diff --git a/docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md b/docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md
index 07adf5c6a..1fda8d0d3 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/remote-authentication.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If true, NetBox will automatically create local accounts for users authenticated
 
 Default: `'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend'`
 
-This is the Python path to the custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to use for external user authentication. NetBox provides two built-in backends (listed below), though custom authentication backends may also be provided by other packages or plugins.
+This is the Python path to the custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to use for external user authentication. NetBox provides two built-in backends (listed below), though custom authentication backends may also be provided by other packages or plugins. Provide a string for a single backend, or an iterable for multiple backends, which will be attempted in the order given.
 
 * `netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend`
 * `netbox.authentication.LDAPBackend`
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 45fe32841..cf2b06a8b 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -396,8 +396,10 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 ]
 
 # Set up authentication backends
+if type(REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND) not in (list, tuple):
+    REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = [REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND]
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
-    REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND,
+    *REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND,
     'netbox.authentication.ObjectPermissionBackend',
 ]