diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/ldap/LdapAuthenticationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/ldap/LdapAuthenticationProvider.java
index 580b7e2a4a..eb922cb133 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/ldap/LdapAuthenticationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/ldap/LdapAuthenticationProvider.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class LdapAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
         try {
             DirContextOperations userData = getAuthenticator().authenticate(authentication);
 
-            GrantedAuthority[] extraAuthorities = getAuthoritiesPopulator().getGrantedAuthorities(userData, username);
+            GrantedAuthority[] extraAuthorities = loadUserAuthorities(userData, username, password);
 
             UserDetails user = userDetailsContextMapper.mapUserFromContext(userData, username, extraAuthorities);
 
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ public class LdapAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    protected GrantedAuthority[] loadUserAuthorities(DirContextOperations userData, String username, String password) {
+        return getAuthoritiesPopulator().getGrantedAuthorities(userData, username);
+    }
+
     protected Authentication createSuccessfulAuthentication(UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authentication,
             UserDetails user) {
         Object password = useAuthenticationRequestCredentials ? authentication.getCredentials() : user.getPassword();