diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/App/Settings/AuthenticationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/App/Settings/AuthenticationController.php
index e093d9a4..cb7d29be 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/App/Settings/AuthenticationController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/App/Settings/AuthenticationController.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 use Inertia\Response;
+use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;
 
 class AuthenticationController extends Controller
 {
@@ -63,6 +64,16 @@ public function destroyOtherSessions(Request $request): RedirectResponse
         return back()->with('flash.success', __('settings.authentication.sessions.flash_logged_out'));
     }
 
+    public function connectProvider(string $provider): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        abort_unless(in_array($provider, self::PROVIDERS, true), 404);
+
+        return match ($provider) {
+            'google' => Socialite::driver('google-auth')->redirect(),
+            'github' => Socialite::driver('github')->scopes(['read:user', 'user:email'])->redirect(),
+        };
+    }
+
     public function disconnectProvider(Request $request, string $provider): RedirectResponse
     {
         abort_unless(in_array($provider, self::PROVIDERS, true), 404);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GitHubController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GitHubController.php
index 05be8a6b..3b3f09ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GitHubController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GitHubController.php
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ public function callback(): RedirectResponse
             return redirect()->route('login');
         }
 
+        // The signup/login redirect is gated by the `guest` middleware and
+        // the connect-from-settings redirect by `auth`, so this is a safe
+        // signal for which flow we came from.
+        if (Auth::check()) {
+            return $this->connectToCurrentUser(Auth::user(), (string) $githubUser->getId());
+        }
+
         $user = User::where('github_id', (string) $githubUser->getId())
             ->when($githubUser->getEmail(), fn ($query, $email) => $query->orWhere('email', $email))
             ->first();
@@ -52,6 +59,25 @@ public function callback(): RedirectResponse
         return $this->registerNewUser($githubUser);
     }
 
+    private function connectToCurrentUser(User $user, string $githubId): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $existing = User::where('github_id', $githubId)
+            ->where('id', '!=', $user->id)
+            ->first();
+
+        if ($existing) {
+            return redirect()->route('app.authentication.edit')
+                ->with('flash.error', __('settings.authentication.providers.flash_already_linked', ['provider' => 'GitHub']));
+        }
+
+        if ($user->github_id !== $githubId) {
+            $user->update(['github_id' => $githubId]);
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('app.authentication.edit')
+            ->with('flash.success', __('settings.authentication.providers.flash_connected', ['provider' => 'GitHub']));
+    }
+
     private function loginExistingUser(User $user, string $githubId): RedirectResponse
     {
         if (! $user->github_id) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GoogleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GoogleController.php
index 822b7a8e..f7e1b5da 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GoogleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/GoogleController.php
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ public function callback(): RedirectResponse
             return redirect()->route('login');
         }
 
+        // The signup/login redirect is gated by the `guest` middleware and
+        // the connect-from-settings redirect by `auth`, so this is a safe
+        // signal for which flow we came from.
+        if (Auth::check()) {
+            return $this->connectToCurrentUser(Auth::user(), $googleUser->getId());
+        }
+
         $user = User::where('google_id', $googleUser->getId())
             ->orWhere('email', $googleUser->getEmail())
             ->first();
@@ -44,6 +51,25 @@ public function callback(): RedirectResponse
         return $this->registerNewUser($googleUser);
     }
 
