diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index d4d0cc0490..9a9fdfe5c4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ import Root from './components/Root';
 import * as plugins from './plugins';
 import { apis } from './apis';
 import { hot } from 'react-hot-loader/root';
-import { providers } from './authProviders';
+import { providers } from './identityProviders';
 
 const app = createApp({
   apis,
   plugins: Object.values(plugins),
   components: {
     SignInPage: props => {
-      return <SignInPage {...props} providers={providers} />;
+      return (
+        <SignInPage {...props} providers={['guest', 'custom', ...providers]} />
+      );
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/app/src/authProviders.ts b/packages/app/src/identityProviders.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/app/src/authProviders.ts
rename to packages/app/src/identityProviders.ts
index d95848e014..e80b1d6fea 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/authProviders.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/identityProviders.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ import {
   gitlabAuthApiRef,
   oktaAuthApiRef,
   githubAuthApiRef,
-  commonProvider,
-  customProvider,
-  guestProvider,
 } from '@backstage/core';
 
 export const providers = [
@@ -30,35 +27,23 @@ export const providers = [
     title: 'Google',
     message: 'Sign In using Google',
     apiRef: googleAuthApiRef,
-    provider: commonProvider,
   },
   {
     id: 'gitlab-auth-provider',
     title: 'Gitlab',
     message: 'Sign In using Gitlab',
     apiRef: gitlabAuthApiRef,
-    provider: commonProvider,
   },
   {
     id: 'github-auth-provider',
     title: 'Github',
     message: 'Sign In using Github',
     apiRef: githubAuthApiRef,
-    provider: commonProvider,
   },
   {
     id: 'okta-auth-provider',
     title: 'Okta',
     message: 'Sign In using Okta',
     apiRef: oktaAuthApiRef,
-    provider: commonProvider,
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'guest-provider',
-    provider: guestProvider,
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'custom-provider',
-    provider: customProvider,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/SignInPage.tsx b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/SignInPage.tsx
index e07e6490ae..52a27f190e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/SignInPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/SignInPage.tsx
@@ -21,18 +21,22 @@ import { Content } from '../Content/Content';
 import { ContentHeader } from '../ContentHeader/ContentHeader';
 import { Grid } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { SignInPageProps, useApi, configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-api';
-import { useSignInProviders } from './providers';
-import { SignInProviderConfig } from './types';
+import { useSignInProviders, getSignInProviders } from './providers';
+import { IdentityProviders } from './types';
 import { Progress } from '../../components/Progress';
 
 export type Props = SignInPageProps & {
-  providers: SignInProviderConfig[];
+  providers: IdentityProviders;
 };
 
-export const SignInPage: FC<Props> = ({ onResult, providers }) => {
+export const SignInPage: FC<Props> = ({ onResult, providers = [] }) => {
   const configApi = useApi(configApiRef);
 
-  const [loading, providerElements] = useSignInProviders(providers, onResult);
+  const signInProviders = getSignInProviders(providers);
+  const [loading, providerElements] = useSignInProviders(
+    signInProviders,
+    onResult,
+  );
 
   if (loading) {
     return <Progress />;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/commonProvider.tsx b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/commonProvider.tsx
index da0247fd6f..f9611342a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/commonProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/commonProvider.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import {
   ProviderComponent,
   ProviderLoader,
   SignInProvider,
-  CommonSignInConfig,
+  SignInConfig,
 } from './types';
 import { useApi, errorApiRef } from '@backstage/core-api';
 
-const Component: ProviderComponent = ({ provider, onResult }) => {
-  const { apiRef, title, message } = provider as CommonSignInConfig;
+const Component: ProviderComponent = ({ config, onResult }) => {
+  const { apiRef, title, message } = config as SignInConfig;
   const authApi = useApi(apiRef);
   const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/index.ts b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/index.ts
index e58d6a85df..49f55aefc5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@
  */
 
 export { SignInPage } from './SignInPage';
-export { commonProvider } from './commonProvider';
-export { guestProvider } from './guestProvider';
-export { customProvider } from './customProvider';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/providers.tsx b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/providers.tsx
index 9ab742b516..a0e1941d90 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/providers.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/providers.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,53 @@ import {
   useApiHolder,
   errorApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-api';
-import { SignInProviderConfig, CommonSignInConfig } from './types';
+import { SignInConfig, IdentityProviders, SignInProvider } from './types';
+import { commonProvider } from './commonProvider';
+import { guestProvider } from './guestProvider';
+import { customProvider } from './customProvider';
 
 const PROVIDER_STORAGE_KEY = '@backstage/core:SignInPage:provider';
 
