diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/guest/GuestAuth.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/guest/GuestAuth.ts
index 88d4612973..880aa0f675 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/guest/GuestAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/guest/GuestAuth.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import {
   BackstageIdentityResponse,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { Observable } from '@backstage/types';
-import { DirectAuthConnector } from '../../../../lib/AuthConnector';
 import { RefreshingAuthSessionManager } from '../../../../lib/AuthSessionManager';
 import { SessionManager } from '../../../../lib/AuthSessionManager/types';
 import { AuthApiCreateOptions } from '../types';
+import { RefreshingDirectAuthConnector } from '../../../../lib/AuthConnector/RefreshingDirectAuthConnector';
 
 type GuestSession = {
   profile: ProfileInfo;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class GuestAuth
       provider = DEFAULT_PROVIDER,
     } = options;
 
-    const connector = new DirectAuthConnector<GuestSession>({
+    const connector = new RefreshingDirectAuthConnector<GuestSession>({
       discoveryApi,
       environment,
       provider,
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DirectAuthConnector.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DirectAuthConnector.ts
index 200ba755ac..4cb0553efc 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DirectAuthConnector.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DirectAuthConnector.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class DirectAuthConnector<DirectAuthResponse> {
     }
   }
 
-  private async buildUrl(path: string): Promise<string> {
+  protected async buildUrl(path: string): Promise<string> {
     const baseUrl = await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('auth');
     return `${baseUrl}/${this.provider.id}${path}?env=${this.environment}`;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/RefreshingDirectAuthConnector.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/RefreshingDirectAuthConnector.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34969bf356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/RefreshingDirectAuthConnector.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { DirectAuthConnector } from './DirectAuthConnector';
+
+export class RefreshingDirectAuthConnector<
+  DirectAuthResponse,
+> extends DirectAuthConnector<DirectAuthResponse> {
+  async refreshSession(): Promise<any> {
+    const res = await fetch(
+      `${await this.buildUrl('/refresh')}&optional=true`,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          'x-requested-with': 'XMLHttpRequest',
+        },
+        credentials: 'include',
+      },
+    ).catch(error => {
+      throw new Error(`Auth refresh request failed, ${error}`);
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const error: any = new Error(
+        `Auth refresh request failed, ${res.statusText}`,
+      );
+      error.status = res.status;
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    const authInfo = await res.json();
+
+    if (authInfo.error) {
+      const error = new Error(authInfo.error.message);
+      if (authInfo.error.name) {
+        error.name = authInfo.error.name;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+    return authInfo;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/createGuestAuthRouteHandlers.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/createGuestAuthRouteHandlers.ts
index 07d0d3e87a..8d1cfe78b4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/createGuestAuthRouteHandlers.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/createGuestAuthRouteHandlers.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export function createGuestAuthRouteHandlers(
   const profileTransform = options.profileTransform ?? defaultTransform;
   return {
     async start(_, res): Promise<void> {
+      // We are the auth provider for guests, skip this step.
       res.redirect('handler/frame');
     },
 
@@ -66,9 +67,7 @@ export function createGuestAuthRouteHandlers(
       );
       const response: ClientAuthResponse<GuestInfo> = {
         profile,
-        providerInfo: {
-          name: 'Guest',
-        },
+        providerInfo: DEFAULT_RESULT,
       };
       if (signInResolver) {
         const identity = await signInResolver(
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ export function createGuestAuthRouteHandlers(
 
       const response: ClientAuthResponse<{}> = {
         profile,
-        providerInfo: {},
+        providerInfo: DEFAULT_RESULT,
         backstageIdentity: prepareBackstageIdentityResponse(identity),
       };
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/module.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/module.ts
index c9fd3feea4..69b5eba48d 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/module.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-guest-provider/src/module.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ import {
   coreServices,
   createBackendModule,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import {
-  createOAuthProviderFactory,
-  commonSignInResolvers,
-  authProvidersExtensionPoint,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
+import { authProvidersExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { createGuestAuthProviderFactory } from './createGuestAuthFactory';
 
 export const authModuleGuestProvider = createBackendModule({