diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index adb7848..39601ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ config = ProviderConfiguration([provider configuration], client_metadata=client_
 
 **Note: The redirect URIs registered with the provider MUST include `<application_url>/redirect_uri`,
 where `<application_url>` is the URL of the Flask application.**
+To configure this extension to use a different endpoint, set the
+[`OIDC_REDIRECT_ENDPOINT` configuration parameter](#flask-configuration).
 
 #### Dynamic client registration
 
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ You may also configure the way the user sessions created by this extension are h
 
 * `OIDC_SESSION_PERMANENT`: If set to `True` (which is the default) the user session will be kept until the configured
   session lifetime (see below). If set to `False` the session will be deleted when the user closes the browser.
+* `OIDC_REDIRECT_ENDPOINT`: Set the endpoint used as redirect_uri to receive authentication responses. Defaults to
+  `redirect_uri`, meaning the URL `<application_url>/redirect_uri` needs to be registered with the provider(s).
 * `PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME`: Control how long a user session is valid, see
   [Flask documentation](http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/1.0/config/#PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME) for more information.
 
diff --git a/src/flask_pyoidc/flask_pyoidc.py b/src/flask_pyoidc/flask_pyoidc.py
index 79816d2..132ddc6 100644
--- a/src/flask_pyoidc/flask_pyoidc.py
+++ b/src/flask_pyoidc/flask_pyoidc.py
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@
 except ImportError:
     from urlparse import parse_qsl
 
+
 class OIDCAuthentication(object):
     """
     OIDCAuthentication object for Flask extension.
     """
 
-    REDIRECT_URI_ENDPOINT = 'redirect_uri'
-
     def __init__(self, provider_configurations, app=None):
         """
         Args:
@@ -55,21 +54,24 @@ def __init__(self, provider_configurations, app=None):
         self.clients = None
         self._logout_view = None
         self._error_view = None
+        self._redirect_uri_endpoint = None
 
         if app:
             self.init_app(app)
 
     def init_app(self, app):
+        self._redirect_uri_endpoint = app.config.get('OIDC_REDIRECT_ENDPOINT', 'redirect_uri').lstrip('/')
+
         # setup redirect_uri as a flask route
-        app.add_url_rule('/redirect_uri',
-                         self.REDIRECT_URI_ENDPOINT,
+        app.add_url_rule('/' + self._redirect_uri_endpoint,
+                         self._redirect_uri_endpoint,
                          self._handle_authentication_response,
                          methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 
         # dynamically add the Flask redirect uri to the client info
         with app.app_context():
             self.clients = {
-                name: PyoidcFacade(configuration, url_for(self.REDIRECT_URI_ENDPOINT))
+                name: PyoidcFacade(configuration, url_for(self._redirect_uri_endpoint))
                 for (name, configuration) in self._provider_configurations.items()
             }
 
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ def _handle_error_response(self, error_response, should_redirect=False):
             # if the current request was from the JS page handling fragment encoded responses we need to return
             # a URL for the error page to redirect to
             flask.session['error'] = error_response
-            return '/redirect_uri?error=1'
+            return '/' + self._redirect_uri_endpoint + '?error=1'
         return self._show_error_response(error_response)
 
     def _show_error_response(self, error_response):
diff --git a/tests/test_flask_pyoidc.py b/tests/test_flask_pyoidc.py
index 78cde1a..a2eca3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_flask_pyoidc.py
+++ b/tests/test_flask_pyoidc.py
@@ -468,3 +468,9 @@ def test_using_unknown_provider_name_should_raise_exception(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
             self.init_app().oidc_auth('unknown')
         assert 'unknown' in str(exc_info.value)
+
+    def test_should_use_custom_redirect_endpoint(self):
+        self.app.config['OIDC_REDIRECT_ENDPOINT'] = '/openid_connect_login'
+        authn = self.init_app()
+        assert authn._redirect_uri_endpoint == 'openid_connect_login'
+        assert authn.clients['test_provider']._redirect_uri == 'http://client.example.com/openid_connect_login'