diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e168ea54..aebe5541f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## Added
 
+🔧(backend) add option to configure list of required OIDC claims #525
 🔧(helm) add option to disable default tls setting by @dominikkaminski #519
 
 ## Changed
diff --git a/src/backend/core/authentication/backends.py b/src/backend/core/authentication/backends.py
index db115f82d..4d7f80e99 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/authentication/backends.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/authentication/backends.py
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ def get_userinfo(self, access_token, id_token, payload):
                     _("Invalid response format or token verification failed")
                 ) from e
 
+        # Validate required claims
+        missing_claims = [
+            claim
+            for claim in settings.USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS
+            if claim not in userinfo
+        ]
+        if missing_claims:
+            raise SuspiciousOperation(
+                _("Missing required claims in user info: %(claims)s")
+                % {"claims": ", ".join(missing_claims)}
+            )
+
         return userinfo
 
     def get_or_create_user(self, access_token, id_token, payload):
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/authentication/test_backends.py b/src/backend/core/tests/authentication/test_backends.py
index 8bf8b9f2d..dc937da67 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/authentication/test_backends.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/authentication/test_backends.py
@@ -365,3 +365,87 @@ def get_userinfo_mocked(*args):
         klass.get_or_create_user(access_token="test-token", id_token=None, payload=None)
 
     assert models.User.objects.count() == 1
+
+
+# Required claims
+
+
+@override_settings(
+    OIDC_OP_USER_ENDPOINT="http://oidc.endpoint.test/userinfo",
+    USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS=["email", "sub", "address"],
+)
+@responses.activate
+def test_authentication_get_userinfo_required_claims_missing():
+    """Ensure SuspiciousOperation is raised if required claims are missing."""
+
+    responses.add(
+        responses.GET,
+        re.compile(r".*/userinfo"),
+        json={
+            "last_name": "Doe",
+            "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+        },
+        status=200,
+    )
+
+    oidc_backend = OIDCAuthenticationBackend()
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        SuspiciousOperation, match="Missing required claims in user info: sub, address"
+    ):
+        oidc_backend.get_userinfo("fake_access_token", None, None)
+
+
+@override_settings(
+    OIDC_OP_USER_ENDPOINT="http://oidc.endpoint.test/userinfo",
+    USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS=["email", "Sub"],
+)
+@responses.activate
+def test_authentication_get_userinfo_required_claims_case_sensitivity():
+    """Ensure the system respects case sensitivity for required claims."""
+
+    responses.add(
+        responses.GET,
+        re.compile(r".*/userinfo"),
+        json={
+            "sub": "123",
+            "last_name": "Doe",
+            "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+        },
+        status=200,
+    )
+
+    oidc_backend = OIDCAuthenticationBackend()
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        SuspiciousOperation, match="Missing required claims in user info: Sub"
+    ):
+        oidc_backend.get_userinfo("fake_access_token", None, None)
+
+
+@override_settings(
+    OIDC_OP_USER_ENDPOINT="http://oidc.endpoint.test/userinfo",
+    USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS=["email", "sub"],
+)
+@responses.activate
+def test_authentication_get_userinfo_required_claims_success():
+    """Ensure user is authenticated when required claims are present."""
+
+    responses.add(
+        responses.GET,
+        re.compile(r".*/userinfo"),
+        json={
+            "sub": "123",
+            "last_name": "Doe",
+            "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+        },
+        status=200,
+    )
+
+    oidc_backend = OIDCAuthenticationBackend()
+    result = oidc_backend.get_userinfo("fake_access_token", None, None)
+
+    assert result["sub"] == "123"
+    assert result.get("first_name") is None
+    assert result["last_name"] == "Doe"
+    assert result["email"] == "john.doe@example.com"
diff --git a/src/backend/impress/settings.py b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
index 86be1e558..f29dce1ac 100755
--- a/src/backend/impress/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ class Base(Configuration):
         environ_prefix=None,
     )
 
+    USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS = values.ListValue(
+        default=[], environ_name="USER_OIDC_REQUIRED_CLAIMS", environ_prefix=None
+    )
     USER_OIDC_FIELDS_TO_FULLNAME = values.ListValue(
         default=["first_name", "last_name"],
         environ_name="USER_OIDC_FIELDS_TO_FULLNAME",