diff --git a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationHandler.cs b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationHandler.cs
index 8ee881b..d68b927 100644
--- a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationHandler.cs
+++ b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationHandler.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Owin.Security.Providers.LinkedIn
     {
         private const string XmlSchemaString = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string";
         private const string TokenEndpoint = "https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/accessToken";
-        private const string UserInfoEndpoint = "https://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~:(id,first-name,last-name,formatted-name,email-address,public-profile-url,picture-url)";
+        private const string UserInfoEndpoint = "https://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/";
 
         private readonly ILogger logger;
         private readonly HttpClient httpClient;
@@ -84,7 +85,10 @@ namespace Owin.Security.Providers.LinkedIn
                 string expires = (string) response.expires_in;
 
                 // Get the LinkedIn user
-                HttpRequestMessage userRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, UserInfoEndpoint + "?oauth2_access_token=" + Uri.EscapeDataString(accessToken));
+                string userInfoEndpoint = UserInfoEndpoint
+                                          + "~:("+ string.Join(",", Options.ProfileFields.Distinct().ToArray()) +")"
+                                          + "?oauth2_access_token=" + Uri.EscapeDataString(accessToken);
+                HttpRequestMessage userRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, userInfoEndpoint);
                 userRequest.Headers.Add("x-li-format", "json");
                 HttpResponseMessage graphResponse = await httpClient.SendAsync(userRequest, Request.CallCancelled);
                 graphResponse.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
diff --git a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationOptions.cs b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationOptions.cs
index 8b3adf7..0f5ca6c 100644
--- a/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationOptions.cs
+++ b/Owin.Security.Providers/LinkedIn/LinkedInAuthenticationOptions.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ namespace Owin.Security.Providers.LinkedIn
         /// </summary>
         public string ClientSecret { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Gets the list of profile fields to retrieve when signing in. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        ///     See https://developer.linkedin.com/docs/fields/basic-profile for the list of available Basic Profile fields. 
+        ///     There are additional member profile fields available, see https://developer.linkedin.com/docs/fields/full-profile. 
+        ///     Access to these fields requires that you apply for and are granted access to this information from LinkedIn.
+        ///     
+        ///     The following fields are added to the list by default: id, first-name, last-name, formatted-name ,email-address, public-profile-url, picture-url
+        /// 
+        ///     You can access the returned fields through the <see cref="LinkedInAuthenticatedContext.User"/> property.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public IList<string> ProfileFields { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets or sets the <see cref="ILinkedInAuthenticationProvider" /> used in the authentication events
         /// </summary>
@@ -97,6 +111,16 @@ namespace Owin.Security.Providers.LinkedIn
                 "r_basicprofile",
                 "r_emailaddress"
             };
+            ProfileFields = new List<string>
+            {
+                "id",
+                "first-name",
+                "last-name",
+                "formatted-name",
+                "email-address",
+                "public-profile-url",
+                "picture-url"
+            };
             BackchannelTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
         }
     }