diff --git a/docs/docs/administration/oauth.md b/docs/docs/administration/oauth.md
index 5105d2eb75..833b70f77a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/administration/oauth.md
+++ b/docs/docs/administration/oauth.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Once you have a new OAuth client application configured, Immich can be configure
 | Scope                                                | string  | openid email profile | Full list of scopes to send with the request (space delimited)                      |
 | Signing Algorithm                                    | string  | RS256                | The algorithm used to sign the id token (examples: RS256, HS256)                    |
 | Storage Label Claim                                  | string  | preferred_username   | Claim mapping for the user's storage label**¹**                                     |
+| Role Claim                                           | string  | immich_role          | Claim mapping for the user's role. (should return "user" or "admin")**¹**           |
 | Storage Quota Claim                                  | string  | immich_quota         | Claim mapping for the user's storage**¹**                                           |
 | Default Storage Quota (GiB)                          | number  | 0                    | Default quota for user without storage quota claim (Enter 0 for unlimited quota)    |
 | Button Text                                          | string  | Login with OAuth     | Text for the OAuth button on the web                                                |
diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/oauth.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/oauth.e2e-spec.ts
index 9e4d64892e..58fc43a2d5 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/oauth.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/oauth.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,21 @@ describe(`/oauth`, () => {
       expect(user.storageLabel).toBe('user-username');
     });
 
+    it('should set the admin status from a role claim', async () => {
+      const callbackParams = await loginWithOAuth(OAuthUser.WITH_ROLE);
+      const { status, body } = await request(app).post('/oauth/callback').send(callbackParams);
+      expect(status).toBe(201);
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({
+        accessToken: expect.any(String),
+        userId: expect.any(String),
+        userEmail: 'oauth-with-role@immich.app',
+        isAdmin: true,
+      });
+
+      const user = await getMyUser({ headers: asBearerAuth(body.accessToken) });
+      expect(user.isAdmin).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should work with RS256 signed tokens', async () => {
       await setupOAuth(admin.accessToken, {
         enabled: true,
diff --git a/e2e/src/setup/auth-server.ts b/e2e/src/setup/auth-server.ts
index 575e97d291..489bda2ee4 100644
--- a/e2e/src/setup/auth-server.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/setup/auth-server.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export enum OAuthUser {
   NO_NAME = 'no-name',
   WITH_QUOTA = 'with-quota',
   WITH_USERNAME = 'with-username',
+  WITH_ROLE = 'with-role',
 }
 
 const claims = [
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ const claims = [
     preferred_username: 'user-quota',
     immich_quota: 25,
   },
+  {
+    sub: OAuthUser.WITH_ROLE,
+    email: 'oauth-with-role@immich.app',
+    email_verified: true,
+    immich_role: 'admin',
+  },
 ];
 
 const withDefaultClaims = (sub: string) => ({
@@ -64,7 +71,15 @@ const setup = async () => {
     claims: {
       openid: ['sub'],
       email: ['email', 'email_verified'],
-      profile: ['name', 'given_name', 'family_name', 'preferred_username', 'immich_quota', 'immich_username'],
+      profile: [
+        'name',
+        'given_name',
+        'family_name',
+        'preferred_username',
+        'immich_quota',
+        'immich_username',
+        'immich_role',
+      ],
     },
     features: {
       jwtUserinfo: {
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 91a55cc85f..e5c995f957 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
     "oauth_mobile_redirect_uri": "Mobile redirect URI",
     "oauth_mobile_redirect_uri_override": "Mobile redirect URI override",
     "oauth_mobile_redirect_uri_override_description": "Enable when OAuth provider does not allow a mobile URI, like ''{callback}''",
+    "oauth_role_claim": "Role Claim",
+    "oauth_role_claim_description": "Automatically grant admin access based on the presence of this claim. The claim may have either 'user' or 'admin'.",
     "oauth_settings": "OAuth",
     "oauth_settings_description": "Manage OAuth login settings",
     "oauth_settings_more_details": "For more details about this feature, refer to the <link>docs</link>.",
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_o_auth_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_o_auth_dto.dart
index e100e8e5ca..c8f91be1f1 100644
--- a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_o_auth_dto.dart
+++ b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/system_config_o_auth_dto.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
     required this.mobileOverrideEnabled,
     required this.mobileRedirectUri,
     required this.profileSigningAlgorithm,
+    required this.roleClaim,
     required this.scope,
     required this.signingAlgorithm,
     required this.storageLabelClaim,
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
 