+export type SignInProviderId = 'guest' | 'custom' | string;
+
+export type SignInProviderType = {
+  [id in SignInProviderId]: {
+    components: SignInProvider;
+    id: SignInProviderId;
+    config?: SignInConfig;
+  };
+};
+
+const signInProviders: { [id in SignInProviderId]: SignInProvider } = {
+  guest: guestProvider,
+  custom: customProvider,
+  common: commonProvider,
+};
+
+export function getSignInProviders(
+  identityProviders: IdentityProviders,
+): SignInProviderType {
+  const providers = identityProviders.reduce(
+    (acc: SignInProviderType, config) => {
+      if (typeof config === 'string') {
+        acc[config] = { components: signInProviders[config], id: config };
+
+        return acc;
+      }
+
+      const { id } = config as SignInConfig;
+      acc[id] = { components: signInProviders.common, id, config };
+
+      return acc;
+    },
+    {},
+  );
+
+  return providers;
+}
+
 export const useSignInProviders = (
-  providers: SignInProviderConfig[],
+  providers: SignInProviderType,
   onResult: SignInPageProps['onResult'],
 ) => {
   const errorApi = useApi(errorApiRef);
@@ -58,7 +99,7 @@ export const useSignInProviders = (
     // We can't use storageApi here, as it might have a dependency on the IdentityApi
     const selectedProviderId = localStorage.getItem(
       PROVIDER_STORAGE_KEY,
-    ) as string;
+    ) as SignInProviderId;
 
     // No provider selected, let the user pick one
     if (selectedProviderId === null) {
@@ -66,19 +107,16 @@ export const useSignInProviders = (
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const config = providers.find(
-      provider => provider.id === selectedProviderId,
-    );
-    if (!config) {
+    const provider = providers[selectedProviderId];
+    if (!provider) {
       setLoading(false);
       return undefined;
     }
 
     let didCancel = false;
-    const { apiRef } = config as CommonSignInConfig;
 
-    config.provider
-      .loader(apiHolder, apiRef)
+    provider.components
+      .loader(apiHolder, provider.config?.apiRef!)
       .then(result => {
         if (didCancel) {
           return;
@@ -105,19 +143,21 @@ export const useSignInProviders = (
   // This renders all available sign-in providers
   const elements = useMemo(
     () =>
-      providers.map(config => {
-        const { Component } = config.provider;
+      Object.keys(providers).map(key => {
+        const provider = providers[key];
+
+        const { Component } = provider.components;
 
         const handleResult = (result: SignInResult) => {
-          localStorage.setItem(PROVIDER_STORAGE_KEY, config.id);
+          localStorage.setItem(PROVIDER_STORAGE_KEY, provider.id);
 
           handleWrappedResult(result);
         };
 
         return (
           <Component
-            key={config.id}
-            provider={config}
+            key={provider.id}
+            config={provider.config!}
             onResult={handleResult}
           />
         );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/types.ts b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/types.ts
index 089ebac823..9c501e8095 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/SignInPage/types.ts
@@ -24,30 +24,21 @@ import {
   ProfileInfoApi,
   BackstageIdentityApi,
   SessionStateApi,
-  OpenIdConnectApi,
 } from '@backstage/core-api';
 
 export type SignInConfig = {
   id: string;
-  provider: SignInProvider;
-};
-
-export type CommonSignInConfig = SignInConfig & {
   title: string;
   message: string;
   apiRef: ApiRef<
-    OAuthApi &
-      ProfileInfoApi &
-      BackstageIdentityApi &
-      SessionStateApi &
-      OpenIdConnectApi
+    OAuthApi & ProfileInfoApi & BackstageIdentityApi & SessionStateApi
   >;
 };
 
-export type SignInProviderConfig = SignInConfig | CommonSignInConfig;
+export type IdentityProviders = ('guest' | 'custom' | SignInConfig)[];
 
 export type ProviderComponent = ComponentType<
-  SignInPageProps & { provider: SignInProviderConfig }
+  SignInPageProps & { config: SignInConfig }
 >;
 
 export type ProviderLoader = (