diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/metadata.py b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/metadata.py
index 83c1a1ee3..5aecf24f6 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/metadata.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/metadata.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ class MetadataProcessor:
             entity_descriptor, f"{{{NS_SAML_METADATA}}}IDPSSODescriptor"
         )
         idp_sso_descriptor.attrib["protocolSupportEnumeration"] = NS_SAML_PROTOCOL
+        if self.provider.verification_kp:
+            idp_sso_descriptor.attrib["WantAuthnRequestsSigned"] = "true"
 
         signing_descriptor = self.get_signing_key_descriptor()
         if signing_descriptor is not None:
diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_metadata.py b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_metadata.py
index ffe1b2a4a..bc4156b5b 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from authentik.lib.xml import lxml_from_string
 from authentik.providers.saml.models import SAMLBindings, SAMLPropertyMapping, SAMLProvider
 from authentik.providers.saml.processors.metadata import MetadataProcessor
 from authentik.providers.saml.processors.metadata_parser import ServiceProviderMetadataParser
-from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import NS_MAP
+from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import NS_MAP, NS_SAML_METADATA
 
 
 class TestServiceProviderMetadataParser(TestCase):
@@ -55,6 +55,24 @@ class TestServiceProviderMetadataParser(TestCase):
         schema = etree.XMLSchema(etree.parse("schemas/saml-schema-metadata-2.0.xsd"))  # nosec
         self.assertTrue(schema.validate(metadata))
 
+    def test_schema_want_authn_requests_signed(self):
+        """Test metadata generation with WantAuthnRequestsSigned"""
+        cert = create_test_cert()
+        provider = SAMLProvider.objects.create(
+            name=generate_id(),
+            authorization_flow=self.flow,
+            verification_kp=cert,
+        )
+        Application.objects.create(
+            name=generate_id(),
+            slug=generate_id(),
+            provider=provider,
+        )
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        metadata = lxml_from_string(MetadataProcessor(provider, request).build_entity_descriptor())
+        idp_sso_descriptor = metadata.findall(f"{{{NS_SAML_METADATA}}}IDPSSODescriptor")[0]
+        self.assertEqual(idp_sso_descriptor.attrib["WantAuthnRequestsSigned"], "true")
+
     def test_simple(self):
         """Test simple metadata without Signing"""
         metadata = ServiceProviderMetadataParser().parse(load_fixture("fixtures/simple.xml"))