   String profileSigningAlgorithm;
 
+  String roleClaim;
+
   String scope;
 
   String signingAlgorithm;
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
     other.mobileOverrideEnabled == mobileOverrideEnabled &&
     other.mobileRedirectUri == mobileRedirectUri &&
     other.profileSigningAlgorithm == profileSigningAlgorithm &&
+    other.roleClaim == roleClaim &&
     other.scope == scope &&
     other.signingAlgorithm == signingAlgorithm &&
     other.storageLabelClaim == storageLabelClaim &&
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
     (mobileOverrideEnabled.hashCode) +
     (mobileRedirectUri.hashCode) +
     (profileSigningAlgorithm.hashCode) +
+    (roleClaim.hashCode) +
     (scope.hashCode) +
     (signingAlgorithm.hashCode) +
     (storageLabelClaim.hashCode) +
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
     (tokenEndpointAuthMethod.hashCode);
 
   @override
-  String toString() => 'SystemConfigOAuthDto[autoLaunch=$autoLaunch, autoRegister=$autoRegister, buttonText=$buttonText, clientId=$clientId, clientSecret=$clientSecret, defaultStorageQuota=$defaultStorageQuota, enabled=$enabled, issuerUrl=$issuerUrl, mobileOverrideEnabled=$mobileOverrideEnabled, mobileRedirectUri=$mobileRedirectUri, profileSigningAlgorithm=$profileSigningAlgorithm, scope=$scope, signingAlgorithm=$signingAlgorithm, storageLabelClaim=$storageLabelClaim, storageQuotaClaim=$storageQuotaClaim, timeout=$timeout, tokenEndpointAuthMethod=$tokenEndpointAuthMethod]';
+  String toString() => 'SystemConfigOAuthDto[autoLaunch=$autoLaunch, autoRegister=$autoRegister, buttonText=$buttonText, clientId=$clientId, clientSecret=$clientSecret, defaultStorageQuota=$defaultStorageQuota, enabled=$enabled, issuerUrl=$issuerUrl, mobileOverrideEnabled=$mobileOverrideEnabled, mobileRedirectUri=$mobileRedirectUri, profileSigningAlgorithm=$profileSigningAlgorithm, roleClaim=$roleClaim, scope=$scope, signingAlgorithm=$signingAlgorithm, storageLabelClaim=$storageLabelClaim, storageQuotaClaim=$storageQuotaClaim, timeout=$timeout, tokenEndpointAuthMethod=$tokenEndpointAuthMethod]';
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     final json = <String, dynamic>{};
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
       json[r'mobileOverrideEnabled'] = this.mobileOverrideEnabled;
       json[r'mobileRedirectUri'] = this.mobileRedirectUri;
       json[r'profileSigningAlgorithm'] = this.profileSigningAlgorithm;
+      json[r'roleClaim'] = this.roleClaim;
       json[r'scope'] = this.scope;
       json[r'signingAlgorithm'] = this.signingAlgorithm;
       json[r'storageLabelClaim'] = this.storageLabelClaim;
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
         mobileOverrideEnabled: mapValueOfType<bool>(json, r'mobileOverrideEnabled')!,
         mobileRedirectUri: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'mobileRedirectUri')!,
         profileSigningAlgorithm: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'profileSigningAlgorithm')!,
+        roleClaim: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'roleClaim')!,
         scope: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'scope')!,
         signingAlgorithm: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'signingAlgorithm')!,
         storageLabelClaim: mapValueOfType<String>(json, r'storageLabelClaim')!,
@@ -222,6 +229,7 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
     'mobileOverrideEnabled',
     'mobileRedirectUri',
     'profileSigningAlgorithm',
+    'roleClaim',
     'scope',
     'signingAlgorithm',
     'storageLabelClaim',
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 0dc0c43ec8..7a44a5cf6f 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -14654,6 +14654,9 @@
           "profileSigningAlgorithm": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "roleClaim": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
           "scope": {
             "type": "string"
           },
@@ -14690,6 +14693,7 @@
           "mobileOverrideEnabled",
           "mobileRedirectUri",
           "profileSigningAlgorithm",
+          "roleClaim",
           "scope",
           "signingAlgorithm",
           "storageLabelClaim",
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index 24f9a6d75d..9eb9990d2c 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -1398,6 +1398,7 @@ export type SystemConfigOAuthDto = {
     mobileOverrideEnabled: boolean;
     mobileRedirectUri: string;
     profileSigningAlgorithm: string;
+    roleClaim: string;
     scope: string;
     signingAlgorithm: string;
     storageLabelClaim: string;
diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index ae4bdcd906..1fcc2e9782 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export interface SystemConfig {
     timeout: number;
     storageLabelClaim: string;
     storageQuotaClaim: string;
+    roleClaim: string;
   };
   passwordLogin: {
     enabled: boolean;
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ export const defaults = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     profileSigningAlgorithm: 'none',
     storageLabelClaim: 'preferred_username',
     storageQuotaClaim: 'immich_quota',
+    roleClaim: 'immich_role',
     tokenEndpointAuthMethod: OAuthTokenEndpointAuthMethod.CLIENT_SECRET_POST,
     timeout: 30_000,
   },
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
index 03ef9192db..b0385984b4 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/system-config.dto.ts
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ class SystemConfigOAuthDto {
 
