diff --git a/actix-web/src/request.rs b/actix-web/src/request.rs
index 6a32bf838..ba2fe8844 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/request.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/request.rs
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for HttpRequest {
         }
         writeln!(f, "  headers:")?;
         for (key, val) in self.headers().iter() {
-            writeln!(f, "    {:?}: {:?}", key, val)?;
+            if key != http::header::AUTHORIZATION {
+                writeln!(f, "    {:?}: {:?}", key, val)?;
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }