diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
index a3a746246..d0ee50329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
@@ -54,28 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           kubectl create serviceaccount llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack
           kubectl create rolebinding llama-stack-auth-rolebinding --clusterrole=admin --serviceaccount=llama-stack:llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack
           kubectl create token llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack > llama-stack-auth-token
-          cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
-          apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-          kind: ClusterRole
-          metadata:
-            name: allow-anonymous-openid
-          rules:
-          - nonResourceURLs: ["/openid/v1/jwks"]
-            verbs: ["get"]
-          ---
-          apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-          kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-          metadata:
-            name: allow-anonymous-openid
-          roleRef:
-            apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-            kind: ClusterRole
-            name: allow-anonymous-openid
-          subjects:
-          - kind: User
-            name: system:anonymous
-            apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-          EOF
 
       - name: Set Kubernetes Config
         if: ${{ matrix.auth-provider == 'oauth2_token' }}
@@ -84,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "KUBERNETES_CA_CERT_PATH=$(kubectl config view --minify -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.certificate-authority}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "KUBERNETES_ISSUER=$(kubectl get --raw /.well-known/openid-configuration| jq -r .issuer)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "KUBERNETES_AUDIENCE=$(kubectl create token llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack --duration=1h | cut -d. -f2 | base64 -d | jq -r '.aud[0]')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TOKEN=$(kubectl create token llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack --duration=1h)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Set Kube Auth Config and run server
         env:
@@ -101,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
           yq eval '.server.auth = {"provider_type": "${{ matrix.auth-provider }}"}' -i $run_dir/run.yaml
           yq eval '.server.auth.config = {"tls_cafile": "${{ env.KUBERNETES_CA_CERT_PATH }}", "issuer": "${{ env.KUBERNETES_ISSUER }}", "audience": "${{ env.KUBERNETES_AUDIENCE }}"}' -i $run_dir/run.yaml
-          yq eval '.server.auth.config.jwks = {"uri": "${{ env.KUBERNETES_API_SERVER_URL }}"}' -i $run_dir/run.yaml
+          yq eval '.server.auth.config.jwks = {"uri": "${{ env.KUBERNETES_API_SERVER_URL }}", "token": "${{ env.TOKEN }}"}' -i $run_dir/run.yaml
           cat $run_dir/run.yaml
 
           nohup uv run llama stack run $run_dir/run.yaml --image-type venv > server.log 2>&1 &
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/server/auth_providers.py b/llama_stack/distribution/server/auth_providers.py
index 942ff8a18..98e51c25a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/server/auth_providers.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/server/auth_providers.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def get_attributes_from_claims(claims: dict[str, str], mapping: dict[str, str])
 class OAuth2JWKSConfig(BaseModel):
     # The JWKS URI for collecting public keys
     uri: str
+    token: str | None = Field(default=None, description="token to authorise access to jwks")
     key_recheck_period: int = Field(default=3600, description="The period to recheck the JWKS URI for key updates")
 
 
@@ -246,9 +247,12 @@ class OAuth2TokenAuthProvider(AuthProvider):
             if self.config.jwks is None:
                 raise ValueError("JWKS is not configured")
             if time.time() - self._jwks_at > self.config.jwks.key_recheck_period:
+                headers = {}
+                if self.config.jwks.token:
+                    headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.config.jwks.token}"
                 verify = self.config.tls_cafile.as_posix() if self.config.tls_cafile else self.config.verify_tls
                 async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=verify) as client:
-                    res = await client.get(self.config.jwks.uri, timeout=5)
+                    res = await client.get(self.config.jwks.uri, timeout=5, headers=headers)
                     res.raise_for_status()
                     jwks_data = res.json()["keys"]
                     updated = {}
diff --git a/tests/unit/server/test_auth.py b/tests/unit/server/test_auth.py
index e159aefd1..53eda882d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/server/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/unit/server/test_auth.py
@@ -345,6 +345,56 @@ def test_invalid_oauth2_authentication(oauth2_client, invalid_token):
     assert "Invalid JWT token" in response.json()["error"]["message"]
 
 
+async def mock_auth_jwks_response(*args, **kwargs):
+    if "headers" not in kwargs or "Authorization" not in kwargs["headers"]:
+        return MockResponse(401, {})
+    authz = kwargs["headers"]["Authorization"]
+    if authz != "Bearer abcdefg":
+        return MockResponse(401, {})
+    return await mock_jwks_response(args, kwargs)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def oauth2_app_with_jwks_token():
+    app = FastAPI()
+    auth_config = AuthenticationConfig(
+        provider_type=AuthProviderType.OAUTH2_TOKEN,
+        config={
+            "jwks": {
+                "uri": "http://mock-authz-service/token/introspect",
+                "key_recheck_period": "3600",
+                "token": "abcdefg",
+            },
+            "audience": "llama-stack",
+        },
+    )
+    app.add_middleware(AuthenticationMiddleware, auth_config=auth_config)
+
+    @app.get("/test")
+    def test_endpoint():
+        return {"message": "Authentication successful"}
+
+    return app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def oauth2_client_with_jwks_token(oauth2_app_with_jwks_token):
+    return TestClient(oauth2_app_with_jwks_token)
+
+
+@patch("httpx.AsyncClient.get", new=mock_auth_jwks_response)
+def test_oauth2_with_jwks_token_expected(oauth2_client, jwt_token_valid):
+    response = oauth2_client.get("/test", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {jwt_token_valid}"})
+    assert response.status_code == 401
+
+
+@patch("httpx.AsyncClient.get", new=mock_auth_jwks_response)
+def test_oauth2_with_jwks_token_configured(oauth2_client_with_jwks_token, jwt_token_valid):
+    response = oauth2_client_with_jwks_token.get("/test", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {jwt_token_valid}"})
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"message": "Authentication successful"}
+
+
 def test_get_attributes_from_claims():
     claims = {
         "sub": "my-user",