diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f20dda..a0f14ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project is a demonstration of integrating the popular [video.js](https://vi
     ```
 2. [Create a Dolby.io account](https://streaming.dolby.io/signup) and create a publish token from the "Live Broadcast" menu.
 3. Set the environment variable `VITE_WHEP_URL` to a WHEP URL from the [Dolby.io Real-time streaming dashboard](https://streaming.dolby.io/#/tokens).  Find this in the "API" tab once you have selected your publish token.
+4. OPTIONAL: Set the environment variable `VITE_WHEP_TOKEN` if your WHEP server requires bearer token. If this env is unset, no bearer token is transfered in WHEP communication.
 
 ## Run the example
 1. Ensure you are in the `examples` folder.
diff --git a/example/main.js b/example/main.js
index 7b77a8c..2500095 100644
--- a/example/main.js
+++ b/example/main.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const params = new Proxy(new URLSearchParams(window.location.search), {
 })
 
 const whepUrl = params.whepUrl ? params.whepUrl : import.meta.env.VITE_WHEP_URL
+const whepTokenInput = params.whepToken ? params.whepToken : import.meta.env.VITE_WHEP_TOKEN
+const whepToken = whepTokenInput ? whepTokenInput : null;
 
 videojs.registerPlugin('MillicastWhepPlugin', MillicastWhepPlugin)
 
@@ -19,5 +21,5 @@ const options = {
 // Initialize Video.js player
 videojs('my-video', options, function onPlayerReady () {
   videojs.log('Your player is ready!')
-  this.MillicastWhepPlugin({ url: whepUrl })
+  this.MillicastWhepPlugin({ url: whepUrl, token: whepToken })
 })
diff --git a/videojs-whep-viewer.js b/videojs-whep-viewer.js
index d8d8048..44fff63 100644
--- a/videojs-whep-viewer.js
+++ b/videojs-whep-viewer.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default class MillicastWhepPlugin extends Plugin {
         direction: 'recvonly'
       })
 
-      await this.whep.view(this.pc, options.url)
+      await this.whep.view(this.pc, options.url, options.token)
       this.modal.close()
 
       // Add tracks transceiver receiver tracks to our Media Stream object