diff --git a/docs/portal_config.md b/docs/portal_config.md
index 7f4ecaa042..e3ccf50f87 100644
--- a/docs/portal_config.md
+++ b/docs/portal_config.md
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ Below is an example, with inline comments describing what each JSON block config
     // lacks support for search filter state, accessibility state, table state.
     "explorerHideEmptyFilterSection": false, // optional, when filtering data hide FilterSection when they are empty.
     "explorerFilterValuesToHide": ["array of strings"], // optional, Values set in array will be hidden in guppy filters. Intended use is to hide missing data category from filters, for this it should be set to the same as `missing_data_alias` in Guppy server config
+    "forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions": [], // optional, Values set in array will be used to force single login option dropdown for a list of IdPs. For example, if a single InCommon login needs to be shown as dropdown, this option will contain `["InCommon Login"]` and will be displayed as such.
     "studyRegistration": true, // optional, whether to enable the study registration feature
     "workspaceRegistration": true, // optional, whether to enable the workspace registration feature
     "workspaceTokenServiceRefreshTokenAtLogin": true, // optional, whether to refresh the WTS token directly at portal login (recommended mode). If not set, this refresh happens only when the user enters the workspace section of the portal (default/old/previous mode).
diff --git a/src/Login/Login.jsx b/src/Login/Login.jsx
index 693ec73f37..5d388107a2 100644
--- a/src/Login/Login.jsx
+++ b/src/Login/Login.jsx
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ import querystring from 'querystring';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'; // see https://github.com/facebook/prop-types#prop-types
 import Select, { createFilter } from 'react-select';
 import Button from '@gen3/ui-component/dist/components/Button';
-import { basename } from '../localconf';
+import { basename, forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions } from '../localconf';
 import { components } from '../params';
 
 import './Login.less';
 
 const getInitialState = (height) => ({ height });
 
+const determineIfEntryLoginSelectShown = (name, loginOptionsLength) => ((forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions
+    && forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions.includes(name))
+  || loginOptionsLength > 1);
+
 // Get a url for a given "location" (location object should have at least the .from attribute)
 export const getUrlForRedirectLocation = (location) => {
   // compose next according to location.from
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ class Login extends React.Component {
                   // over the login options' names (e.g. "The University of
                   // Chicago") and not the actual option values, which are
                   // URLs.
-                  loginOptions[i].length > 1 && (
+                  determineIfEntryLoginSelectShown(p.name, loginOptions[i].length) && (
                     <Select
                       isClearable
                       isSearchable
diff --git a/src/localconf.js b/src/localconf.js
index 40bebe35e2..a8ef42c720 100644
--- a/src/localconf.js
+++ b/src/localconf.js
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ function buildConfig(opts) {
     explorerFilterValuesToHide = config.featureFlags.explorerFilterValuesToHide;
   }
 
+  let forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions = [];
+  if (config.featureFlags && config.featureFlags.forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions) {
+    forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions = config.featureFlags.forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions;
+  }
+
   const enableResourceBrowser = !!config.resourceBrowser;
   let resourceBrowserPublic = false;
   if (config.resourceBrowser && config.resourceBrowser.public) {
@@ -547,6 +552,7 @@ function buildConfig(opts) {
     explorerPublic,
     explorerHideEmptyFilterSection,
     explorerFilterValuesToHide,
+    forceSingleLoginDropdownOptions,
     authzPath,
     authzMappingPath,
     enableResourceBrowser,