diff --git a/mercurial_keyring.py b/mercurial_keyring.py
--- a/mercurial_keyring.py
+++ b/mercurial_keyring.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ except:
     from mercurial.httprepo import passwordmgr
 from mercurial.httprepo import httprepository
 from mercurial import mail
+from urllib2 import AbstractBasicAuthHandler, AbstractDigestAuthHandler
 
 # mercurial.demandimport incompatibility workaround,
 # would cause gnomekeyring, one of the possible
@@ -35,9 +36,13 @@ KEYRING_SERVICE = "Mercurial"
 
 ############################################################
 
-def monkeypatch_method(cls):
+def monkeypatch_method(cls,fname=None):
     def decorator(func):
-        setattr(cls, func.__name__, func)
+        local_fname = fname
+        if local_fname is None:
+            local_fname = func.__name__
+        setattr(func, "orig", getattr(cls, local_fname, None))
+        setattr(cls, local_fname, func)
         return func
     return decorator
 
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
         self.pwd_cache = {}
         self.last_reply = None
 
-    def find_auth(self, pwmgr, realm, authuri):
+    def find_auth(self, pwmgr, realm, authuri, req):
         """
         Actual implementation of find_user_password - different
         ways of obtaining the username and password.
@@ -113,7 +118,8 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
         # reusing bad password indifinitely).
         after_bad_auth = (self.last_reply \
                           and (self.last_reply['realm'] == realm) \
-                          and (self.last_reply['authuri'] == authuri))
+                          and (self.last_reply['authuri'] == authuri) \
+                          and (self.last_reply['req'] == req))
         if after_bad_auth:
             _debug(ui, _("Working after bad authentication, cached passwords not used %s") % str(self.last_reply))
 
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
         if user and pwd:
             _debug_reply(ui, _("Auth data found in repository URL"),
                          base_url, user, pwd)
-            self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user)
+            self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user,req=req)
             return user, pwd
 
         # Loading .hg/hgrc [auth] section contents. If prefix is given,
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
                 user, pwd = cached_auth
                 _debug_reply(ui, _("Cached auth data found"),
                              base_url, user, pwd)
-                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user)
+                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user,req=req)
                 return user, pwd
 
         if auth_user:
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
                 self.pwd_cache[cache_key] = user, pwd
                 _debug_reply(ui, _("Auth data set in .hg/hgrc"),
                              base_url, user, pwd)
-                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user)
+                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user,req=req)
                 return user, pwd
             else:
                 _debug(ui, _("Username found in .hg/hgrc: %s") % user)
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
                 self.pwd_cache[cache_key] = user, pwd
                 _debug_reply(ui, _("Keyring password found"),
                              base_url, user, pwd)
-                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user)
+                self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user,req=req)
                 return user, pwd
             else:
                 _debug(ui, _("Password not present in the keyring"))
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ class HTTPPasswordHandler(object):
 
         _debug_reply(ui, _("Manually entered password"),
                      base_url, user, pwd)
-        self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user)
+        self.last_reply = dict(realm=realm,authuri=authuri,user=user,req=req)
         return user, pwd
 
     def load_hgrc_auth(self, ui, base_url, user):
@@ -312,7 +318,28 @@ def find_user_password(self, realm, auth
     if not hasattr(self, '_pwd_handler'):
         self._pwd_handler = HTTPPasswordHandler()
 
-    return self._pwd_handler.find_auth(self, realm, authuri)
+    if hasattr(self, '_http_req'):
+        req = self._http_req
+    else:
+        req = None
+
+    return self._pwd_handler.find_auth(self, realm, authuri, req)
+
+@monkeypatch_method(AbstractBasicAuthHandler, "http_error_auth_reqed")
+def basic_http_error_auth_reqed(self, authreq, host, req, headers):
+    self.passwd._http_req = req
+    try:
+        return basic_http_error_auth_reqed.orig(self, authreq, host, req, headers)
+    finally:
+        self.passwd._http_req = None
+
+@monkeypatch_method(AbstractDigestAuthHandler, "http_error_auth_reqed")
+def digest_http_error_auth_reqed(self, authreq, host, req, headers):
+    self.passwd._http_req = req
+    try:
+        return digest_http_error_auth_reqed.orig(self, authreq, host, req, headers)
+    finally:
+        self.passwd._http_req = None
 
 ############################################################