diff --git a/app/init_wizard.py b/app/init_wizard.py
index d49594d..c8e5d38 100644
--- a/app/init_wizard.py
+++ b/app/init_wizard.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.models import models
 from app.models.role_permission import Role, Permission, RolePermission
+from app.models.oidc_settings import OidcSettings
 from app.api.deps import get_password_hash
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("harborforge.init")
@@ -328,6 +329,49 @@ def init_deleted_user(db: Session) -> models.User | None:
     return user
 
 
+def init_oidc_settings(db: Session, oidc_cfg: dict, admin_user: models.User | None) -> None:
+    """Bootstrap OIDC from the wizard config (first init only).
+
+    Creates the single oidc_settings row if absent so the deployment comes
+    up with OIDC configured. If admin_subject is given, binds the bootstrap
+    admin so it can sign in (critical in OIDC-only mode). Idempotent: an
+    existing row / existing admin binding is left untouched so later admin
+    edits via the API are not clobbered on restart."""
+    if not oidc_cfg:
+        return
+
+    existing = db.query(OidcSettings).filter(OidcSettings.id == 1).first()
+    if existing is None:
+        db.add(OidcSettings(
+            id=1,
+            enabled=bool(oidc_cfg.get("enabled", True)),
+            issuer=(oidc_cfg.get("issuer") or "").strip() or None,
+            client_id=(oidc_cfg.get("client_id") or "").strip() or None,
+            client_secret=oidc_cfg.get("client_secret") or None,
+            redirect_uri=(oidc_cfg.get("redirect_uri") or "").strip() or None,
+            scopes=(oidc_cfg.get("scopes") or "").strip() or None,
+            post_login_redirect=(oidc_cfg.get("post_login_redirect") or "").strip() or None,
+        ))
+        db.commit()
+        logger.info("OIDC settings bootstrapped from wizard config")
+
+    admin_subject = (oidc_cfg.get("admin_subject") or "").strip()
+    issuer = (oidc_cfg.get("issuer") or "").strip()
+    if admin_user and admin_subject and issuer and not admin_user.oidc_subject:
+        clash = db.query(models.User).filter(
+            models.User.oidc_issuer == issuer,
+            models.User.oidc_subject == admin_subject,
+            models.User.id != admin_user.id,
+        ).first()
+        if clash:
+            logger.warning("Admin OIDC subject already bound to '%s'; skipping admin bind", clash.username)
+        else:
+            admin_user.oidc_issuer = issuer
+            admin_user.oidc_subject = admin_subject
+            db.commit()
+            logger.info("Bootstrap admin '%s' bound to OIDC subject", admin_user.username)
+
+
 def run_init(db: Session) -> None:
     """Main initialization entry point. Reads config from shared volume."""
     config = load_config()
@@ -360,4 +404,7 @@ def run_init(db: Session) -> None:
     if project_cfg and admin_user:
         init_default_project(db, project_cfg, admin_user.id, admin_user.username)
 
+    # OIDC bootstrap (provider config + optional bootstrap-admin binding)
+    init_oidc_settings(db, config.get("oidc") or {}, admin_user)
+
     logger.info("Initialization complete")