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..c3754b6f19 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-oidc-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  custom,
+  CustomHttpOptionsProvider,
   Issuer,
   ClientAuthMethod,
   TokenSet,
@@ -30,6 +32,14 @@ import {
   PassportOAuthPrivateInfo,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 
+const HTTP_OPTION_TIMEOUT = 10000;
+const httpOptionsProvider: CustomHttpOptionsProvider = (_url, options) => {
+  return {
+    ...options,
+    timeout: HTTP_OPTION_TIMEOUT,
+  };
+};
+
 /**
  * authentication result for the OIDC which includes the token set and user
  * profile response
@@ -66,7 +76,11 @@ export const oidcAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
     const initializedScope = config.getOptionalString('scope');
     const initializedPrompt = config.getOptionalString('prompt');
 
+    Issuer[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;
     const promise = Issuer.discover(metadataUrl).then(issuer => {
+      issuer[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;
+      issuer.Client[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;
+
       const client = new issuer.Client({
         access_type: 'offline', // this option must be passed to provider to receive a refresh token
         client_id: clientId,
@@ -78,6 +92,7 @@ export const oidcAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
         id_token_signed_response_alg: tokenSignedResponseAlg || 'RS256',
         scope: initializedScope || '',
       });
+      client[custom.http_options] = httpOptionsProvider;
 
       const strategy = new OidcStrategy(
         {