diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 35c7c425a5a75999bae5fd14c28cea605337c9fa..75aba2544b5ad8cad88f09f06b11574c1fcacacb 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ production: &base
     # (default: false)
     auto_link_saml_user: false
 
+    # Set different Omniauth providers as external so that all users creating accounts
+    # via these providers will not be able to have access to internal projects. You
+    # will need to use the full name of the provider, like `google_oauth2` for Google.
+    # Refer to the examples below for the full names of the supported providers.
+    # (default: [])
+    external_providers: []
+
     ## Auth providers
     # Uncomment the following lines and fill in the data of the auth provider you want to use
     # If your favorite auth provider is not listed you can use others:
diff --git a/doc/integration/omniauth.md b/doc/integration/omniauth.md
index 25f359883056511932fb9d192e4677bc0ea3c145..cab329c0decf870027b86e14d27d956bad72de1c 100644
--- a/doc/integration/omniauth.md
+++ b/doc/integration/omniauth.md
@@ -120,6 +120,29 @@ OmniAuth provider for an existing user.
 
 The chosen OmniAuth provider is now active and can be used to sign in to GitLab from then on.
 
+## Configure OmniAuth Providers as External
+
+>**Note:**
+This setting was introduced with version 8.7 of GitLab
+
+You can define which OmniAuth providers you want to be `external` so that all users
+creating accounts via these providers will not be able to have access to internal
+projects. You will need to use the full name of the provider, like `google_oauth2`
+for Google. Refer to the examples for the full names of the supported providers.
+
+**For Omnibus installations**
+
+```ruby
+  gitlab_rails['omniauth_external_providers'] = ['twitter', 'google_oauth2']
+```
+
+**For installations from source**
+
+```yaml
+  omniauth:
+    external_providers: ['twitter', 'google_oauth2']
+```
+
 ## Using Custom Omniauth Providers
 
 >**Note:**