diff --git a/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua b/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
index de0a9430e353..5cad27466c80 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/openid-connect.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ local core    = require("apisix.core")
 local ngx_re  = require("ngx.re")
 local openidc = require("resty.openidc")
 local random  = require("resty.random")
+local fetch_secrets = require("apisix.secret").fetch_secrets
 local string  = string
 local ngx     = ngx
 local ipairs  = ipairs
@@ -471,7 +472,8 @@ local function required_scopes_present(required_scopes, http_scopes)
 end
 
 function _M.rewrite(plugin_conf, ctx)
-    local conf = core.table.clone(plugin_conf)
+    local conf_clone = core.table.clone(plugin_conf)
+    local conf = fetch_secrets(conf_clone)
 
     -- Previously, we multiply conf.timeout before storing it in etcd.
     -- If the timeout is too large, we should not multiply it again.
diff --git a/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md b/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
index 0ee7d7eb86b4..2fb50edcc743 100644
--- a/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
+++ b/docs/en/latest/plugins/openid-connect.md
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ description: OpenID Connect allows the client to obtain user information from th
 
 NOTE: `encrypt_fields = {"client_secret"}` is also defined in the schema, which means that the field will be stored encrypted in etcd. See [encrypted storage fields](../plugin-develop.md#encrypted-storage-fields).
 
+In addition, you can use Environment Variables or APISIX secret to store and reference plugin attributes. APISIX currently supports storing secrets in two ways - [Environment Variables and HashiCorp Vault](../terminology/secret.md).
+
+For example, use below command to set environment variable
+`export keycloak_secret=abc`
+
+and use it in plugin conf like below
+
+`"client_secret": "$ENV://keycloak_secret"`
+
 ## Scenarios
 
 :::tip
diff --git a/t/plugin/openid-connect.t b/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
index 427e439ad628..b8ea34f6cc50 100644
--- a/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
+++ b/t/plugin/openid-connect.t
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ add_block_preprocessor(sub {
     }
 });
 
+BEGIN {
+    $ENV{CLIENT_SECRET_ENV} = "60Op4HFM0I8ajz0WdiStAbziZ-VFQttXuxixHHs2R7r7-CW8GR79l-mmLqMhc-Sa";
+    $ENV{VAULT_TOKEN} = "root";
+}
+
 run_tests();
 
 __DATA__
@@ -1550,3 +1555,95 @@ true
 qr/token validate successfully by \w+/
 --- grep_error_log_out
 token validate successfully by jwks
+
+=== TEST 41: configure oidc plugin with small public key using environment variable
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1',
+                 ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                 [[{ "plugins": {
+                            "openid-connect": {
+                                "client_id": "kbyuFDidLLm280LIwVFiazOqjO3ty8KH",
+                                "client_secret": "$ENV://CLIENT_SECRET_ENV",
+                                "discovery": "https://samples.auth0.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+                                "redirect_uri": "https://iresty.com",
+                                "ssl_verify": false,
+                                "timeout": 10,
+                                "bearer_only": true,
+                                "scope": "apisix",
+                                "public_key": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\n]] ..
+                                    [[MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBANW16kX5SMrMa2t7F2R1w6Bk/qpjS4QQ\n]] ..
+                                    [[hnrbED3Dpsl9JXAx90MYsIWp51hBxJSE/EPVK8WF/sjHK1xQbEuDfEECAwEAAQ==\n]] ..
+                                    [[-----END PUBLIC KEY-----",
+                                "token_signing_alg_values_expected": "RS256"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "upstream": {
+                            "nodes": {
+                                "127.0.0.1:1980": 1
+                            },
+                            "type": "roundrobin"
+                        },
+                        "uri": "/hello"
+                }]]
+                )
+
+            if code >= 300 then
+                ngx.status = code
+            end
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed
+
+=== TEST 42: store secret into vault
+--- exec
+VAULT_TOKEN='root' VAULT_ADDR='http://0.0.0.0:8200' vault kv put kv/apisix/foo client_secret=60Op4HFM0I8ajz0WdiStAbziZ-VFQttXuxixHHs2R7r7-CW8GR79l-mmLqMhc-Sa
+--- response_body
+Success! Data written to: kv/apisix/foo
+
+=== TEST 43: configure oidc plugin with small public key using vault
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local t = require("lib.test_admin").test
+            local code, body = t('/apisix/admin/routes/1',
+                 ngx.HTTP_PUT,
+                 [[{ "plugins": {
+                            "openid-connect": {
+                                "client_id": "kbyuFDidLLm280LIwVFiazOqjO3ty8KH",
+                                "client_secret": "$secret://vault/test1/foo/client_secret",
+                                "discovery": "https://samples.auth0.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+                                "redirect_uri": "https://iresty.com",
+                                "ssl_verify": false,
+                                "timeout": 10,
+                                "bearer_only": true,
+                                "scope": "apisix",
+                                "public_key": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\n]] ..
+                                    [[MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBANW16kX5SMrMa2t7F2R1w6Bk/qpjS4QQ\n]] ..
+                                    [[hnrbED3Dpsl9JXAx90MYsIWp51hBxJSE/EPVK8WF/sjHK1xQbEuDfEECAwEAAQ==\n]] ..
+                                    [[-----END PUBLIC KEY-----",
+                                "token_signing_alg_values_expected": "RS256"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "upstream": {
+                            "nodes": {
+                                "127.0.0.1:1980": 1
+                            },
+                            "type": "roundrobin"
+                        },
+                        "uri": "/hello"
+                }]]
+                )
+
+            if code >= 300 then
+                ngx.status = code
+            end
+            ngx.say(body)
+        }
+    }
+--- response_body
+passed