diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8921311..61182b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Full reference in [docs/CONFIGURATION.md](docs/CONFIGURATION.md).
 | `logoutURL` | `callbackURL + "/logout"` | RP-initiated logout path. |
 | `postLogoutRedirectURI` | `/` | Where to send users after logout. |
 | `scopes` | appended to `openid profile email` | Extra OAuth scopes. Set `overrideScopes: true` to replace defaults. |
+| `extraAuthParams` | none | Map of extra query parameters appended to the authorization request (e.g. `screen_hint: signup`, `login_hint`, `ui_locales`, `prompt`). Plugin-managed params (`client_id`, `state`, `nonce`, `redirect_uri`, `code_challenge`, `scope`, `response_type`, …) cannot be overridden. |
 | `excludedURLs` | none | Prefix-matched paths that bypass auth. |
 | `allowedUserDomains` | none | Restrict to email domains. |
 | `allowedUsers` | none | Restrict to specific addresses (or claim values when `userIdentifierClaim != email`). |
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5b8fc31..55ba97d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func NewWithContext(ctx context.Context, config *Config, next http.Handler, name
 		}(),
 		forceHTTPS:                config.ForceHTTPS,
 		enablePKCE:                config.EnablePKCE,
+		extraAuthParams:           config.ExtraAuthParams,
 		overrideScopes:            config.OverrideScopes,
 		strictAudienceValidation:  config.StrictAudienceValidation,
 		allowOpaqueTokens:         config.AllowOpaqueTokens,
diff --git a/settings.go b/settings.go
index c4f34b7..4f0d70f 100644
--- a/settings.go
+++ b/settings.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	AllowedUserDomains        []string                         `json:"allowedUserDomains"`
 	AllowedUsers              []string                         `json:"allowedUsers"`
 	Headers                   []TemplatedHeader                `json:"headers"`
+	ExtraAuthParams           map[string]string                `json:"extraAuthParams,omitempty"`
 	RefreshGracePeriodSeconds int                              `json:"refreshGracePeriodSeconds"`
 	// MaxRefreshTokenAgeSeconds is a heuristic upper bound on the lifetime of
 	// a stored refresh token. Once the token has been in the session longer
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index e884568..96aca8c 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ type TraefikOidc struct {
 	frontchannelLogoutPath     string
 	scopesSupported            []string
 	scopes                     []string
+	extraAuthParams            map[string]string
 	refreshGracePeriod         time.Duration
 	maxRefreshTokenAge         time.Duration
 	metadataMu                 sync.RWMutex
diff --git a/url_helpers.go b/url_helpers.go
index d2d1772..6b077c8 100644
--- a/url_helpers.go
+++ b/url_helpers.go
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ func (t *TraefikOidc) buildAuthURL(redirectURL, state, nonce, codeChallenge stri
 		t.logger.Debugf("TraefikOidc.buildAuthURL: Final scope string being sent to OIDC provider: %s", finalScopeString)
 	}
 
+	// Apply operator-configured extra authorization parameters (e.g.
+	// screen_hint, login_hint, ui_locales, prompt). These are added last but
+	// can never override parameters the plugin itself manages (client_id,
+	// state, nonce, redirect_uri, code_challenge, scope, response_type, ...):
+	// a key already present in params is left untouched, so this cannot
+	// weaken security-critical parameters.
+	for key, value := range t.extraAuthParams {
+		if params.Get(key) == "" {
+			params.Set(key, value)
+			t.logger.Debugf("TraefikOidc.buildAuthURL: Added extra auth param %s", key)
+		} else {
+			t.logger.Debugf("TraefikOidc.buildAuthURL: Skipped extra auth param %s (already set by plugin)", key)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Read authURL with RLock
 	t.metadataMu.RLock()
 	authURL := t.authURL
diff --git a/url_helpers_ultra_test.go b/url_helpers_ultra_test.go
index 29a52a8..5bcd231 100644
--- a/url_helpers_ultra_test.go
+++ b/url_helpers_ultra_test.go
@@ -554,3 +554,54 @@ func TestForceHTTPSIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 			"should use https from X-Forwarded-Proto when forceHTTPS is false")
 	})
 }
+
+// TestBuildAuthURLExtraAuthParams verifies operator-configured extra
+// authorization parameters are appended to the authorization URL, and that
+// they can never override parameters the plugin itself manages.
+func TestBuildAuthURLExtraAuthParams(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("extra params are added (e.g. screen_hint=signup)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		middleware := createMinimalMiddleware()
+		middleware.extraAuthParams = map[string]string{
+			"screen_hint": "signup",
+			"ui_locales":  "en",
+		}
+
+		authURL := middleware.buildAuthURL(
+			"https://app.com/callback", "state123", "nonce456", "",
+		)
+
+		assert.Contains(t, authURL, "screen_hint=signup")
+		assert.Contains(t, authURL, "ui_locales=en")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil/empty extraAuthParams is a no-op", func(t *testing.T) {
+		middleware := createMinimalMiddleware()
+		// extraAuthParams left nil
+		authURL := middleware.buildAuthURL(
+			"https://app.com/callback", "state123", "nonce456", "",
+		)
+
+		assert.Contains(t, authURL, "client_id=test-client")
+		assert.NotContains(t, authURL, "screen_hint")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("extra params CANNOT override plugin-managed params", func(t *testing.T) {
+		middleware := createMinimalMiddleware()
+		middleware.extraAuthParams = map[string]string{
+			"client_id":     "ATTACKER",
+			"state":         "ATTACKER",
+			"redirect_uri":  "https://evil.example.com",
+			"response_type": "token",
+		}
+
+		authURL := middleware.buildAuthURL(
+			"https://app.com/callback", "state123", "nonce456", "",
+		)
+
+		// Plugin-managed values must win; injected values must be absent.
+		assert.Contains(t, authURL, "client_id=test-client")
+		assert.NotContains(t, authURL, "ATTACKER")
+		assert.NotContains(t, authURL, "evil.example.com")
+		assert.Contains(t, authURL, "response_type=code")
+	})
+}