diff --git a/python/example.py b/python/example.py
index 784259ac..0d745dc9 100644
--- a/python/example.py
+++ b/python/example.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from pyarrow import flight
+from http.cookies import SimpleCookie
 
 
 class DremioClientAuthMiddlewareFactory(flight.ClientMiddlewareFactory):
@@ -58,6 +59,53 @@ def received_headers(self, headers):
         self.factory.set_call_credential([
             b'authorization', authorization_header[0].encode("utf-8")])
 
+class CookieMiddlewareFactory(flight.ClientMiddlewareFactory):
+    """A factory that creates CookieMiddleware(s)."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cookies = {}
+
+    def start_call(self, info):
+        return CookieMiddleware(self)
+
+
+class CookieMiddleware(flight.ClientMiddleware):
+    """
+    A ClientMiddleware that receives and retransmits cookies.
+    For simplicity, this does not auto-expire cookies.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    factory : CookieMiddlewareFactory
+        The factory containing the currently cached cookies.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, factory):
+        self.factory = factory
+
+    def received_headers(self, headers):
+      for key in headers:
+        if key.lower() == 'set-cookie':
+          cookie = SimpleCookie()
+          cookie.load(headers.get(key))
+          self.factory.cookies.update(cookie.items)
+
+    def sending_headers(self):
+      if self.factory.cookies:
+        cookie_string = '; '.join("{!s}={!r}".format(key,val) for (key,val) in k.items())
+        return {'Cookie': cookie_string}
+      return {}
+
+class KVParser(argpase.Action)
+    def __call__( self , parser, namespace,
+                 values, option_string = None):
+        setattr(namespace, self.dest, dict())
+          
+        for value in values:
+            # split it into key and value
+            key, value = value.split('=')
+            # assign into dictionary
+            getattr(namespace, self.dest)[key] = value
 
 def parse_arguments():
     """
@@ -81,11 +129,13 @@ def parse_arguments():
                         required=False, default=False)
     parser.add_argument('-certs', '--trustedCertificates', type=str,
       help='Path to trusted certificates for encrypted connection', required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('-authToken', '--authToken', type=str, help="PAT or OAuth Token", required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('-sessionProperties', '--sessionProperties', nargs='*' action=KVParser)
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
 def connect_to_dremio_flight_server_endpoint(hostname, flightport, username, password, sqlquery,
-  tls, certs, disableServerVerification):
+  tls, certs, disableServerVerification, authToken, sessionProperties):
     """
     Connects to Dremio Flight server endpoint with the provided credentials.
     It also runs the query and retrieves the result set.
@@ -113,21 +163,35 @@ def connect_to_dremio_flight_server_endpoint(hostname, flightport, username, pas
                 print('[ERROR] Trusted certificates must be provided to establish a TLS connection')
                 sys.exit()
 
-        # Two WLM settings can be provided upon initial authneitcation
+        # Two WLM settings can be provided upon initial authentication
         # with the Dremio Server Flight Endpoint:
         # - routing-tag
         # - routing queue
-        initial_options = flight.FlightCallOptions(headers=[
+        headers = sessionProperties
+        headers.append([
             (b'routing-tag', b'test-routing-tag'),
-            (b'routing-queue', b'Low Cost User Queries')
-        ])
-        client_auth_middleware = DremioClientAuthMiddlewareFactory()
-        client = flight.FlightClient("{}://{}:{}".format(scheme, hostname, flightport),
-          middleware=[client_auth_middleware], **connection_args)
-
-        # Authenticate with the server endpoint.
-        bearer_token = client.authenticate_basic_token(username, password, initial_options)
-        print('[INFO] Authentication was successful')
+            (b'routing-queue', b'Low Cost User Queries')])
+
+        client_cookie_middleware = CookieMiddlewareFactory()
+
+        if username and password:
+            client_auth_middleware = DremioClientAuthMiddlewareFactory()
+            client = flight.FlightClient("{}://{}:{}".format(scheme, hostname, flightport),
+              middleware=[client_auth_middleware, client_cookie_middleware], **connection_args)
+
+            # Authenticate with the server endpoint.
+            bearer_token = client.authenticate_basic_token(username, password, flight.FlightCallOptions(headers=headers))
+            headers = [bearer_token]
+            print('[INFO] Authentication was successful')
+        elif authToken:
+            headers.append([b'authorization', b'Bearer ' + authToken])
+            client = flight.FlightClient("{}://{}:{}".format(scheme, hostname, flightport),
+              middleware=[client_cookie_middleware], **connection_args)
+            
+            print('[INFO] Authentication skipped until first request')
+        else:
+            print('[ERROR] Username/password or Auth token must be supplied.')
+            sys.exit()
 
         if sqlquery:
             # Construct FlightDescriptor for the query result set.
@@ -142,7 +206,7 @@ def connect_to_dremio_flight_server_endpoint(hostname, flightport, username, pas
             # ])
 
             # Retrieve the schema of the result set.
-            options = flight.FlightCallOptions(headers=[bearer_token])
+            options = flight.FlightCallOptions(headers=headers)
             schema = client.get_schema(flight_desc, options)
             print('[INFO] GetSchema was successful')
             print('[INFO] Schema: ', schema)
@@ -170,3 +234,4 @@ def connect_to_dremio_flight_server_endpoint(hostname, flightport, username, pas
     # Connect to Dremio Arrow Flight server endpoint.
     connect_to_dremio_flight_server_endpoint(args.hostname, args.flightport, args.username,
       args.password, args.sqlquery, args.tls, args.trustedCertificates, args.disableServerVerification)
+      args.authToken, args.sessionProperties)