diff --git a/cmd/gangway/handlers.go b/cmd/gangway/handlers.go
index 17e2aa7a4..a49bb7e01 100644
--- a/cmd/gangway/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/gangway/handlers.go
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ const (
 
 // userInfo stores information about an authenticated user
 type userInfo struct {
-	ClusterName  string
-	Username     string
-	KubeCfgUser  string
-	IDToken      string
-	RefreshToken string
-	ClientID     string
-	ClientSecret string
-	IssuerURL    string
-	APIServerURL string
-	ClusterCA    string
-	HTTPPath     string
+	ClusterName        string
+	Username           string
+	KubeCfgUser        string
+	IDToken            string
+	RefreshToken       string
+	ClientID           string
+	ClientSecret       string
+	IssuerURL          string
+	APIServerURL       string
+	ClusterCA          string
+	IdentityProviderCA string
+	HTTPPath           string
 }
 
 // homeInfo is used to store dynamic properties on
@@ -122,11 +123,12 @@ func generateKubeConfig(cfg *userInfo) clientcmdapi.Config {
 					AuthProvider: &clientcmdapi.AuthProviderConfig{
 						Name: "oidc",
 						Config: map[string]string{
-							"client-id":      cfg.ClientID,
-							"client-secret":  cfg.ClientSecret,
-							"id-token":       cfg.IDToken,
-							"idp-issuer-url": cfg.IssuerURL,
-							"refresh-token":  cfg.RefreshToken,
+							"client-id":                      cfg.ClientID,
+							"client-secret":                  cfg.ClientSecret,
+							"id-token":                       cfg.IDToken,
+							"idp-issuer-url":                 cfg.IssuerURL,
+							"refresh-token":                  cfg.RefreshToken,
+							"idp-certificate-authority-data": cfg.IdentityProviderCA,
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -300,6 +302,20 @@ func generateInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *userInfo {
 		log.Warningf("Could not read CA file: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	identityProviderCA := ""
+	if cfg.IdentityProviderCAPath != "" {
+		caFile, err := os.Open(cfg.IdentityProviderCAPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Failed to open CA file. %s", err.Error())
+		}
+		defer caFile.Close()
+		idpCA, err := ioutil.ReadAll(caFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Could not read CA file: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+		identityProviderCA = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(idpCA)
+	}
+
 	// load the session cookies
 	sessionIDToken, err := gangwayUserSession.Session.Get(r, "gangway_id_token")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -362,17 +378,18 @@ func generateInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *userInfo {
 	}
 
