diff --git a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.test.ts b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.test.ts
index 1d2859d3f5..5aa90292aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.test.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ describe('MCPOAuthProvider', () => {
     clientId: 'test-client-id',
     clientSecret: 'test-client-secret',
     authorizationUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/authorize',
+    issuer: 'https://auth.example.com',
     tokenUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/token',
     scopes: ['read', 'write'],
     redirectUri: 'http://localhost:7777/oauth/callback',
@@ -622,6 +623,27 @@ describe('MCPOAuthProvider', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should throw error when issuer is missing and dynamic registration is needed', async () => {
+      const configWithoutIssuer: MCPOAuthConfig = {
+        enabled: mockConfig.enabled,
+        authorizationUrl: mockConfig.authorizationUrl,
+        tokenUrl: mockConfig.tokenUrl,
+        scopes: mockConfig.scopes,
+        redirectUri: mockConfig.redirectUri,
+        audiences: mockConfig.audiences,
+      };
+
+      mockHttpServer.listen.mockImplementation((port, callback) => {
+        callback?.();
+      });
+
+      const authProvider = new MCPOAuthProvider();
+
+      await expect(
+        authProvider.authenticate('test-server', configWithoutIssuer),
+      ).rejects.toThrow('Cannot perform dynamic registration without issuer');
+    });
+
     it('should handle OAuth callback errors', async () => {
       let callbackHandler: unknown;
       vi.mocked(http.createServer).mockImplementation((handler) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.ts b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.ts
index 64ccd5e71b..d0c8987d4a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-provider.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface MCPOAuthConfig {
   clientId?: string;
   clientSecret?: string;
   authorizationUrl?: string;
+  issuer?: string;
   tokenUrl?: string;
   scopes?: string[];
   audiences?: string[];
@@ -161,14 +162,14 @@ export class MCPOAuthProvider {
   }
 
   private async discoverAuthServerMetadataForRegistration(
-    authorizationUrl: string,
+    issuer: string,
   ): Promise<{
     issuerUrl: string;
     metadata: NonNullable<
       Awaited<ReturnType<typeof OAuthUtils.discoverAuthorizationServerMetadata>>
     >;
   }> {
-    const authUrl = new URL(authorizationUrl);
+    const authUrl = new URL(issuer);
 
     // Preserve path components for issuers with path-based discovery (e.g., Keycloak)
     // Extract issuer by removing the OIDC protocol-specific path suffix
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ export class MCPOAuthProvider {
               config = {
                 ...config,
                 authorizationUrl: discoveredConfig.authorizationUrl,
+                issuer: discoveredConfig.issuer,
                 tokenUrl: discoveredConfig.tokenUrl,
                 scopes: config.scopes || discoveredConfig.scopes || [],
                 // Preserve existing client credentials
@@ -814,6 +816,7 @@ export class MCPOAuthProvider {
             ...config,
             authorizationUrl: discoveredConfig.authorizationUrl,
             tokenUrl: discoveredConfig.tokenUrl,
+            issuer: discoveredConfig.issuer,
             scopes: config.scopes || discoveredConfig.scopes || [],
             registrationUrl: discoveredConfig.registrationUrl,
             // Preserve existing client credentials
@@ -852,18 +855,14 @@ export class MCPOAuthProvider {
 
       // If no registration URL was previously discovered, try to discover it
       if (!registrationUrl) {
-        // Extract server URL from authorization URL
-        if (!config.authorizationUrl) {
-          throw new Error(
-            'Cannot perform dynamic registration without authorization URL',
-          );
+        // Use the issuer to discover registration endpoint
+        if (!config.issuer) {
+          throw new Error('Cannot perform dynamic registration without issuer');
         }
 
         debugLogger.debug('→ Attempting dynamic client registration...');
         const { metadata: authServerMetadata } =
-          await this.discoverAuthServerMetadataForRegistration(
-            config.authorizationUrl,
-          );
+          await this.discoverAuthServerMetadataForRegistration(config.issuer);
         registrationUrl = authServerMetadata.registration_endpoint;
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.test.ts b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.test.ts
index 8184442b1a..c318261aef 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.test.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ describe('OAuthUtils', () => {
 
       expect(config).toEqual({
         authorizationUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/authorize',
+        issuer: 'https://auth.example.com',
         tokenUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/token',
         scopes: ['read', 'write'],
       });
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ describe('OAuthUtils', () => {
 
       expect(config).toEqual({
         authorizationUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/authorize',
+        issuer: 'https://auth.example.com',
         tokenUrl: 'https://auth.example.com/token',
         scopes: ['read', 'write'],
       });
@@ -302,6 +304,19 @@ describe('OAuthUtils', () => {
 
       expect(config.scopes).toEqual([]);
     });
+
+    it('should use issuer from metadata', () => {
+      const metadata: OAuthAuthorizationServerMetadata = {
+        issuer: 'https://auth.example.com',
+        authorization_endpoint: 'https://auth.example.com/oauth/authorize',
+        token_endpoint: 'https://auth.example.com/token',
+        scopes_supported: ['read', 'write'],
+      };
+
+      const config = OAuthUtils.metadataToOAuthConfig(metadata);
+
+      expect(config.issuer).toBe('https://auth.example.com');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('parseWWWAuthenticateHeader', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.ts b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.ts
index 5a6dbcb9af..815ed7c089 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/mcp/oauth-utils.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export class OAuthUtils {
   ): MCPOAuthConfig {
     return {
       authorizationUrl: metadata.authorization_endpoint,
+      issuer: metadata.issuer,
       tokenUrl: metadata.token_endpoint,
       scopes: metadata.scopes_supported || [],
       registrationUrl: metadata.registration_endpoint,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
index 19ea7d5054..a838cf76e5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ async function handleAutomaticOAuth(
     const oauthAuthConfig = {
       enabled: true,
       authorizationUrl: oauthConfig.authorizationUrl,
+      issuer: oauthConfig.issuer,
       tokenUrl: oauthConfig.tokenUrl,
       scopes: oauthConfig.scopes || [],
     };
@@ -1783,6 +1784,7 @@ export async function connectToMcpServer(
             const oauthAuthConfig = {
               enabled: true,
               authorizationUrl: oauthConfig.authorizationUrl,
+              issuer: oauthConfig.issuer,
               tokenUrl: oauthConfig.tokenUrl,
               scopes: oauthConfig.scopes || [],
             };