diff --git a/config/session.go b/config/session.go
index 40e893c47..d895f18eb 100644
--- a/config/session.go
+++ b/config/session.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -210,7 +211,15 @@ func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) createSessionAccessToken(
 			AccessToken: rawAccessToken,
 			ExpiresAt:   s.ExpiresAt,
 		}
-		u := c.newUserFromIDPClaims(res.Claims)
+
+		u, err := c.getUser(ctx, s.GetUserId())
+		if storage.IsNotFound(err) {
+			u = &user.User{Id: s.GetUserId()}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving existing user: %w", err)
+		}
+		c.fillUserFromIDPClaims(u, res.Claims)
+
 		err = c.putSessionAndUser(ctx, s, u)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error saving session and user: %w", err)
@@ -261,7 +270,15 @@ func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) createSessionForIdentityToken(
 
 		s = c.newSessionFromIDPClaims(cfg, sessionID, res.Claims)
 		s.SetRawIDToken(rawIdentityToken)
-		u := c.newUserFromIDPClaims(res.Claims)
+
+		u, err := c.getUser(ctx, s.GetUserId())
+		if errors.Is(err, storage.ErrNotFound) {
+			u = &user.User{Id: s.GetUserId()}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving existing user: %w", err)
+		}
+		c.fillUserFromIDPClaims(u, res.Claims)
+
 		err = c.putSessionAndUser(ctx, s, u)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error saving session and user: %w", err)
@@ -305,10 +322,10 @@ func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) newSessionFromIDPClaims(
 	return s
 }
 
-func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) newUserFromIDPClaims(
+func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) fillUserFromIDPClaims(
+	u *user.User,
 	claims jwtutil.Claims,
-) *user.User {
-	u := new(user.User)
+) {
 	if userID, ok := claims.GetUserID(); ok {
 		u.Id = userID
 	}
@@ -318,8 +335,7 @@ func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) newUserFromIDPClaims(
 	if email, ok := claims.GetString("email"); ok {
 		u.Email = email
 	}
-	u.Claims = identity.Claims(claims).Flatten().ToPB()
-	return u
+	u.AddClaims(identity.Claims(claims).Flatten())
 }
 
 func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) getSession(ctx context.Context, sessionID string) (*session.Session, error) {
@@ -341,6 +357,25 @@ func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) getSession(ctx context.Context, session
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) getUser(ctx context.Context, userID string) (*user.User, error) {
+	record, err := c.getRecord(ctx, grpcutil.GetTypeURL(new(user.User)), userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	msg, err := record.GetData().UnmarshalNew()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, storage.ErrNotFound
+	}
+
+	u, ok := msg.(*user.User)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, storage.ErrNotFound
+	}
+
+	return u, nil
+}
+
 func (c *incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator) putSessionAndUser(ctx context.Context, s *session.Session, u *user.User) error {
 	var records []*databroker.Record
 	if id := s.GetId(); id != "" {
diff --git a/config/session_test.go b/config/session_test.go
index 745e85b31..bf349001b 100644
--- a/config/session_test.go
+++ b/config/session_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/encoding/jws"
@@ -416,19 +417,41 @@ func Test_newSessionFromIDPClaims(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Test_newUserFromIDPClaims(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_fillUserFromIDPClaims(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		name   string
-		claims jwtutil.Claims
-		expect *user.User
+		name    string
+		claims  jwtutil.Claims
+		current *user.User
+		expect  *user.User
 	}{
-		{"empty claims", nil, &user.User{}},
+		{"empty claims", nil, nil, &user.User{}},
 		{"full claims", jwtutil.Claims{
 			"sub":   "USER_ID",
 			"name":  "NAME",
 			"email": "EMAIL",
+		}, nil, &user.User{
+			Id:    "USER_ID",
+			Name:  "NAME",
+			Email: "EMAIL",
+			Claims: identity.FlattenedClaims{
+				"sub":   {"USER_ID"},
+				"name":  {"NAME"},
+				"email": {"EMAIL"},
+			}.ToPB(),
+		}},
+		{"existing claims", jwtutil.Claims{
+			"sub": "USER_ID",
+		}, &user.User{
+			Id:    "USER_ID",
+			Name:  "NAME",
+			Email: "EMAIL",
+			Claims: identity.FlattenedClaims{
+				"sub":   {"USER_ID"},
+				"name":  {"NAME"},
+				"email": {"EMAIL"},
+			}.ToPB(),
 		}, &user.User{
 			Id:    "USER_ID",
 			Name:  "NAME",
@@ -443,7 +466,11 @@ func Test_newUserFromIDPClaims(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			actual := new(incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator).newUserFromIDPClaims(tc.claims)
+			actual := new(user.User)
+			if tc.current != nil {
+				actual = proto.Clone(tc.current).(*user.User)
+			}
+			new(incomingIDPTokenSessionCreator).fillUserFromIDPClaims(actual, tc.claims)
 			testutil.AssertProtoEqual(t, tc.expect, actual)
 		})
 	}
@@ -476,8 +503,7 @@ func TestIncomingIDPTokenSessionCreator_CreateSession(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		req.Header.Set(httputil.HeaderPomeriumIDPAccessToken, "ACCESS_TOKEN")
 		c := NewIncomingIDPTokenSessionCreator(
-			func(_ context.Context, recordType, _ string) (*databroker.Record, error) {
-				assert.Equal(t, "type.googleapis.com/session.Session", recordType)
+			func(_ context.Context, _, _ string) (*databroker.Record, error) {
 				return nil, storage.ErrNotFound
 			},
 			func(_ context.Context, records []*databroker.Record) error {
@@ -518,8 +544,7 @@ func TestIncomingIDPTokenSessionCreator_CreateSession(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		req.Header.Set(httputil.HeaderPomeriumIDPIdentityToken, "IDENTITY_TOKEN")
 		c := NewIncomingIDPTokenSessionCreator(
-			func(_ context.Context, recordType, _ string) (*databroker.Record, error) {
-				assert.Equal(t, "type.googleapis.com/session.Session", recordType)
+			func(_ context.Context, _, _ string) (*databroker.Record, error) {
 				return nil, storage.ErrNotFound
 			},
 			func(_ context.Context, records []*databroker.Record) error {