 	info := &userInfo{
-		ClusterName:  cfg.ClusterName,
-		Username:     username,
-		KubeCfgUser:  kubeCfgUser,
-		IDToken:      idToken,
-		RefreshToken: refreshToken,
-		ClientID:     cfg.ClientID,
-		ClientSecret: cfg.ClientSecret,
-		IssuerURL:    issuerURL,
-		APIServerURL: cfg.APIServerURL,
-		ClusterCA:    string(caBytes),
-		HTTPPath:     cfg.HTTPPath,
+		ClusterName:        cfg.ClusterName,
+		Username:           username,
+		KubeCfgUser:        kubeCfgUser,
+		IDToken:            idToken,
+		RefreshToken:       refreshToken,
+		ClientID:           cfg.ClientID,
+		ClientSecret:       cfg.ClientSecret,
+		IssuerURL:          issuerURL,
+		APIServerURL:       cfg.APIServerURL,
+		ClusterCA:          string(caBytes),
+		HTTPPath:           cfg.HTTPPath,
+		IdentityProviderCA: identityProviderCA,
 	}
 	return info
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gangway/handlers_test.go b/cmd/gangway/handlers_test.go
index 59b89b77e..2e1821f53 100644
--- a/cmd/gangway/handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gangway/handlers_test.go
@@ -284,11 +284,12 @@ func TestKubeconfigHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			usernameClaim:        "sub",
 			expectedAuthInfoName: "gangway@heptio.com@cluster1",
 			expectedAuthInfoAuthProviderConfig: map[string]string{
-				"client-id":      "someClientID",
-				"client-secret":  "someClientSecret",
-				"id-token":       "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJHYW5nd2F5VGVzdCIsImlhdCI6MTU0MDA0NjM0NywiZXhwIjoxODg3MjAxNTQ3LCJhdWQiOiJnYW5nd2F5LmhlcHRpby5jb20iLCJzdWIiOiJnYW5nd2F5QGhlcHRpby5jb20iLCJHaXZlbk5hbWUiOiJHYW5nIiwiU3VybmFtZSI6IldheSIsIkVtYWlsIjoiZ2FuZ3dheUBoZXB0aW8uY29tIiwiR3JvdXBzIjoiZGV2LGFkbWluIn0.zNG4Dnxr76J0p4phfsAUYWunioct0krkMiunMynlQsU",
-				"refresh-token":  "bar",
-				"idp-issuer-url": "GangwayTest",
+				"client-id":                      "someClientID",
+				"client-secret":                  "someClientSecret",
+				"id-token":                       "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJHYW5nd2F5VGVzdCIsImlhdCI6MTU0MDA0NjM0NywiZXhwIjoxODg3MjAxNTQ3LCJhdWQiOiJnYW5nd2F5LmhlcHRpby5jb20iLCJzdWIiOiJnYW5nd2F5QGhlcHRpby5jb20iLCJHaXZlbk5hbWUiOiJHYW5nIiwiU3VybmFtZSI6IldheSIsIkVtYWlsIjoiZ2FuZ3dheUBoZXB0aW8uY29tIiwiR3JvdXBzIjoiZGV2LGFkbWluIn0.zNG4Dnxr76J0p4phfsAUYWunioct0krkMiunMynlQsU",
+				"refresh-token":                  "bar",
+				"idp-issuer-url":                 "GangwayTest",
+				"idp-certificate-authority-data": "",
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/docs/yaml/02-config.yaml b/docs/yaml/02-config.yaml
index a162183a0..aed8d39d4 100644
--- a/docs/yaml/02-config.yaml
+++ b/docs/yaml/02-config.yaml
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ data:
     # The path to find custom HTML templates
     # Env var: GANGWAY_CUSTOM_HTTP_TEMPLATES_DIR
     #customHTMLTemplatesDir: /custom-templates
+
+    # The path to find the CA bundle for the IdP, optional. Used to configure kubectl.
+    # Env var: GANGWAY_IDP_CA_PATH
+    # idpCAPath: "/cacerts/idpca.cert"
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index e113dbab0..c2e516340 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	APIServerURL           string   `yaml:"apiServerURL" envconfig:"apiserver_url"`
 	ClusterCAPath          string   `yaml:"clusterCAPath" envconfig:"cluster_ca_path"`
 	TrustedCAPath          string   `yaml:"trustedCAPath" envconfig:"trusted_ca_path"`
+	IdentityProviderCAPath string   `yaml:"idpCAPath" envconfig:"idp_ca_path"`
 	HTTPPath               string   `yaml:"httpPath" envconfig:"http_path"`
 
 	SessionSecurityKey     string `yaml:"sessionSecurityKey" envconfig:"SESSION_SECURITY_KEY"`
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 5393ed7ff..48620950e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func TestEnvionmentOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Setenv("GANGWAY_TOKEN_URL", "https://foo.bar/token")
 	os.Setenv("GANGWAY_AUDIENCE", "foo")
 	os.Setenv("GANGWAY_SCOPES", "groups,sub")
+	os.Setenv("GANGWAY_IDP_CA_PATH", "/cacerts/idp-ca.cert")
 	cfg, err := NewConfig("")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to test config overrides with error: %s", err)
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ func TestEnvionmentOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Scopes[0] != "groups" || cfg.Scopes[1] != "sub" {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to set scopes via environment variable. Expected %s but got %s", "[groups, sub]", cfg.Scopes)
 	}
+	if cfg.IdentityProviderCAPath != "/cacerts/idp-ca.cert" {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to set idp ca via environment variable. Expected \"/cacerts/idp-ca.cert\" but got %s", cfg.IdentityProviderCAPath)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetRootPathPrefix(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/templates/commandline.tmpl b/templates/commandline.tmpl
index f071c02e9..b0c090241 100644
--- a/templates/commandline.tmpl
+++ b/templates/commandline.tmpl
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ kubectl config set-credentials "{{ .KubeCfgUser }}"  \
     --auth-provider-arg='client-id={{ .ClientID }}'  \
     --auth-provider-arg='client-secret={{ .ClientSecret }}' \
     --auth-provider-arg='refresh-token={{ .RefreshToken }}' \
-    --auth-provider-arg='id-token={{ .IDToken }}'
+    --auth-provider-arg='id-token={{ .IDToken }}' \
+    --auth-provider-arg='idp-certificate-authority-data={{ .IdentityProviderCA }}' \
 kubectl config set-context "{{ .ClusterName }}" --cluster="{{ .ClusterName }}" --user="{{ .KubeCfgUser }}"
 kubectl config use-context "{{ .ClusterName }}"
 rm "ca-{{ .ClusterName }}.pem"