diff --git a/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua b/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
index 73427bc3311c7..4a6dbda1ccec4 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ local schema = {
                 "header to the request for downstream.",
             type = "boolean",
             default = true
+        },
+        set_refresh_token_header = {
+            description = "Whether the refresh token should be added in the X-Refresh-Token " ..
+                "header to the request for downstream.",
+            type = "boolean",
+            default = false
         }
     },
     required = {"client_id", "client_secret", "discovery"}
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ function _M.rewrite(plugin_conf, ctx)
         conf.ssl_verify = "no"
     end
 
-    local response, err
+    local response, err, session, _
 
     if conf.bearer_only or conf.introspection_endpoint or conf.public_key then
         -- An introspection endpoint or a public key has been configured. Try to
@@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ function _M.rewrite(plugin_conf, ctx)
         -- provider's authorization endpoint to initiate the Relying Party flow.
         -- This code path also handles when the ID provider then redirects to
         -- the configured redirect URI after successful authentication.
-        response, err = openidc.authenticate(conf)
+        response, err, _, session  = openidc.authenticate(conf)
 
         if err then
             core.log.error("OIDC authentication failed: ", err)
@@ -307,7 +313,8 @@ function _M.rewrite(plugin_conf, ctx)
 
         if response then
             -- If the openidc module has returned a response, it may contain,
-            -- respectively, the access token, the ID token, and the userinfo.
+            -- respectively, the access token, the ID token, the refresh token,
+            -- and the userinfo.
             -- Add respective headers to the request, if so configured.
 
             -- Add configured access token header, maybe.
@@ -324,6 +331,11 @@ function _M.rewrite(plugin_conf, ctx)
                 core.request.set_header(ctx, "X-Userinfo",
                     ngx_encode_base64(core.json.encode(response.user)))
             end
+
+            -- Add X-Refresh-Token header, maybe.
+            if session.data.refresh_token and conf.set_refresh_token_header then
+                core.request.set_header(ctx, "X-Refresh-Token", session.data.refresh_token)
+            end
         end
     end
 end
diff --git a/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md b/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
index 29949107e82e6..5b33e5d53ad06 100644
--- a/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
+++ b/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ The `openid-connect` Plugin provides authentication and introspection capability
 | access_token_in_authorization_header | boolean | False    | false                 |              | When set to true, sets the access token in the `Authorization` header. Otherwise, set the `X-Access-Token` header. |
 | set_id_token_header                  | boolean | False    | true                  |              | When set to true and the ID token is available, sets the ID token in the `X-ID-Token` request header.              |
 | set_userinfo_header                  | boolean | False    | true                  |              | When set to true and the UserInfo object is available, sets it in the `X-Userinfo` request header.                 |
+| set_refresh_token_header                  | boolean | False    | false                  |              | When set to true and a refresh token object is available, sets it in the `X-Refresh-Token` request header.                 |
 
 ## Modes of operation
 
diff --git a/t/plugin/openid-connect.t b/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
index a97898d6e8e5c..22786eaea9f2d 100644
--- a/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
+++ b/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ true
                                 "set_access_token_header": true,
                                 "access_token_in_authorization_header": false,
                                 "set_id_token_header": true,
-                                "set_userinfo_header": true
+                                "set_userinfo_header": true,
+                                "set_refresh_token_header": true
                             }
                         },
                         "upstream": {
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ user-agent: .*
 x-access-token: ey.*
 x-id-token: ey.*
 x-real-ip: 127.0.0.1
+x-refresh-token: ey.*
 x-userinfo: ey.*
 --- no_error_log
 [error]
@@ -916,7 +918,7 @@ OIDC introspection failed: invalid token
 --- request
 GET /t
 --- response_body
-{"access_token_in_authorization_header":false,"bearer_only":false,"client_id":"kbyuFDidLLm280LIwVFiazOqjO3ty8KH","client_secret":"60Op4HFM0I8ajz0WdiStAbziZ-VFQttXuxixHHs2R7r7-CW8GR79l-mmLqMhc-Sa","discovery":"http://127.0.0.1:1980/.well-known/openid-configuration","introspection_endpoint_auth_method":"client_secret_basic","logout_path":"/logout","realm":"apisix","scope":"openid","set_access_token_header":true,"set_id_token_header":true,"set_userinfo_header":true,"ssl_verify":false,"timeout":3}
+{"access_token_in_authorization_header":false,"bearer_only":false,"client_id":"kbyuFDidLLm280LIwVFiazOqjO3ty8KH","client_secret":"60Op4HFM0I8ajz0WdiStAbziZ-VFQttXuxixHHs2R7r7-CW8GR79l-mmLqMhc-Sa","discovery":"http://127.0.0.1:1980/.well-known/openid-configuration","introspection_endpoint_auth_method":"client_secret_basic","logout_path":"/logout","realm":"apisix","scope":"openid","set_access_token_header":true,"set_id_token_header":true,"set_refresh_token_header":false,"set_userinfo_header":true,"ssl_verify":false,"timeout":3}
 --- no_error_log
 [error]