diff --git a/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.test.tsx b/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a3efd5fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+/*
+ * 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 React from 'react';
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { useCookieAuthRefresh } from './useCookieAuthRefresh';
+import { AuthApi } from '../../types';
+
+describe('useCookieAuthRefresh', () => {
+  const now = 1710316886171;
+  const tenMinutesInMilliseconds = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+  const tenMinutesFromNowInMilliseconds = now + tenMinutesInMilliseconds;
+  const expiresAt = new Date(tenMinutesFromNowInMilliseconds).toISOString();
+
+  type Listener = (event: { data: any }) => void;
+
+  let listeners: Listener[];
+  let channelMock: any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers({ now });
+    listeners = [];
+    channelMock = {
+      postMessage: jest.fn((message: any) => {
+        listeners.forEach(listener => listener({ data: message }));
+      }),
+      addEventListener: jest.fn((event: string, listener: Listener) => {
+        if (event === 'message') {
+          listeners.push(listener);
+        }
+      }),
+      removeEventListener: jest.fn((event: string, listener: Listener) => {
+        if (event === 'message') {
+          listeners = listeners.filter(l => l !== listener);
+        }
+      }),
+    };
+    global.BroadcastChannel = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => channelMock);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('should return a loading status when the refresh is in progress', () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.state.status).toBe('loading');
+  });
+
+  it('should return an error status when the refresh has failed', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const error = new Error('Failed to get cookie');
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(error),
+    };
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.state.status).toBe('error'));
+
+    expect(result.current.state.error).toStrictEqual(error);
+  });
+
+  it('should call the api to get the cookie and use it', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt }),
+    };
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(result.current.state.result).toMatchObject({ expiresAt }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should send a message to other tabs when the cookie is refreshed', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt }),
+    };
+
+    renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    expect(global.BroadcastChannel).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'auth-test-auth-cookie-channel',
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(channelMock.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1),
+    );
+
+    // posting the message to other tabs when the cookie is requested in the first time
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(channelMock.postMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        action: 'COOKIE_REFRESHED',
+        payload: { expiresAt },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should cancel the refresh when a message is received from another tab', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt }),
+    };
+
+    renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(channelMock.addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1),
+    );
+
+    const twentyMinutesFromNowInMilliseconds =
+      now + 2 * tenMinutesInMilliseconds;
+
+    // simulating other tab refreshing the cookie
+    channelMock.postMessage({
+      action: 'COOKIE_REFRESHED',
+      payload: {
+        expiresAt: new Date(twentyMinutesFromNowInMilliseconds).toISOString(),
+      },
+    });
+
+    // advance the timers in 10 minutes to match the old expires at
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(tenMinutesInMilliseconds);
+
+    // should not call the api
+    expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // advance the timers in more 10 minutes to match the new expires at
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(tenMinutesInMilliseconds);
+
+    // should call the api
+    await waitFor(() => expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2));
+  });
+
+  it('should cancel the refresh when the component is unmounted', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt }),
+    };
+
+    const { result, unmount } = renderHook(
+      () => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }),
+      {
+        wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+          <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>
+            {children}
+          </TestApiProvider>
+        ),
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(result.current.state.result).toMatchObject({ expiresAt }),
+    );
+
+    unmount();
+
+    expect(channelMock.removeEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(channelMock.removeEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'message',
+      expect.any(Function),
+    );
+
+    // advance the timers to ensure that the refresh is not called
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(tenMinutesInMilliseconds);
+
+    // should not call the api after unmount
+    await waitFor(() => expect(apiMock.getCookie).not.toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2));
+  });
+
+  it('should refresh the cookie when it is about to expire', async () => {
+    const apiRef = createApiRef<AuthApi>({ id: 'auth-test' });
+    const apiMock = {
+      getCookie: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ expiresAt }),
+    };
+
+    renderHook(() => useCookieAuthRefresh({ apiRef }), {
+      wrapper: ({ children }) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[apiRef, apiMock]]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      ),
+    });
+
+    expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // advance the timers to the expiration date
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(tenMinutesInMilliseconds);
+
+    // should call the api
+    await waitFor(() => expect(apiMock.getCookie).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.tsx b/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.tsx
index 338c662486..7888fa7e81 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.tsx
+++ b/plugins/auth-react/src/hooks/useCookieAuthRefresh/useCookieAuthRefresh.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function useCookieAuthRefresh<T extends AuthApi>({
   const api = useApi(apiRef);
 
   const [channel] = useState(
-    () => new BroadcastChannel(`${apiRef.id}.auth.cookie.channel`),
+    () => new BroadcastChannel(`${apiRef.id}-auth-cookie-channel`),
   );
 
   const [state, actions] = useAsync(async () => await api.getCookie());
diff --git a/plugins/auth-react/src/setupTests.ts b/plugins/auth-react/src/setupTests.ts
index 658016ffdd..0ab6a810cf 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-react/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-react/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,28 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+
+type Listener = (event: { data: any }) => void;
+
+global.BroadcastChannel = jest
+  .fn()
+  .mockImplementation((_channelName: string) => {
+    let listeners: Listener[] = [];
+    return {
+      postMessage: jest.fn((message: any) => {
+        // Simulate message event for all listeners
+        listeners.forEach(listener => listener({ data: message }));
+      }),
+      addEventListener: jest.fn((event: string, listener: Listener) => {
+        if (event === 'message') {
+          listeners.push(listener);
+        }
+      }),
+      removeEventListener: jest.fn((event: string, listener: Listener) => {
+        if (event === 'message') {
+          listeners = listeners.filter(l => l !== listener);
+        }
+      }),
+      close: jest.fn(),
+    };
+  });