diff --git a/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h b/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
index 262a9368b2e033f7264f89e0b07609773ce0925b..3e7c63744910a6a268d198af7b190ec1f97c7e83 100644
--- a/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
+++ b/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ typedef enum libvlc_media_parse_flag_t
      * Fetch meta and covert art using network resources
      */
     libvlc_media_fetch_network  = 0x04,
+    /**
+     * Interact with the user (via libvlc_dialog_cbs) when preparsing this item
+     * (and not its sub items). Set this flag in order to receive a callback
+     * when the input is asking for credentials.
+     */
+    libvlc_media_do_interact    = 0x08,
 } libvlc_media_parse_flag_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/media.c b/lib/media.c
index 20266aeb7d61be6ad372b7eb9b8e26ea958020f8..49f5132b89c38cf61cd9a882712ef633e138e66e 100644
--- a/lib/media.c
+++ b/lib/media.c
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ static int media_parse(libvlc_media_t *media, bool b_async,
 
         if (parse_flag & libvlc_media_parse_network)
             parse_scope |= META_REQUEST_OPTION_SCOPE_NETWORK;
+        if (parse_flag & libvlc_media_do_interact)
+            parse_scope |= META_REQUEST_OPTION_DO_INTERACT;
         ret = libvlc_MetaRequest(libvlc, item, parse_scope);
         if (ret != VLC_SUCCESS)
             return ret;