diff --git a/cmd/example-app/main.go b/cmd/example-app/main.go
index 56d1a2c8..3e6c7006 100644
--- a/cmd/example-app/main.go
+++ b/cmd/example-app/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ type app struct {
 	verifier *oidc.IDTokenVerifier
 	provider *oidc.Provider
 
+	// Does the provider use "offline_access" scope to request a refresh token
+	// or does it use "access_type=offline" (e.g. Google)?
+	offlineAsScope bool
+
 	ctx    context.Context
 	cancel context.CancelFunc
 }
@@ -102,6 +106,34 @@ func cmd() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to query provider %q: %v", issuerURL, err)
 			}
+
+			var s struct {
+				// What scopes does a provider support?
+				//
+				// See: https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0.html#ProviderMetadata
+				ScopesSupported []string `json:"scopes_supported"`
+			}
+			if err := provider.Claims(&s); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse provider scopes_supported: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if len(s.ScopesSupported) == 0 {
+				// scopes_supported is a "RECOMMENDED" discovery claim, not a required
+				// one. If missing, assume that the provider follows the spec and has
+				// an "offline_access" scope.
+				a.offlineAsScope = true
+			} else {
+				// See if scopes_supported has the "offline_access" scope.
+				a.offlineAsScope = func() bool {
+					for _, scope := range s.ScopesSupported {
+						if scope == oidc.ScopeOfflineAccess {
+							return true
+						}
+					}
+					return false
+				}()
+			}
+
 			a.provider = provider
 			a.verifier = provider.NewVerifier(a.ctx, oidc.VerifyAudience(a.clientID))
 
@@ -166,10 +198,15 @@ func (a *app) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		scopes = append(scopes, "audience:server:client_id:"+client)
 	}
 
-	// TODO(ericchiang): Determine if provider does not support "offline_access" or has
-	// some other mechanism for requesting refresh tokens.
-	scopes = append(scopes, "openid", "profile", "email", "offline_access")
-	http.Redirect(w, r, a.oauth2Config(scopes).AuthCodeURL(""), http.StatusSeeOther)
+	authCodeURL := ""
+	scopes = append(scopes, "openid", "profile", "email")
+	if a.offlineAsScope {
+		scopes = append(scopes, "offline_access")
+		authCodeURL = a.oauth2Config(scopes).AuthCodeURL("")
+	} else {
+		authCodeURL = a.oauth2Config(scopes).AuthCodeURL("", oauth2.AccessTypeOffline)
+	}
+	http.Redirect(w, r, authCodeURL, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
 func (a *app) handleCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -195,7 +232,7 @@ func (a *app) handleCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		token, err = oauth2Config.TokenSource(a.ctx, t).Token()
 	default:
-		http.Error(w, "no code in request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("no code in request: %q", r.Form), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}