diff --git a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
index ecef8e15e..2b0f4f5a5 100644
--- a/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
+++ b/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Authentication/ClientOAuthProvider.cs
@@ -718,12 +718,18 @@ private async Task PerformDynamicClientRegistrationAsync(
         {
             return protectedResourceMetadata.WwwAuthenticateScope;
         }
-        else if (protectedResourceMetadata.ScopesSupported.Count > 0)
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_configuredScopes))
+        {
+            return _configuredScopes;
+        }
+
+        if (protectedResourceMetadata.ScopesSupported.Count > 0)
         {
             return string.Join(" ", protectedResourceMetadata.ScopesSupported);
         }
 
-        return _configuredScopes;
+        return null;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
index c4979fb10..e5e6e48de 100644
--- a/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore.Tests/OAuth/AuthTests.cs
@@ -412,6 +412,42 @@ public async Task AuthorizationFlow_UsesScopeFromProtectedResourceMetadata()
         Assert.Equal("mcp:tools files:read", requestedScope);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AuthorizationFlow_UsesConfiguredScopesBeforeProtectedResourceMetadata()
+    {
+        Builder.Services.Configure<McpAuthenticationOptions>(McpAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
+        {
+            options.ResourceMetadata!.ScopesSupported = ["mcp:tools", "files:read"];
+        });
+
+        await using var app = await StartMcpServerAsync();
+
+        string? requestedScope = null;
+
+        await using var transport = new HttpClientTransport(new()
+        {
+            Endpoint = new(McpServerUrl),
+            OAuth = new()
+            {
+                ClientId = "demo-client",
+                ClientSecret = "demo-secret",
+                RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost:1179/callback"),
+                Scopes = ["custom:read", "custom:write"],
+                AuthorizationRedirectDelegate = (uri, redirect, ct) =>
+                {
+                    var query = QueryHelpers.ParseQuery(uri.Query);
+                    requestedScope = query["scope"].ToString();
+                    return HandleAuthorizationUrlAsync(uri, redirect, ct);
+                },
+            },
+        }, HttpClient, LoggerFactory);
+
+        await using var client = await McpClient.CreateAsync(
+            transport, loggerFactory: LoggerFactory, cancellationToken: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        Assert.Equal("custom:read custom:write", requestedScope);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task AuthorizationFlow_UsesScopeFromChallengeHeader()
     {
@@ -853,7 +889,7 @@ public async Task ResourceMetadata_DoesNotAddTrailingSlash()
     {
         // This test verifies that automatically derived resource URIs don't have trailing slashes
         // and that the client doesn't add them during authentication
-        
+
         // Don't explicitly set Resource - let it be derived from the request
         await using var app = await StartMcpServerAsync();
 
@@ -993,10 +1029,10 @@ public async Task ResourceMetadata_PreservesExplicitTrailingSlash()
     {
         // This test verifies that explicitly configured trailing slashes are preserved
         const string resourceWithTrailingSlash = "http://localhost:5000/";
-        
+
         // Configure ValidResources to accept the trailing slash version for this test
         TestOAuthServer.ValidResources = [resourceWithTrailingSlash, "http://localhost:5000/mcp"];
-        
+
         Builder.Services.Configure<McpAuthenticationOptions>(McpAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, options =>
         {
             options.ResourceMetadata = new ProtectedResourceMetadata