diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 85fa933fa6b31ec3cf337230d6f81f2ed772d682..b0136f3a83aec7bfc75a307696a00bc8fc10071c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ v 7.12.0 (unreleased)
   - Add an option to automatically sign-in with an Omniauth provider
   - Better performance for web editor (switched from satellites to rugged)
   - GitLab CI service sends .gitlab-ci.yaml in each push call
+  - Add option to automatically link omniauth and LDAP identities
 
 v 7.11.4
   - Fix missing bullets when creating lists
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index c7f22b9388bb5c47d2fbdb5df47039e16b66061f..787b3ccfc5659f967a7591984636e625239795c1 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ production: &base
     allow_single_sign_on: false
     # Locks down those users until they have been cleared by the admin (default: true).
     block_auto_created_users: true
+    # Look up new users in LDAP servers. If a match is found (same uid), automatically
+    # link the omniauth identity with the LDAP account. (default: false)
+    auto_link_ldap_user: false
 
     ## Auth providers
     # Uncomment the following lines and fill in the data of the auth provider you want to use
diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index c234bd69e9ab11bedaf97144abd70547c1cb0bbf..1bd14a3a89f59e8ec4049391d387b533e74747a2 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ end
 Settings['omniauth'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
 Settings.omniauth['enabled']      = false if Settings.omniauth['enabled'].nil?
 Settings.omniauth['auto_sign_in_with_provider'] = false if Settings.omniauth['auto_sign_in_with_provider'].nil?
+Settings.omniauth['allow_single_sign_on'] = false if Settings.omniauth['allow_single_sign_on'].nil?
+Settings.omniauth['block_auto_created_users'] = true if Settings.omniauth['block_auto_created_users'].nil?
+Settings.omniauth['auto_link_ldap_user'] = false if Settings.omniauth['auto_link_ldap_user'].nil?
 
 Settings.omniauth['providers']  ||= []
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user.rb b/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user.rb
index ba5caed6131e901d61ac549a06aa48ad86456b2c..040d0ab34ffeeb52a90b96aea4eb916aec2c72ed 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ module Gitlab
       def gl_user
         @user ||= find_by_uid_and_provider
 
+        if auto_link_ldap_user?
+          @user ||= find_or_create_ldap_user
+        end
+
         if signup_enabled?
           @user ||= build_new_user
         end
@@ -55,8 +59,52 @@ module Gitlab
 
       protected
 
+      def find_or_create_ldap_user
+        return unless ldap_person
+        #If a corresponding person exists with same uid in a LDAP server,
+        #set up a Gitlab user with dual LDAP and Omniauth identities.
+        if user = Gitlab::LDAP::User.find_by_uid_and_provider(ldap_person.dn.downcase, ldap_person.provider)
+          #case when a LDAP user already exists in Gitlab. Add the Omniauth identity to existing account.
+          user.identities.build(extern_uid: auth_hash.uid, provider: auth_hash.provider)
+        else
+          #no account in Gitlab yet: create it and add the LDAP identity
+          user = build_new_user
+          user.identities.new(provider: ldap_person.provider, extern_uid: ldap_person.dn)
+        end
+        user
+      end
+
+      def auto_link_ldap_user?
+        Gitlab.config.omniauth.auto_link_ldap_user
+      end
+
+      def creating_linked_ldap_user?
+        auto_link_ldap_user? && ldap_person
+      end
+
+      def ldap_person
+        return @ldap_person if defined?(@ldap_person)
+
+        #looks for a corresponding person with same uid in any of the configured LDAP providers
+        Gitlab::LDAP::Config.providers.each do |provider|
+          adapter = Gitlab::LDAP::Adapter.new(provider)
+          @ldap_person = Gitlab::LDAP::Person.find_by_uid(auth_hash.uid, adapter)
+          break if @ldap_person #exit on first person found
+        end
+        @ldap_person #may be nil if we could not find a match
+      end
+
+      def ldap_config
+        ldap_person && Gitlab::LDAP::Config.new(ldap_person.provider)
+      end
+
       def needs_blocking?
-        new? && block_after_signup?
+        return false unless new?
+        if creating_linked_ldap_user?
+          ldap_config.block_auto_created_users
+        else 
+          block_after_signup?
+        end
       end
 
       def signup_enabled?
@@ -84,10 +132,16 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def user_attributes
-        {
+        # Give preference to LDAP for sensitive information when creating a linked account
+        username, email = if creating_linked_ldap_user?
+          [ ldap_person.username,  ldap_person.email.first ]
+        else
+          [ auth_hash.username, auth_hash.email ]
+        end
+        return {
           name:                       auth_hash.name,
-          username:                   ::Namespace.clean_path(auth_hash.username),
-          email:                      auth_hash.email,
+          username:                   ::Namespace.clean_path(username),
+          email:                      email,
           password:                   auth_hash.password,
           password_confirmation:      auth_hash.password,
           password_automatically_set: true
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user_spec.rb
index 44cdd1e4fab191ee3d8f90166c3e6274b5131e9d..2a982e8b10799fe3311ceceb8a61ee08d4795d45 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/o_auth/user_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe Gitlab::OAuth::User do
       email: 'john@mail.com'
     }
   end
+  let(:ldap_user) { Gitlab::LDAP::Person.new(Net::LDAP::Entry.new, 'ldapmain') }
 
   describe :persisted? do
     let!(:existing_user) { create(:omniauth_user, extern_uid: 'my-uid', provider: 'my-provider') }
@@ -32,31 +33,94 @@ describe Gitlab::OAuth::User do
     let(:provider) { 'twitter' }
 
     describe 'signup' do
-      context "with allow_single_sign_on enabled" do
-        before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub allow_single_sign_on: true }
+      shared_examples "to verify compliance with allow_single_sign_on" do
+        context "with allow_single_sign_on enabled" do
+          before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub allow_single_sign_on: true }
 