   @IsString()
   storageQuotaClaim!: string;
+
+  @IsString()
+  roleClaim!: string;
 }
 
 class SystemConfigPasswordLoginDto {
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
index 3568bb9d6b..85c9f07815 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ describe(AuthService.name, () => {
 
       expect(mocks.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         email: user.email,
+        isAdmin: false,
         name: ' ',
         oauthId: user.oauthId,
         quotaSizeInBytes: 0,
@@ -739,6 +740,7 @@ describe(AuthService.name, () => {
 
       expect(mocks.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         email: user.email,
+        isAdmin: false,
         name: ' ',
         oauthId: user.oauthId,
         quotaSizeInBytes: 5_368_709_120,
@@ -805,6 +807,93 @@ describe(AuthService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.user.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mocks.oauth.getProfilePicture).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should only allow "admin" and "user" for the role claim', async () => {
+      const user = factory.userAdmin({ oauthId: 'oauth-id' });
+
+      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue(systemConfigStub.oauthWithAutoRegister);
+      mocks.oauth.getProfile.mockResolvedValue({ sub: user.oauthId, email: user.email, immich_role: 'foo' });
+      mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.getAdmin.mockResolvedValue(factory.userAdmin({ isAdmin: true }));
+      mocks.user.getByOAuthId.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.create.mockResolvedValue(user);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
+
+      await expect(
+        sut.callback(
+          { url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123', state: 'xyz789', codeVerifier: 'foo' },
+          {},
+          loginDetails,
+        ),
+      ).resolves.toEqual(oauthResponse(user));
+
+      expect(mocks.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        email: user.email,
+        name: ' ',
+        oauthId: user.oauthId,
+        quotaSizeInBytes: null,
+        storageLabel: null,
+        isAdmin: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should create an admin user if the role claim is set to admin', async () => {
+      const user = factory.userAdmin({ oauthId: 'oauth-id' });
+
+      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue(systemConfigStub.oauthWithAutoRegister);
+      mocks.oauth.getProfile.mockResolvedValue({ sub: user.oauthId, email: user.email, immich_role: 'admin' });
+      mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.getByOAuthId.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.create.mockResolvedValue(user);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
+
+      await expect(
+        sut.callback(
+          { url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123', state: 'xyz789', codeVerifier: 'foo' },
+          {},
+          loginDetails,
+        ),
+      ).resolves.toEqual(oauthResponse(user));
+
+      expect(mocks.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        email: user.email,
+        name: ' ',
+        oauthId: user.oauthId,
+        quotaSizeInBytes: null,
+        storageLabel: null,
+        isAdmin: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should accept a custom role claim', async () => {
+      const user = factory.userAdmin({ oauthId: 'oauth-id' });
+
+      mocks.systemMetadata.get.mockResolvedValue({
+        oauth: { ...systemConfigStub.oauthWithAutoRegister, roleClaim: 'my_role' },
+      });
+      mocks.oauth.getProfile.mockResolvedValue({ sub: user.oauthId, email: user.email, my_role: 'admin' });
+      mocks.user.getByEmail.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.getByOAuthId.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
