diff --git a/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Resources/ExternalAuthentication/Connections/Models/ExternalAuthenticationConnection.cs b/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Resources/ExternalAuthentication/Connections/Models/ExternalAuthenticationConnection.cs
index 50bf7baaa..cb0ca11fc 100644
--- a/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Resources/ExternalAuthentication/Connections/Models/ExternalAuthenticationConnection.cs
+++ b/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Resources/ExternalAuthentication/Connections/Models/ExternalAuthenticationConnection.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public sealed class ExternalAuthenticationConnection
     public bool EffectivelyEnabled { get; set; }
     public string Validity { get; set; } = "";
     public bool Shadowed { get; set; }
+    public ExternalAuthenticationConnectionReference? ShadowedBy { get; set; }
+    public ICollection<ExternalAuthenticationConnectionReference> Shadows { get; set; } = [];
     public bool Archived { get; set; }
     public ExternalAuthenticationPolicySelection? UnlinkedPolicy { get; set; }
     public ICollection<ExternalAuthenticationGrantSourceSelection> PermissionGrantSources { get; set; } = [];
@@ -38,6 +40,16 @@ public sealed class ExternalAuthenticationConnection
     public ExternalAuthenticationConnectionObservation? LatestObservation { get; set; }
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Identifies a connection that participates in an effective/shadowed relationship.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ExternalAuthenticationConnectionReference
+{
+    public string Id { get; set; } = "";
+    public string DisplayName { get; set; } = "";
+    public string Source { get; set; } = "";
+}
+
 public sealed class ExternalAuthenticationConnectionScope
 {
     public string Kind { get; set; } = "host";
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Contracts/ExternalAuthenticationContracts.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Contracts/ExternalAuthenticationContracts.cs
index e55f1646e..ae949df08 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Contracts/ExternalAuthenticationContracts.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Contracts/ExternalAuthenticationContracts.cs
@@ -238,13 +238,22 @@ public sealed record ResolvedSecretBinding(SensitiveString Value, string Generat
 
 public sealed record ConnectionSourceSnapshot(ConnectionScope Scope, string Version, IReadOnlyCollection<IdentityProviderConnection> Connections);
 
+public sealed record IdentityProviderConnectionReference(
+    string Id,
+    string DisplayName,
+    ConnectionSourceOwnership Ownership);
+
 public sealed record EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection(
     IdentityProviderConnection Connection,
     ConnectionSourceOwnership Ownership,
     ConnectionScope Scope,
     ConnectionValidity Validity,
     bool IsShadowed,
-    string SourceName);
+    string SourceName)
+{
+    public IdentityProviderConnectionReference? ShadowedBy { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyCollection<IdentityProviderConnectionReference> Shadows { get; init; } = [];
+}
 
 public sealed record EffectiveConnectionRegistry(
     IReadOnlyCollection<EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection> Connections,
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Endpoints/Connections/ConnectionManagementModels.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Endpoints/Connections/ConnectionManagementModels.cs
index aa22b5063..d6fcfc559 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Endpoints/Connections/ConnectionManagementModels.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Endpoints/Connections/ConnectionManagementModels.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ internal sealed class ConnectionResponse
     public bool EffectivelyEnabled { get; init; }
     public string Validity { get; init; } = null!;
     public bool Shadowed { get; init; }
+    public ConnectionReferenceResponse? ShadowedBy { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyCollection<ConnectionReferenceResponse> Shadows { get; init; } = [];
     public bool Archived { get; init; }
     public PolicySelection? UnlinkedPolicy { get; init; }
     public IReadOnlyCollection<GrantSourceSelection> PermissionGrantSources { get; init; } = [];
@@ -163,6 +165,8 @@ internal sealed class ConnectionResponse
             EffectivelyEnabled = effective.Connection.IsEnabled && !effective.Connection.ArchivedAt.HasValue && !effective.IsShadowed && effective.Validity != ConnectionValidity.Invalid,
             Validity = effective.Validity.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(),
             Shadowed = effective.IsShadowed,
+            ShadowedBy = effective.ShadowedBy is null ? null : ConnectionReferenceResponse.From(effective.ShadowedBy),
+            Shadows = effective.Shadows.Select(ConnectionReferenceResponse.From).ToArray(),
             Archived = effective.Connection.ArchivedAt.HasValue,
             UnlinkedPolicy = effective.Connection.UnlinkedPolicy,
             PermissionGrantSources = effective.Connection.PermissionGrantSources.ToArray(),
@@ -191,6 +195,15 @@ internal sealed class ConnectionResponse
     };
 }
 
+internal sealed record ConnectionReferenceResponse(string Id, string DisplayName, string Source)
+{
+    public static ConnectionReferenceResponse From(IdentityProviderConnectionReference reference) =>
+        new(
+            reference.Id,
+            reference.DisplayName,
+            reference.Ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Configuration ? "configuration" : "database");
+}
+
 internal sealed record ConnectionObservationResponse(string Status, DateTimeOffset ObservedAt, string TestedMaterialRevision, bool IsStale, string Category, string Summary);
 internal sealed record ConnectionValidationResponse(bool Valid, IReadOnlyCollection<ConnectionValidationError> Errors, IReadOnlyCollection<string> Warnings);
 internal sealed record ConnectionListResponse(IReadOnlyCollection<ConnectionResponse> Items, string? NextCursor);
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Services/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Services/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry.cs
index 6024f6598..269664c7b 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Services/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication/Services/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry.cs
@@ -47,17 +47,29 @@ public sealed class DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry(
 
             var explicitOverride = candidatesForKey.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Source.Ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Database && x.Connection.OverridesConfigurationConnection && !x.Connection.ArchivedAt.HasValue);
             var preferred = explicitOverride ?? candidatesForKey.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Source.Ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Configuration) ?? candidatesForKey.First();
+            var preferredReference = ToReference(preferred);
+            var shadowedReferences = hasInheritedScopeCollision
+                ? []
+                : candidatesForKey
+                    .Where(candidate => !ReferenceEquals(candidate, preferred))
+                    .Select(ToReference)
+                    .ToArray();
 
             for (var index = 0; index < candidatesForKey.Length; index++)
             {
                 var candidate = candidatesForKey[index];
+                var isShadowed = !hasInheritedScopeCollision && !ReferenceEquals(candidate, preferred);
                 connections.Add(new EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection(
                     candidate.Connection,
                     candidate.Source.Ownership,
                     candidate.Scope,
                     hasInheritedScopeCollision ? ConnectionValidity.Invalid : ConnectionValidity.Unknown,
-                    !hasInheritedScopeCollision && !ReferenceEquals(candidate, preferred),
-                    candidate.Source.Name));
+                    isShadowed,
+                    candidate.Source.Name)
+                {
+                    ShadowedBy = isShadowed ? preferredReference : null,
+                    Shadows = isShadowed ? [] : shadowedReferences
+                });
             }
         }
 
@@ -132,6 +144,8 @@ public sealed class DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistry(
 
     private static bool IsInScope(IdentityProviderConnection connection, ConnectionScope scope) => string.Equals(connection.TenantId, scope.TenantId, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     private static int GetOwnershipPriority(ConnectionSourceOwnership ownership) => ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Configuration ? 0 : 1;
+    private static IdentityProviderConnectionReference ToReference(Candidate candidate) =>
+        new(candidate.Connection.Id, candidate.Connection.DisplayName, candidate.Source.Ownership);
 
     private sealed record Candidate(IIdentityProviderConnectionSource Source, ConnectionScope Scope, IdentityProviderConnection Connection);
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.IntegrationTests/Connections/ConnectionManagementTests.cs b/test/integration/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.IntegrationTests/Connections/ConnectionManagementTests.cs
index 00216a423..8417cdc31 100644
--- a/test/integration/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.IntegrationTests/Connections/ConnectionManagementTests.cs
+++ b/test/integration/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.IntegrationTests/Connections/ConnectionManagementTests.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ public class ConnectionManagementTests : IAsyncLifetime
         _registry.ConfigurationConnection = ConfigurationConnection("contoso");
         await _store.CreateAsync(DatabaseConnection(connectionId, ConnectionScope.HostTenantId, "contoso"));
 
-        Assert.False((await GetConnectionResponseAsync(connectionId)).CanPromoteToConfigurationOverride);
+        var shadowedDatabase = await GetConnectionResponseAsync(connectionId);
+        Assert.False(shadowedDatabase.CanPromoteToConfigurationOverride);
+        Assert.Equal("configuration-contoso", shadowedDatabase.ShadowedBy?.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(connectionId, Assert.Single((await GetConnectionResponseAsync("configuration-contoso")).Shadows).Id);
 
         _app!.Services.GetRequiredService<IOptions<ExternalAuthenticationOptions>>().Value.AllowConfigurationConnectionOverrides = true;
         Assert.True((await GetConnectionResponseAsync(connectionId)).CanPromoteToConfigurationOverride);
@@ -646,6 +649,15 @@ public class ConnectionManagementTests : IAsyncLifetime
         public bool EnabledIntent { get; set; }
         public int AdapterSettingsVersion { get; set; }
         public bool CanPromoteToConfigurationOverride { get; set; }
+        public ConnectionReferenceDocument? ShadowedBy { get; set; }
+        public ICollection<ConnectionReferenceDocument> Shadows { get; set; } = [];
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ConnectionReferenceDocument
+    {
+        public string Id { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string DisplayName { get; set; } = null!;
+        public string Source { get; set; } = null!;
     }
 
     private async Task<ConnectionDocument> GetConnectionResponseAsync(string connectionId)
@@ -867,7 +879,21 @@ public class ConnectionManagementTests : IAsyncLifetime
                     var preferred = candidatesForKey.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Database && x.Connection.OverridesConfigurationConnection && !x.Connection.ArchivedAt.HasValue)
                         ?? candidatesForKey.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Ownership == ConnectionSourceOwnership.Configuration)
                         ?? candidatesForKey[0];
-                    return candidatesForKey.Select(x => x with { IsShadowed = !ReferenceEquals(x, preferred) });
+                    var preferredReference = ToReference(preferred);
+                    var shadowedReferences = candidatesForKey
+                        .Where(candidate => !ReferenceEquals(candidate, preferred))
+                        .Select(ToReference)
+                        .ToArray();
+                    return candidatesForKey.Select(candidate =>
+                    {
+                        var isShadowed = !ReferenceEquals(candidate, preferred);
+                        return candidate with
+                        {
+                            IsShadowed = isShadowed,
+                            ShadowedBy = isShadowed ? preferredReference : null,
+                            Shadows = isShadowed ? [] : shadowedReferences
+                        };
+                    });
                 })
                 .ToArray();
             return new EffectiveConnectionRegistry(connections, [], "test");
@@ -876,5 +902,7 @@ public class ConnectionManagementTests : IAsyncLifetime
         public async ValueTask<EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection?> FindByKeyAsync(string targetTenantId, string key, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => (await GetAsync(targetTenantId, cancellationToken)).Connections.FirstOrDefault(x => string.Equals(x.Connection.Key, key, StringComparison.Ordinal));
         public async ValueTask<EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection?> FindByIdAsync(string targetTenantId, string connectionId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => (await GetAsync(targetTenantId, cancellationToken)).Connections.FirstOrDefault(x => string.Equals(x.Connection.Id, connectionId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
         private static ConnectionScope ToScope(string tenantId) => tenantId == ConnectionScope.HostTenantId ? ConnectionScope.Host : tenantId.Length == 0 ? ConnectionScope.DefaultTenant : new ConnectionScope(ConnectionScopeKind.Tenant, tenantId);
+        private static IdentityProviderConnectionReference ToReference(EffectiveIdentityProviderConnection connection) =>
+            new(connection.Connection.Id, connection.Connection.DisplayName, connection.Ownership);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Clients/ExternalAuthenticationClientContractTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Clients/ExternalAuthenticationClientContractTests.cs
index bc1862c69..67dc896b4 100644
--- a/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Clients/ExternalAuthenticationClientContractTests.cs
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Clients/ExternalAuthenticationClientContractTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
+using Elsa.Api.Client.Resources.ExternalAuthentication.Connections.Models;
 using Elsa.Api.Client.Resources.ExternalAuthentication.Connections.Requests;
 
