diff --git a/big_tests/dynamic_domains.config b/big_tests/dynamic_domains.config
index 6f55ba42706..0204b4ebf50 100644
--- a/big_tests/dynamic_domains.config
+++ b/big_tests/dynamic_domains.config
@@ -174,5 +174,10 @@
         {username, <<"jon">>},
         {server, <<"anonymous.example.com">>},
         {host, <<"localhost">>},
-        {auth_method, <<"SASL-ANON">>}]}
+        {auth_method, <<"SASL-ANON">>}]},
+    {anna, [
+        {username, <<"anna">>},
+        {password, <<"ignored">>},
+        {server, <<"anonymous.example.com">>},
+        {host, <<"localhost">>}]}
 ]}.
diff --git a/big_tests/test.config b/big_tests/test.config
index c8ebb0558da..cf890598aa6 100644
--- a/big_tests/test.config
+++ b/big_tests/test.config
@@ -224,8 +224,13 @@
         {username, <<"jon">>},
         {server, <<"anonymous.localhost">>},
         {host, <<"localhost">>},
-        {auth_method, <<"SASL-ANON">>}]}
-                     ]}.
+        {auth_method, <<"SASL-ANON">>}]},
+    {anna, [
+        {username, <<"anna">>},
+        {password, <<"ignored">>},
+        {server, <<"anonymous.localhost">>},
+        {host, <<"localhost">>}]}
+]}.
 
 {presets,
  [{toml,
diff --git a/big_tests/tests/anonymous_SUITE.erl b/big_tests/tests/anonymous_SUITE.erl
index ad9b6da36cd..9bb57987fa6 100644
--- a/big_tests/tests/anonymous_SUITE.erl
+++ b/big_tests/tests/anonymous_SUITE.erl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 -compile([export_all, nowarn_export_all]).
 
 -include_lib("escalus/include/escalus.hrl").
--include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 
 -import(distributed_helper, [mim/0, rpc/4]).
 
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ groups() ->
     [{anonymous, [sequence], all_tests()}].
 
 all_tests() ->
-    [connection_is_registered,
+    [connection_is_registered_with_sasl_anon,
+     connection_is_registered_with_login,
      messages_story].
 
 suite() ->
@@ -48,14 +49,8 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
 end_per_suite(Config) ->
     escalus:end_per_suite(Config).
 
-init_per_group(_GroupName, Config) ->
-    escalus:create_users(Config, escalus:get_users([alice])).
-
-end_per_group(_GroupName, Config) ->
-    escalus:delete_users(Config, escalus:get_users([alice])).
-
 init_per_testcase(CaseName, Config0) ->
-    NewUsers = proplists:get_value(escalus_users, Config0) ++ escalus_ct:get_config(escalus_anon_users),
+    NewUsers = escalus_ct:get_config(escalus_anon_users),
     Config = [{escalus_users, NewUsers}] ++ Config0,
     escalus:init_per_testcase(CaseName, Config).
 
@@ -68,20 +63,33 @@ end_per_testcase(CaseName, Config) ->
 %% Anonymous tests
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-connection_is_registered(Config) ->
+connection_is_registered_with_sasl_anon(Config) ->
     escalus:story(Config, [{jon, 1}], fun(Jon) ->
         JID = jid:from_binary(escalus_client:short_jid(Jon)),
+        OrigName = escalus_users:get_username(Config, jon),
+        ?assertNotEqual(OrigName, JID#jid.user),
         F = fun() -> rpc(mim(), ejabberd_auth, does_user_exist, [JID]) end,
         true = F(),
         escalus_connection:kill(Jon),
         mongoose_helper:wait_until(F, false)
     end).
 
+connection_is_registered_with_login(Config) ->
+    escalus:story(Config, [{anna, 1}], fun(Anna) ->
+        JID = jid:from_binary(escalus_client:short_jid(Anna)),
+        OrigName = escalus_users:get_username(Config, anna),
+        ?assertEqual(OrigName, JID#jid.user),
+        F = fun() -> rpc(mim(), ejabberd_auth, does_user_exist, [JID]) end,
+        true = F(),
+        escalus_connection:kill(Anna),
+        mongoose_helper:wait_until(F, false)
+    end).
+
 messages_story(Config) ->
-    escalus:story(Config, [{alice, 1}, {jon, 1}], fun(Alice, Jon) ->
+    escalus:story(Config, [{anna, 1}, {jon, 1}], fun(Anna, Jon) ->
         erlang:put(anon_user, escalus_utils:get_jid(Jon)),
-        escalus_client:send(Jon, escalus_stanza:chat_to(Alice, <<"Hi!">>)),
-        Stanza = escalus_client:wait_for_stanza(Alice),
+        escalus_client:send(Jon, escalus_stanza:chat_to(Anna, <<"Hi!">>)),
+        Stanza = escalus_client:wait_for_stanza(Anna),
         %% Below's dirty, but there is no other easy way...
         escalus_assert:is_chat_message(<<"Hi!">>, Stanza)
     end).
diff --git a/src/auth/ejabberd_auth.erl b/src/auth/ejabberd_auth.erl
index db2e91c0af7..6044d1b19e6 100644
--- a/src/auth/ejabberd_auth.erl
+++ b/src/auth/ejabberd_auth.erl
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ does_user_exist(Status, _, _, _) ->
 -spec does_stored_user_exist(mongooseim:host_type(), jid:jid() | error) ->
           boolean() | {error, any()}.
 does_stored_user_exist(HostType, #jid{luser = LUser, lserver = LServer}) ->
-    F = fun(Mod) when Mod =/= ejabberd_auth_anonymous ->
-                does_user_exist_in_module(HostType, LUser, LServer, Mod)
+    F = fun(ejabberd_auth_anonymous) -> continue;
+           (Mod) -> does_user_exist_in_module(HostType, LUser, LServer, Mod)
         end,
     call_auth_modules_for_host_type(HostType, F, #{default => false, metric => does_user_exist});
 does_stored_user_exist(_HostType, error) ->
diff --git a/src/auth/ejabberd_auth_anonymous.erl b/src/auth/ejabberd_auth_anonymous.erl
index 59c5e654e11..f30b50794ef 100644
--- a/src/auth/ejabberd_auth_anonymous.erl
+++ b/src/auth/ejabberd_auth_anonymous.erl
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ remove_connection(SID, LUser, LServer) ->
                           JID :: jid:jid(),
                           Info :: ejabberd_sm:info()) -> Acc when Acc :: any().
 register_connection(Acc, HostType, SID, #jid{luser = LUser, lserver = LServer},
-                    #{auth_module := cyrsasl_anonymous}) ->
+                    #{auth_module := AuthModule})
+  when AuthModule =:= ejabberd_auth_anonymous; % login_anon
+       AuthModule =:= cyrsasl_anonymous -> % sasl_anon
     mongoose_hooks:register_user(HostType, LServer, LUser),
     US = {LUser, LServer},
     mnesia:sync_dirty(fun() -> mnesia:write(#anonymous{us = US, sid = SID}) end),
@@ -157,7 +159,6 @@ unregister_connection(Acc, SID, #jid{luser = LUser, lserver = LServer}, _, _) ->
     remove_connection(SID, LUser, LServer),
     Acc.
 
-
 %% @doc Launch the hook to purge user data only for anonymous users.
 -spec purge_hook(boolean(), mongooseim:host_type(), jid:luser(), jid:lserver()) -> 'ok'.
 purge_hook(false, _HostType, _LUser, _LServer) ->