diff --git a/.changeset/light-chicken-search.md b/.changeset/light-chicken-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aebb53d753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-chicken-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider': patch
+---
+
+Increased HTTP request timeout used by OIDC authenticator.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
index eddf57a55b..29e8d54ada 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  custom,
   Issuer,
   ClientAuthMethod,
   TokenSet,
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ import {
   PassportOAuthPrivateInfo,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 
+custom.setHttpOptionsDefaults({
+  timeout: 10000,
+});
+
 /**
  * authentication result for the OIDC which includes the token set and user
  * profile response