diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md b/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbce80ebbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider': patch
+---
+
+Fix several issues with the Atlassian auth provider (type definition, profile url, profile transformation, scopes)
diff --git a/.changeset/stale-beds-sneeze.md b/.changeset/stale-beds-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..695e09a624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-beds-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-node': patch
+---
+
+Fix issues with Atlassian OAuth provider: retrieve the email and photo that were not in arrays but rather in single props.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab0a4840f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * 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 Strategy from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
+
+describe('Strategy', () => {
+  it('should be an instance of', () => {
+    const strategy = new Strategy(
+      {
+        authorizationURL: 'https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize',
+        tokenURL: 'https://auth.atlassian.com/oauth/token',
+        clientID: 'my-client-id',
+        clientSecret: 'my-client-secret',
+        scope: ['offline_access', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
+      },
+      () => {},
+    );
+    expect((strategy as any).name).toBe('atlassian');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
index 0ced9cf831..d4f46b5a8c 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import {
   PassportOAuthDoneCallback,
   PassportProfile,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
-import { Strategy as AtlassianStrategy } from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
+import AtlassianStrategy from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
 
 /** @public */
 export const atlassianAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
   defaultProfileTransform:
     PassportOAuthAuthenticatorHelper.defaultProfileTransform,
   scopes: {
-    required: ['offline_access', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
+    required: ['offline_access', 'read:me', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
   },
   initialize({ callbackUrl, config }) {
     const clientId = config.getString('clientId');
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export const atlassianAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
           baseURL: baseUrl,
           authorizationURL: `${baseUrl}/authorize`,
           tokenURL: `${baseUrl}/oauth/token`,
-          profileURL: `${baseUrl}/api/v4/user`,
+          profileURL: 'https://api.atlassian.com/me',
+          scope: [], // the Atlassian strategy requires a scope, but Backstage passes the right set of scopes when calling OAuth2Strategy.prototype.authenticate
         },
         (
           accessToken: string,
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/index.ts
index cc71c9b7e3..8f090b76d4 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/index.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 /**
  * The atlassian-provider backend module for the auth plugin.
  *
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
-
 export { atlassianAuthenticator } from './authenticator';
 export { authModuleAtlassianProvider as default } from './module';
 export { atlassianSignInResolvers } from './resolvers';
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/module.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/module.test.ts
index 7b92218d56..7e83aed179 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/module.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/module.test.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ describe('authModuleAtlassianProvider', () => {
     expect(startUrl.pathname).toBe('/authorize');
     expect(Object.fromEntries(startUrl.searchParams)).toEqual({
       response_type: 'code',
+      audience: 'api.atlassian.com',
       client_id: 'my-client-id',
+      prompt: 'consent',
       redirect_uri: `http://localhost:${server.port()}/api/auth/atlassian/handler/frame`,
       state: expect.any(String),
-      scope: 'offline_access read:jira-work read:jira-user',
+      scope: 'offline_access read:me read:jira-work read:jira-user',
     });
 
     expect(decodeOAuthState(startUrl.searchParams.get('state')!)).toEqual({
@@ -92,10 +94,7 @@ describe('authModuleAtlassianProvider', () => {
                   development: {
                     clientId: 'my-client-id',
                     clientSecret: 'my-client-secret',
-                    additionalScopes: [
-                      'read:filter:jira',
-                      'read:jira-work', // already required
-                    ],
+                    additionalScopes: 'read:filter:jira read:jira-work', // 2nd is already required
                   },
                 },
               },
@@ -123,11 +122,14 @@ describe('authModuleAtlassianProvider', () => {
     expect(startUrl.origin).toBe('https://auth.atlassian.com');
     expect(startUrl.pathname).toBe('/authorize');
     expect(Object.fromEntries(startUrl.searchParams)).toEqual({
+      audience: 'api.atlassian.com',
       response_type: 'code',
       client_id: 'my-client-id',
+      prompt: 'consent',
       redirect_uri: `http://localhost:${server.port()}/api/auth/atlassian/handler/frame`,
       state: expect.any(String),
-      scope: 'offline_access read:jira-work read:jira-user read:filter:jira',
+      scope:
+        'offline_access read:me read:jira-work read:jira-user read:filter:jira',
     });
 
     expect(decodeOAuthState(startUrl.searchParams.get('state')!)).toEqual({
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
index 5fd47bf885..aa945f3705 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ declare module 'passport-atlassian-oauth2' {
   import { Request } from 'express';
   import { StrategyCreated } from 'passport';
 
-  export class Strategy {
+  export default class Strategy {
     constructor(options: any, verify: any);
+    name?: string;
     authenticate(this: StrategyCreated<this>, req: Request, options?: any): any;
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/api-report.md b/plugins/auth-node/api-report.md
index dc1d86308a..a3750819f9 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/api-report.md
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ export type PassportOAuthResult = {
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type PassportProfile = Profile & {
   avatarUrl?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  photo?: string;
 };
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/PassportHelpers.ts b/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/PassportHelpers.ts
index d7b554d56a..d1ddee20a7 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/PassportHelpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/PassportHelpers.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ export class PassportHelpers {
     if (profile.emails && profile.emails.length > 0) {
       const [firstEmail] = profile.emails;
       email = firstEmail.value;
+    } else if (profile.email) {
+      // This is the case for Atlassian
+      email = profile.email;
     }
 
     let picture: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ export class PassportHelpers {
     } else if (profile.photos && profile.photos.length > 0) {
       const [firstPhoto] = profile.photos;
       picture = firstPhoto.value;
+    } else if (profile.photo) {
+      // This is the case for Atlassian
+      picture = profile.photo;
     }
 
     let displayName: string | undefined =
diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/types.ts b/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/types.ts
index 4a3f41b6b2..d5681fa9e3 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/src/passport/types.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { Profile } from 'passport';
 /** @public */
 export type PassportProfile = Profile & {
   avatarUrl?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  photo?: string;
 };
 
 /** @public */