diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/api/urls.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/api/urls.py
index 40c7b1fe..09ad8300 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/api/urls.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/api/urls.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     ReviewersView,
     WhoAmIView,
 )
-from openarchiefbeheer.config.api.views import ArchiveConfigView
+from openarchiefbeheer.config.api.views import ArchiveConfigView, OIDCInfoView
 from openarchiefbeheer.destruction.api.views import ListStatusesListView
 from openarchiefbeheer.destruction.api.viewsets import (
     DestructionListItemReviewViewSet,
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
                 path(
                     "archive-config", ArchiveConfigView.as_view(), name="archive-config"
                 ),
+                path("oidc-info", OIDCInfoView.as_view(), name="oidc-info"),
                 path(
                     "_retrieve_zaken/", CacheZakenView.as_view(), name="retrieve-zaken"
                 ),
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
index 0128b680..6dc76d9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/conf/base.py
@@ -632,4 +632,4 @@
 # Django OIDC
 #
 OIDC_AUTHENTICATE_CLASS = "mozilla_django_oidc_db.views.OIDCAuthenticationRequestView"
-OIDC_CALLBACK_CLASS = "mozilla_django_oidc_db.views.OIDCCallbackView"
\ No newline at end of file
+OIDC_CALLBACK_CLASS = "mozilla_django_oidc_db.views.OIDCCallbackView"
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/serializers.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/serializers.py
index abf865bd..699202c7 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_field
+from mozilla_django_oidc_db.models import OpenIDConnectConfig
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
 from ..models import ArchiveConfig
 
@@ -21,3 +26,27 @@ class Meta:
             "resultaattype": {"required": True, "allow_null": False},
             "informatieobjecttype": {"required": True, "allow_null": False},
         }
+
+
+class OIDCInfoSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    login_url = serializers.SerializerMethodField(
+        label=_("OIDC authentication URL"),
+        help_text=_(
+            "URL where to start the OIDC login flow if it is enabled. If it is not enabled, it will be an empty string."
+        ),
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = OpenIDConnectConfig
+        fields = (
+            "enabled",
+            "login_url",
+        )
+
+    @extend_schema_field(serializers.URLField)
+    def get_login_url(self, config: OpenIDConnectConfig) -> str:
+        if not config.enabled:
+            return ""
+
+        request = self.context.get("request")
+        return reverse("oidc_authentication_init", request=request)
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/views.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/views.py
index 18192c56..16978d9e 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/config/api/views.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
+from mozilla_django_oidc_db.models import OpenIDConnectConfig
+from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 from openarchiefbeheer.destruction.api.permissions import CanStartDestructionPermission
 
 from ..models import ArchiveConfig
-from .serializers import ArchiveConfigSerializer
+from .serializers import ArchiveConfigSerializer, OIDCInfoSerializer
 
 
 class ArchiveConfigView(APIView):
@@ -60,3 +62,21 @@ def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs) -> Response:
     )
     def patch(self, request, *args, **kwargs) -> Response:
         return self.update(partial=True)
+
+
+class OIDCInfoView(APIView):
+    authentication_classes = ()
+    permission_classes = ()
+
+    @extend_schema(
+        summary=_("Retrieve OIDC info"),
+        description=_("Returns info about OIDC that is needed by the frontend. "),
+        tags=["Configuration"],
+        responses={
+            200: OIDCInfoSerializer,
+        },
+    )
+    def get(self, request: Request, *args, **kwargs):
+        config = OpenIDConnectConfig.get_solo()
+        serializer = OIDCInfoSerializer(instance=config, context={"request": request})
+        return Response(serializer.data)
diff --git a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/urls.py b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/urls.py
index 89818b7a..e9bac69d 100644
--- a/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/urls.py
+++ b/backend/src/openarchiefbeheer/urls.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
 from django.urls import include, path
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
-from mozilla_django_oidc_db.views import AdminLoginFailure
 
 from maykin_2fa import monkeypatch_admin
 from maykin_2fa.urls import urlpatterns, webauthn_urlpatterns
+from mozilla_django_oidc_db.views import AdminLoginFailure
 
 from openarchiefbeheer.accounts.views.password_reset import PasswordResetView