diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rdoc b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
index fc1463d2..6617891f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rdoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rdoc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   * sign_out_via is available in the router to configure the method used for sign out (by github.com/martinrehfeld)
   * Improved Ajax requests handling in failure app (by github.com/spastorino)
   * Add reply-to to e-mail headers by default
+  * Add request_keys to easily use request specific values (like subdomain) in authentication
 
 * bugfix
   * after_sign_in_path_for always receives a resource
diff --git a/lib/devise.rb b/lib/devise.rb
index 93c8a60c..b88b0166 100644
--- a/lib/devise.rb
+++ b/lib/devise.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ module Devise
   mattr_accessor :authentication_keys
   @@authentication_keys = [ :email ]
 
+  # Request keys used when authenticating an user.
+  mattr_accessor :request_keys
+  @@request_keys = []
+
   # If http authentication is enabled by default.
   mattr_accessor :http_authenticatable
   @@http_authenticatable = false
diff --git a/lib/devise/models/authenticatable.rb b/lib/devise/models/authenticatable.rb
index 6c6fb227..c39834a3 100644
--- a/lib/devise/models/authenticatable.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/models/authenticatable.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ module Devise
     #
     #   * +authentication_keys+: parameters used for authentication. By default [:email].
     #
+    #   * +request_keys+: parameters from the request object used for authentication.
+    #     By specifying a symbol (which should be a request method), it will automatically be
+    #     passed to find_for_authentication method and considered in your model lookup.
+    #
+    #     For instance, if you set :request_keys to [:subdomain], :subdomain will be considered
+    #     as key on authentication. This can also be a hash where the value is a boolean expliciting
+    #     if the value is required or not.
+    #
     #   * +http_authenticatable+: if this model allows http authentication. By default true.
     #     It also accepts an array specifying the strategies that should allow http.
     #
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ module Devise
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
-        Devise::Models.config(self, :authentication_keys, :http_authenticatable, :params_authenticatable)
+        Devise::Models.config(self, :authentication_keys, :request_keys, :http_authenticatable, :params_authenticatable)
 
         def params_authenticatable?(strategy)
           params_authenticatable.is_a?(Array) ?
diff --git a/lib/devise/strategies/authenticatable.rb b/lib/devise/strategies/authenticatable.rb
index a826bbd7..23c70664 100644
--- a/lib/devise/strategies/authenticatable.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/strategies/authenticatable.rb
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ module Devise
       end
 
       # Sets the authentication hash and the password from params_auth_hash or http_auth_hash.
-      def with_authentication_hash(hash)
-        self.authentication_hash = hash.slice(*authentication_keys)
-        self.password = hash[:password]
-        authentication_keys.all?{ |k| authentication_hash[k].present? }
+      def with_authentication_hash(auth_values)
+        self.authentication_hash = {}
+        self.password = auth_values[:password]
+
+        parse_authentication_key_values(auth_values, authentication_keys) &&
+        parse_authentication_key_values(request_values, request_keys)
       end
 
       # Holds the authentication keys.
@@ -112,6 +114,33 @@ module Devise
         @authentication_keys ||= mapping.to.authentication_keys
       end
 
+      # Holds request keys.
+      def request_keys
+        @request_keys ||= mapping.to.request_keys
+      end
+
+      # Returns values from the request object.
+      def request_values
+        keys = request_keys.respond_to?(:keys) ? request_keys.keys : request_keys
+        keys.inject({}) do |hash, key|
+          hash[key] = self.request.send(key)
+          hash
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Parse authentication keys considering if they should be enforced or not.
+      def parse_authentication_key_values(hash, keys)
+        keys.each do |key, enforce|
+          value = hash[key].presence
+          if value
+            self.authentication_hash[key] = value
+          else
+            return false unless enforce == false
+          end
+        end
+        true
+      end
+
       # Holds the authenticatable name for this class. Devise::Strategies::DatabaseAuthenticatable
       # becomes simply :database.
       def authenticatable_name
diff --git a/lib/generators/templates/devise.rb b/lib/generators/templates/devise.rb
index 56fda0a6..2e0288bf 100644
--- a/lib/generators/templates/devise.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/templates/devise.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ Devise.setup do |config|
   # authenticating an user, both parameters are required. Remember that those
   # parameters are used only when authenticating and not when retrieving from
   # session. If you need permissions, you should implement that in a before filter.
+  # You can also supply hash where the value is a boolean expliciting if authentication
+  # should be aborted or not if the value is not present. By default is empty.
   # config.authentication_keys = [ :email ]
 
+  # Configure parameters from the request object used for authentication. Each entry
+  # given should be a request method and it will automatically be passed to
+  # find_for_authentication method and considered in your model lookup. For instance,
+  # if you set :request_keys to [:subdomain], :subdomain will be used on authentication.
+  # The same considerations mentioned for authentication_keys also apply to request_keys.
+  # config.request_keys = []
+
   # Tell if authentication through request.params is enabled. True by default.
   # config.params_authenticatable = true
 
diff --git a/test/integration/authenticatable_test.rb b/test/integration/authenticatable_test.rb
index 8e4cba64..b94a0c30 100644
--- a/test/integration/authenticatable_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/authenticatable_test.rb
@@ -333,6 +333,47 @@ class AuthenticationOthersTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
   end
 end
 
+class AuthenticationRequestKeysTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
+  test 'request keys are used on authentication' do
+    host! 'foo.bar.baz'
+
+    swap Devise, :request_keys => [:subdomain] do
+      User.expects(:find_for_authentication).with(:subdomain => 'foo', :email => 'user@test.com').returns(create_user)
+      sign_in_as_user
+      assert warden.authenticated?(:user)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test 'invalid request keys raises NoMethodError' do
+    swap Devise, :request_keys => [:unknown_method] do
+      assert_raise NoMethodError do
+        sign_in_as_user
+      end
+
+      assert_not warden.authenticated?(:user)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test 'blank request keys cause authentication to abort' do
+    host! 'test.com'
+
+    swap Devise, :request_keys => [:subdomain] do
+      sign_in_as_user
+      assert_contain "Invalid email or password."
+      assert_not warden.authenticated?(:user)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test 'blank request keys cause authentication to abort unless if marked as not required' do
+    host! 'test.com'
+
+    swap Devise, :request_keys => { :subdomain => false } do
+      sign_in_as_user
+      assert warden.authenticated?(:user)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 class AuthenticationSignOutViaTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
   def sign_in!(scope)
     sign_in_as_user(:visit => send("new_#{scope}_session_path"))