diff --git a/backend/oidc_config.py b/backend/oidc_config.py
index 4adf251..4480239 100644
--- a/backend/oidc_config.py
+++ b/backend/oidc_config.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class OIDCProvider:
     scopes: str = DEFAULT_SCOPES
     redirect_uri: str = ""                    # empty => derived from public_base()
     mobile_client_ids: tuple = ()             # public native clients (AppAuth)
+    mobile_scopes: str = ""                   # scopes the apps request (see below)
     mobile_issuer: str = ""                   # only if mobile uses a 2nd application
     allow_signup: bool = False                # just-in-time provisioning
     allowed_domains: tuple = ()               # email domain allowlist for signup
@@ -90,13 +91,26 @@ def _build_provider(key: str) -> Optional[OIDCProvider]:
         p.strip() for p in _env(key, "MOBILE_CLIENT_ID").split(",") if p.strip()
     )
 
+    scopes = _env(key, "SCOPES") or DEFAULT_SCOPES
+    # The native apps need a refresh token, which requires `offline_access`.
+    # Since Authentik 2024.2 that scope must be mapped explicitly, and some
+    # other providers reject an unknown scope outright — so it is the server,
+    # not the app, that decides. Overridable per provider without a code change.
+    mobile_scopes = _env(key, "MOBILE_SCOPES")
+    if not mobile_scopes:
+        wanted = scopes.split()
+        if "offline_access" not in wanted:
+            wanted.append("offline_access")
+        mobile_scopes = " ".join(wanted)
+
     return OIDCProvider(
         key=key,
         name=_env(key, "NAME") or key.capitalize(),
         issuer=issuer,
         client_id=client_id,
         client_secret=_env(key, "CLIENT_SECRET"),
-        scopes=_env(key, "SCOPES") or DEFAULT_SCOPES,
+        scopes=scopes,
+        mobile_scopes=mobile_scopes,
         redirect_uri=_env(key, "REDIRECT_URI"),
         mobile_client_ids=mobile_ids,
         mobile_issuer=_env(key, "MOBILE_ISSUER"),
diff --git a/backend/routers/oidc_router.py b/backend/routers/oidc_router.py
index 3632f64..722d2c7 100644
--- a/backend/routers/oidc_router.py
+++ b/backend/routers/oidc_router.py
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ def list_providers():
         }
         if provider.mobile_client_ids:
             entry["mobile_client_id"] = provider.mobile_client_ids[0]
+            # The apps request exactly these — they must not invent scopes of
+            # their own, or a provider that lacks one rejects the whole flow.
+            entry["mobile_scopes"] = provider.mobile_scopes
         try:
             doc = oidc_client.discover(provider)
             entry["authorization_endpoint"] = doc.get("authorization_endpoint")
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_oidc.py b/backend/tests/test_oidc.py
index 1c032d3..9e2611f 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_oidc.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_oidc.py
@@ -140,6 +140,22 @@ def test_providers_lists_endpoints(client, authentik):
     assert p["authorization_endpoint"] == _discovery()["authorization_endpoint"]
 
 
+def test_mobile_scopes_include_offline_access_by_default(client, authentik):
+    """The apps need a refresh token, so the server asks for offline_access."""
+    p = client.get("/api/auth/oidc/providers").json()["providers"][0]
+    assert "offline_access" in p["mobile_scopes"].split()
+    # The browser flow does not need it and must not be changed by this.
+    assert "offline_access" not in p["scopes"].split()
+
+
+def test_mobile_scopes_are_overridable(client, authentik, monkeypatch):
+    """A provider that cannot grant offline_access must be configurable."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("OIDC_AUTHENTIK_MOBILE_SCOPES", "openid email")
+    oidc_config.reset_cache()
+    p = client.get("/api/auth/oidc/providers").json()["providers"][0]
+    assert p["mobile_scopes"] == "openid email"
+
+
 def test_providers_never_leaks_client_secret(client, authentik, monkeypatch):
     secret = "super-secret-value-42"
     monkeypatch.setenv("OIDC_AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_SECRET", secret)