diff --git a/builtin/files/cluster.yaml.tmpl b/builtin/files/cluster.yaml.tmpl
index c41777121..90c38e699 100644
--- a/builtin/files/cluster.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/builtin/files/cluster.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ worker:
 # Kube Dashboard image repository to use.
 #kubernetesDashboardImage:
 #  repo: k8s.gcr.io/kubernetes-dashboard-amd64
-#  tag: v1.8.3
+#  tag: v1.10.1
 #  rktPullDocker: false
 
 # Pause image repository to use.This works only if you are deploying your cluster in "cn-north-1" region.
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@ kubeSystemNamespaceLabels:
 kubernetesDashboard:
   adminPrivileges: true
   insecureLogin: false
+  allowSkipLogin: false
   replicas: 1
   enabled: true
 # # Optional resource change for Dashboard can be done via using the resources block below and changing the values.
diff --git a/builtin/files/userdata/cloud-config-controller b/builtin/files/userdata/cloud-config-controller
index d451d0aca..601db32dc 100644
--- a/builtin/files/userdata/cloud-config-controller
+++ b/builtin/files/userdata/cloud-config-controller
@@ -4327,6 +4327,9 @@ write_files:
                   {{ else }}
                   - --auto-generate-certificates
                   {{ end }}
+                  {{ if .KubernetesDashboard.AllowSkipLogin }}
+                  - --enable-skip-login
+                  {{ end }}
                 resources:
                   requests:
                     cpu: {{ if .KubernetesDashboard.ComputeResources.Requests.Cpu }}{{ .KubernetesDashboard.ComputeResources.Requests.Cpu }}{{ else }}100m{{ end }}
diff --git a/docs/advanced-topics/kubernetes-dashboard.md b/docs/advanced-topics/kubernetes-dashboard.md
index 592aecd52..d9496865c 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-topics/kubernetes-dashboard.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-topics/kubernetes-dashboard.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 kubernetesDashboard:
   adminPrivileges: true
   insecureLogin: false
+  allowSkipLogin: false # Only set to true when using dashboard image version v1.10.1+
   enabled: true
   replicas: 1
   resources:
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ You can override these by changing the values as necessary.
 kubernetesDashboard:
   adminPrivileges: false
   insecureLogin: false
+  allowSkipLogin: false # Only set to true when using dashboard image version v1.10.1+
 ```
 
 Ex.
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ spec:
 kubernetesDashboard:
   adminPrivileges: false
   insecureLogin: true
+  allowSkipLogin: false # Only set to true when using dashboard image version v1.10.1+
 ```
 
 Ex.
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ spec:
     kubernetesDashboard:
       adminPrivileges: false
       insecureLogin: true
+      allowSkipLogin: false # Only set to true when using dashboard image version v1.10.1+
 ```
 Ex.
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/cluster.go b/pkg/api/cluster.go
index 6dc99b733..b2f8c123c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/api/cluster.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func NewDefaultCluster() *Cluster {
 			KubernetesDashboard: KubernetesDashboard{
 				AdminPrivileges: true,
 				InsecureLogin:   false,
+				AllowSkipLogin:  false,
 				Enabled:         true,
 				Replicas:        1,
 			},
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ func NewDefaultCluster() *Cluster {
 			HeapsterImage:                      Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/heapster", Tag: "v1.5.0", RktPullDocker: false},
 			MetricsServerImage:                 Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/metrics-server-amd64", Tag: "v0.2.1", RktPullDocker: false},
 			AddonResizerImage:                  Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/addon-resizer", Tag: "1.8.1", RktPullDocker: false},
-			KubernetesDashboardImage:           Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/kubernetes-dashboard-amd64", Tag: "v1.8.3", RktPullDocker: false},
+			KubernetesDashboardImage:           Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/kubernetes-dashboard-amd64", Tag: "v1.10.1", RktPullDocker: false},
 			PauseImage:                         Image{Repo: "k8s.gcr.io/pause-amd64", Tag: "3.1", RktPullDocker: false},
 			JournaldCloudWatchLogsImage:        Image{Repo: "jollinshead/journald-cloudwatch-logs", Tag: "0.1", RktPullDocker: true},
 		},
@@ -541,6 +542,7 @@ type Cluster struct {
 type KubernetesDashboard struct {
 	AdminPrivileges  bool             `yaml:"adminPrivileges"`
 	InsecureLogin    bool             `yaml:"insecureLogin"`
+	AllowSkipLogin   bool             `yaml:"allowSkipLogin"`
 	Enabled          bool             `yaml:"enabled"`
 	Replicas         int              `yaml:"replicas,omitempty"`
 	ComputeResources ComputeResources `yaml:"resources,omitempty"`