diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/locales/en.json b/packages/hoppscotch-common/locales/en.json
index 2a73e6e4..67a6303f 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/locales/en.json
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
     "continue_with_github_enterprise": "Continue with GitHub Enterprise",
     "continue_with_google": "Continue with Google",
     "continue_with_microsoft": "Continue with Microsoft",
+    "continue_with_username": "Continue with username",
     "email": "Email",
     "logged_out": "Logged out",
     "login": "Login",
@@ -200,7 +201,9 @@
     "logout": "Logout",
     "re_enter_email": "Re-enter email",
     "send_magic_link": "Send a magic link",
+    "password": "Password",
     "sync": "Sync",
+    "username": "Username",
     "we_sent_magic_link": "We sent you a magic link!",
     "we_sent_magic_link_description": "Check your inbox - we sent an email to {email}. It contains a magic link that will log you in."
   },
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/firebase/Login.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/firebase/Login.vue
index 6cd6017a..a54f0917 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/firebase/Login.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/firebase/Login.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,32 @@
             :label="`${t('auth.send_magic_link')}`"
           />
         </form>
+        <form
+          v-if="mode === 'local'"
+          class="flex flex-col space-y-2"
+          @submit.prevent="signInWithUsernamePassword"
+        >
+          <HoppSmartInput
+            v-model="form.username"
+            type="text"
+            placeholder=" "
+            :label="t('auth.username')"
+            input-styles="floating-input"
+          />
+          <HoppSmartInput
+            v-model="form.password"
+            type="password"
+            placeholder=" "
+            :label="t('auth.password')"
+            input-styles="floating-input"
+          />
+
+          <HoppButtonPrimary
+            :loading="signingInWithLocal"
+            type="submit"
+            :label="`${t('auth.login')}`"
+          />
+        </form>
 
         <div
           v-if="!allowedAuthProviders?.length && !additionalLoginItems.length"
@@ -116,7 +142,7 @@
           label="Privacy Policy"
         />
       </div>
-      <div v-if="mode === 'email'">
+      <div v-if="mode === 'email' || mode === 'local'">
         <HoppButtonSecondary
           :label="t('auth.all_sign_in_options')"
           :icon="IconArrowLeft"
@@ -145,7 +171,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { Ref, onMounted, ref } from "vue"
+import { Component, Ref, onMounted, ref } from "vue"
 
 import { useI18n } from "@composables/i18n"
 import { useStreamSubscriber } from "@composables/stream"
@@ -159,6 +185,7 @@ import IconGoogle from "~icons/auth/google"
 import IconMicrosoft from "~icons/auth/microsoft"
 import IconArrowLeft from "~icons/lucide/arrow-left"
 import IconFileText from "~icons/lucide/file-text"
+import IconKeyRound from "~icons/lucide/key-round"
 
 import { useService } from "dioc/vue"
 import { LoginItemDef } from "~/platform/auth"
@@ -178,6 +205,8 @@ const persistenceService = useService(PersistenceService)
 
 const form = {
   email: "",
+  username: "",
+  password: "",
 }
 
 const isLoadingAllowedAuthProviders = ref(true)
@@ -186,6 +215,7 @@ const signingInWithGoogle = ref(false)
 const signingInWithGitHub = ref(false)
 const signingInWithMicrosoft = ref(false)
 const signingInWithEmail = ref(false)
+const signingInWithLocal = ref(false)
 const mode = ref("sign-in")
 
 const tosLink = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_TOS_LINK
@@ -193,7 +223,7 @@ const privacyPolicyLink = import.meta.env.VITE_APP_PRIVACY_POLICY_LINK
 
 type AuthProviderItem = {
   id: string
-  icon: typeof IconGithub
+  icon: Component
   label: string
   action: (...args: any[]) => any
   isLoading: Ref<boolean>
@@ -356,6 +386,24 @@ const signInWithEmail = async () => {
     })
 }
 
+const signInWithUsernamePassword = async () => {
+  signingInWithLocal.value = true
+
+  await platform.auth
+    .signInWithUsernamePassword(form.username, form.password)
+    .then(() => {
+      showLoginSuccess()
+      hideModal()
+    })
+    .catch((e) => {
+      console.error(e)
+      toast.error(`${t("error.something_went_wrong")}`)
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      signingInWithLocal.value = false
+    })
+}
+
 const authProvidersAvailable: AuthProviderItem[] = [
   {
     id: "GITHUB",
@@ -395,6 +443,15 @@ const authProvidersAvailable: AuthProviderItem[] = [
     },
     isLoading: signingInWithEmail,
   },
+  {
+    id: "LOCAL",
+    icon: IconKeyRound,
+    label: t("auth.continue_with_username"),
+    action: () => {
+      mode.value = "local"
+    },
+    isLoading: signingInWithLocal,
+  },
 ]
 
 const hideModal = () => {
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/auth.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/auth.ts
index 585afb76..f7dbdf05 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/platform/auth.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,17 @@ export type AuthPlatformDef = {
    */
   signInWithEmail: (email: string) => Promise<void>
 
