diff --git a/src/ohmyapi/builtin/auth/routes.py b/src/ohmyapi/builtin/auth/routes.py
index 8a81389..2f1cb2a 100644
--- a/src/ohmyapi/builtin/auth/routes.py
+++ b/src/ohmyapi/builtin/auth/routes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import jwt
 import settings
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ async def get_current_user(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)) -> User:
     return user
 
 
+async def optionally_authenticated(token: Optional[str] = Depends(oauth2_scheme)) -> Optional[User]:
+    if token is None:
+        return None
+    return await get_current_user(token)
+
+
 async def require_authenticated(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)) -> User:
     """Ensure the current user is an admin."""
     if not current_user: