diff --git a/fastapi_keycloak/api.py b/fastapi_keycloak/api.py
index 40761fa..e43ee04 100644
--- a/fastapi_keycloak/api.py
+++ b/fastapi_keycloak/api.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def __init__(
             admin_client_secret: str,
             callback_uri: str,
             admin_client_id: str = "admin-cli",
+            scope: str = "openid profile email",
             timeout: int = 10,
     ):
         """FastAPIKeycloak constructor
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ def __init__(
             callback_uri (str): Callback URL of the instance, used for auth flows. Must match at least one
             `Valid Redirect URIs` of Keycloak and should point to an endpoint that utilizes the authorization_code flow.
             timeout (int): Timeout in seconds to wait for the server
+            scope (str): OIDC scope
         """
         self.server_url = server_url
         self.realm = realm
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.admin_client_secret = admin_client_secret
         self.callback_uri = callback_uri
         self.timeout = timeout
+        self.scope = scope
         self._get_admin_token()  # Requests an admin access token on startup
 
     @property
@@ -979,6 +982,7 @@ def user_login(self, username: str, password: str) -> KeycloakToken:
             "username": username,
             "password": password,
             "grant_type": "password",
+            "scope": self.scope,
         }
         response = requests.post(url=self.token_uri, headers=headers, data=data, timeout=self.timeout)
         if response.status_code == 401:
@@ -1062,9 +1066,9 @@ def _admin_request(
 
     @functools.cached_property
     def login_uri(self):
-        """The URL for users to login on the realm. Also adds the client id and the callback."""
+        """The URL for users to login on the realm. Also adds the client id, the callback and the scope."""
         params = {
-            "scope": "openid profile email",
+            "scope": self.scope,
             "response_type": "code",
             "client_id": self.client_id,
             "redirect_uri": self.callback_uri,
diff --git a/tests/app.py b/tests/app.py
index b576521..7103faf 100644
--- a/tests/app.py
+++ b/tests/app.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     admin_client_secret="BIcczGsZ6I8W5zf0rZg5qSexlloQLPKB",
     realm="Test",
     callback_uri="http://localhost:8081/callback",
+    scope="openid profile email",
 )
 idp.add_swagger_config(app)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_functional.py b/tests/test_functional.py
index fa285f5..76c986b 100644
--- a/tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/tests/test_functional.py
@@ -426,10 +426,11 @@ def test_user_groups(self, idp, user):
     )
     def test_login_exceptions(self, idp, action, exception, user):
 
-        # Get access and refresh for the users
+        # Get access, refresh and id token for the users
         tokens = idp.user_login(username=user.username, password=TEST_PASSWORD)
         assert tokens.access_token
         assert tokens.refresh_token
+        assert tokens.id_token
 
         user.requiredActions.append(action)  # Add an action
         user: KeycloakUser = idp.update_user(user=user)  # Save the change