diff --git a/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonConfig.java b/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonConfig.java
index d60c4f8f95579..46bbc1d539296 100644
--- a/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonConfig.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalInt;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigGroup;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigItem;
@@ -306,6 +307,12 @@ public static class Jwt {
             @ConfigItem
             public Optional<String> signatureAlgorithm = Optional.empty();
 
+            /**
+             * Additional `scope` added to JWT claims.
+             */
+            @ConfigItem
+            public Optional<Set<String>> scope = Optional.empty();
+
             /**
              * JWT life-span in seconds. It will be added to the time it was issued at to calculate the expiration time.
              */
@@ -368,6 +375,13 @@ public void setKeyFile(String keyFile) {
                 this.keyFile = Optional.of(keyFile);
             }
 
+            public Optional<Set<String>> getScope() {
+                return scope;
+            }
+
+            public void setScope(Set<String> scope) {
+                this.scope = Optional.of(scope);
+            }
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonUtils.java b/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonUtils.java
index 7ddcf22aee201..e1ed23c10d0cb 100644
--- a/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonUtils.java
+++ b/extensions/oidc-common/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/common/runtime/OidcCommonUtils.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.runtime.util.ClassPathUtils;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm.SignatureAlgorithm;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.build.Jwt;
+import io.smallrye.jwt.build.JwtClaimsBuilder;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.build.JwtSignatureBuilder;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.util.KeyUtils;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.util.ResourceUtils;
@@ -344,14 +345,20 @@ public static Key clientJwtKey(Credentials creds) {
 
     public static String signJwtWithKey(OidcCommonConfig oidcConfig, String tokenRequestUri, Key key) {
         // 'jti' and 'iat' claims are created by default, 'iat' - is set to the current time
-        JwtSignatureBuilder builder = Jwt
+        JwtClaimsBuilder claimsBuilder = Jwt
                 .issuer(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.issuer.orElse(oidcConfig.clientId.get()))
                 .subject(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.subject.orElse(oidcConfig.clientId.get()))
                 .audience(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.getAudience().isPresent()
                         ? removeLastPathSeparator(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.getAudience().get())
                         : tokenRequestUri)
-                .expiresIn(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.lifespan)
-                .jws();
+                .expiresIn(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.lifespan);
+
+        oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.scope.ifPresent((scope) -> {
+            claimsBuilder.claim("scope", String.join(",", scope));
+        });
+
+        JwtSignatureBuilder builder = claimsBuilder.jws();
+
         if (oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.getTokenKeyId().isPresent()) {
             builder.keyId(oidcConfig.credentials.jwt.getTokenKeyId().get());
         }