diff --git a/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py b/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
index 8e981f7f0..7b21f8480 100644
--- a/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
+++ b/ipyleaflet/leaflet.py
@@ -963,6 +963,8 @@ class VectorTileLayer(Layer):
         Vector tile service attribution.
     vector_tile_layer_styles: dict, default {}
         CSS Styles to apply to the vector data.
+    fetch_options: dict, default {}
+        Options passed to `fetch`, e.g. {credentials: 'same-origin'} to send cookie for the current domain.
     """
 
     _view_name = Unicode('LeafletVectorTileLayerView').tag(sync=True)
@@ -973,6 +975,8 @@ class VectorTileLayer(Layer):
 
     vector_tile_layer_styles = Dict().tag(sync=True, o=True)
 
+    fetch_options = Dict().tag(sync=True, o=True)
+
     def redraw(self):
         """Force redrawing the tiles.
 
diff --git a/js/src/layers/VectorTileLayer.js b/js/src/layers/VectorTileLayer.js
index 1d459cb18..91714c1af 100644
--- a/js/src/layers/VectorTileLayer.js
+++ b/js/src/layers/VectorTileLayer.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export class LeafletVectorTileLayerModel extends layer.LeafletLayerModel {
       _model_name: 'LeafletVectorTileLayerModel',
       url: '',
       vectorTileLayerStyles: {},
+      fetchOptions: {},
     };
   }
 }