diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 7345f18520e..4fef290b908 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -137,19 +137,20 @@ org_role = Viewer
 #################################### Github Auth ##########################
 [auth.github]
 enabled = false
+allow_sign_up = false
 client_id = some_id
 client_secret = some_secret
 scopes = user:email
-team_ids =
 auth_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
 token_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
 api_url = https://api.github.com/user
+team_ids =
 allowed_domains =
-allow_sign_up = false
 
 #################################### Google Auth ##########################
 [auth.google]
 enabled = false
+allow_sign_up = false
 client_id = some_client_id
 client_secret = some_client_secret
 scopes = https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
@@ -157,7 +158,6 @@ auth_url = https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
 token_url = https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token
 api_url = https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo
 allowed_domains =
-allow_sign_up = false
 
 #################################### Logging ##########################
 [log]
diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini
index 4ebab72d1af..62d5c2a09ce 100644
--- a/conf/sample.ini
+++ b/conf/sample.ini
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #################################### Github Auth ##########################
 [auth.github]
 ;enabled = false
+;allow_sign_up = false
 ;client_id = some_id
 ;client_secret = some_secret
 ;scopes = user:email
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
 #################################### Google Auth ##########################
 [auth.google]
 ;enabled = false
+;allow_sign_up = false
 ;client_id = some_client_id
 ;client_secret = some_client_secret
 ;scopes = https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email
diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
index f55561e6668..ace8c57184f 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ Client ID and a Client Secret. Specify these in the grafana config file. Example
     auth_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
     token_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
     allow_sign_up = false
+    team_ids =
 
 Restart the grafana backend. You should now see a github login button on the login page. You can
 now login or signup with your github accounts.
@@ -189,6 +190,21 @@ now login or signup with your github accounts.
 You may allow users to sign-up via github auth by setting allow_sign_up to true. When this option is
 set to true, any user successfully authenticating via github auth will be automatically signed up.
 
+### team_ids
+Require an active team membership for at least one of the given teams on GitHub.
+If the authenticated user isn't a member of at least one the teams they will not
+be able to register or authenticate with your Grafana instance. Example:
+
+    [auth.github]
+    enabled = true
+    client_id = YOUR_GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_ID
+    client_secret = YOUR_GITHUB_APP_CLIENT_SECRET
+    scopes = user:email
+    team_ids = 150,300
+    auth_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize
+    token_url = https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token
+    allow_sign_up = false
+
 ## [auth.google]
 You need to create a google project. You can do this in the [Google Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/project).
 When you create the project you will need to specify a callback URL. Specify this as callback: