diff --git a/authentik/lib/expression/evaluator.py b/authentik/lib/expression/evaluator.py
index b1c5fe2e5..aedc68aa5 100644
--- a/authentik/lib/expression/evaluator.py
+++ b/authentik/lib/expression/evaluator.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class BaseEvaluator:
         self._globals = {
             "regex_match": BaseEvaluator.expr_regex_match,
             "regex_replace": BaseEvaluator.expr_regex_replace,
+            "list_flatten": BaseEvaluator.expr_flatten,
             "ak_is_group_member": BaseEvaluator.expr_is_group_member,
             "ak_user_by": BaseEvaluator.expr_user_by,
             "ak_logger": get_logger(),
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ class BaseEvaluator:
         self._context = {}
         self._filename = "BaseEvalautor"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def expr_flatten(value: list[Any] | Any) -> Optional[Any]:
+        """Flatten `value` if its a list"""
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            if len(value) < 1:
+                return None
+            return value[0]
+        return value
+
     @staticmethod
     def expr_regex_match(value: Any, regex: str) -> bool:
         """Expression Filter to run re.search"""
diff --git a/authentik/sources/ldap/managed.py b/authentik/sources/ldap/managed.py
index 1038930df..52758cb3a 100644
--- a/authentik/sources/ldap/managed.py
+++ b/authentik/sources/ldap/managed.py
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ class LDAPProviderManager(ObjectManager):
                 "goauthentik.io/sources/ldap/ms-userprincipalname",
                 name="authentik default Active Directory Mapping: userPrincipalName",
                 object_field="attributes.upn",
-                expression="return ldap.get('userPrincipalName')",
+                expression="return list_flatten(ldap.get('userPrincipalName'))",
             ),
             EnsureExists(
                 LDAPPropertyMapping,
                 "goauthentik.io/sources/ldap/ms-givenName",
                 name="authentik default Active Directory Mapping: givenName",
                 object_field="attributes.givenName",
-                expression="return ldap.get('givenName')",
+                expression="return list_flatten(ldap.get('givenName'))",
             ),
             EnsureExists(
                 LDAPPropertyMapping,
                 "goauthentik.io/sources/ldap/ms-sn",
                 name="authentik default Active Directory Mapping: sn",
                 object_field="attributes.sn",
-                expression="return ldap.get('sn')",
+                expression="return list_flatten(ldap.get('sn'))",
             ),
             # OpenLDAP specific mappings
             EnsureExists(
diff --git a/website/docs/expressions/_functions.md b/website/docs/expressions/_functions.md
index e65ab66f1..8b5fe365d 100644
--- a/website/docs/expressions/_functions.md
+++ b/website/docs/expressions/_functions.md
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ Example:
 user_email_local = regex_replace(request.user.email, '(.+)@.+', '')
 ```
 
+### `list_flatten(value: list[Any] | Any) -> Optional[Any}`
+
+Flatten a list by either returning its first element, None if the list is empty, or the passed in object if its not a list.
+
+Example:
+
+```python
+user = list_flatten(["foo"])
+# user = "foo"
+```
+
 ### `ak_is_group_member(user: User, **group_filters) -> bool`
 
 Check if `user` is member of a group matching `**group_filters`.
diff --git a/website/integrations/sources/ldap/index.md b/website/integrations/sources/ldap/index.md
index c0129b24d..1ccc99f61 100644
--- a/website/integrations/sources/ldap/index.md
+++ b/website/integrations/sources/ldap/index.md
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ For FreeIPA, follow the [FreeIPA Integration](../freeipa/)
 - Sync groups: Enable/disable group synchronization. Groups are synced in the background every 5 minutes.
 - Sync parent group: Optionally set this group as the parent group for all synced groups. An example use case of this would be to import Active Directory groups under a root `imported-from-ad` group.
 - Property mappings: Define which LDAP properties map to which authentik properties. The default set of property mappings is generated for Active Directory. See also [LDAP Property Mappings](../../../docs/property-mappings/#ldap-property-mapping)
+
+## Property mappings
+
+LDAP property mappings can be used to convert the raw LDAP response into an authentik user/group.
+
+By default, authentik ships with some pre-configured mappings for the most common LDAP setups.
+
+You can assign the value of a mapping to any user attribute, or save it as a custom attribute by prefixing the object field with `attribute.` Keep in mind though, data types from the LDAP server will be carried over. This means that with some implementations, where fields ar stored as array in LDAP, they will be saved as array in authentik. To prevent this, use the built-in `list_flatten` function.