diff --git a/plugins/cad-backend/README.md b/plugins/cad-backend/README.md
index 8d6eaff9..71171746 100644
--- a/plugins/cad-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/cad-backend/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ configAsData:
     # Determines how the client will authenticate with the Kubernetes cluster.
     authProvider: current-context
 
-    # The service account token to be used when using the 'service-account' auth provider.
+    # Optional. Determines the OIDC token provider to use when using the 'oidc' auth provider.
+    oidcTokenProvider: okta
+
+    # Optional. The service account token to be used when using the 'service-account' auth provider.
     serviceAccountToken: ${CAD_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN}
 ```
 
@@ -83,8 +86,17 @@ Valid values:
 | ------ | ----------- |
 | current-context | Authenticate to the cluster with the user in the kubeconfig current context |
 | google | Authenticate to the cluster using the user's authentication token from the [Google auth plugin](https://backstage.io/docs/auth/) |
+| oidc | Authenticate to the cluster using OIDC (OpenID Connect) |
 | service-account | Authenticate to the cluster using a Kubernetes service account token |
 
+`clusterLocatorMethod.oidcTokenProvider` determines which configured [Backstage auth provider](https://backstage.io/docs/auth/) to
+use to authenticate to the cluster with. This field is required with the `oidc` auth provider.
+
+Valid values:
+| Values | Description |
+| ------ | ----------- |
+| okta | Authenticate to the cluster with the [Okta Backstage auth provider](https://backstage.io/docs/auth/okta/provider) |
+
 `clusterLocatorMethod.serviceAccountToken` defines the service account token to be used with the `service-account` auth provider. You can get the service account token with the following command:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/config.ts b/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/config.ts
index f89e1162..496f5ee9 100644
--- a/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/config.ts
+++ b/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/config.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ export enum ClusterLocatorMethodType {
 export enum ClusterLocatorAuthProvider {
   CURRENT_CONTEXT = 'current-context',
   GOOGLE = 'google',
+  OIDC = 'oidc',
   SERVICE_ACCOUNT = 'service-account',
 }
 
+export enum OIDCTokenProvider {
+  NONE = 'none',
+  OKTA = 'okta',
+}
+
 export const getClusterLocatorMethodType = (
   config: Config,
 ): ClusterLocatorMethodType => {
@@ -53,6 +59,28 @@ export const getClusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider = (
   return authProvider as ClusterLocatorAuthProvider;
 };
 
+export const getClusterLocatorMethodOIDCTokenProvider = (
+  config: Config,
+): OIDCTokenProvider => {
+  const authProvider = getClusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider(config);
+
+  if (authProvider === ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.OIDC) {
+    const oidcTokenProvider = config.getString(
+      'clusterLocatorMethod.oidcTokenProvider',
+    );
+
+    if (!Object.values(OIDCTokenProvider)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Unknown clusterLocatorMethod.oidcTokenProvider, ${oidcTokenProvider}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    return oidcTokenProvider as OIDCTokenProvider;
+  }
+
+  return OIDCTokenProvider.NONE;
+};
+
 export const getClusterLocatorMethodServiceAccountToken = (
   config: Config,
 ): string => {
diff --git a/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 05ddb286..fa6cbe88 100644
--- a/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/cad-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import {
   ClusterLocatorAuthProvider,
   getClusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider,
+  getClusterLocatorMethodOIDCTokenProvider,
   getClusterLocatorMethodServiceAccountToken,
   getClusterLocatorMethodType,
+  OIDCTokenProvider,
 } from './config';
 import { getKubernetesConfig } from './lib';
 
@@ -33,6 +35,36 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   logger: Logger;
 }
 
+const getClientAuthentication = (
+  authProvider: ClusterLocatorAuthProvider,
+  oidcTokenProvider: OIDCTokenProvider,
+): string => {
+  switch (authProvider) {
+    case ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.GOOGLE:
+      return 'google';
+
+    case ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.OIDC:
+      switch (oidcTokenProvider) {
+        case OIDCTokenProvider.OKTA:
+          return 'oidc.okta';
+
+        default:
+          throw new Error(
+            `Client authenticaiton cannot be determined for OIDC token provider ${oidcTokenProvider}`,
+          );
+      }
+
+    case ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.SERVICE_ACCOUNT:
+    case ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.CURRENT_CONTEXT:
