diff --git a/.changeset/kind-beers-chew.md b/.changeset/kind-beers-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fb939ea6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-beers-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-api-docs': minor
+---
+
+Define a default for oauth2RedirectUrl option of swagger-ui-react to match documentation
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/README.md b/plugins/api-docs/README.md
index 792a7fb0b7..79c4581e79 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/README.md
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/README.md
@@ -261,3 +261,5 @@ createApiFactory({
     },
   })
 ```
+
+In the same way as the `requestInterceptor` you can override any property of Swagger UI
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.test.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.test.tsx
index adbd069908..d150525b05 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.test.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
 import { OpenApiDefinition } from './OpenApiDefinition';
 
 describe('<OpenApiDefinition />', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.open = jest.fn();
+  });
+
   it('renders openapi spec', async () => {
     const definition = `
 openapi: "3.0.0"
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ paths:
     get:
       summary: List all artists
       responses:
-        "200": 
+        "200":
           description: Success
     `;
 
@@ -55,6 +60,86 @@ paths:
     });
   });
 
+  it('renders openapi spec with oauth2', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+    const definition = `
+openapi: "3.0.0"
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: Artist API
+  license:
+    name: MIT
+servers:
+  - url: http://artist.spotify.net/v1
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    oauth:
+      type: oauth2
+      description: OAuth2 service
+      flows:
+        authorizationCode:
+          authorizationUrl: https://api.example.com/oauth2/authorize
+          tokenUrl: https://api.example.com/oauth2/token
+          scopes:
+            read_pets: read your pets
+            write_pets: modify pets in your account
+security:
+  oauth:
+    - [read_pets, write_pets]
+paths:
+  /artists:
+    get:
+      summary: List all artists
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Success
+    `;
+
+    const requestInterceptor = (req: any) => req;
+
+    const { findByRole, getByRole, getByLabelText } = await renderInTestApp(
+      <OpenApiDefinition
+        definition={definition}
+        requestInterceptor={requestInterceptor}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const authorizePopup = await findByRole('button', { name: /authorize/i });
+
+    await user.click(authorizePopup);
+
+    const clientId = getByRole('textbox', { name: /client_id:/i });
+    const clientSecret = getByLabelText(/client_secret:/i);
+
+    const readPets = getByRole('checkbox', {
+      name: /read_pets read your pets/i,
+    });
+
+    await user.type(clientId, 'my-client-id');
+
+    expect(clientId).toHaveValue('my-client-id');
+
+    await user.type(clientSecret, 'my-client-secret');
+
+    expect(clientSecret).toHaveValue('my-client-secret');
+    await user.click(readPets);
+
+    expect(readPets).toBeChecked();
+
+    const authorizeButton = await findByRole('button', {
+      name: /apply given oauth2 credentials/i,
+    });
+
+    await user.click(authorizeButton);
+
+    expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(
+        'https://api.example.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=my-client-id&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Foauth2-redirect.html&scope=read_pets&state=',
+      ),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('renders error if definition is missing', async () => {
     const { getByText } = await renderInTestApp(
       <OpenApiDefinition definition="" />,
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
index a2ebbbc7e3..ee23e75ff2 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import SwaggerUI from 'swagger-ui-react';
+import SwaggerUI, { SwaggerUIProps } from 'swagger-ui-react';
 import 'swagger-ui-react/swagger-ui.css';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
 
 export type OpenApiDefinitionProps = {
   definition: string;
-  requestInterceptor?: (req: any) => any | Promise<any>;
-};
+} & Omit<SwaggerUIProps, 'spec'>;
 
 export const OpenApiDefinition = ({
   definition,
-  requestInterceptor,
+  ...swaggerUiProps
 }: OpenApiDefinitionProps) => {
   const classes = useStyles();
 
@@ -159,8 +158,9 @@ export const OpenApiDefinition = ({
       <SwaggerUI
         spec={def}
         url=""
-        requestInterceptor={requestInterceptor}
         deepLinking
+        oauth2RedirectUrl={`${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.host}/oauth2-redirect.html`}
+        {...swaggerUiProps}
       />
     </div>
   );