diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter.go b/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter.go
index 05e01bfecf..912df689aa 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter.go
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ func idpTypeToPb(idpType domain.IDPType) settings.IdentityProviderType {
 		return settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GITLAB_SELF_HOSTED
 	case domain.IDPTypeGoogle:
 		return settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GOOGLE
+	case domain.IDPTypeSAML:
+		return settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_SAML
 	default:
 		return settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
 	}
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter_test.go
index f8a99e5df6..99c60f2628 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/settings/v2/settings_converter_test.go
@@ -466,6 +466,10 @@ func Test_idpTypeToPb(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{domain.IDPTypeGoogle},
 			want: settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GOOGLE,
 		},
+		{
+			args: args{domain.IDPTypeSAML},
+			want: settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_SAML,
+		},
 		{
 			args: args{99},
 			want: settings.IdentityProviderType_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/settings/v2beta/login_settings.proto b/proto/zitadel/settings/v2beta/login_settings.proto
index 23315513e0..a31c058931 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/settings/v2beta/login_settings.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/settings/v2beta/login_settings.proto
@@ -148,4 +148,5 @@ enum IdentityProviderType {
   IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GITLAB = 8;
   IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GITLAB_SELF_HOSTED = 9;
   IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_GOOGLE = 10;
+  IDENTITY_PROVIDER_TYPE_SAML=11;
 }