+    private function connectToCurrentUser(User $user, string $googleId): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $existing = User::where('google_id', $googleId)
+            ->where('id', '!=', $user->id)
+            ->first();
+
+        if ($existing) {
+            return redirect()->route('app.authentication.edit')
+                ->with('flash.error', __('settings.authentication.providers.flash_already_linked', ['provider' => 'Google']));
+        }
+
+        if ($user->google_id !== $googleId) {
+            $user->update(['google_id' => $googleId]);
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('app.authentication.edit')
+            ->with('flash.success', __('settings.authentication.providers.flash_connected', ['provider' => 'Google']));
+    }
+
     private function loginExistingUser(User $user, string $googleId): RedirectResponse
     {
         if (! $user->google_id) {
diff --git a/lang/en/settings.php b/lang/en/settings.php
index b7996938..d9de6064 100644
--- a/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
             'connect' => 'Connect',
             'disconnect' => 'Disconnect',
             'flash_disconnected' => ':provider disconnected successfully.',
+            'flash_connected' => ':provider connected successfully.',
+            'flash_already_linked' => 'That :provider account is already linked to another user.',
             'flash_cannot_disconnect' => 'You cannot disconnect your only sign-in method. Set a password or connect another provider first.',
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/lang/es/settings.php b/lang/es/settings.php
index 3de7dc26..86a1d58c 100644
--- a/lang/es/settings.php
+++ b/lang/es/settings.php
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
             'connect' => 'Conectar',
             'disconnect' => 'Desconectar',
             'flash_disconnected' => ':provider desconectada correctamente.',
+            'flash_connected' => ':provider conectada correctamente.',
+            'flash_already_linked' => 'Esa cuenta de :provider ya está vinculada a otro usuario.',
             'flash_cannot_disconnect' => 'No puedes desconectar tu único método de inicio de sesión. Define una contraseña o conecta otro proveedor primero.',
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/lang/pt-BR/settings.php b/lang/pt-BR/settings.php
index db2421cf..d735b1ae 100644
--- a/lang/pt-BR/settings.php
+++ b/lang/pt-BR/settings.php
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
             'connect' => 'Conectar',
             'disconnect' => 'Desconectar',
             'flash_disconnected' => ':provider desconectada com sucesso.',
+            'flash_connected' => ':provider conectada com sucesso.',
+            'flash_already_linked' => 'Essa conta do :provider já está vinculada a outro usuário.',
             'flash_cannot_disconnect' => 'Você não pode desconectar seu único método de login. Defina uma senha ou conecte outro provedor primeiro.',
         ],
     ],
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/settings/profile/Authentication.vue b/resources/js/pages/settings/profile/Authentication.vue
index a75f3822..430e3a49 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/settings/profile/Authentication.vue
+++ b/resources/js/pages/settings/profile/Authentication.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { Form, Head, Link } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
+import { Form, Head } from '@inertiajs/vue3';
 import { IconDeviceDesktop, IconDeviceMobile } from '@tabler/icons-vue';
 import { trans } from 'laravel-vue-i18n';
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
 import AppLayout from '@/layouts/AppLayout.vue';
 import { isMobileDevice, parseBrowserName, parseOsName } from '@/lib/userAgent';
 import { settings as settingsHub } from '@/routes/app';
-import { edit as editAuthentication } from '@/routes/app/authentication';
+import { connectProvider, edit as editAuthentication } from '@/routes/app/authentication';
 import { preferences as notificationPreferences } from '@/routes/app/notifications';
 import { edit as editProfile } from '@/routes/app/profile';
-import { redirect as githubRedirect } from '@/routes/auth/github';
-import { redirect as googleRedirect } from '@/routes/auth/google';
 import type { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/types';
 
 type Session = {
@@ -66,10 +64,6 @@ const tabs = computed(() => [
     { name: 'notifications', label: trans('settings.nav.notifications'), href: notificationPreferences().url },
 ]);
 
-const providerRedirects: Record<ConnectedAccount['provider'], () => { url: string }> = {
-    google: googleRedirect,
-    github: githubRedirect,
-};
 
 const passwordHeading = computed(() =>
     props.hasPassword
@@ -333,18 +327,16 @@ const logoutDialogOpen = ref(false);
                                     {{ $t('settings.authentication.providers.disconnect') }}
                                 </Button>
                             </Form>
-                            <Link
+                            <Button
                                 v-else-if="!account.connected"
-                                :href="providerRedirects[account.provider]().url"
+                                variant="outline"
+                                size="sm"
+                                as="a"
+                                :href="connectProvider(account.provider).url"
+                                :data-test="`connect-${account.provider}`"
                             >
-                                <Button
-                                    variant="outline"
-                                    size="sm"
-                                    :data-test="`connect-${account.provider}`"
-                                >
-                                    {{ $t('settings.authentication.providers.connect') }}
-                                </Button>
-                            </Link>
+                                {{ $t('settings.authentication.providers.connect') }}
+                            </Button>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/routes/app.php b/routes/app.php
index a9d0818e..85dbafc1 100644
--- a/routes/app.php
+++ b/routes/app.php
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@
         ->name('app.authentication.update-password');
     Route::delete('settings/authentication/sessions', [AuthenticationController::class, 'destroyOtherSessions'])
         ->name('app.authentication.destroy-other-sessions');
+    Route::get('settings/authentication/providers/{provider}/connect', [AuthenticationController::class, 'connectProvider'])
+        ->name('app.authentication.connect-provider');
     Route::delete('settings/authentication/providers/{provider}', [AuthenticationController::class, 'disconnectProvider'])
         ->name('app.authentication.disconnect-provider');
 
diff --git a/routes/auth.php b/routes/auth.php
index 1b79eb45..da4e5de0 100644
--- a/routes/auth.php
+++ b/routes/auth.php
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@
     Route::post('/reset-password', [NewPasswordController::class, 'store'])->name('password.store');
 
     Route::get('/auth/google/redirect', [GoogleController::class, 'redirect'])->name('auth.google.redirect');
-    Route::get('/auth/google/callback', [GoogleController::class, 'callback'])->name('auth.google.callback');
-
     Route::get('/auth/github/redirect', [GitHubController::class, 'redirect'])->name('auth.github.redirect');
-    Route::get('/auth/github/callback', [GitHubController::class, 'callback'])->name('auth.github.callback');
 });
 
