diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index c31d70389b..0b944008ef 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -3277,6 +3277,14 @@ azuread:
   [ sdk:
       [ tenant_id: <string> ] ]
 
+  # Optional custom OAuth 2.0 scope to request when acquiring tokens.
+  # If not specified, defaults to the appropriate monitoring scope for the cloud:
+  # - AzurePublic: https://monitor.azure.com//.default
+  # - AzureGovernment: https://monitor.azure.us//.default  
+  # - AzureChina: https://monitor.azure.cn//.default
+  # Use this to authenticate against custom Azure applications or non-standard endpoints.
+  [ scope: <string> ]
+
 # WARNING: Remote write is NOT SUPPORTED by Google Cloud. This configuration is reserved for future use.
 # Optional Google Cloud Monitoring configuration.
 # Cannot be used at the same time as basic_auth, authorization, oauth2, sigv4 or azuread.
diff --git a/storage/remote/azuread/azuread.go b/storage/remote/azuread/azuread.go
index ea2a816d94..638ba586fc 100644
--- a/storage/remote/azuread/azuread.go
+++ b/storage/remote/azuread/azuread.go
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ type AzureADConfig struct { //nolint:revive // exported.
 
 	// Cloud is the Azure cloud in which the service is running. Example: AzurePublic/AzureGovernment/AzureChina.
 	Cloud string `yaml:"cloud,omitempty"`
+
+	// Scope is the custom OAuth 2.0 scope to request when acquiring tokens.
+	Scope string `yaml:"scope,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // azureADRoundTripper is used to store the roundtripper and the tokenprovider.
@@ -211,6 +214,12 @@ func (c *AzureADConfig) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.Scope != "" {
+		if matched, err := regexp.MatchString("^[\\w\\s:/.\\-]+$", c.Scope); err != nil || !matched {
+			return errors.New("the provided scope contains invalid characters")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -360,14 +369,22 @@ func newSDKTokenCredential(clientOpts *azcore.ClientOptions, sdkConfig *SDKConfi
 // newTokenProvider helps to fetch accessToken for different types of credential. This also takes care of
 // refreshing the accessToken before expiry. This accessToken is attached to the Authorization header while making requests.
 func newTokenProvider(cfg *AzureADConfig, cred azcore.TokenCredential) (*tokenProvider, error) {
-	audience, err := getAudience(cfg.Cloud)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var scopes []string
+
+	// Use custom scope if provided, otherwise fallback to cloud-specific audience
+	if cfg.Scope != "" {
+		scopes = []string{cfg.Scope}
+	} else {
+		audience, err := getAudience(cfg.Cloud)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		scopes = []string{audience}
 	}
 
 	tokenProvider := &tokenProvider{
 		credentialClient: cred,
-		options:          &policy.TokenRequestOptions{Scopes: []string{audience}},
+		options:          &policy.TokenRequestOptions{Scopes: scopes},
 	}
 
 	return tokenProvider, nil
diff --git a/storage/remote/azuread/azuread_test.go b/storage/remote/azuread/azuread_test.go
index d581f0218a..986a01695c 100644
--- a/storage/remote/azuread/azuread_test.go
+++ b/storage/remote/azuread/azuread_test.go
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ func TestAzureAdConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			filename: "testdata/azuread_bad_workloadidentity_missingtenantid.yaml",
 			err:      "must provide an Azure Workload Identity tenant_id in the Azure AD config",
 		},
+		// Invalid scope validation.
+		{
+			filename: "testdata/azuread_bad_scope_invalid.yaml",
+			err:      "the provided scope contains invalid characters",
+		},
 		// Valid config with missing  optionally cloud field.
 		{
 			filename: "testdata/azuread_good_cloudmissing.yaml",
@@ -222,6 +227,10 @@ func TestAzureAdConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			filename: "testdata/azuread_good_workloadidentity.yaml",
 		},
+		// Valid OAuth config with custom scope.
+		{
+			filename: "testdata/azuread_good_oauth_customscope.yaml",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		_, err := loadAzureAdConfig(c.filename)
@@ -387,3 +396,87 @@ func getToken() azcore.AccessToken {
 		ExpiresOn: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second),
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCustomScopeSupport(t *testing.T) {
+	mockCredential := new(mockCredential)
+	testToken := &azcore.AccessToken{
+		Token:     testTokenString,
+		ExpiresOn: testTokenExpiry(),
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		cfg           *AzureADConfig
+		expectedScope string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Custom scope with OAuth",
+			cfg: &AzureADConfig{
+				Cloud: "AzurePublic",
+				OAuth: &OAuthConfig{
+					ClientID:     dummyClientID,
+					ClientSecret: dummyClientSecret,
+					TenantID:     dummyTenantID,
+				},
+				Scope: "https://custom-app.com/.default",
+			},
+			expectedScope: "https://custom-app.com/.default",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Custom scope with Managed Identity",
+			cfg: &AzureADConfig{
+				Cloud: "AzurePublic",
+				ManagedIdentity: &ManagedIdentityConfig{
+					ClientID: dummyClientID,
+				},
+				Scope: "https://monitor.azure.com//.default",
+			},
+			expectedScope: "https://monitor.azure.com//.default",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Default scope fallback with OAuth",
+			cfg: &AzureADConfig{
+				Cloud: "AzurePublic",
+				OAuth: &OAuthConfig{
+					ClientID:     dummyClientID,
+					ClientSecret: dummyClientSecret,
+					TenantID:     dummyTenantID,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedScope: IngestionPublicAudience,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Default scope fallback with China cloud",
+			cfg: &AzureADConfig{
+				Cloud: "AzureChina",
+				OAuth: &OAuthConfig{
+					ClientID:     dummyClientID,
+					ClientSecret: dummyClientSecret,
+					TenantID:     dummyTenantID,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedScope: IngestionChinaAudience,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set up mock to capture the actual scopes used
+			mockCredential.On("GetToken", mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(options policy.TokenRequestOptions) bool {
+				return len(options.Scopes) == 1 && options.Scopes[0] == c.expectedScope
+			})).Return(*testToken, nil).Once()
+
+			tokenProvider, err := newTokenProvider(c.cfg, mockCredential)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, tokenProvider)
+
+			// Verify that the token provider uses the expected scope
+			token, err := tokenProvider.getAccessToken(context.Background())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, testTokenString, token)
+
+			// Reset mock for next test
+			mockCredential.ExpectedCalls = nil
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_bad_scope_invalid.yaml b/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_bad_scope_invalid.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e5678d783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_bad_scope_invalid.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cloud: AzurePublic
+oauth:
+  client_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
+  client_secret: Cl1ent$ecret!
+  tenant_id: 00000000-a12b-3cd4-e56f-000000000000
+scope: "invalid<>scope*chars"
diff --git a/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_good_oauth_customscope.yaml b/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_good_oauth_customscope.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7adf8b0af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/remote/azuread/testdata/azuread_good_oauth_customscope.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cloud: AzurePublic
+oauth:
+  client_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
+  client_secret: Cl1ent$ecret!
+  tenant_id: 00000000-a12b-3cd4-e56f-000000000000
+scope: "https://custom-app.com/.default"