+      mocks.user.create.mockResolvedValue(user);
+      mocks.session.create.mockResolvedValue(factory.session());
+
+      await expect(
+        sut.callback(
+          { url: 'http://immich/auth/login?code=abc123', state: 'xyz789', codeVerifier: 'foo' },
+          {},
+          loginDetails,
+        ),
+      ).resolves.toEqual(oauthResponse(user));
+
+      expect(mocks.user.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        email: user.email,
+        name: ' ',
+        oauthId: user.oauthId,
+        quotaSizeInBytes: null,
+        storageLabel: null,
+        isAdmin: true,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('link', () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
index 70da8d81d3..ec3415ec8c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class AuthService extends BaseService {
     const { oauth } = await this.getConfig({ withCache: false });
     const url = this.resolveRedirectUri(oauth, dto.url);
     const profile = await this.oauthRepository.getProfile(oauth, url, expectedState, codeVerifier);
-    const { autoRegister, defaultStorageQuota, storageLabelClaim, storageQuotaClaim } = oauth;
+    const { autoRegister, defaultStorageQuota, storageLabelClaim, storageQuotaClaim, roleClaim } = oauth;
     this.logger.debug(`Logging in with OAuth: ${JSON.stringify(profile)}`);
     let user: UserAdmin | undefined = await this.userRepository.getByOAuthId(profile.sub);
 
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ export class AuthService extends BaseService {
         default: defaultStorageQuota,
         isValid: (value: unknown) => Number(value) >= 0,
       });
+      const role = this.getClaim<'admin' | 'user'>(profile, {
+        key: roleClaim,
+        default: 'user',
+        isValid: (value: unknown) => isString(value) && ['admin', 'user'].includes(value),
+      });
 
       const userName = profile.name ?? `${profile.given_name || ''} ${profile.family_name || ''}`;
       user = await this.createUser({
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ export class AuthService extends BaseService {
         oauthId: profile.sub,
         quotaSizeInBytes: storageQuota === null ? null : storageQuota * HumanReadableSize.GiB,
         storageLabel: storageLabel || null,
+        isAdmin: role === 'admin',
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
index 87bd92129e..c7b98cc990 100644
--- a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ const updatedConfig = Object.freeze<SystemConfig>({
     timeout: 30_000,
     storageLabelClaim: 'preferred_username',
     storageQuotaClaim: 'immich_quota',
+    roleClaim: 'immich_role',
   },
   passwordLogin: {
     enabled: true,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/auth/auth-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/auth/auth-settings.svelte
index f0dbc1a2da..a1926b4020 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/auth/auth-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/admin-page/settings/auth/auth-settings.svelte
@@ -167,6 +167,16 @@
                 isEdited={!(config.oauth.storageLabelClaim == savedConfig.oauth.storageLabelClaim)}
               />
 
+              <SettingInputField
+                inputType={SettingInputFieldType.TEXT}
+                label={$t('admin.oauth_role_claim').toUpperCase()}
+                description={$t('admin.oauth_role_claim_description')}
+                bind:value={config.oauth.roleClaim}
+                required={true}
+                disabled={disabled || !config.oauth.enabled}
+                isEdited={!(config.oauth.roleClaim == savedConfig.oauth.roleClaim)}
+              />
+
               <SettingInputField
                 inputType={SettingInputFieldType.TEXT}
                 label={$t('admin.oauth_storage_quota_claim').toUpperCase()}