diff --git a/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/managers/user_manager_base.dart b/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/managers/user_manager_base.dart
index afc0a28d..b1e417c7 100644
--- a/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/managers/user_manager_base.dart
+++ b/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/managers/user_manager_base.dart
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ abstract class OidcUserManagerBase {
         clientId: clientCredentials.clientId,
         clientSecret: clientCredentials.clientSecret,
         extra: settings.extraTokenParameters,
-        scope: settings.scope,
+        scope: settings.includeScopesOnRefresh ? settings.scope : [],
       ),
     );
     return createUserFromToken(
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ abstract class OidcUserManagerBase {
           clientId: clientCredentials.clientId,
           clientSecret: clientCredentials.clientSecret,
           extra: settings.extraTokenParameters,
-          scope: settings.scope,
+          scope: settings.includeScopesOnRefresh ? settings.scope : [],
         ),
       );
       newUser = await createUserFromToken(
diff --git a/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/models/settings/user_manager_settings.dart b/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/models/settings/user_manager_settings.dart
index f4c820e7..023eafca 100644
--- a/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/models/settings/user_manager_settings.dart
+++ b/packages/oidc_core/lib/src/models/settings/user_manager_settings.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class OidcUserManagerSettings {
     this.sessionManagementSettings = const OidcSessionManagementSettings(),
     this.getIdToken,
     this.supportOfflineAuth = false,
+    this.includeScopesOnRefresh = true,
   });
 
   /// The default scopes
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ class OidcUserManagerSettings {
 
   /// platform-specific options.
   final OidcPlatformSpecificOptions? options;
+
+  /// Specify whether or not to include scopes when refresh token
+  final bool includeScopesOnRefresh;
 }
 
 ///