diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c376a9..acaf3aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## v0.1.19 (TBA)
 
 * Updated docs to detail `:inets` compilation
+* `Assent.OAuth2.authorize_url/1` now returns the state, if defined, from `authorization_params`
 
 ## v0.1.18 (2020-11-08)
 
diff --git a/lib/assent/strategies/oauth2.ex b/lib/assent/strategies/oauth2.ex
index f333a5c..67d8bba 100644
--- a/lib/assent/strategies/oauth2.ex
+++ b/lib/assent/strategies/oauth2.ex
@@ -84,27 +84,35 @@ defmodule Assent.Strategy.OAuth2 do
     with {:ok, redirect_uri} <- Config.fetch(config, :redirect_uri),
          {:ok, site}         <- Config.fetch(config, :site),
          {:ok, client_id}    <- Config.fetch(config, :client_id) do
-      state         = gen_state()
-      params        = authorization_params(config, client_id, state, redirect_uri)
+      params        = authorization_params(config, client_id, redirect_uri)
       authorize_url = Config.get(config, :authorize_url, "/oauth/authorize")
       url           = Helpers.to_url(site, authorize_url, params)
 
-      {:ok, %{url: url, session_params: %{state: state}}}
+      {:ok, %{url: url, session_params: %{state: params[:state]}}}
     end
   end
 
-  defp authorization_params(config, client_id, state, redirect_uri) do
+  defp authorization_params(config, client_id, redirect_uri) do
     params = Config.get(config, :authorization_params, [])
 
     [
       response_type: "code",
       client_id: client_id,
-      state: state,
+      state: gen_state(),
       redirect_uri: redirect_uri]
     |> Keyword.merge(params)
     |> List.keysort(0)
   end
 
+  defp gen_state do
+    24
+    |> :crypto.strong_rand_bytes()
+    |> :erlang.bitstring_to_list()
+    |> Enum.map(fn x -> :erlang.integer_to_binary(x, 16) end)
+    |> Enum.join()
+    |> String.downcase()
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Callback phase for generating access token with authorization code and fetch
   user data. Returns a map with access token in `:token` and user data in
@@ -348,13 +356,4 @@ defmodule Assent.Strategy.OAuth2 do
   defp process_user_response({:ok, %HTTPResponse{status: 200, body: user}}), do: {:ok, user}
   defp process_user_response({:error, %HTTPResponse{status: 401}}), do: {:error, %RequestError{message: "Unauthorized token"}}
   defp process_user_response(any), do: process_response(any)
-
-  defp gen_state do
-    24
-    |> :crypto.strong_rand_bytes()
-    |> :erlang.bitstring_to_list()
-    |> Enum.map(fn x -> :erlang.integer_to_binary(x, 16) end)
-    |> Enum.join()
-    |> String.downcase()
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/assent/strategies/oauth2_test.exs b/test/assent/strategies/oauth2_test.exs
index 6a15ccd..b42d34c 100644
--- a/test/assent/strategies/oauth2_test.exs
+++ b/test/assent/strategies/oauth2_test.exs
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ defmodule Assent.Strategy.OAuth2Test do
     assert url =~ "http://localhost:#{bypass.port}/oauth/authorize?client_id=#{@client_id}&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A4000%2Fauth%2Fcallback&response_type=code&state=#{state}"
   end
 
+  test "authorize_url/2 with state in authorization_param", %{config: config} do
+    assert {:ok, %{session_params: %{state: state}}} =
+      config
+      |> Keyword.put(:client_id, @client_id)
+      |> Keyword.put(:authorization_params, state: "state_test_value")
+      |> OAuth2.authorize_url()
+
+    assert state == "state_test_value"
+  end
+
   describe "callback/2" do
     setup %{config: config} do
       config =