diff --git a/flytekit/clients/auth_helper.py b/flytekit/clients/auth_helper.py
index 41fc5c025fb..a3d97f9214d 100644
--- a/flytekit/clients/auth_helper.py
+++ b/flytekit/clients/auth_helper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import ssl
+import typing
 
 import grpc
 from flyteidl.service.auth_pb2 import OAuth2MetadataRequest, PublicClientAuthConfigRequest
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ class RemoteClientConfigStore(ClientConfigStore):
     This class implements the ClientConfigStore that is served by the Flyte Server, that implements AuthMetadataService
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, secure_channel: grpc.Channel):
+    def __init__(self, secure_channel: grpc.Channel, scopes: typing.List[str] = None):
         self._secure_channel = secure_channel
+        self._scopes = scopes
 
     def get_client_config(self) -> ClientConfig:
         """
@@ -34,12 +36,14 @@ def get_client_config(self) -> ClientConfig:
         metadata_service = AuthMetadataServiceStub(self._secure_channel)
         public_client_config = metadata_service.GetPublicClientConfig(PublicClientAuthConfigRequest())
         oauth2_metadata = metadata_service.GetOAuth2Metadata(OAuth2MetadataRequest())
+        # Use the ones defined locally (if any) or default to `public_client_config.scopes`
+        scopes = self._scopes or public_client_config.scopes
         return ClientConfig(
             token_endpoint=oauth2_metadata.token_endpoint,
             authorization_endpoint=oauth2_metadata.authorization_endpoint,
             redirect_uri=public_client_config.redirect_uri,
             client_id=public_client_config.client_id,
-            scopes=public_client_config.scopes,
+            scopes=scopes,
             header_key=public_client_config.authorization_metadata_key or None,
         )
 
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ def upgrade_channel_to_authenticated(cfg: PlatformConfig, in_channel: grpc.Chann
     :param in_channel: grpc.Channel Precreated channel
     :return: grpc.Channel. New composite channel
     """
-    authenticator = get_authenticator(cfg, RemoteClientConfigStore(in_channel))
+    authenticator = get_authenticator(cfg, RemoteClientConfigStore(in_channel, cfg.scopes))
     return grpc.intercept_channel(in_channel, AuthUnaryInterceptor(authenticator))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_auth_helper.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_auth_helper.py
index 8f14de730e3..4c5fd9a7191 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_auth_helper.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/clients/test_auth_helper.py
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ def test_remote_client_config_store(mock_auth_service: MagicMock):
     assert ccfg is not None
     assert ccfg.client_id == CLIENT_ID
     assert ccfg.authorization_endpoint == OAUTH_AUTHORIZE
+    assert ccfg.scopes == ["offline", "all"]
+
+
+@patch("flytekit.clients.auth_helper.AuthMetadataServiceStub")
+def test_remote_client_config_store_with_custom_defined_scopes(mock_auth_service: MagicMock):
+    locally_defined_scopes = ["foo", "baz"]
+    ch = MagicMock()
+    cs = RemoteClientConfigStore(ch, locally_defined_scopes)
+    mock_auth_service.return_value = get_auth_service_mock()
+
+    ccfg = cs.get_client_config()
+    assert ccfg is not None
+    assert ccfg.client_id == CLIENT_ID
+    assert ccfg.authorization_endpoint == OAUTH_AUTHORIZE
+    assert ccfg.scopes == locally_defined_scopes
 
 
 def get_client_config() -> ClientConfigStore: