diff --git a/nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/scope_authorization.py b/nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/scope_authorization.py
index 315c0f18..ff1dc5a9 100644
--- a/nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/scope_authorization.py
+++ b/nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/scope_authorization.py
@@ -523,11 +523,12 @@ def discover_all_scopes(mcp) -> list[str]:
             pass
 
         scopes = discover_all_scopes(mcp)
-        # Returns: ["notes.read", "notes.write", "openid", "profile", "email"]
+        # Returns: ["notes.read", "notes.write", "offline_access", "openid", ...]
         ```
 
     Note:
         - Base OIDC scopes (openid, profile, email) are always included
+        - offline_access is always included so clients can request a refresh token
         - Scopes are deduplicated and sorted alphabetically
         - Only scopes from decorated tools are included
         - Must be called after tools are registered
@@ -535,6 +536,13 @@ def discover_all_scopes(mcp) -> list[str]:
     # Start with base OIDC scopes that are always required
     all_scopes = {"openid", "profile", "email"}
 
+    # Advertise offline_access so discovery-driven MCP clients can request a
+    # refresh token. The AS proxy forwards it upstream to Nextcloud, which
+    # issues a refresh token when the MCP server's OIDC client is permitted the
+    # scope. Optional for clients (unlike the base OIDC scopes) and never tied
+    # to a tool, so it is added here rather than discovered from @require_scopes.
+    all_scopes.add("offline_access")
+
     # Get all registered tools
     try:
         tools = mcp._tool_manager.list_tools()
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_scope_decorator.py b/tests/unit/test_scope_decorator.py
index ae03caa6..1e4ce716 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_scope_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_scope_decorator.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """Unit tests for scope decorator metadata and classification logic."""
 
 import pytest
+from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
 
 from nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.scope_authorization import (
     InsufficientScopeError,
+    discover_all_scopes,
     require_scopes,
 )
 
@@ -63,3 +65,25 @@ def test_insufficient_scope_error_with_custom_message():
 
     assert error.missing_scopes == missing
     assert str(error) == custom_msg
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_discover_all_scopes_always_includes_offline_access():
+    """offline_access is advertised so discovery-driven clients can request a refresh token.
+
+    It is not tied to any tool's @require_scopes, so it must be present even on
+    an MCP instance with a single unrelated tool. Guards the metadata exposed at
+    /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource and /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server.
+    """
+    mcp = FastMCP(name="test-scope-discovery")
+
+    @mcp.tool()
+    @require_scopes("notes.read")
+    async def example_tool():
+        pass
+
+    scopes = discover_all_scopes(mcp)
+
+    assert "offline_access" in scopes
+    # Base OIDC scopes and tool-derived scopes still come through.
+    assert {"openid", "profile", "email", "notes.read"}.issubset(scopes)