diff --git a/connector/oidc/oidc.go b/connector/oidc/oidc.go
index b752f9da..b0467330 100644
--- a/connector/oidc/oidc.go
+++ b/connector/oidc/oidc.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// PromptType will be used fot the prompt parameter (when offline_access, by default prompt=consent)
 	PromptType string `json:"promptType"`
 
+	// OverrideClaimMapping will be used to override the options defined in claimMappings.
+	// i.e. if there are 'email' and `preferred_email` claims available, by default Dex will always use the `email` claim independent of the ClaimMapping.EmailKey.
+	// This setting allows you to override the default behavior of Dex and enforce the mappings defined in `claimMapping`.
+	OverrideClaimMapping bool `json:"overrideClaimMapping"` // defaults to false
+
 	ClaimMapping struct {
 		// Configurable key which contains the preferred username claims
 		PreferredUsernameKey string `json:"preferred_username"` // defaults to "preferred_username"
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ func (c *Config) Open(id string, logger log.Logger) (conn connector.Connector, e
 		promptType:                c.PromptType,
 		userIDKey:                 c.UserIDKey,
 		userNameKey:               c.UserNameKey,
+		overrideClaimMapping:      c.OverrideClaimMapping,
 		preferredUsernameKey:      c.ClaimMapping.PreferredUsernameKey,
 		emailKey:                  c.ClaimMapping.EmailKey,
 		groupsKey:                 c.ClaimMapping.GroupsKey,
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ type oidcConnector struct {
 	promptType                string
 	userIDKey                 string
 	userNameKey               string
+	overrideClaimMapping      bool
 	preferredUsernameKey      string
 	emailKey                  string
 	groupsKey                 string
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ func (c *oidcConnector) createIdentity(ctx context.Context, identity connector.I
 	}
 
 	preferredUsername, found := claims["preferred_username"].(string)
-	if !found {
+	if (!found || c.overrideClaimMapping) && c.preferredUsernameKey != "" {
 		preferredUsername, _ = claims[c.preferredUsernameKey].(string)
 	}
 
@@ -304,7 +311,7 @@ func (c *oidcConnector) createIdentity(ctx context.Context, identity connector.I
 	var email string
 	emailKey := "email"
 	email, found = claims[emailKey].(string)
-	if !found && c.emailKey != "" {
+	if (!found || c.overrideClaimMapping) && c.emailKey != "" {
 		emailKey = c.emailKey
 		email, found = claims[emailKey].(string)
 	}
@@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ func (c *oidcConnector) createIdentity(ctx context.Context, identity connector.I
 	if c.insecureEnableGroups {
 		groupsKey := "groups"
 		vs, found := claims[groupsKey].([]interface{})
-		if !found {
+		if (!found || c.overrideClaimMapping) && c.groupsKey != "" {
 			groupsKey = c.groupsKey
 			vs, found = claims[groupsKey].([]interface{})
 		}
diff --git a/connector/oidc/oidc_test.go b/connector/oidc/oidc_test.go
index ae92f70c..3038cebc 100644
--- a/connector/oidc/oidc_test.go
+++ b/connector/oidc/oidc_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func TestHandleCallback(t *testing.T) {
 		name                      string
 		userIDKey                 string
 		userNameKey               string
+		overrideClaimMapping      bool
 		preferredUsernameKey      string
 		emailKey                  string
 		groupsKey                 string
@@ -92,6 +93,23 @@ func TestHandleCallback(t *testing.T) {
 				"email_verified": true,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:                 "overrideWithCustomEmailClaim",
+			userIDKey:            "", // not configured
+			userNameKey:          "", // not configured
+			overrideClaimMapping: true,
+			emailKey:             "custommail",
+			expectUserID:         "subvalue",
+			expectUserName:       "namevalue",
+			expectedEmailField:   "customemailvalue",
+			token: map[string]interface{}{
+				"sub":            "subvalue",
+				"name":           "namevalue",
+				"email":          "emailvalue",
+				"custommail":     "customemailvalue",
+				"email_verified": true,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:                      "email_verified not in claims, configured to be skipped",
 			insecureSkipEmailVerified: true,
@@ -234,6 +252,25 @@ func TestHandleCallback(t *testing.T) {
 				"cognito:groups": []string{"group3", "group4"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:                      "customGroupsKeyDespiteGroupsProvidedButOverride",
+			overrideClaimMapping:      true,
+			groupsKey:                 "cognito:groups",
+			expectUserID:              "subvalue",
+			expectUserName:            "namevalue",
+			expectedEmailField:        "emailvalue",
+			expectGroups:              []string{"group3", "group4"},
+			scopes:                    []string{"groups"},
+			insecureSkipEmailVerified: true,
+			token: map[string]interface{}{
+				"sub":            "subvalue",
+				"name":           "namevalue",
+				"user_name":      "username",
+				"email":          "emailvalue",
+				"groups":         []string{"group1", "group2"},
+				"cognito:groups": []string{"group3", "group4"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -263,6 +300,7 @@ func TestHandleCallback(t *testing.T) {
 				InsecureSkipEmailVerified: tc.insecureSkipEmailVerified,
 				InsecureEnableGroups:      true,
 				BasicAuthUnsupported:      &basicAuth,
+				OverrideClaimMapping:      tc.overrideClaimMapping,
 			}
 			config.ClaimMapping.PreferredUsernameKey = tc.preferredUsernameKey
 			config.ClaimMapping.EmailKey = tc.emailKey