-        it "creates a user from Omniauth" do
-          oauth_user.save
+          it "creates a user from Omniauth" do
+            oauth_user.save
 
-          expect(gl_user).to be_valid
-          identity = gl_user.identities.first
-          expect(identity.extern_uid).to eql uid
-          expect(identity.provider).to eql 'twitter'
+            expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+            identity = gl_user.identities.first
+            expect(identity.extern_uid).to eql uid
+            expect(identity.provider).to eql 'twitter'
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "with allow_single_sign_on disabled (Default)" do
+          before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub allow_single_sign_on: false }
+          it "throws an error" do
+            expect{ oauth_user.save }.to raise_error StandardError
+          end
         end
       end
 
-      context "with allow_single_sign_on disabled (Default)" do
-        it "throws an error" do
-          expect{ oauth_user.save }.to raise_error StandardError
+      context "with auto_link_ldap_user disabled (default)" do
+        before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub auto_link_ldap_user: false }
+        include_examples "to verify compliance with allow_single_sign_on"
+      end
+
+      context "with auto_link_ldap_user enabled" do
+        before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub auto_link_ldap_user: true }
+
+        context "and a corresponding LDAP person" do
+          before do
+            ldap_user.stub(:uid) { uid }
+            ldap_user.stub(:username) { uid }
+            ldap_user.stub(:email) { ['johndoe@example.com','john2@example.com'] }
+            ldap_user.stub(:dn) { 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example' }
+            allow(oauth_user).to receive(:ldap_person).and_return(ldap_user)
+          end
+
+          context "and no account for the LDAP user" do
+
+            it "creates a user with dual LDAP and omniauth identities" do
+              oauth_user.save
+
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user.username).to eql uid
+              expect(gl_user.email).to eql 'johndoe@example.com'
+              expect(gl_user.identities.length).to eql 2
+              identities_as_hash = gl_user.identities.map { |id| { provider: id.provider, extern_uid: id.extern_uid } }
+              expect(identities_as_hash).to match_array(
+                [ { provider: 'ldapmain', extern_uid: 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example' },
+                  { provider: 'twitter', extern_uid: uid }
+                ])
+            end
+          end
+
+          context "and LDAP user has an account already" do
+            let!(:existing_user) { create(:omniauth_user, email: 'john@example.com', extern_uid: 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example', provider: 'ldapmain', username: 'john') }
+            it "adds the omniauth identity to the LDAP account" do
+              oauth_user.save
+
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user.username).to eql 'john'
+              expect(gl_user.email).to eql 'john@example.com'
+              expect(gl_user.identities.length).to eql 2
+              identities_as_hash = gl_user.identities.map { |id| { provider: id.provider, extern_uid: id.extern_uid } }
+              expect(identities_as_hash).to match_array(
+                [ { provider: 'ldapmain', extern_uid: 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example' },
+                  { provider: 'twitter', extern_uid: uid }
+                ])
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "and no corresponding LDAP person" do
+          before { allow(oauth_user).to receive(:ldap_person).and_return(nil) }
+
+          include_examples "to verify compliance with allow_single_sign_on"
         end
       end
+
     end
 
     describe 'blocking' do
       let(:provider) { 'twitter' }
       before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub allow_single_sign_on: true }
 
-      context 'signup' do
+      context 'signup with omniauth only' do
         context 'dont block on create' do
           before { Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
 
@@ -78,6 +142,64 @@ describe Gitlab::OAuth::User do
         end
       end
 
+      context 'signup with linked omniauth and LDAP account' do
+        before do
+          Gitlab.config.omniauth.stub auto_link_ldap_user: true
+          ldap_user.stub(:uid) { uid }
+          ldap_user.stub(:username) { uid }
+          ldap_user.stub(:email) { ['johndoe@example.com','john2@example.com'] }
+          ldap_user.stub(:dn) { 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example' }
+          allow(oauth_user).to receive(:ldap_person).and_return(ldap_user)
+        end
+
+        context "and no account for the LDAP user" do
+          context 'dont block on create (LDAP)' do
+            before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
+
+            it do
+              oauth_user.save
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'block on create (LDAP)' do
+            before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: true }
+
+            it do
+              oauth_user.save
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user).to be_blocked
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'and LDAP user has an account already' do
+          let!(:existing_user) { create(:omniauth_user, email: 'john@example.com', extern_uid: 'uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example', provider: 'ldapmain', username: 'john') }
+
+          context 'dont block on create (LDAP)' do
+            before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
+
+            it do
+              oauth_user.save
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
+            end
+          end
+
+          context 'block on create (LDAP)' do
+            before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: true }
+
+            it do
+              oauth_user.save
+              expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+              expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+
       context 'sign-in' do
         before do
           oauth_user.save
@@ -103,6 +225,26 @@ describe Gitlab::OAuth::User do
             expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
           end
         end
+
+        context 'dont block on create (LDAP)' do
+          before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: false }
+
+          it do
+            oauth_user.save
+            expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+            expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'block on create (LDAP)' do
+          before { Gitlab::LDAP::Config.any_instance.stub block_auto_created_users: true }
+
+          it do
+            oauth_user.save
+            expect(gl_user).to be_valid
+            expect(gl_user).not_to be_blocked
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end