diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerAuthenticationHandler.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerAuthenticationHandler.cs
index c1f03a074c..a4555790dc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -59,23 +59,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer
                     return null;
                 }
 
-                string authorization = Request.Headers.Get("Authorization");
+                // If application retrieved token from somewhere else, use that.
+                token = messageReceivedNotification.Token;
 
-                // If no authorization header found, nothing to process further
-                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(authorization))
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                if (authorization.StartsWith("Bearer ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                {
-                     token = authorization.Substring("Bearer ".Length).Trim();
-                }
-
-                // If no token found, no further work possible
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(token))
                 {
-                    return null;
+                    string authorization = Request.Headers.Get("Authorization");
+
+                    // If no authorization header found, nothing to process further
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(authorization))
+                    {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+
+                    if (authorization.StartsWith("Bearer ", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        token = authorization.Substring("Bearer ".Length).Trim();
+                    }
+
+                    // If no token found, no further work possible
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(token))
+                    {
+                        return null;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // notify user token was received
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security/Notifications/MessageReceivedNotification.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security/Notifications/MessageReceivedNotification.cs
index 1b1f599881..f583746c3c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security/Notifications/MessageReceivedNotification.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Security/Notifications/MessageReceivedNotification.cs
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.Notifications
         }
 
         public TMessage ProtocolMessage { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bearer Token. This will give application an opportunity to retrieve token from an alternation location.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Token { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.Test/OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerMiddlewareTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.Test/OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerMiddlewareTests.cs
index 2139f56306..26f202e08e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.Test/OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerMiddlewareTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Security.Test/OAuthBearer/OAuthBearerMiddlewareTests.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Security.OAuthBearer
             return Task.FromResult<object>(null);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task RetrievingTokenFromAlternateLocation()
+        {
+            var server = CreateServer(options => {
+                options.Notifications.MessageReceived = MessageReceived;
+                options.Notifications.SecurityTokenReceived = SecurityTokenReceived;
+            });
+            var response = await SendAsync(server, "http://example.com/oauth", "Bearer Token");
+            response.Response.StatusCode.ShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+        }
+
+        private static Task MessageReceived(MessageReceivedNotification<HttpContext, OAuthBearerAuthenticationOptions> notification)
+        {
+            notification.Token = "CustomToken";
+            return Task.FromResult<object>(null);
+        }
+
         class BlobTokenValidator : ISecurityTokenValidator
         {