diff --git a/types/openid-client/index.d.ts b/types/openid-client/index.d.ts
index 5f159b21b5..4ab686ab42 100644
--- a/types/openid-client/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/openid-client/index.d.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
+import { GotOptions } from 'got';
+
+export { }; // Disable automatic export of all module members (make it explicit)
+
+//
+
+type HttpRequestOptions = GotOptions<null>;
+type CustomHttpOptionsProvider = (options: HttpRequestOptions) => HttpRequestOptions;
+
+export const custom: {
+    readonly http_options: unique symbol,
+};
 
 // https://github.com/panva/node-openid-client/tree/master/docs#issuer
 
@@ -36,9 +48,14 @@ export interface IssuerMetadata {
 }
 
 export class Issuer {
+    static [custom.http_options]: CustomHttpOptionsProvider;
+
     constructor(metadata?: IssuerMetadata);
+
     static discover(issuer: string): Promise<Issuer>;
 
+    [custom.http_options]: CustomHttpOptionsProvider;
+
     readonly metadata: IssuerMetadata;
 
     readonly Client: typeof Client;
@@ -73,8 +90,12 @@ export interface EndSessionUrlParameters {
 }
 
 export class Client {
+    static [custom.http_options]: CustomHttpOptionsProvider;
+
     constructor(metadata?: ClientMetadata);
 
+    [custom.http_options]: CustomHttpOptionsProvider;
+
     readonly metadata: ClientMetadata;
 
     authorizationUrl(parameters?: AuthorizationUrlParameters): string;
diff --git a/types/openid-client/openid-client-tests.ts b/types/openid-client/openid-client-tests.ts
index a3610b821e..9ee8784a4a 100644
--- a/types/openid-client/openid-client-tests.ts
+++ b/types/openid-client/openid-client-tests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
-import { Issuer, generators } from 'openid-client';
+import { Issuer, generators, custom } from 'openid-client';
 
 async (req: IncomingMessage) => {
+    // Custom HTTP options on the `Issuer` _c'tor_ (e.g. used for `Issuer.discover()`):
+    Issuer[custom.http_options] = options => {
+        console.log(options.followRedirect, options.timeout, options.retry);
+        return {
+            ...options,
+            followRedirect: true,
+            timeout: 10_000,
+            retry: 3,
+        };
+    };
+
     let issuer = await Issuer.discover('https://accounts.google.com');
     console.log('Discovered issuer %O', issuer.metadata.issuer);
 
@@ -19,8 +30,12 @@ async (req: IncomingMessage) => {
         token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ['client_secret_post', 'client_secret_basic'],
     });
 
+    issuer[custom.http_options] = options => ({ ...options, retry: 3 });
+
     //
 
+    issuer.Client[custom.http_options] = options => ({ ...options, retry: 3 });
+
     const client = new issuer.Client({
         client_id: 'c',
         client_secret: 's',
@@ -29,6 +44,9 @@ async (req: IncomingMessage) => {
     });
     console.log(client.metadata.client_id);
 
+    // Custom HTTP options on the `Client` _instance_
+    client[custom.http_options] = options => ({ ...options, retry: 3 });
+
     //
 
     const code_verifier = generators.codeVerifier();