diff --git a/lib/schemaUtils.js b/lib/schemaUtils.js
index 3ad72128..bde17cbc 100644
--- a/lib/schemaUtils.js
+++ b/lib/schemaUtils.js
@@ -534,6 +534,58 @@ module.exports = {
     return variables;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Given a Postman auth helper produced by `getAuthHelper`, returns an array of
+   * collection-level Variable objects (empty values) for every `{{variable}}`
+   * placeholder the helper references. This lets users of an imported collection
+   * see / fill the auth credentials in the Variables tab alongside `baseUrl`,
+   * instead of hitting unresolved-variable warnings the first time they send a
+   * request.
+   *
+   * Only variables that are clearly credential placeholders are emitted — the
+   * helper values are scanned for `{{<identifier>}}` substrings and each unique
+   * identifier becomes an empty Variable. No-op for `noauth`.
+   *
+   * @param {object} authHelper - the object returned by `getAuthHelper`.
+   * @returns {Variable[]} collection variables for credential placeholders.
+   */
+  getAuthCollectionVariables: function(authHelper) {
+    if (!_.isObject(authHelper) || !authHelper.type || authHelper.type === 'noauth') {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const placeholderKeys = new Set();
+    const placeholderRegex = /\{\{\s*([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\s*\}\}/g;
+
+    const scan = (value) => {
+      if (_.isString(value)) {
+        let match;
+        while ((match = placeholderRegex.exec(value)) !== null) {
+          placeholderKeys.add(match[1]);
+        }
+      }
+      else if (_.isArray(value)) {
+        value.forEach(scan);
+      }
+      else if (_.isObject(value)) {
+        _.forEach(value, scan);
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Only scan the helper payload, not the top-level `type`.
+    _.forEach(authHelper, (value, key) => {
+      if (key !== 'type') {
+        scan(value);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return Array.from(placeholderKeys).map((key) => new Variable({
+      key: key,
+      value: '',
+      type: 'string'
+    }));
+  },
+
   /**
    * Returns params applied to specific operation with resolved references. Params from parent
    * blocks (collection/folder) are merged, so that the request has a flattened list of params needed.
diff --git a/lib/schemapack.js b/lib/schemapack.js
index 85bc4e89..ad81a629 100644
--- a/lib/schemapack.js
+++ b/lib/schemapack.js
@@ -364,6 +364,17 @@ class SchemaPack {
           generatedStore.collection.variables.add(element);
         });
 
+        // Mirror the baseUrl treatment for auth credentials — when the spec uses
+        // a security scheme, expose empty placeholders (basicAuthUsername /
+        // basicAuthPassword / bearerToken / apiKey / …) in the Variables tab so
+        // users can fill them in one place instead of hitting unresolved-variable
+        // warnings on first send. See #894.
+        if (authHelper) {
+          schemaUtils.getAuthCollectionVariables(authHelper).forEach((element) => {
+            generatedStore.collection.variables.add(element);
+          });
+        }
+
         generatedStore.collection.describe(schemaUtils.getCollectionDescription(openapi));
 
         // Only change the stack limit if the optimizeConversion option is true
diff --git a/test/unit/convertV2.test.js b/test/unit/convertV2.test.js
index ed266b8b..fb97c0f2 100644
--- a/test/unit/convertV2.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/convertV2.test.js
@@ -1523,6 +1523,22 @@ describe('The convert v2 Function', function() {
         expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item.length).to.equal(1);
         expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.auth.basic[0].value).to.equal('{{basicAuthUsername}}');
         expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.auth.basic[1].value).to.equal('{{basicAuthPassword}}');
+
+        // Empty collection-level variables for the auth placeholders should be
+        // pushed alongside `baseUrl` so users can fill them in the Variables
+        // tab. See #894.
+        const variableKeys = conversionResult.output[0].data.variable.map((v) => v.key);
+        expect(variableKeys).to.include('basicAuthUsername');
+        expect(variableKeys).to.include('basicAuthPassword');
+        const basicAuthUsername = conversionResult.output[0].data.variable.find(
+          (v) => v.key === 'basicAuthUsername'
+        );
+        const basicAuthPassword = conversionResult.output[0].data.variable.find(
+          (v) => v.key === 'basicAuthPassword'
+        );
+        expect(basicAuthUsername.value).to.equal('');
+        expect(basicAuthPassword.value).to.equal('');
+
         done();
       });
     });