+// Callbacks must be reachable by both guests (signup/login) and authenticated
+// users (connect-from-settings). The redirect routes that initiate the OAuth
+// round-trip enforce the right middleware, so the callback can safely branch
+// on `Auth::check()` to dispatch to the matching flow.
+Route::get('/auth/google/callback', [GoogleController::class, 'callback'])->name('auth.google.callback');
+Route::get('/auth/github/callback', [GitHubController::class, 'callback'])->name('auth.github.callback');
+
 Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
     Route::get('/register/success', SignupSuccessController::class)->name('register.success');
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Auth/ConnectProviderTest.php b/tests/Feature/Auth/ConnectProviderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6681b856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Auth/ConnectProviderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;
+use Laravel\Socialite\Two\AbstractProvider;
+use Laravel\Socialite\Two\User as SocialiteUser;
+
+test('authenticated user can hit the connect-provider route for github', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('scopes')->andReturnSelf();
+    $driver->shouldReceive('redirect')->andReturn(redirect('https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize'));
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('github')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('app.authentication.connect-provider', 'github'))
+        ->assertRedirect('https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize');
+});
+
+test('authenticated user can hit the connect-provider route for google', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('redirect')->andReturn(redirect('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth'));
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('google-auth')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('app.authentication.connect-provider', 'google'))
+        ->assertRedirect('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth');
+});
+
+test('connect-provider route rejects unknown provider', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('app.authentication.connect-provider', 'twitter'))
+        ->assertNotFound();
+});
+
+test('connect-provider route requires authentication', function () {
+    $this->get(route('app.authentication.connect-provider', 'github'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('login'));
+});
+
+test('authenticated callback connects github to the current user', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'me@example.com',
+        'google_id' => 'g-me',
+        'github_id' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $socialiteUser = new SocialiteUser;
+    $socialiteUser->id = 'gh-me';
+    $socialiteUser->name = 'Me';
+    $socialiteUser->email = 'me@example.com';
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn($socialiteUser);
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('github')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('auth.github.callback'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('app.authentication.edit'))
+        ->assertSessionHas('flash.success');
+
+    expect($user->fresh()->github_id)->toBe('gh-me');
+});
+
+test('authenticated callback links github by current user, not by email', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'work@example.com',
+        'google_id' => 'g-me',
+        'github_id' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $socialiteUser = new SocialiteUser;
+    $socialiteUser->id = 'gh-personal';
+    $socialiteUser->name = 'Me';
+    $socialiteUser->email = 'personal@example.com';
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn($socialiteUser);
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('github')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('auth.github.callback'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('app.authentication.edit'))
+        ->assertSessionHas('flash.success');
+
+    expect($user->fresh()->github_id)->toBe('gh-personal');
+    expect(User::where('email', 'personal@example.com')->exists())->toBeFalse();
+    $this->assertAuthenticatedAs($user);
+});
+
+test('authenticated callback rejects when github account is already linked to another user', function () {
+    User::factory()->create(['github_id' => 'gh-taken']);
+
+    $me = User::factory()->create(['email' => 'me@example.com', 'github_id' => null]);
+
+    $socialiteUser = new SocialiteUser;
+    $socialiteUser->id = 'gh-taken';
+    $socialiteUser->name = 'Me';
+    $socialiteUser->email = 'me@example.com';
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn($socialiteUser);
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('github')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($me)
+        ->get(route('auth.github.callback'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('app.authentication.edit'))
+        ->assertSessionHas('flash.error');
+
+    expect($me->fresh()->github_id)->toBeNull();
+    $this->assertAuthenticatedAs($me);
+});
+
+test('authenticated callback connects google to the current user', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'email' => 'me@example.com',
+        'github_id' => 'gh-me',
+        'google_id' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $socialiteUser = new SocialiteUser;
+    $socialiteUser->id = 'g-me';
+    $socialiteUser->name = 'Me';
+    $socialiteUser->email = 'me@example.com';
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn($socialiteUser);
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('google-auth')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->get(route('auth.google.callback'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('app.authentication.edit'))
+        ->assertSessionHas('flash.success');
+
+    expect($user->fresh()->google_id)->toBe('g-me');
+});
+
+test('authenticated callback rejects when google account is already linked to another user', function () {
+    User::factory()->create(['google_id' => 'g-taken']);
+
+    $me = User::factory()->create(['email' => 'me@example.com', 'google_id' => null]);
+
+    $socialiteUser = new SocialiteUser;
+    $socialiteUser->id = 'g-taken';
+    $socialiteUser->name = 'Me';
+    $socialiteUser->email = 'me@example.com';
+
+    $driver = Mockery::mock(AbstractProvider::class);
+    $driver->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn($socialiteUser);
+    Socialite::shouldReceive('driver')->with('google-auth')->andReturn($driver);
+
+    $this->actingAs($me)
+        ->get(route('auth.google.callback'))
+        ->assertRedirect(route('app.authentication.edit'))
+        ->assertSessionHas('flash.error');
+
+    expect($me->fresh()->google_id)->toBeNull();
+    $this->assertAuthenticatedAs($me);
+});