diff --git a/servers/lloadd/bind.c b/servers/lloadd/bind.c
index 2d0e5e7b63..1f699fd2b1 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/bind.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/bind.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ client_bind( Connection *client, Operation *op )
     op->o_client_refcnt++;
     tavl_delete( &client->c_ops, op, operation_client_cmp );
     client->c_state = SLAP_C_BINDING;
+    client->c_type = SLAP_C_OPEN;
 
     client_reset( client );
     CONNECTION_UNLOCK_INCREF(client);
diff --git a/servers/lloadd/config.c b/servers/lloadd/config.c
index a11d758b2f..9189410897 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/config.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/config.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_t backend_mutex;
 Backend *current_backend = NULL;
 
 struct slap_bindconf bindconf = {};
+struct berval lloadd_identity = BER_BVNULL;
 
 enum {
     CFG_ACL = 1,
@@ -621,6 +622,21 @@ config_bindconf( ConfigArgs *c )
 #endif
     }
 
+    if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &bindconf.sb_authzId ) ) {
+        ber_dupbv( &lloadd_identity, &bindconf.sb_authzId );
+    } else if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &bindconf.sb_authcId ) ) {
+        ber_dupbv( &lloadd_identity, &bindconf.sb_authcId );
+    } else if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &bindconf.sb_binddn ) ) {
+        char *ptr;
+
+        lloadd_identity.bv_len = STRLENOF("dn:") + bindconf.sb_binddn.bv_len;
+        lloadd_identity.bv_val = ch_malloc( lloadd_identity.bv_len + 1 );
+
+        ptr = lutil_strcopy( lloadd_identity.bv_val, "dn:" );
+        ptr = lutil_strncopy(
+                ptr, bindconf.sb_binddn.bv_val, bindconf.sb_binddn.bv_len );
+        *ptr = '\0';
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/lloadd/operation.c b/servers/lloadd/operation.c
index 939c623b25..441d869518 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/operation.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/operation.c
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ request_process( Connection *client, Operation *op )
             op->o_client_msgid, op->o_upstream_connid, op->o_upstream_msgid );
     assert( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS );
 
-    if ( lload_features & LLOAD_FEATURE_PROXYAUTHZ ) {
+    if ( (lload_features & LLOAD_FEATURE_PROXYAUTHZ) &&
+            client->c_type != SLAP_C_PRIVILEGED ) {
         CONNECTION_LOCK_DECREF(client);
         Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "request_process: "
                 "proxying identity %s to upstream\n",
diff --git a/servers/lloadd/slap.h b/servers/lloadd/slap.h
index 6d7153a48f..06a7647e1d 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/slap.h
+++ b/servers/lloadd/slap.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ LDAP_SLAPD_V (slap_c_head) clients;
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_t) backend_mutex;
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (Backend *) current_backend;
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (struct slap_bindconf) bindconf;
+LDAP_SLAPD_V (struct berval) lloadd_identity;
 
 LDAP_SLAPD_V (int) slapMode;
 #define SLAP_UNDEFINED_MODE 0x0000
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ enum sc_state {
 enum sc_type {
     SLAP_C_OPEN = 0, /* regular connection */
     SLAP_C_BIND, /* connection used to handle bind client requests if VC not enabled */
+    SLAP_C_PRIVILEGED, /* connection can override proxyauthz control */
 };
 /*
  * represents a connection from an ldap client/to ldap server
diff --git a/servers/lloadd/upstream.c b/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
index 9a42d15485..54d6944256 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/upstream.c
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ handle_bind_response( Operation *op, BerElement *ber )
         case LDAP_SUCCESS:
         default: {
             c->c_state = SLAP_C_READY;
+            c->c_type = SLAP_C_OPEN;
             if ( result != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                 ber_memfree( c->c_auth.bv_val );
                 BER_BVZERO( &c->c_auth );
+            } else if ( !ber_bvstrcasecmp( &c->c_auth, &lloadd_identity ) ) {
+                c->c_type = SLAP_C_PRIVILEGED;
             }
             if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &c->c_sasl_bind_mech ) ) {
                 ber_memfree( c->c_sasl_bind_mech.bv_val );
@@ -215,9 +218,12 @@ handle_vc_bind_response( Operation *op, BerElement *ber )
         case LDAP_SUCCESS:
         default: {
             c->c_state = SLAP_C_READY;
+            c->c_type = SLAP_C_OPEN;
             if ( result != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                 ber_memfree( c->c_auth.bv_val );
                 BER_BVZERO( &c->c_auth );
+            } else if ( !ber_bvstrcasecmp( &c->c_auth, &lloadd_identity ) ) {
+                c->c_type = SLAP_C_PRIVILEGED;
             }
             if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &c->c_vc_cookie ) ) {
                 ber_memfree( c->c_vc_cookie.bv_val );