diff --git a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.test.ts b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.test.ts
index 510e57fc4..56ee687bb 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.test.ts
+++ b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ describe("basics", () => {
       { charger: "main.vehicleStatus.waitForVehicle" }
     );
   });
+  test("show waiting for authorization if enabled but charger requires auth", () => {
+    expectEntries(
+      { enabled: true, connected: true, chargerStatusReason: "waitingforauthorization" },
+      { charger: "main.vehicleStatus.waitForAuthorization" }
+    );
+  });
   test("vehicle is charging", () => {
     expectEntries({ connected: true, charging: true }, { charger: "main.vehicleStatus.charging" });
   });
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.vue b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.vue
index 1af71f352..e220efd3f 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.vue
+++ b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Status.vue
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				if (this.vehicleLimitReached) {
 					return t("finished");
 				}
+				if (this.chargerStatusReason === REASON_AUTH) {
+					return t("waitForAuthorization");
+				}
 				return t("waitForVehicle");
 			}
 
diff --git a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Vehicle.stories.ts b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Vehicle.stories.ts
index 00081595b..5c6256f67 100644
--- a/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Vehicle.stories.ts
+++ b/assets/js/components/Vehicles/Vehicle.stories.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ OfflineVehicleWithTarget.args = {
   mode: CHARGE_MODE.PV,
 };
 
+export const WaitingForAuthorization = Template.bind({});
+WaitingForAuthorization.args = {
+  ...baseState,
+  enabled: true,
+  chargerStatusReason: "waitingforauthorization",
+};
+
 export const VehicleLimit = Template.bind({});
 VehicleLimit.args = {
   ...baseState,
diff --git a/i18n/de.json b/i18n/de.json
index 65e7b80ea..8bb70a26a 100644
--- a/i18n/de.json
+++ b/i18n/de.json
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@
       "targetChargeWaitForVehicle": "Ladeplan bereit. Warte auf Fahrzeug …",
       "vehicleLimit": "Fahrzeuglimit",
       "vehicleLimitReached": "Fahrzeuglimit erreicht.",
+      "waitForAuthorization": "Verbunden. Warte auf Autorisierung …",
       "waitForVehicle": "Ladebereit. Warte auf Fahrzeug …",
       "welcome": "Kurze initiale Ladung zur Bestätigung der Verbindung."
     },
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 976489722..609b0bbaa 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -1258,6 +1258,7 @@
       "targetChargeWaitForVehicle": "Charging plan ready. Waiting for vehicle…",
       "vehicleLimit": "Vehicle limit",
       "vehicleLimitReached": "Vehicle limit reached.",
+      "waitForAuthorization": "Connected. Waiting for authorization…",
       "waitForVehicle": "Ready. Waiting for vehicle…",
       "welcome": "Short initial charge to confirm connection."
     },