diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration.java
index 1d316f47200..b2a006dc4f6 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ public class AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean // ({ OpenAIClient.class, TokenCredential.class })
-	public OpenAIClientBuilder openAIClientBuilder(AzureOpenAiConnectionProperties connectionProperties) {
+	public OpenAIClientBuilder openAIClientBuilder(AzureOpenAiConnectionProperties connectionProperties,
+			ObjectProvider<OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer> customizers) {
+
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(connectionProperties.getApiKey())) {
 
 			Assert.hasText(connectionProperties.getEndpoint(), "Endpoint must not be empty");
@@ -77,17 +79,21 @@ public OpenAIClientBuilder openAIClientBuilder(AzureOpenAiConnectionProperties c
 				.map(entry -> new Header(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()))
 				.collect(Collectors.toList());
 			ClientOptions clientOptions = new ClientOptions().setApplicationId(APPLICATION_ID).setHeaders(headers);
-			return new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint(connectionProperties.getEndpoint())
+			OpenAIClientBuilder clientBuilder = new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint(connectionProperties.getEndpoint())
 				.credential(new AzureKeyCredential(connectionProperties.getApiKey()))
 				.clientOptions(clientOptions);
+			applyOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizers(clientBuilder, customizers);
+			return clientBuilder;
 		}
 
 		// Connect to OpenAI (e.g. not the Azure OpenAI). The deploymentName property is
 		// used as OpenAI model name.
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(connectionProperties.getOpenAiApiKey())) {
-			return new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint("https://api.openai.com/v1")
+			OpenAIClientBuilder clientBuilder = new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint("https://api.openai.com/v1")
 				.credential(new KeyCredential(connectionProperties.getOpenAiApiKey()))
 				.clientOptions(new ClientOptions().setApplicationId(APPLICATION_ID));
+			applyOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizers(clientBuilder, customizers);
+			return clientBuilder;
 		}
 
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Either API key or OpenAI API key must not be empty");
@@ -97,14 +103,16 @@ public OpenAIClientBuilder openAIClientBuilder(AzureOpenAiConnectionProperties c
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	@ConditionalOnBean(TokenCredential.class)
 	public OpenAIClientBuilder openAIClientWithTokenCredential(AzureOpenAiConnectionProperties connectionProperties,
-			TokenCredential tokenCredential) {
+			TokenCredential tokenCredential, ObjectProvider<OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer> customizers) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(tokenCredential, "TokenCredential must not be null");
 		Assert.hasText(connectionProperties.getEndpoint(), "Endpoint must not be empty");
 
-		return new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint(connectionProperties.getEndpoint())
+		OpenAIClientBuilder clientBuilder = new OpenAIClientBuilder().endpoint(connectionProperties.getEndpoint())
 			.credential(tokenCredential)
 			.clientOptions(new ClientOptions().setApplicationId(APPLICATION_ID));
+		applyOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizers(clientBuilder, customizers);
+		return clientBuilder;
 	}
 
 	@Bean
@@ -169,4 +177,9 @@ public AzureOpenAiAudioTranscriptionModel azureOpenAiAudioTranscriptionModel(Ope
 		return new AzureOpenAiAudioTranscriptionModel(openAIClient.buildClient(), audioProperties.getOptions());
 	}
 
+	private void applyOpenAIClientBuilderCustomizers(OpenAIClientBuilder clientBuilder,
+			ObjectProvider<OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer> customizers) {
+		customizers.orderedStream().forEach(customizer -> customizer.customize(clientBuilder));
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer.java b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40a87c034e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/openai/OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.springframework.ai.autoconfigure.azure.openai;
+
+import com.azure.ai.openai.OpenAIClientBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Callback interface that can be implemented by beans wishing to customize the
+ * {@link OpenAIClientBuilder} whilst retaining the default auto-configuration.
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer {
+
+	/**
+	 * Customize the {@link OpenAIClientBuilder}.
+	 * @param clientBuilder the {@link OpenAIClientBuilder} to customize
+	 */
+	void customize(OpenAIClientBuilder clientBuilder);
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/AzureOpenAiAutoConfigurationIT.java b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/AzureOpenAiAutoConfigurationIT.java
index 8af26e0b753..fc8bc473488 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/AzureOpenAiAutoConfigurationIT.java
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/ai/autoconfigure/azure/AzureOpenAiAutoConfigurationIT.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import com.azure.ai.openai.OpenAIClient;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.azure.core.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledIfEnvironmentVariable;
+import org.springframework.ai.autoconfigure.azure.openai.OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 
 import org.springframework.ai.autoconfigure.azure.openai.AzureOpenAiAutoConfiguration;
@@ -228,4 +230,20 @@ void audioTranscriptionActivation() {
 			.run(context -> assertThat(context.getBeansOfType(AzureOpenAiAudioTranscriptionModel.class)).isNotEmpty());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void openAIClientBuilderCustomizer() {
+		AtomicBoolean firstCustomizationApplied = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+		AtomicBoolean secondCustomizationApplied = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+		this.contextRunner
+			.withBean("first", OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer.class,
+					() -> clientBuilder -> firstCustomizationApplied.set(true))
+			.withBean("second", OpenAIClientBuilderCustomizer.class,
+					() -> clientBuilder -> secondCustomizationApplied.set(true))
+			.run(context -> {
+				context.getBean(OpenAIClientBuilder.class);
+				assertThat(firstCustomizationApplied.get()).isTrue();
+				assertThat(secondCustomizationApplied.get()).isTrue();
+			});
+	}
+
 }