diff --git a/packages/authentication/lib/hooks/authenticate.js b/packages/authentication/lib/hooks/authenticate.js
index e147252679..d67b18b310 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/lib/hooks/authenticate.js
+++ b/packages/authentication/lib/hooks/authenticate.js
@@ -43,10 +43,21 @@ module.exports = function authenticate (_strategies, options = {}) {
 
     // NOTE (EK): Passport expects an express/connect
     // like request object. So we need to create one.
+    const methodMap = {
+      find: 'GET',
+      get: 'GET',
+      create: 'POST',
+      update: 'PUT',
+      patch: 'PATCH',
+      remove: 'DELETE'
+    };
+
     let request = {
       query: hook.data,
       body: hook.data,
       params: hook.params,
+      path: hook.path,
+      method: methodMap[hook.method] || hook.method,
       headers: hook.params.headers || {},
       cookies: hook.params.cookies || {},
       session: {}
diff --git a/packages/authentication/test/hooks/authenticate.test.js b/packages/authentication/test/hooks/authenticate.test.js
index 73e22fca5b..0a6a7201ff 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/test/hooks/authenticate.test.js
+++ b/packages/authentication/test/hooks/authenticate.test.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ describe('hooks:authenticate', () => {
         cookies: {
           'feathers-jwt': 'token'
         }
-      }
+      },
+      path: 'test',
+      method: 'POST'
     };
   });
 
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ describe('hooks:authenticate', () => {
         query: hook.data,
         body: hook.data,
         params: hook.params,
+        path: hook.path,
+        method: hook.method,
         headers: hook.params.headers,
         cookies: hook.params.cookies,
         session: {}