diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
index fbba2a0430..10388cea28 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ export async function createRouter(
   router.use('/static/docs', publisher.docsRouter());
 
   // Endpoint that sets the cookie for the user
-  router.get('/cookie', async (req, res) => {
-    const { expiresAt } = await httpAuth.issueUserCookie(req);
+  router.get('/cookie', async (_, res) => {
+    const { expiresAt } = await httpAuth.issueUserCookie(res);
     res.json({ expiresAt: expiresAt.toISOString() });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/api.ts b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/api.ts
index 6d726fae01..a4bb6ccf34 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/api.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { TechDocsEntityMetadata, TechDocsMetadata } from './types';
  * @public
  */
 export interface TechDocsApi {
+  issueUserCookie(): Promise<{ expiresAt: string }>;
   getApiOrigin(): Promise<string>;
   getTechDocsMetadata(entityId: CompoundEntityRef): Promise<TechDocsMetadata>;
   getEntityMetadata(
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/client.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/client.ts
index 8680e14468..e7b97a2bce 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/client.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,70 @@ export class TechDocsClient implements TechDocsApi {
     this.fetchApi = options.fetchApi;
   }
 
+  private async getCookie(): Promise<{ expiresAt: string }> {
+    const apiOrigin = await this.getApiOrigin();
+    const requestUrl = `${apiOrigin}/cookie`;
+    const response = await this.fetchApi.fetch(`${requestUrl}`, {
+      credentials: 'include',
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(response);
+    }
+    return await response.json();
+  }
+
+  private async refreshCookie(options: {
+    expiresAt?: Date | null;
+    timeoutId: number | null;
+  }): Promise<{ expiresAt: string }> {
+    // Always clear the previous timeout
+    if (options.timeoutId) clearTimeout(options.timeoutId);
+
+    // Only issue a new cookie when we don't have an expiry date or it's in the past
+    if (!options.expiresAt || options.expiresAt.getTime() < Date.now()) {
+      return this.getCookie().then(response => {
+        const expiresAt = new Date(response.expiresAt);
+        expiresAt.setMinutes(expiresAt.getMinutes() - 5);
+        localStorage.setItem(
+          'backstage-auth-cookie-last-refresh-expiration-date',
+          expiresAt.toISOString(),
+        );
+        const timeoutId = setTimeout(this.refreshCookie, expiresAt.getTime());
+        localStorage.setItem(
+          'backstage-auth-cookie-last-refresh-timeout-id',
+          timeoutId.toString(),
+        );
+        return { expiresAt: expiresAt.toISOString() };
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise, set a new timeout to refresh the cookie with the current expiration date
+    const timeoutId = setTimeout(
+      this.refreshCookie,
+      options.expiresAt.getTime(),
+    );
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      'backstage-auth-cookie-last-refresh-timeout-id',
+      timeoutId.toString(),
+    );
+
+    return { expiresAt: options.expiresAt.toISOString() };
+  }
+
+  async issueUserCookie() {
+    const expiresAt = localStorage.getItem(
+      'backstage-auth-cookie-last-refresh-expiration-date',
+    );
+    const timeoutId = localStorage.getItem(
+      'backstage-auth-cookie-last-refresh-timeout-id',
+    );
+
+    return this.refreshCookie({
+      expiresAt: expiresAt ? new Date(expiresAt) : null,
+      timeoutId: timeoutId ? Number(timeoutId) : null,
+    });
+  }
+
   async getApiOrigin(): Promise<string> {
     return await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('techdocs');
   }
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
index e81a455cea..dc8803c962 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { ReactNode, Children, ReactElement } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, Children, ReactElement, useState } from 'react';
 import { useOutlet } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import { Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { ErrorPanel, Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
   TechDocsReaderPageProvider,
+  techdocsApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
 
 import { TechDocsReaderPageRenderFunction } from '../../../types';
@@ -33,8 +34,11 @@ import { TechDocsReaderPageSubheader } from '../TechDocsReaderPageSubheader';
 import { rootDocsRouteRef } from '../../../routes';
 import {
   getComponentData,
+  useApi,
+  useApp,
   useRouteRefParams,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
 /* An explanation for the multiple ways of customizing the TechDocs reader page
 
@@ -143,6 +147,27 @@ export const TechDocsReaderLayout = (props: TechDocsReaderLayoutProps) => {
   );
 };
 
+function TechDocsAuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const app = useApp();
+  const { Progress } = app.getComponents();
+
+  const techdocsApi = useApi(techdocsApiRef);
+
+  const { loading, error } = useAsync(async () => {
+    return await techdocsApi.issueUserCookie();
+  }, [techdocsApi]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return <ErrorPanel error={error} />;
+  }
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <Progress />;
+  }
+
+  return children;
+}
+
 /**
  * @public
  */
@@ -177,29 +202,33 @@ export const TechDocsReaderPage = (props: TechDocsReaderPageProps) => {
 
     // As explained above, "page" is configuration 4 and <TechDocsReaderLayout> is 1
     return (
-      <TechDocsReaderPageProvider entityRef={entityRef}>
-        {(page as JSX.Element) || <TechDocsReaderLayout />}
-      </TechDocsReaderPageProvider>
+      <TechDocsAuthProvider>
+        <TechDocsReaderPageProvider entityRef={entityRef}>
+          {(page as JSX.Element) || <TechDocsReaderLayout />}
+        </TechDocsReaderPageProvider>
+      </TechDocsAuthProvider>
     );
   }
 
   // As explained above, a render function is configuration 3 and React element is 2
   return (
-    <TechDocsReaderPageProvider entityRef={entityRef}>
-      {({ metadata, entityMetadata, onReady }) => (
-        <div className="techdocs-reader-page">
-          <Page themeId="documentation">
-            {children instanceof Function
-              ? children({
-                  entityRef,
-                  techdocsMetadataValue: metadata.value,
-                  entityMetadataValue: entityMetadata.value,
-                  onReady,
-                })
-              : children}
-          </Page>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </TechDocsReaderPageProvider>
+    <TechDocsAuthProvider>
+      <TechDocsReaderPageProvider entityRef={entityRef}>
+        {({ metadata, entityMetadata, onReady }) => (
+          <div className="techdocs-reader-page">
+            <Page themeId="documentation">
+              {children instanceof Function
+                ? children({
+                    entityRef,
+                    techdocsMetadataValue: metadata.value,
+                    entityMetadataValue: entityMetadata.value,
+                    onReady,
+                  })
+                : children}
+            </Page>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </TechDocsReaderPageProvider>
+    </TechDocsAuthProvider>
   );
 };