata/translation_team.yaml',
diff --git a/stackalytics/processor/default_data_processor.py b/stackalytics/processor/default_data_processor.py
index 3c22d1722..49a85afb5 100644
--- a/stackalytics/processor/default_data_processor.py
+++ b/stackalytics/processor/default_data_processor.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ def _retrieve_project_list_from_gerrit(project_source):
 
 def _retrieve_project_list_from_github(project_source):
     LOG.info('Retrieving project list from GitHub')
-    github = MainClass.Github(timeout=60)
+    github = MainClass.Github(timeout=60,
+                              login_or_token=CONF.github_login,
+                              password=CONF.github_password)
 
     organization = project_source['organization']
     LOG.debug('Get list of projects for organization %s', organization)