diff --git a/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/oidc.ts b/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/oidc.ts
index caa58aa3..b5d09ff6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/oidc.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server/lib/oauth/oidc.ts
@@ -243,9 +243,10 @@ interface OIDCConfiguration {
  */
 export function defineOAuthOidcEventHandler<TUser = OidcUser>({ config, onSuccess, onError }: OAuthConfig<OAuthOidcConfig, { user: TUser, tokens: OidcTokens }>) {
   return eventHandler(async (event: H3Event) => {
-    config = defu(config, useRuntimeConfig(event).oauth.oidc, {
-      scope: ['openid'],
-    } satisfies OAuthOidcConfig)
+    config = defu(config, useRuntimeConfig(event).oauth.oidc)
+    if (!config.scope?.includes('openid')) {
+      config.scope = [...(config.scope || []), 'openid']
+    }
 
     const query = getQuery<{ code?: string, error?: string, state?: string }>(event)