diff --git a/.changeset/young-walls-prove.md b/.changeset/young-walls-prove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33fafa1548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-walls-prove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-plugin-api': minor
+---
+
+The GitLab auth provider can now be used to get OpenID tokens.
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 4887f0b7f2..eabd300fc6 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -482,7 +482,11 @@ export const githubAuthApiRef: ApiRef<
 
 // @public
 export const gitlabAuthApiRef: ApiRef<
-  OAuthApi & ProfileInfoApi & BackstageIdentityApi & SessionApi
+  OAuthApi &
+    OpenIdConnectApi &
+    ProfileInfoApi &
+    BackstageIdentityApi &
+    SessionApi
 >;
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts
index 43597639b6..62d0d5c810 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/auth.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,11 @@ export const oktaAuthApiRef: ApiRef<
  * for a full list of supported scopes.
  */
 export const gitlabAuthApiRef: ApiRef<
-  OAuthApi & ProfileInfoApi & BackstageIdentityApi & SessionApi
+  OAuthApi &
+    OpenIdConnectApi &
+    ProfileInfoApi &
+    BackstageIdentityApi &
+    SessionApi
 > = createApiRef({
   id: 'core.auth.gitlab',
 });
diff --git a/packages/integration-react/api-report.md b/packages/integration-react/api-report.md
index 5b0c9d6174..3af0704990 100644
--- a/packages/integration-react/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/integration-react/api-report.md
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ export class ScmAuth implements ScmAuthApi {
     ScmAuthApi,
     {
       github: OAuthApi & ProfileInfoApi & BackstageIdentityApi & SessionApi;
-      gitlab: OAuthApi & ProfileInfoApi & BackstageIdentityApi & SessionApi;
+      gitlab: OAuthApi &
+        OpenIdConnectApi &
+        ProfileInfoApi &
+        BackstageIdentityApi &
+        SessionApi;
       azure: OAuthApi &
         OpenIdConnectApi &
         ProfileInfoApi &