+      return 'none';
+
+    default:
+      throw new Error(
+        `Client authenticaiton cannot be determined for auth provider ${authProvider}`,
+      );
+  }
+};
+
 export async function createRouter({
   config,
   logger,
@@ -45,6 +77,7 @@ export async function createRouter({
   const clusterLocatorMethodType = getClusterLocatorMethodType(cadConfig);
   const clusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider =
     getClusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider(cadConfig);
+  const oidcTokenProvider = getClusterLocatorMethodOIDCTokenProvider(cadConfig);
 
   const kubeConfig = getKubernetesConfig(clusterLocatorMethodType);
   const currentCluster = kubeConfig.getCurrentCluster();
@@ -56,6 +89,13 @@ export async function createRouter({
   const serviceAccountToken =
     getClusterLocatorMethodServiceAccountToken(cadConfig);
 
+  const clientAuthentication = getClientAuthentication(
+    clusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider,
+    oidcTokenProvider,
+  );
+
+  logger.info(`Using '${clientAuthentication}' for client authentication`);
+
   const k8sApiServerUrl = currentCluster.server;
 
   const healthCheck = (
@@ -69,13 +109,8 @@ export async function createRouter({
     _: express.Request,
     response: express.Response,
   ): void => {
-    const authentication =
-      clusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider === ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.GOOGLE
-        ? 'google'
-        : 'none';
-
     response.send({
-      authentication,
+      authentication: clientAuthentication,
     });
   };
 
@@ -114,10 +149,7 @@ export async function createRouter({
 
     kubeConfig.applyToRequest(requestOptions);
 
-    const endUserProviders = [ClusterLocatorAuthProvider.GOOGLE];
-    const useEndUserAuthz = endUserProviders.includes(
-      clusterLocatorMethodAuthProvider,
-    );
+    const useEndUserAuthz = clientAuthentication !== 'none';
     if (useEndUserAuthz) {
       requestOptions.headers = requestOptions.headers ?? {};
       requestOptions.headers.authorization = request.headers.authorization;
diff --git a/plugins/cad/src/apis/PorchRestApi.ts b/plugins/cad/src/apis/PorchRestApi.ts
index 1b6fd354..a50b1607 100644
--- a/plugins/cad/src/apis/PorchRestApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/cad/src/apis/PorchRestApi.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { DiscoveryApi, FetchApi, OAuthApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import {
+  DiscoveryApi,
+  FetchApi,
+  OAuthApi,
+  OpenIdConnectApi,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigAsDataApi } from '.';
 import { ListApiGroups } from '../types/ApiGroup';
 import { ListConfigManagements } from '../types/ConfigManagement';
@@ -77,18 +82,31 @@ export class PorchRestAPI implements ConfigAsDataApi {
     private discovery: DiscoveryApi,
     private fetchApi: FetchApi,
     private googleAuthApi: OAuthApi,
+    private oktaAuthApi: OpenIdConnectApi,
   ) {}
 
   private async getAuthorizationToken(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    if (this.authentication === 'google') {
-      const accessToken = await this.googleAuthApi.getAccessToken(
+    const authProvider = this.authentication;
+
+    if (authProvider === 'google') {
+      const googleAccessToken = await this.googleAuthApi.getAccessToken(
         'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only',
       );
 
-      return `Bearer ${accessToken}`;
+      return `Bearer ${googleAccessToken}`;
+    }
+
+    if (authProvider === 'oidc.okta') {
+      const oktaIdToken = await this.oktaAuthApi.getIdToken();
+
+      return `Bearer ${oktaIdToken}`;
+    }
+
+    if (authProvider === 'none') {
+      return undefined;
     }
 
-    return undefined;
+    throw new Error(`Authentication provider ${authProvider} not found`);
   }
 
   private async cadFetch(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/plugins/cad/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/cad/src/plugin.ts
index c27493c4..09be8217 100644
--- a/plugins/cad/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/cad/src/plugin.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   discoveryApiRef,
   fetchApiRef,
   googleAuthApiRef,
+  oktaAuthApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { configAsDataApiRef, PorchRestAPI } from './apis';
 import { rootRouteRef } from './routes';
@@ -37,9 +38,10 @@ export const cadPlugin = createPlugin({
         discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
         fetchApi: fetchApiRef,
         googleAuthApi: googleAuthApiRef,
+        oktaAuthApi: oktaAuthApiRef,
       },
-      factory: ({ discoveryApi, fetchApi, googleAuthApi }) =>
-        new PorchRestAPI(discoveryApi, fetchApi, googleAuthApi),
+      factory: ({ discoveryApi, fetchApi, googleAuthApi, oktaAuthApi }) =>
+        new PorchRestAPI(discoveryApi, fetchApi, googleAuthApi, oktaAuthApi),
     }),
   ],
 });