diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/service_bootstrap.go b/internal/bootstrap/service_bootstrap.go
index 68f5f380..7474ec27 100644
--- a/internal/bootstrap/service_bootstrap.go
+++ b/internal/bootstrap/service_bootstrap.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package bootstrap
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/tinyauthapp/tinyauth/internal/service"
@@ -126,7 +125,8 @@ func (app *BootstrapApp) setupPolicyEngine() error {
 		Config: app.config,
 	})
 	policyEngine.RegisterRule(service.RuleIPBypassed, &service.IPBypassedRule{
-		Log: app.log,
+		Log:    app.log,
+		Config: app.config,
 	})
 
 	app.services.policyEngine = policyEngine
diff --git a/internal/model/config.go b/internal/model/config.go
index b5a9842d..5963e431 100644
--- a/internal/model/config.go
+++ b/internal/model/config.go
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ type AddressClaim struct {
 }
 
 type IPConfig struct {
-	Allow []string `description:"List of allowed IPs or CIDR ranges." yaml:"allow"`
-	Block []string `description:"List of blocked IPs or CIDR ranges." yaml:"block"`
+	Allow  []string `description:"List of allowed IPs or CIDR ranges." yaml:"allow"`
+	Block  []string `description:"List of blocked IPs or CIDR ranges." yaml:"block"`
+	Bypass []string `description:"List of IPs or CIDR ranges that bypass authentication entirely." yaml:"bypass"`
 }
 
 type OAuthConfig struct {
diff --git a/internal/service/access_controls_rules.go b/internal/service/access_controls_rules.go
index 93245c15..e18917b0 100644
--- a/internal/service/access_controls_rules.go
+++ b/internal/service/access_controls_rules.go
@@ -224,15 +224,18 @@ func (rule *IPAllowedRule) Evaluate(ctx *ACLContext) Effect {
 }
 
 type IPBypassedRule struct {
-	Log *logger.Logger
+	Log    *logger.Logger
+	Config model.Config
 }
 
 func (rule *IPBypassedRule) Evaluate(ctx *ACLContext) Effect {
-	if ctx.ACLs == nil {
-		return EffectDeny
+	// merge global and per-app bypass lists
+	bypassList := append([]string{}, rule.Config.Auth.IP.Bypass...)
+	if ctx.ACLs != nil {
+		bypassList = append(bypassList, ctx.ACLs.IP.Bypass...)
 	}
 
-	for _, bypassed := range ctx.ACLs.IP.Bypass {
+	for _, bypassed := range bypassList {
 		match, err := utils.CheckIPFilter(bypassed, ctx.IP.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			rule.Log.App.Warn().Err(err).Str("item", bypassed).Msg("Invalid IP/CIDR in bypass list")
diff --git a/internal/service/access_controls_rules_test.go b/internal/service/access_controls_rules_test.go
index 16dde083..d64224d9 100644
--- a/internal/service/access_controls_rules_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/access_controls_rules_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"github.com/tinyauthapp/tinyauth/internal/model"
 	"github.com/tinyauthapp/tinyauth/internal/utils/logger"
 )
@@ -669,23 +670,70 @@ func TestIPBypassedRule(t *testing.T) {
 	log := logger.NewLogger().WithTestConfig()
 	log.Init()
 
-	rule := &IPBypassedRule{Log: log}
+	defaultIPBR := &IPBypassedRule{Log: log}
+	globBypassIPBR := &IPBypassedRule{
+		Log:    log,
+		Config: model.Config{Auth: model.AuthConfig{IP: model.IPConfig{Bypass: []string{"10.0.0.0/24"}}}},
+	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
+		rule     *IPBypassedRule
 		ctx      *ACLContext
 		expected Effect
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "deny when ACLs are nil",
+			name: "deny when ACLs are nil and no global bypass",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
 			ctx: &ACLContext{
 				ACLs: nil,
 				IP:   net.ParseIP("10.0.0.1"),
 			},
 			expected: EffectDeny,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "allows when ACLs are nil but IP matches global bypass",
+			rule: globBypassIPBR,
+			ctx: &ACLContext{
+				ACLs: nil,
+				IP:   net.ParseIP("10.0.0.5"),
+			},
+			expected: EffectAllow,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "denies when ACLs are nil and IP does not match global bypass",
+			rule: globBypassIPBR,
+			ctx: &ACLContext{
+				ACLs: nil,
+				IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"),
+			},
+			expected: EffectDeny,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "allows when IP matches per-app bypass but not global bypass",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
+			ctx: &ACLContext{
+				ACLs: &model.App{
+					IP: model.AppIP{Bypass: []string{"10.0.0.0/24"}},
+				},
+				IP: net.ParseIP("10.0.0.5"),
+			},
+			expected: EffectAllow,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "allows when IP matches global bypass but not per-app bypass",
+			rule: globBypassIPBR,
+			ctx: &ACLContext{
+				ACLs: &model.App{
+					IP: model.AppIP{Bypass: []string{"172.16.0.0/24"}},
+				},
+				IP: net.ParseIP("10.0.0.5"),
+			},
+			expected: EffectAllow,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "allows when IP matches bypass list",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
 			ctx: &ACLContext{
 				ACLs: &model.App{
 					IP: model.AppIP{Bypass: []string{"10.0.0.0/24"}},
@@ -696,6 +744,7 @@ func TestIPBypassedRule(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "denies when IP does not match bypass list",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
 			ctx: &ACLContext{
 				ACLs: &model.App{
 					IP: model.AppIP{Bypass: []string{"10.0.0.0/24"}},
@@ -706,6 +755,7 @@ func TestIPBypassedRule(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "denies when bypass list is empty",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
 			ctx: &ACLContext{
 				ACLs: &model.App{},
 				IP:   net.ParseIP("10.0.0.1"),
@@ -714,6 +764,7 @@ func TestIPBypassedRule(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "skips invalid bypass entries and allows on later match",
+			rule: defaultIPBR,
 			ctx: &ACLContext{
 				ACLs: &model.App{
 					IP: model.AppIP{Bypass: []string{"not-an-ip", "10.0.0.1"}},
@@ -726,7 +777,7 @@ func TestIPBypassedRule(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, rule.Evaluate(tt.ctx))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, tt.rule.Evaluate(tt.ctx))
 		})
 	}
 }