diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 918252044be..32b51fd7c63 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -1553,8 +1553,9 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; The source of the username for new oauth2 accounts:
 ;; userid = use the userid / sub attribute
 ;; nickname = use the nickname attribute
+;; preferred_username = use the preferred_username attribute
 ;; email = use the username part of the email attribute
-;; Note: `nickname` and `email` options will normalize input strings using the following criteria:
+;; Note: `nickname`, `preferred_username` and `email` options will normalize input strings using the following criteria:
 ;; - diacritics are removed
 ;; - the characters in the set `['´\x60]` are removed
 ;; - the characters in the set `[\s~+]` are replaced with `-`
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 9de7511964f..ff8bcb066c4 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ And the following unique queues:
 - `ENABLE_AUTO_REGISTRATION`: **false**: Automatically create user accounts for new oauth2 users.
 - `USERNAME`: **nickname**: The source of the username for new oauth2 accounts:
   - `userid` - use the userid / sub attribute
-  - `nickname` - use the nickname attribute
+  - `nickname` - use the nickname
+  - `preferred_username` - use the preferred_username
   - `email` - use the username part of the email attribute
-  - Note: `nickname` and `email` options will normalize input strings using the following criteria:
+  - Note: `nickname`, `preferred_username` and `email` options will normalize input strings using the following criteria:
     - diacritics are removed
     - the characters in the set `['´\x60]` are removed
     - the characters in the set `[\s~+]` are replaced with `-`
diff --git a/modules/setting/oauth2.go b/modules/setting/oauth2.go
index 830472db32b..6930197b22a 100644
--- a/modules/setting/oauth2.go
+++ b/modules/setting/oauth2.go
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ const (
 	OAuth2UsernameNickname OAuth2UsernameType = "nickname"
 	// OAuth2UsernameEmail username of oauth2 email field will be used as gitea name
 	OAuth2UsernameEmail OAuth2UsernameType = "email"
+	// OAuth2UsernameEmail username of oauth2 preferred_username field will be used as gitea name
+	OAuth2UsernamePreferredUsername OAuth2UsernameType = "preferred_username"
 )
 
 func (username OAuth2UsernameType) isValid() bool {
 	switch username {
-	case OAuth2UsernameUserid, OAuth2UsernameNickname, OAuth2UsernameEmail:
+	case OAuth2UsernameUserid, OAuth2UsernameNickname, OAuth2UsernameEmail, OAuth2UsernamePreferredUsername:
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/routers/web/auth/auth.go b/routers/web/auth/auth.go
index 8b5cd986b81..9ef32ebdb13 100644
--- a/routers/web/auth/auth.go
+++ b/routers/web/auth/auth.go
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ func getUserName(gothUser *goth.User) (string, error) {
 	switch setting.OAuth2Client.Username {
 	case setting.OAuth2UsernameEmail:
 		return user_model.NormalizeUserName(strings.Split(gothUser.Email, "@")[0])
+	case setting.OAuth2UsernamePreferredUsername:
+		preferredUsername, exists := gothUser.RawData["preferred_username"]
+		if exists {
+			return user_model.NormalizeUserName(preferredUsername.(string))
+		} else {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("preferred_username is missing in received user data but configured as username source for user_id %q. Check if OPENID_CONNECT_SCOPES contains profile", gothUser.UserID)
+		}
 	case setting.OAuth2UsernameNickname:
 		return user_model.NormalizeUserName(gothUser.NickName)
 	default: // OAuth2UsernameUserid