diff --git a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.java b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.java
index 50c97929a0..08bfd59139 100644
--- a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.java
+++ b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.java
@@ -140,25 +140,34 @@ Optional<Credential> retrieve(DockerConfig dockerConfig, Consumer<LogEvent> logg
 
       // Lastly, find defined auth.
       AuthTemplate auth = dockerConfig.getAuthFor(registryAlias);
-      if (auth != null && auth.getAuth() != null) {
-        // 'auth' is a basic authentication token that should be parsed back into credentials
-        String usernameColonPassword =
-            new String(Base64.decodeBase64(auth.getAuth()), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        String username = usernameColonPassword.substring(0, usernameColonPassword.indexOf(":"));
-        String password = usernameColonPassword.substring(usernameColonPassword.indexOf(":") + 1);
-        logger.accept(
-            LogEvent.info("Docker config auths section defines credentials for " + registryAlias));
-        if (auth.getIdentityToken() != null
-            // These username and password checks may be unnecessary, but doing so to restrict the
-            // scope only to the Azure behavior to maintain maximum backward-compatibilty.
-            && username.equals("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
-            && password.isEmpty()) {
+      if (auth != null) {
+        if (auth.getAuth() != null) {
+          // 'auth' is a basic authentication token that should be parsed back into credentials
+          String usernameColonPassword =
+              new String(Base64.decodeBase64(auth.getAuth()), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+          String username = usernameColonPassword.substring(0, usernameColonPassword.indexOf(":"));
+          String password = usernameColonPassword.substring(usernameColonPassword.indexOf(":") + 1);
           logger.accept(
-              LogEvent.info("Using 'identityToken' in Docker config auth for " + registryAlias));
-          return Optional.of(
-              Credential.from(Credential.OAUTH2_TOKEN_USER_NAME, auth.getIdentityToken()));
+              LogEvent.info(
+                  "Docker config auths section defines credentials for " + registryAlias));
+          if (auth.getIdentityToken() != null
+              // These username and password checks may be unnecessary, but doing so to restrict the
+              // scope only to the Azure behavior to maintain maximum backward-compatibilty.
+              && username.equals("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+              && password.isEmpty()) {
+            logger.accept(
+                LogEvent.info("Using 'identityToken' in Docker config auth for " + registryAlias));
+            return Optional.of(
+                Credential.from(Credential.OAUTH2_TOKEN_USER_NAME, auth.getIdentityToken()));
+          }
+          return Optional.of(Credential.from(username, password));
+        } else if (auth.getUsername() != null && auth.getPassword() != null) {
+          logger.accept(
+              LogEvent.info(
+                  "Docker config auths section defines username and password for "
+                      + registryAlias));
+          return Optional.of(Credential.from(auth.getUsername(), auth.getPassword()));
         }
-        return Optional.of(Credential.from(username, password));
       }
     }
     return Optional.empty();
diff --git a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/json/DockerConfigTemplate.java b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/json/DockerConfigTemplate.java
index acb49e15b8..99120e3ea4 100644
--- a/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/json/DockerConfigTemplate.java
+++ b/jib-core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/json/DockerConfigTemplate.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
  *   "auths": {
  *     "registry": {
  *       "auth": "username:password string in base64",
+ *       "username": "..."
+ *       "password": "..."
  *       "identityToken": "..."
  *     },
  *     "anotherregistry": {},
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ public static class AuthTemplate implements JsonTemplate {
 
     @Nullable private String auth;
 
+    @Nullable private String username;
+
+    @Nullable private String password;
+
     // Both "identitytoken" and "identityToken" have been observed. For example,
     // https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/jib/issues/2488
     // https://github.com/spotify/docker-client/issues/580
@@ -76,6 +82,16 @@ public String getAuth() {
       return auth;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public String getUsername() {
+      return username;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    public String getPassword() {
+      return password;
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     public String getIdentityToken() {
       return identityToken;
diff --git a/jib-core/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetrieverTest.java b/jib-core/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetrieverTest.java
index 47803f2de5..509ed28ed4 100644
--- a/jib-core/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetrieverTest.java
+++ b/jib-core/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/registry/credentials/DockerConfigCredentialRetrieverTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,36 @@ public void testRetrieve_hasAuth() throws IOException {
                 "Docker config auths section defines credentials for some other registry"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testRetrieve_authTakesPrecedenceOverUsernameAndPassword() throws IOException {
+    DockerConfigCredentialRetriever dockerConfigCredentialRetriever =
+        DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.create("auth and userpw registry", dockerConfigFile);
+
+    Optional<Credential> credentials = dockerConfigCredentialRetriever.retrieve(mockLogger);
+    Assert.assertTrue(credentials.isPresent());
+    Assert.assertEquals("some", credentials.get().getUsername());
+    Assert.assertEquals("auth", credentials.get().getPassword());
+    Mockito.verify(mockLogger)
+        .accept(
+            LogEvent.info(
+                "Docker config auths section defines credentials for auth and userpw registry"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRetrieve_hasAuthWithUsernameAndPassword() throws IOException {
+    DockerConfigCredentialRetriever dockerConfigCredentialRetriever =
+        DockerConfigCredentialRetriever.create("userpw registry", dockerConfigFile);
+
+    Optional<Credential> credentials = dockerConfigCredentialRetriever.retrieve(mockLogger);
+    Assert.assertTrue(credentials.isPresent());
+    Assert.assertEquals("someuser", credentials.get().getUsername());
+    Assert.assertEquals("somepw", credentials.get().getPassword());
+    Mockito.verify(mockLogger)
+        .accept(
+            LogEvent.info(
+                "Docker config auths section defines username and password for userpw registry"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testRetrieve_hasAuth_legacyConfigFormat() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
     dockerConfigFile = Paths.get(Resources.getResource("core/json/legacy_dockercfg").toURI());
diff --git a/jib-core/src/test/resources/core/json/dockerconfig.json b/jib-core/src/test/resources/core/json/dockerconfig.json
index 8df57f4153..06a4c77c8b 100644
--- a/jib-core/src/test/resources/core/json/dockerconfig.json
+++ b/jib-core/src/test/resources/core/json/dockerconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "auths":{
     "some other registry":{"auth":"c29tZTpvdGhlcjphdXRo"},
     "some registry":{"auth":"c29tZTphdXRo","password":"ignored"},
+    "auth and userpw registry":{"auth":"c29tZTphdXRo","username":"ignored","password":"ignored"},
+    "userpw registry":{"username":"someuser","password":"somepw"},
     "https://registry":{"auth":"dG9rZW4="},
 
     "example.com":{"auth":"should not match example"},
@@ -21,4 +23,4 @@
 
     "another.example.com.in.helpers":"should not match example"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}