diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fca10c4..f1515de3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Expire nodes based on OIDC token expiry [#1067](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pull/1067)
 - Remove ephemeral nodes on logout [#1098](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pull/1098)
 - Performance improvements in ACLs [#1129](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pull/1129)
+- OIDC client secret can be passed via a file [#1127](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/pull/1127)
 
 ## 0.17.1 (2022-12-05)
 
diff --git a/config-example.yaml b/config-example.yaml
index 1e404a4a..b4539f48 100644
--- a/config-example.yaml
+++ b/config-example.yaml
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ unix_socket_permission: "0770"
 #   issuer: "https://your-oidc.issuer.com/path"
 #   client_id: "your-oidc-client-id"
 #   client_secret: "your-oidc-client-secret"
+#   # Alternatively, set `client_secret_path` to read the secret from the file.
+#   # It resolves environment variables, making integration to systemd's
+#   # `LoadCredential` straightforward:
+#   client_secret_path: "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/oidc_client_secret"
+#   # client_secret and client_secret_path are mutually exclusive.
 #
 #   Customize the scopes used in the OIDC flow, defaults to "openid", "profile" and "email" and add custom query
 #   parameters to the Authorize Endpoint request. Scopes default to "openid", "profile" and "email".
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index bb7837c0..6865b301 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	TextLogFormat = "text"
 )
 
+var errOidcMutuallyExclusive = errors.New("oidc_client_secret and oidc_client_secret_path are mutually exclusive")
+
 // Config contains the initial Headscale configuration.
 type Config struct {
 	ServerURL                      string
@@ -528,6 +531,19 @@ func GetHeadscaleConfig() (*Config, error) {
 			Msgf("'ip_prefixes' not configured, falling back to default: %v", prefixes)
 	}
 
+	oidcClientSecret := viper.GetString("oidc.client_secret")
+	oidcClientSecretPath := viper.GetString("oidc.client_secret_path")
+	if oidcClientSecretPath != "" && oidcClientSecret != "" {
+		return nil, errOidcMutuallyExclusive
+	}
+	if oidcClientSecretPath != "" {
+		secretBytes, err := os.ReadFile(os.ExpandEnv(oidcClientSecretPath))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		oidcClientSecret = string(secretBytes)
+	}
+
 	return &Config{
 		ServerURL:          viper.GetString("server_url"),
 		Addr:               viper.GetString("listen_addr"),
@@ -580,7 +596,7 @@ func GetHeadscaleConfig() (*Config, error) {
 			),
 			Issuer:           viper.GetString("oidc.issuer"),
 			ClientID:         viper.GetString("oidc.client_id"),
-			ClientSecret:     viper.GetString("oidc.client_secret"),
+			ClientSecret:     oidcClientSecret,
 			Scope:            viper.GetStringSlice("oidc.scope"),
 			ExtraParams:      viper.GetStringMapString("oidc.extra_params"),
 			AllowedDomains:   viper.GetStringSlice("oidc.allowed_domains"),
diff --git a/docs/oidc.md b/docs/oidc.md
index 16773817..59651b61 100644
--- a/docs/oidc.md
+++ b/docs/oidc.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ oidc:
   # Specified/generated by your OIDC provider
   client_id: "your-oidc-client-id"
   client_secret: "your-oidc-client-secret"
+  # alternatively, set `client_secret_path` to read the secret from the file.
+  # It resolves environment variables, making integration to systemd's
+  # `LoadCredential` straightforward:
+  #client_secret_path: "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/oidc_client_secret"
 
   # Customize the scopes used in the OIDC flow, defaults to "openid", "profile" and "email" and add custom query
   # parameters to the Authorize Endpoint request. Scopes default to "openid", "profile" and "email".
diff --git a/integration/auth_oidc_test.go b/integration/auth_oidc_test.go
index 5c21f567..6142e2f0 100644
--- a/integration/auth_oidc_test.go
+++ b/integration/auth_oidc_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func TestOIDCAuthenticationPingAll(t *testing.T) {
 	oidcMap := map[string]string{
 		"HEADSCALE_OIDC_ISSUER":             oidcConfig.Issuer,
 		"HEADSCALE_OIDC_CLIENT_ID":          oidcConfig.ClientID,
-		"HEADSCALE_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET":      oidcConfig.ClientSecret,
+		"CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY_TEST":        "/tmp",
+		"HEADSCALE_OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET_PATH": "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY_TEST}/hs_client_oidc_secret",
 		"HEADSCALE_OIDC_STRIP_EMAIL_DOMAIN": fmt.Sprintf("%t", oidcConfig.StripEmaildomain),
 	}
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func TestOIDCAuthenticationPingAll(t *testing.T) {
 		hsic.WithTestName("oidcauthping"),
 		hsic.WithConfigEnv(oidcMap),
 		hsic.WithHostnameAsServerURL(),
+		hsic.WithFileInContainer("/tmp/hs_client_oidc_secret", []byte(oidcConfig.ClientSecret)),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to create headscale environment: %s", err)
diff --git a/integration/hsic/hsic.go b/integration/hsic/hsic.go
index b598c758..9f6391a1 100644
--- a/integration/hsic/hsic.go
+++ b/integration/hsic/hsic.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ const (
 
 var errHeadscaleStatusCodeNotOk = errors.New("headscale status code not ok")
 
+type fileInContainer struct {
+	path     string
+	contents []byte
+}
+
 type HeadscaleInContainer struct {
 	hostname string
 
@@ -44,11 +49,12 @@ type HeadscaleInContainer struct {
 	network   *dockertest.Network
 
 	// optional config
-	port      int
-	aclPolicy *headscale.ACLPolicy
-	env       map[string]string
-	tlsCert   []byte
-	tlsKey    []byte
+	port             int
+	aclPolicy        *headscale.ACLPolicy
+	env              map[string]string
+	tlsCert          []byte
+	tlsKey           []byte
+	filesInContainer []fileInContainer
 }
 
 type Option = func(c *HeadscaleInContainer)
@@ -110,6 +116,16 @@ func WithHostnameAsServerURL() Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithFileInContainer(path string, contents []byte) Option {
+	return func(hsic *HeadscaleInContainer) {
+		hsic.filesInContainer = append(hsic.filesInContainer,
+			fileInContainer{
+				path:     path,
+				contents: contents,
+			})
+	}
+}
+
 func New(
 	pool *dockertest.Pool,
 	network *dockertest.Network,
@@ -129,7 +145,8 @@ func New(
 		pool:    pool,
 		network: network,
 
-		env: DefaultConfigEnv(),
+		env:              DefaultConfigEnv(),
+		filesInContainer: []fileInContainer{},
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -214,6 +231,12 @@ func New(
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, f := range hsic.filesInContainer {
+		if err := hsic.WriteFile(f.path, f.contents); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write %q: %w", f.path, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return hsic, nil
 }