diff --git a/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md b/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md
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+++ b/.changeset/chilly-rabbits-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider': patch
+---
+
+Fix several issues with the Atlassian auth provider (type definition, profile url, profile transformation, scopes)
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8e9e1ad75
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+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import Strategy from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
+
+describe('Strategy', () => {
+  it('should be an instance of', () => {
+    try {
+      console.log(Strategy);
+      const strategy = new Strategy(
+        {
+          authorizationURL: 'https://auth.atlassian.com/authorize',
+          tokenURL: 'https://auth.atlassian.com/oauth/token',
+          clientID: 'my-client-id',
+          clientSecret: 'my-client-secret',
+          scope: ['offline_access', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
+        },
+        () => {},
+      );
+      console.log(strategy.name);
+      expect(strategy).toBeInstanceOf(Strategy);
+
+      expect((strategy as any).name).toBe('atlassian');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
index 0ced9cf831..ab2cd3f94a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/authenticator.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,35 @@ import {
   PassportOAuthDoneCallback,
   PassportProfile,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
-import { Strategy as AtlassianStrategy } from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
+import AtlassianStrategy from 'passport-atlassian-oauth2';
+
+export type AtlassianPassportProfile = {
+  id: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  email: string;
+  photo: string;
+  provider: string;
+  _json: any;
+};
 
 /** @public */
-export const atlassianAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
-  defaultProfileTransform:
-    PassportOAuthAuthenticatorHelper.defaultProfileTransform,
+export const atlassianAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator<
+  any,
+  AtlassianPassportProfile
+>({
+  defaultProfileTransform: async (input, context) => {
+    // const result = await PassportOAuthAuthenticatorHelper.defaultProfileTransform(input, context);
+
+    return {
+      profile: {
+        displayName: input.fullProfile.displayName,
+        email: input.fullProfile.email,
+        picture: input.fullProfile.photo,
+      },
+    };
+  },
   scopes: {
-    required: ['offline_access', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
+    required: ['offline_access', 'read:me', 'read:jira-work', 'read:jira-user'],
   },
   initialize({ callbackUrl, config }) {
     const clientId = config.getString('clientId');
@@ -49,18 +70,25 @@ export const atlassianAuthenticator = createOAuthAuthenticator({
           baseURL: baseUrl,
           authorizationURL: `${baseUrl}/authorize`,
           tokenURL: `${baseUrl}/oauth/token`,
-          profileURL: `${baseUrl}/api/v4/user`,
+          // profileURL: `${baseUrl}/api/v4/user`,
+          profileURL: 'https://api.atlassian.com/me',
+          scope: config.getOptionalString('additionalScopes')?.split(' ') || [],
         },
         (
           accessToken: string,
           refreshToken: string,
           params: any,
-          fullProfile: PassportProfile,
+          fullProfile: PassportProfile & { email: string; photo: string },
           done: PassportOAuthDoneCallback,
         ) => {
+          const fullProfileWithEmails = {
+            ...fullProfile,
+            // avatarUrl: fullProfile.photo,
+            // emails: [{ value: fullProfile.email }],
+          };
           done(
             undefined,
-            { fullProfile, params, accessToken },
+            { fullProfile: fullProfileWithEmails, params, accessToken },
             { refreshToken },
           );
         },
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
index 5fd47bf885..aa945f3705 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-atlassian-provider/src/types.d.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ declare module 'passport-atlassian-oauth2' {
   import { Request } from 'express';
   import { StrategyCreated } from 'passport';
 
-  export class Strategy {
+  export default class Strategy {
     constructor(options: any, verify: any);
+    name?: string;
     authenticate(this: StrategyCreated<this>, req: Request, options?: any): any;
   }
 }