diff --git a/.changeset/early-feet-lay.md b/.changeset/early-feet-lay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a557e5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-feet-lay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider': patch
+---
+
+Added custom timeout setting for oidc provider
+
+Here is an example of how to use a custom timeout with the configuration:
+
+```yaml
+auth:
+  oidc:
+    production:
+      clientId: ${AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID}
+      clientSecret: ${AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET}
+      timeout:
+        seconds: 30
+```
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/config.d.ts
index 409c658c23..65716a46b6 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/config.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
 import { HumanDuration } from '@backstage/types';
 
 export interface Config {
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ export interface Config {
           tokenSignedResponseAlg?: string;
           additionalScopes?: string | string[];
           prompt?: string;
+          timeout?: HumanDuration;
           signIn?: {
             resolvers: Array<
               | {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/package.json
index e163ee8d47..07cfa0a35c 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/package.json
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "openid-client": "^5.5.0",
     "passport": "^0.7.0"
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
index 38e134bcd0..c327d4ecc5 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JWK, SignJWT, exportJWK, generateKeyPair } from 'jose';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import express from 'express';
+import { custom } from 'openid-client';
 
 describe('oidcAuthenticator', () => {
   let implementation: any;
@@ -169,6 +170,77 @@ describe('oidcAuthenticator', () => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
+  describe('timeout configuration', () => {
+    const TEST_URL = new URL('https://test.com');
+
+    it('should use default timeout when no timeout is configured', async () => {
+      const { promise } = oidcAuthenticator.initialize({
+        callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+        config: new ConfigReader({
+          metadataUrl: 'https://oidc.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          clientId: 'clientId',
+          clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+        }),
+      });
+      const { client } = await promise;
+
+      const timeout = client[custom.http_options](TEST_URL, {}).timeout;
+
+      // Check if the HTTP timeout is set to the default value
+      expect(timeout).toBeDefined();
+      expect(timeout).toBe(10000);
+    });
+
+    it('should use configured timeout when provided in the config', async () => {
+      const { promise } = oidcAuthenticator.initialize({
+        callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+        config: new ConfigReader({
+          metadataUrl: 'https://oidc.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+          clientId: 'clientId',
+          clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+          timeout: {
+            seconds: 30,
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+      const { client } = await promise;
+
+      const timeout = client[custom.http_options](TEST_URL, {}).timeout;
+
+      // Check if the HTTP timeout is set to the configured value (30 seconds)
+      expect(timeout).toBeDefined();
+      expect(timeout).toBe(30000);
+    });
+
+    it('should handle invalid timeout configuration gracefully', async () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        oidcAuthenticator.initialize({
+          callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+          config: new ConfigReader({
+            metadataUrl: 'https://oidc.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+            clientId: 'clientId',
+            clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+            timeout: 123, // Invalid: should be a duration object
+          }),
+        });
+      }).toThrow();
+
+      expect(() => {
+        oidcAuthenticator.initialize({
+          callbackUrl: 'https://backstage.test/callback',
+          config: new ConfigReader({
+            metadataUrl: 'https://oidc.test/.well-known/openid-configuration',
+            clientId: 'clientId',
+            clientSecret: 'clientSecret',
+            timeout: {
+              invalid: 'value',
+            },
+          }),
+        });
+      }).toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#start', () => {
     let fakeSession: Record<string, any>;
     let startRequest: OAuthAuthenticatorStartInput;
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
index c396ea7034..6e7022f7cf 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -32,14 +32,18 @@ import {
   PassportOAuthAuthenticatorHelper,
   PassportOAuthPrivateInfo,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
+import { durationToMilliseconds } from '@backstage/types';
+import { readDurationFromConfig } from '@backstage/config';
 
 const HTTP_OPTION_TIMEOUT = 10000;
-const httpOptionsProvider: CustomHttpOptionsProvider = (_url, options) => {
-  return {
-    ...options,
-    timeout: HTTP_OPTION_TIMEOUT,
+const createHttpOptionsProvider =
+  ({ timeout }: { timeout?: number }): CustomHttpOptionsProvider =>
+  (_url, options) => {
+    return {
+      ...options,
+      timeout: timeout ?? HTTP_OPTION_TIMEOUT,
+    };
   };
-};
 
 /**
  * authentication result for the OIDC which includes the token set and user
@@ -85,6 +89,15 @@ export const oidcAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
       );
     }
 
+    const timeoutMilliseconds = config.has('timeout')
+      ? durationToMilliseconds(
+          readDurationFromConfig(config, { key: 'timeout' }),
+        )
+      : undefined;
+    const httpOptionsProvider = createHttpOptionsProvider({
+      timeout: timeoutMilliseconds,
+    });
+
     Issuer[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;
     const promise = Issuer.discover(metadataUrl).then(issuer => {
       issuer[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;