 namespace Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests.Clients;
@@ -17,4 +18,29 @@ public class ExternalAuthenticationClientContractTests
 
         Assert.Equal("host", document.RootElement.GetProperty("scope").GetProperty("kind").GetString());
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectionDeserializesNamedShadowRelationships()
+    {
+        var connection = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ExternalAuthenticationConnection>(
+            """
+            {
+              "id": "deployment-keycloak",
+              "shadowed": true,
+              "shadowedBy": {
+                "id": "database-keycloak",
+                "displayName": "Keycloak",
+                "source": "database"
+              },
+              "shadows": []
+            }
+            """,
+            new JsonSerializerOptions(JsonSerializerDefaults.Web));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(connection);
+        Assert.Equal("database-keycloak", connection.ShadowedBy?.Id);
+        Assert.Equal("Keycloak", connection.ShadowedBy?.DisplayName);
+        Assert.Equal("database", connection.ShadowedBy?.Source);
+        Assert.Empty(connection.Shadows);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Foundational/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistryTests.cs b/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Foundational/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistryTests.cs
index a51ac1f2a..d838398d1 100644
--- a/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Foundational/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistryTests.cs
+++ b/test/unit/Elsa.ExternalAuthentication.UnitTests/Foundational/DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistryTests.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,33 @@ public class DefaultIdentityProviderConnectionRegistryTests
 
         var effective = Assert.Single(result.Connections, x => !x.IsShadowed);
         Assert.Equal("configuration-oidc", effective.Connection.Id);
-        Assert.Single(result.Connections, x => x.IsShadowed);
+        Assert.Equal("database-oidc", Assert.Single(effective.Shadows).Id);
+        var shadowed = Assert.Single(result.Connections, x => x.IsShadowed);
+        Assert.Equal("configuration-oidc", Assert.IsType<IdentityProviderConnectionReference>(shadowed.ShadowedBy).Id);
         Assert.Equal(["configuration-oidc"], result.LoginMethods.Select(x => x.Id));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExplicitDatabaseOverrideIdentifiesItsShadowedConfigurationConnection()
+    {
+        var configuration = ExternalAuthenticationTestData.CreateConnection("configuration-oidc", ConnectionScope.HostTenantId, "oidc");
+        var database = ExternalAuthenticationTestData.CreateConnection("database-oidc", ConnectionScope.HostTenantId, "OIDC");
+        database.OverridesConfigurationConnection = true;
+        var registry = CreateRegistry(
+            new TestConnectionSource("database", ConnectionSourceOwnership.Database, [(ConnectionScope.Host, [database])]),
+            new TestConnectionSource("configuration", ConnectionSourceOwnership.Configuration, [(ConnectionScope.Host, [configuration])]));
+
+        var result = await registry.GetAsync("tenant-a");
+
+        var effective = Assert.Single(result.Connections, x => !x.IsShadowed);
+        Assert.Equal("database-oidc", effective.Connection.Id);
+        Assert.Equal("configuration-oidc", Assert.Single(effective.Shadows).Id);
+        var shadowed = Assert.Single(result.Connections, x => x.IsShadowed);
+        var shadowedBy = Assert.IsType<IdentityProviderConnectionReference>(shadowed.ShadowedBy);
+        Assert.Equal("database-oidc", shadowedBy.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(ConnectionSourceOwnership.Database, shadowedBy.Ownership);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task ConfigurationPreferredConnectionWinsOverDatabasePreferredConnection()
     {