diff --git a/connectors/apache-connector/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/apache/connector/AuthTest.java b/connectors/apache-connector/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/apache/connector/AuthTest.java
index 8a524b2b32..a6c793a98c 100644
--- a/connectors/apache-connector/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/apache/connector/AuthTest.java
+++ b/connectors/apache-connector/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/apache/connector/AuthTest.java
@@ -58,17 +58,20 @@
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication.HttpAuthenticationFeature;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication.ResponseAuthenticationException;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.test.JerseyTest;
 
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
 import org.apache.http.auth.UsernamePasswordCredentials;
 import org.apache.http.client.CredentialsProvider;
+import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 /**
  * @author Paul Sandoz
@@ -229,6 +232,40 @@ public String deleteFilterWithEntity(@Context HttpHeaders h, String e) {
 
             return e;
         }
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("content")
+        public String getWithContent(@Context HttpHeaders h) {
+            requestCount++;
+            String value = h.getRequestHeaders().getFirst("Authorization");
+            if (value == null) {
+                assertEquals(1, requestCount);
+                throw new WebApplicationException(
+                        Response.status(401).header("WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm=\"WallyWorld\"")
+                            .entity("Forbidden").build());
+            } else {
+                assertTrue(requestCount > 1);
+            }
+
+            return "GET";
+        }
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("contentDigestAuth")
+        public String getWithContentDigestAuth(@Context HttpHeaders h) {
+            requestCount++;
+            String value = h.getRequestHeaders().getFirst("Authorization");
+            if (value == null) {
+                assertEquals(1, requestCount);
+                throw new WebApplicationException(
+                        Response.status(401).header("WWW-Authenticate", "Digest nonce=\"1234\"")
+                            .entity("Forbidden").build());
+            } else {
+                assertTrue(requestCount > 1);
+            }
+
+            return "GET";
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -353,4 +390,50 @@ public void testAuthInteractivePost() {
 
         assertEquals("POST", r.request().post(Entity.text("POST"), String.class));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAuthGetWithBasicFilter() {
+        ClientConfig cc = new ClientConfig();
+        PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager cm = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager();
+        cc.connectorProvider(new ApacheConnectorProvider());
+        cc.property(ApacheClientProperties.CONNECTION_MANAGER, cm);
+        Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient(cc);
+        client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.universalBuilder().build());
+        WebTarget r = client.target(getBaseUri()).path("test/content");
+
+        try {
+            assertEquals("GET", r.request().get(String.class));
+            fail();
+        } catch (ResponseAuthenticationException ex) {
+            // expected
+        }
+
+        // Verify the connection that was used for the request is available for reuse
+        // and no connections are leased
+        assertEquals(cm.getTotalStats().getAvailable(), 1);
+        assertEquals(cm.getTotalStats().getLeased(), 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAuthGetWithDigestFilter() {
+        ClientConfig cc = new ClientConfig();
+        PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager cm = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager();
+        cc.connectorProvider(new ApacheConnectorProvider());
+        cc.property(ApacheClientProperties.CONNECTION_MANAGER, cm);
+        Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient(cc);
+        client.register(HttpAuthenticationFeature.universalBuilder().build());
+        WebTarget r = client.target(getBaseUri()).path("test/contentDigestAuth");
+
+        try {
+            assertEquals("GET", r.request().get(String.class));
+            fail();
+        } catch (ResponseAuthenticationException ex) {
+            // expected
+        }
+
+        // Verify the connection that was used for the request is available for reuse
+        // and no connections are leased
+        assertEquals(cm.getTotalStats().getAvailable(), 1);
+        assertEquals(cm.getTotalStats().getLeased(), 0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/BasicAuthenticator.java b/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/BasicAuthenticator.java
index 0e692e700b..57733afed2 100644
--- a/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/BasicAuthenticator.java
+++ b/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/BasicAuthenticator.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
 package org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
 import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientRequestContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientResponseContext;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.HttpHeaders;
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ public boolean filterResponseAndAuthenticate(ClientRequestContext request, Clien
                     .getCredentials(request, defaultCredentials, HttpAuthenticationFilter.Type.BASIC);
 
             if (credentials == null) {
+                if (response.hasEntity()) {
+                    discardInputAndClose(response.getEntityStream());
+                }
                 throw new ResponseAuthenticationException(null, LocalizationMessages.AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS_MISSING_BASIC());
             }
 
@@ -127,4 +133,23 @@ public boolean filterResponseAndAuthenticate(ClientRequestContext request, Clien
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    private static void discardInputAndClose(InputStream is) {
+      byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
+      try {
+          while (true) {
+              if (is.read(buf) <= 0) {
+                  break;
+              }
+          }
+      } catch (IOException ex) {
+          // ignore
+      } finally {
+          try {
+              is.close();
+          } catch (IOException ex) {
+              // ignore
+          }
+      }
+   }
 }
diff --git a/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/DigestAuthenticator.java b/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/DigestAuthenticator.java
index 494a1e9af5..68011ef272 100644
--- a/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/DigestAuthenticator.java
+++ b/core-client/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/client/authentication/DigestAuthenticator.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 package org.glassfish.jersey.client.authentication;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
@@ -149,7 +150,9 @@ public boolean filterResponse(final ClientRequestContext request, final ClientRe
             final HttpAuthenticationFilter.Credentials cred = HttpAuthenticationFilter.getCredentials(request,
                     this.credentials, HttpAuthenticationFilter.Type.DIGEST);
             if (cred == null) {
-
+                if (response.hasEntity()) {
+                    discardInputAndClose(response.getEntityStream());
+                }
                 throw new ResponseAuthenticationException(null, LocalizationMessages.AUTHENTICATION_CREDENTIALS_MISSING_DIGEST());
             }
 
@@ -373,6 +376,25 @@ private String randomBytes(final int nbBytes) {
         return bytesToHex(bytes);
     }
 
+    private static void discardInputAndClose(InputStream is) {
+      byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
+      try {
+          while (true) {
+              if (is.read(buf) <= 0) {
+                  break;
+              }
+          }
+      } catch (IOException ex) {
+          // ignore
+      } finally {
+          try {
+              is.close();
+          } catch (IOException ex) {
+              // ignore
+          }
+      }
+   }
+
     private enum QOP {
 
         UNSPECIFIED(null),