diff --git a/addons/dexie-cloud/package.json b/addons/dexie-cloud/package.json
index 919dfff22..bf7eb0e0c 100644
--- a/addons/dexie-cloud/package.json
+++ b/addons/dexie-cloud/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dexie-cloud-addon",
-  "version": "4.0.7",
+  "version": "4.0.8",
   "description": "Dexie addon that syncs with to Dexie Cloud",
   "main": "dist/umd/dexie-cloud-addon.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/addons/dexie-cloud/src/DexieCloudOptions.ts b/addons/dexie-cloud/src/DexieCloudOptions.ts
index 10c797661..370f6f462 100644
--- a/addons/dexie-cloud/src/DexieCloudOptions.ts
+++ b/addons/dexie-cloud/src/DexieCloudOptions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import Dexie, { Collection, Table } from 'dexie';
-import { TokenFinalResponse } from 'dexie-cloud-common';
+import type { TokenFinalResponse } from 'dexie-cloud-common';
+import type { LoginHints } from './DexieCloudAPI';
 
 export interface PeriodicSyncOptions {
   // The minimum interval time, in milliseconds, at which the service-worker's
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface DexieCloudOptions {
   databaseUrl: string;
 
   // Whether to require authentication or opt-in to it using db.cloud.login()
-  requireAuth?: boolean;
+  requireAuth?: boolean | LoginHints
 
   // Whether to use service worker. Combine with registering your own service
   // worker and import "dexie-cloud-addon/dist/modern/service-worker.min.js" from it.
diff --git a/addons/dexie-cloud/src/dexie-cloud-client.ts b/addons/dexie-cloud/src/dexie-cloud-client.ts
index 1c75f4612..a7e82aae1 100644
--- a/addons/dexie-cloud/src/dexie-cloud-client.ts
+++ b/addons/dexie-cloud/src/dexie-cloud-client.ts
@@ -398,8 +398,20 @@ export function dexieCloud(dexie: Dexie) {
     // HERE: If requireAuth, do athentication now.
     let changedUser = false;
     const user = await db.getCurrentUser();
-    if (db.cloud.options?.requireAuth) {
-      if (!user.isLoggedIn) {
+    const requireAuth = db.cloud.options?.requireAuth;
+    if (requireAuth) {
+      if (typeof requireAuth === 'object') {
+        // requireAuth contains login hints. Check if we already fulfil it:
+        if (
+          !user.isLoggedIn ||
+          (requireAuth.userId && user.userId !== requireAuth.userId) ||
+          (requireAuth.email && user.email !== requireAuth.email)
+        ) {
+          // If not, login the configured user:
+          changedUser = await login(db, requireAuth);
+        }
+      } else if (!user.isLoggedIn) {
+        // requireAuth is true and user is not logged in
         changedUser = await login(db);
       }
     }