+  /**
+   * Called to sign in user with username and password.
+   * @param username The username that is logging in.
+   * @param password The password for the local account.
+   * @returns An empty promise that is resolved when the operation is complete
+   */
+  signInWithUsernamePassword: (
+    username: string,
+    password: string
+  ) => Promise<void>
+
   /**
    * Check whether a given link is a valid sign in with email, magic link response url.
    * (i.e, a URL that COULD be from a magic link email)
@@ -261,7 +272,7 @@ export type AuthPlatformDef = {
   ) => Promise<E.Either<GQLError<string>, undefined>>
 
   /**
-   * Returns the list of allowed auth providers for the platform ( the currently supported ones are GOOGLE, GITHUB, EMAIL, MICROSOFT, SAML )
+   * Returns the list of allowed auth providers for the platform ( the currently supported ones are GOOGLE, GITHUB, EMAIL, MICROSOFT, SAML, LOCAL )
    */
   getAllowedAuthProviders: () => Promise<E.Either<string, string[]>>
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/api.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/api.ts
index 1291d2a6..1574cd63 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/api.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/api.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "@app/api/generated/graphql"
 
 const expectedAllowedProvidersSchema = z.object({
-  // currently supported values are "GOOGLE", "GITHUB", "EMAIL", "MICROSOFT", "SAML"
+  // currently supported values are "GOOGLE", "GITHUB", "EMAIL", "MICROSOFT", "SAML", "LOCAL"
   // keeping it as string to avoid backend accidentally breaking frontend when adding new providers
   providers: z.array(z.string()),
 })
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/index.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/index.ts
index c590efb8..922242de 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/desktop/index.ts
@@ -429,6 +429,25 @@ export const def: AuthPlatformDef = {
     await sendMagicLink(email)
   },
 
+  async signInWithUsernamePassword(username: string, password: string) {
+    const { response } = interceptorService.execute({
+      id: Date.now(),
+      url: `${import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_API_URL}/auth/local/signin`,
+      version: "HTTP/1.1",
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      content: content.json({ username, password }),
+    })
+
+    const res = await response
+    if (E.isLeft(res)) throw new Error("Failed to sign in")
+
+    await setAuthCookies(res.right.headers)
+    await setInitialUser()
+  },
+
   async verifyEmailAddress() {
     return
   },
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/api.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/api.ts
index 1291d2a6..bfb94f0b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/api.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/api.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "@app/api/generated/graphql"
 
 const expectedAllowedProvidersSchema = z.object({
-  // currently supported values are "GOOGLE", "GITHUB", "EMAIL", "MICROSOFT", "SAML"
+  // currently supported values are "GOOGLE", "GITHUB", "EMAIL", "MICROSOFT", "SAML", "LOCAL"
   // keeping it as string to avoid backend accidentally breaking frontend when adding new providers
   providers: z.array(z.string()),
 })
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ export const getAllowedAuthProviders = async () => {
   }
 }
 
+export const signInLocal = async (username: string, password: string) => {
+  await axios.post(
+    `${import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_API_URL}/auth/local/signin`,
+    {
+      username,
+      password,
+    },
+    {
+      withCredentials: true,
+    }
+  )
+}
+
 export const updateUserDisplayName = (updatedDisplayName: string) =>
   runMutation<
     UpdateUserDisplayNameMutation,
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/index.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/index.ts
index a65d75df..e8b01040 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-selfhost-web/src/platform/auth/web/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import {
 } from "@hoppscotch/common/platform/auth"
 import { PersistenceService } from "@hoppscotch/common/services/persistence"
 
-import { getAllowedAuthProviders, updateUserDisplayName } from "./api"
+import {
+  getAllowedAuthProviders,
+  signInLocal,
+  updateUserDisplayName,
+} from "./api"
 
 export const authEvents$ = new Subject<AuthEvent | { event: "token_refresh" }>()
 const currentUser$ = new BehaviorSubject<HoppUser | null>(null)
@@ -276,6 +280,11 @@ export const def: AuthPlatformDef = {
     await sendMagicLink(email)
   },
 
+  async signInWithUsernamePassword(username: string, password: string) {
+    await signInLocal(username, password)
+    await setInitialUser()
+  },
+
   isSignInWithEmailLink(url: string) {
     const urlObject = new URL(url)
     const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(urlObject.search)