diff --git a/connector/connector.go b/connector/connector.go
index aab994b468..409262bec5 100644
--- a/connector/connector.go
+++ b/connector/connector.go
@@ -98,3 +98,11 @@ type RefreshConnector interface {
 	// changes since the token was last refreshed.
 	Refresh(ctx context.Context, s Scopes, identity Identity) (Identity, error)
 }
+
+// CheckEndpointConnector is a connector that can test its endpoints for availability.
+type CheckEndpointConnector interface {
+	// CheckEndpoint is called when a client wants to check the availability of
+	// endpoints used by the connector. If no error is returned, the connector
+	// can be assumed to be working.
+	CheckEndpoint(ctx context.Context) error
+}
diff --git a/connector/openshift/openshift.go b/connector/openshift/openshift.go
index 05919973e3..f05de3d20c 100644
--- a/connector/openshift/openshift.go
+++ b/connector/openshift/openshift.go
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	_ connector.CallbackConnector = (*openshiftConnector)(nil)
-	_ connector.RefreshConnector  = (*openshiftConnector)(nil)
+	_ connector.CallbackConnector      = (*openshiftConnector)(nil)
+	_ connector.RefreshConnector       = (*openshiftConnector)(nil)
+	_ connector.CheckEndpointConnector = (*openshiftConnector)(nil)
 )
 
 type openshiftConnector struct {
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ func (c *Config) Open(id string, logger log.Logger) (conn connector.Connector, e
 // OpenWithHTTPClient returns a connector which can be used to login users through an upstream
 // OpenShift OAuth2 provider. It provides the ability to inject a http.Client.
 func (c *Config) OpenWithHTTPClient(id string, logger log.Logger,
-	httpClient *http.Client) (conn connector.Connector, err error) {
+	httpClient *http.Client,
+) (conn connector.Connector, err error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	wellKnownURL := strings.TrimSuffix(c.Issuer, "/") + wellKnownURLPath
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ func (c *Config) OpenWithHTTPClient(id string, logger log.Logger,
 		Scopes:      []string{"user:info"},
 		RedirectURL: c.RedirectURI,
 	}
+
 	return &openshiftConnector, nil
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +159,8 @@ func (e *oauth2Error) Error() string {
 
 // HandleCallback parses the request and returns the user's identity
 func (c *openshiftConnector) HandleCallback(s connector.Scopes,
-	r *http.Request) (identity connector.Identity, err error) {
+	r *http.Request,
+) (identity connector.Identity, err error) {
 	q := r.URL.Query()
 	if errType := q.Get("error"); errType != "" {
 		return identity, &oauth2Error{errType, q.Get("error_description")}
@@ -176,7 +180,8 @@ func (c *openshiftConnector) HandleCallback(s connector.Scopes,
 }
 
 func (c *openshiftConnector) Refresh(ctx context.Context, s connector.Scopes,
-	oldID connector.Identity) (connector.Identity, error) {
+	oldID connector.Identity,
+) (connector.Identity, error) {
 	var token oauth2.Token
 	err := json.Unmarshal(oldID.ConnectorData, &token)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -189,7 +194,8 @@ func (c *openshiftConnector) Refresh(ctx context.Context, s connector.Scopes,
 }
 
 func (c *openshiftConnector) identity(ctx context.Context, s connector.Scopes,
-	token *oauth2.Token) (identity connector.Identity, err error) {
+	token *oauth2.Token,
+) (identity connector.Identity, err error) {
 	client := c.oauth2Config.Client(ctx, token)
 	user, err := c.user(ctx, client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -253,6 +259,24 @@ func (c *openshiftConnector) user(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client) (u u
 	return u, err
 }
 
+func (c *openshiftConnector) CheckEndpoint(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return c.checkOAuth2EndpointsAvailability(ctx)
+}
+
+func (c *openshiftConnector) checkOAuth2EndpointsAvailability(ctx context.Context) error {
+	for _, endpoint := range []string{c.oauth2Config.Endpoint.AuthURL, c.oauth2Config.Endpoint.TokenURL} {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodHead, endpoint, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = c.httpClient.Do(req.WithContext(ctx))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func validateAllowedGroups(userGroups, allowedGroups []string) bool {
 	matchingGroups := groups.Filter(userGroups, allowedGroups)
 
diff --git a/connector/openshift/openshift_test.go b/connector/openshift/openshift_test.go
index 6280b831de..b39cfa26a2 100644
--- a/connector/openshift/openshift_test.go
+++ b/connector/openshift/openshift_test.go
@@ -257,6 +257,30 @@ func TestRefreshIdentityFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	expectEquals(t, connector.Identity{}, identity)
 }
 
+func TestCheckEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestServer(map[string]interface{}{
+		"/oauth/authorize": nil,
+		"/oauth/token":     nil,
+	})
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	h, err := newHTTPClient(true, "")
+	expectNil(t, err)
+
+	oc := openshiftConnector{apiURL: s.URL, httpClient: h, oauth2Config: &oauth2.Config{
+		Endpoint: oauth2.Endpoint{
+			AuthURL: s.URL + "/oauth/authorize", TokenURL: s.URL + "/oauth/token",
+		},
+	}}
+	err = oc.CheckEndpoint(context.Background())
+	expectNil(t, err)
+
+	s.Close()
+
+	err = oc.CheckEndpoint(context.Background())
+	expectNotNil(t, err)
+}
+
 func newTestServer(responses map[string]interface{}) *httptest.Server {
 	var s *httptest.Server
 	s = httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {