diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user.go b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user.go
index 76cd067c49..849a456312 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user.go
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@ func (s *Server) startLDAPIntent(ctx context.Context, idpID string, ldapCredenti
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &user.StartIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
-		Details:  object.DomainToDetailsPb(details),
-		NextStep: &user.StartIdentityProviderIntentResponse_IdpIntent{IdpIntent: &user.IDPIntent{IdpIntentId: intentWriteModel.AggregateID, IdpIntentToken: token}},
+		Details: object.DomainToDetailsPb(details),
+		NextStep: &user.StartIdentityProviderIntentResponse_IdpIntent{
+			IdpIntent: &user.IDPIntent{
+				IdpIntentId:    intentWriteModel.AggregateID,
+				IdpIntentToken: token,
+				UserId:         userID,
+			},
+		},
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +262,7 @@ func idpIntentToIDPIntentPb(intent *command.IDPIntentWriteModel, alg crypto.Encr
 			UserName:       intent.IDPUserName,
 			RawInformation: rawInformation,
 		},
+		UserId: intent.UserID,
 	}
 	if intent.IDPIDToken != "" || intent.IDPAccessToken != nil {
 		information.IdpInformation.Access, err = idpOAuthTokensToPb(intent.IDPIDToken, intent.IDPAccessToken, alg)
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_integration_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_integration_test.go
index cf69969f33..f037e50803 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_integration_test.go
@@ -694,7 +694,9 @@ func TestServer_RetrieveIdentityProviderIntent(t *testing.T) {
 	idpID := Tester.AddGenericOAuthProvider(t)
 	intentID := Tester.CreateIntent(t, idpID)
 	successfulID, token, changeDate, sequence := Tester.CreateSuccessfulOAuthIntent(t, idpID, "", "id")
+	successfulWithUserID, WithUsertoken, WithUserchangeDate, WithUsersequence := Tester.CreateSuccessfulOAuthIntent(t, idpID, "user", "id")
 	ldapSuccessfulID, ldapToken, ldapChangeDate, ldapSequence := Tester.CreateSuccessfulLDAPIntent(t, idpID, "", "id")
+	ldapSuccessfulWithUserID, ldapWithUserToken, ldapWithUserChangeDate, ldapWithUserSequence := Tester.CreateSuccessfulLDAPIntent(t, idpID, "user", "id")
 	type args struct {
 		ctx context.Context
 		req *user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentRequest
@@ -764,6 +766,44 @@ func TestServer_RetrieveIdentityProviderIntent(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "retrieve successful intent with linked user",
+			args: args{
+				CTX,
+				&user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentRequest{
+					IdpIntentId:    successfulWithUserID,
+					IdpIntentToken: WithUsertoken,
+				},
+			},
+			want: &user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
+				Details: &object.Details{
+					ChangeDate:    timestamppb.New(WithUserchangeDate),
+					ResourceOwner: Tester.Organisation.ID,
+					Sequence:      WithUsersequence,
+				},
+				UserId: "user",
+				IdpInformation: &user.IDPInformation{
+					Access: &user.IDPInformation_Oauth{
+						Oauth: &user.IDPOAuthAccessInformation{
+							AccessToken: "accessToken",
+							IdToken:     gu.Ptr("idToken"),
+						},
+					},
+					IdpId:    idpID,
+					UserId:   "id",
+					UserName: "username",
+					RawInformation: func() *structpb.Struct {
+						s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+							"sub":                "id",
+							"preferred_username": "username",
+						})
+						require.NoError(t, err)
+						return s
+					}(),
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "retrieve successful ldap intent",
 			args: args{
@@ -809,6 +849,52 @@ func TestServer_RetrieveIdentityProviderIntent(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "retrieve successful ldap intent with linked user",
+			args: args{
+				CTX,
+				&user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentRequest{
+					IdpIntentId:    ldapSuccessfulWithUserID,
+					IdpIntentToken: ldapWithUserToken,
+				},
+			},
+			want: &user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
+				Details: &object.Details{
+					ChangeDate:    timestamppb.New(ldapWithUserChangeDate),
+					ResourceOwner: Tester.Organisation.ID,
+					Sequence:      ldapWithUserSequence,
+				},
+				UserId: "user",
+				IdpInformation: &user.IDPInformation{
+					Access: &user.IDPInformation_Ldap{
+						Ldap: &user.IDPLDAPAccessInformation{
+							Attributes: func() *structpb.Struct {
+								s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+									"id":       []interface{}{"id"},
+									"username": []interface{}{"username"},
+									"language": []interface{}{"en"},
+								})
+								require.NoError(t, err)
+								return s
+							}(),
+						},
+					},
+					IdpId:    idpID,
+					UserId:   "id",
+					UserName: "username",
+					RawInformation: func() *structpb.Struct {
+						s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+							"id":                "id",
+							"preferredUsername": "username",
+							"preferredLanguage": "en",
+						})
+						require.NoError(t, err)
+						return s
+					}(),
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_test.go
index e454bc5ae3..48fbf7550f 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/user/v2/user_test.go
@@ -84,9 +84,65 @@ func Test_idpIntentToIDPIntentPb(t *testing.T) {
 				resp: nil,
 				err:  caos_errs.ThrowInternal(nil, "id", "invalid key id"),
 			},
+		}, {
+			"successful oauth",
+			args{
+				intent: &command.IDPIntentWriteModel{
+					WriteModel: eventstore.WriteModel{
+						AggregateID:       "intentID",
+						ProcessedSequence: 123,
+						ResourceOwner:     "ro",
+						InstanceID:        "instanceID",
+						ChangeDate:        time.Date(2019, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.Local),
+					},
+					IDPID:       "idpID",
+					IDPUser:     []byte(`{"userID": "idpUserID", "username": "username"}`),
+					IDPUserID:   "idpUserID",
+					IDPUserName: "username",
+					IDPAccessToken: &crypto.CryptoValue{
+						CryptoType: crypto.TypeEncryption,
+						Algorithm:  "enc",
+						KeyID:      "id",
+						Crypted:    []byte("accessToken"),
+					},
+					IDPIDToken: "idToken",
+					UserID:     "",
+					State:      domain.IDPIntentStateSucceeded,
+				},
+				alg: decryption(nil),
+			},
+			res{
+				resp: &user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
+					Details: &object_pb.Details{
+						Sequence:      123,
+						ChangeDate:    timestamppb.New(time.Date(2019, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.Local)),
+						ResourceOwner: "ro",
+					},
+					IdpInformation: &user.IDPInformation{
+						Access: &user.IDPInformation_Oauth{
+							Oauth: &user.IDPOAuthAccessInformation{
+								AccessToken: "accessToken",
+								IdToken:     gu.Ptr("idToken"),
+							},
+						},
+						IdpId:    "idpID",
+						UserId:   "idpUserID",
+						UserName: "username",
+						RawInformation: func() *structpb.Struct {
+							s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+								"userID":   "idpUserID",
+								"username": "username",
+							})
+							require.NoError(t, err)
+							return s
+						}(),
+					},
+				},
+				err: nil,
+			},
 		},
 		{
-			"successful oauth",
+			"successful oauth with linked user",
 			args{
 				intent: &command.IDPIntentWriteModel{
 					WriteModel: eventstore.WriteModel{
@@ -138,11 +194,72 @@ func Test_idpIntentToIDPIntentPb(t *testing.T) {
 							return s
 						}(),
 					},
+					UserId: "userID",
 				},
 				err: nil,
 			},
 		}, {
 			"successful ldap",
+			args{
+				intent: &command.IDPIntentWriteModel{
+					WriteModel: eventstore.WriteModel{
+						AggregateID:       "intentID",
+						ProcessedSequence: 123,
+						ResourceOwner:     "ro",
+						InstanceID:        "instanceID",
+						ChangeDate:        time.Date(2019, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.Local),
+					},
+					IDPID:       "idpID",
+					IDPUser:     []byte(`{"userID": "idpUserID", "username": "username"}`),
+					IDPUserID:   "idpUserID",
+					IDPUserName: "username",
+					IDPEntryAttributes: map[string][]string{
+						"id":        {"idpUserID"},
+						"firstName": {"firstname1", "firstname2"},
+						"lastName":  {"lastname"},
+					},
+					UserID: "",
+					State:  domain.IDPIntentStateSucceeded,
+				},
+			},
+			res{
+				resp: &user.RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
+					Details: &object_pb.Details{
+						Sequence:      123,
+						ChangeDate:    timestamppb.New(time.Date(2019, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, time.Local)),
+						ResourceOwner: "ro",
+					},
+					IdpInformation: &user.IDPInformation{
+						Access: &user.IDPInformation_Ldap{
+							Ldap: &user.IDPLDAPAccessInformation{
+								Attributes: func() *structpb.Struct {
+									s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+										"id":        []interface{}{"idpUserID"},
+										"firstName": []interface{}{"firstname1", "firstname2"},
+										"lastName":  []interface{}{"lastname"},
+									})
+									require.NoError(t, err)
+									return s
+								}(),
+							},
+						},
+						IdpId:    "idpID",
+						UserId:   "idpUserID",
+						UserName: "username",
+						RawInformation: func() *structpb.Struct {
+							s, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{
+								"userID":   "idpUserID",
+								"username": "username",
+							})
+							require.NoError(t, err)
+							return s
+						}(),
+					},
+				},
+				err: nil,
+			},
+		}, {
+			"successful ldap with linked user",
 			args{
 				intent: &command.IDPIntentWriteModel{
 					WriteModel: eventstore.WriteModel{
@@ -198,6 +315,7 @@ func Test_idpIntentToIDPIntentPb(t *testing.T) {
 							return s
 						}(),
 					},
+					UserId: "userID",
 				},
 				err: nil,
 			},
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/idp.proto b/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/idp.proto
index c8b5c27ae6..9bf11c7c30 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/idp.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/idp.proto
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ message IDPIntent {
       description: "ID of the IDP intent"
       min_length: 1;
       max_length: 200;
-      example: "\"163840776835432705=\"";
+      example: "\"163840776835432705\"";
     }
   ];
   string idp_intent_token = 2 [
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ message IDPIntent {
       example: "\"SJKL3ioIDpo342ioqw98fjp3sdf32wahb=\"";
     }
   ];
+  string user_id = 3 [
+    (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
+      description: "ID of the ZITADEL user if external user already linked"
+      max_length: 200;
+      example: "\"163840776835432345\"";
+    }
+  ];
 }
 
 message IDPInformation{
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/user_service.proto b/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/user_service.proto
index 5fcd72eb91..94dcc9b3fd 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/user_service.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/user/v2beta/user_service.proto
@@ -1159,6 +1159,12 @@ message RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentRequest{
 message RetrieveIdentityProviderIntentResponse{
   zitadel.object.v2beta.Details details = 1;
   IDPInformation idp_information = 2;
+  string user_id = 3 [
+    (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
+      description: "ID of the user in ZITADEL if external user is linked"
+      example: "\"163840776835432345\"";
+    }
+  ];
 }
 
 message AddIDPLinkRequest{