diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
index 44467ce66c..e418ab22c2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 } from './provider';
 import * as helpers from '../../lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper';
 import { makeProfileInfo } from '../../lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper';
-import { OAuthState, encodeState } from '../../lib/oauth';
+import { OAuthStartRequest, encodeState } from '../../lib/oauth';
 
 const mockFrameHandler = jest.spyOn(
   helpers,
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ describe('GithubAuthProvider', () => {
     authHandler: async ({ fullProfile }) => ({
       profile: makeProfileInfo(fullProfile),
     }),
-    stateEncoder: async (state: OAuthState) => ({
-      encodedState: encodeState(state),
+    stateEncoder: async (req: OAuthStartRequest) => ({
+      encodedState: encodeState(req.state),
     }),
     callbackUrl: 'mock',
     clientId: 'mock',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
index bc81e61a10..c7e82cc5ff 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
   encodeState,
   OAuthRefreshRequest,
   OAuthResponse,
-  OAuthState,
 } from '../../lib/oauth';
 import { CatalogIdentityClient } from '../../lib/catalog';
 import { TokenIssuer } from '../../identity';
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ export class GithubAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
   async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       scope: req.scope,
-      state: (await this.stateEncoder(req.state)).encodedState,
+      state: (await this.stateEncoder(req)).encodedState,
     });
   }
 
@@ -286,11 +285,11 @@ export const createGithubProvider = (
           logger,
         });
 
-      const stateEncoder: StateEncoder = options?.stateEncoder
-        ? options.stateEncoder
-        : async (state: OAuthState): Promise<{ encodedState: string }> => {
-            return { encodedState: encodeState(state) };
-          };
+      const stateEncoder: StateEncoder =
+        options?.stateEncoder ??
+        (async (req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<{ encodedState: string }> => {
+          return { encodedState: encodeState(req.state) };
+        });
 
       const provider = new GithubAuthProvider({
         clientId,
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
index 09e1935f3e..089c82b293 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import express from 'express';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { TokenIssuer } from '../identity/types';
-import { OAuthState } from '../lib/oauth/types';
+import { OAuthStartRequest } from '../lib/oauth/types';
 import { CatalogIdentityClient } from '../lib/catalog';
 
 export type AuthProviderConfig = {
@@ -226,5 +226,5 @@ export type AuthHandler<AuthResult> = (
 ) => Promise<AuthHandlerResult>;
 
 export type StateEncoder = (
-  input: OAuthState,
+  req: OAuthStartRequest,
 ) => Promise<{ encodedState: string }>;