diff --git a/.changeset/red-yaks-press.md b/.changeset/red-yaks-press.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7166ac345e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-yaks-press.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Add current and default scopes when refreshing session
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/microsoft/MicrosoftAuth.test.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/microsoft/MicrosoftAuth.test.ts
index 1c51dd0698..b6d59bd3f2 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/microsoft/MicrosoftAuth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/auth/microsoft/MicrosoftAuth.test.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ describe('MicrosoftAuth', () => {
             return res(
               ctx.json({
                 providerInfo: {
-                  accessToken: scopeParam
-                    ? 'tokenForOtherResource'
-                    : 'tokenForGrantScopes',
+                  accessToken: `token:${scopeParam}`,
                   scope: scopeParam || 'grant-resource/scope',
                 },
               }),
@@ -59,7 +57,9 @@ describe('MicrosoftAuth', () => {
     it('gets access token with requested scopes for grant', async () => {
       const accessToken = await microsoftAuth.getAccessToken();
 
-      expect(accessToken).toEqual('tokenForGrantScopes');
+      expect(accessToken).toEqual(
+        'token:openid offline_access profile email User.Read',
+      );
     });
 
     it('gets access token for other consented scopes besides those directly granted', async () => {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('MicrosoftAuth', () => {
         'azure-resource/scope',
       );
 
-      expect(accessToken).toEqual('tokenForOtherResource');
+      expect(accessToken).toEqual('token:azure-resource/scope offline_access');
     });
 
     it('fails when requesting scopes for multiple resources at once', async () => {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('MicrosoftAuth', () => {
       );
 
       await expect(accessTokenPromise).resolves.toEqual(
-        'tokenForOtherResource',
+        'token:same-resource/one-scope same-resource/other-scope offline_access',
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.test.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.test.ts
index 23432856cb..e26934f393 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('RefreshingAuthSessionManager', () => {
     await manager.getSession({});
     expect(createSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
-    expect(refreshSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+    expect(refreshSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new Set());
     expect(stateSubscriber.mock.calls).toEqual([
       [SessionState.SignedOut],
       [SessionState.SignedIn],
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('RefreshingAuthSessionManager', () => {
 
     expect(await manager.getSession({ optional: true })).toBe(undefined);
     expect(createSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    expect(refreshSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+    expect(refreshSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new Set());
   });
 
   it('should forward option to instantly show auth popup and not attempt refresh', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.ts
index c04eb637de..c92fe9fb20 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthSessionManager/RefreshingAuthSessionManager.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ export class RefreshingAuthSessionManager<T> implements SessionManager<T> {
       return this.refreshPromise;
     }
 
-    this.refreshPromise = this.connector.refreshSession(scopes);
+    this.refreshPromise = this.connector.refreshSession(
+      this.helper.getExtendedScope(this.currentSession, scopes),
+    );
 
     try {
       const session = await this.refreshPromise;