diff --git a/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request.go b/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request.go
index e44f36d4a3..5d473f9f2c 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request.go
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ func NewRequest(bindDN string, searchReq ldap.SearchRequest, conn net.Conn) (*Re
 	if err != nil && len(searchReq.Filter) > 0 {
 		l.WithError(err).WithField("objectClass", filterOC).Warning("invalid filter object class")
 	}
+
+	// Handle comma-separated attributes
+	normalizedAttributes := normalizeAttributes(searchReq.Attributes)
+	if len(normalizedAttributes) != len(searchReq.Attributes) {
+		// Create a copy of the search request with normalized attributes
+		searchReq.Attributes = normalizedAttributes
+	}
+
 	return &Request{
 		SearchRequest:     searchReq,
 		BindDN:            bindDN,
@@ -64,6 +72,31 @@ func NewRequest(bindDN string, searchReq ldap.SearchRequest, conn net.Conn) (*Re
 	}, span
 }
 
+// normalizeAttributes handles the case where attributes might be passed as comma-separated strings
+// rather than as individual array elements
+func normalizeAttributes(attributes []string) []string {
+	if len(attributes) == 0 {
+		return attributes
+	}
+
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(attributes))
+	for _, attr := range attributes {
+		if strings.Contains(attr, ",") {
+			// Split comma-separated attributes and add them individually
+			parts := strings.Split(attr, ",")
+			for _, part := range parts {
+				part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
+				if part != "" {
+					result = append(result, part)
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			result = append(result, attr)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 func (r *Request) Context() context.Context {
 	return r.ctx
 }
diff --git a/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request_test.go b/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8032e073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/outpost/ldap/search/request_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package search
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNormalizeAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		input          []string
+		expectedOutput []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "Empty input",
+			input:          []string{},
+			expectedOutput: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "No commas",
+			input:          []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Single comma-separated string",
+			input:          []string{"uid,cn,sn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Mixed input",
+			input:          []string{"uid,cn", "sn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "With spaces",
+			input:          []string{"uid, cn, sn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Empty parts",
+			input:          []string{"uid,, cn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Single element",
+			input:          []string{"uid"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Only commas",
+			input:          []string{",,,"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Multiple comma-separated attributes",
+			input:          []string{"uid,cn", "sn,mail", "givenName"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn", "mail", "givenName"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Case preservation",
+			input:          []string{"uid,CN,sAMAccountName"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "CN", "sAMAccountName"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Leading and trailing spaces",
+			input:          []string{" uid , cn , sn "},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Real-world LDAP attribute examples",
+			input:          []string{"objectClass,memberOf,mail", "sAMAccountName,userPrincipalName"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"objectClass", "memberOf", "mail", "sAMAccountName", "userPrincipalName"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Jira-style attribute format",
+			input:          []string{"uid,cn,sn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "cn", "sn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Single string with single attribute",
+			input:          []string{"cn"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"cn"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Mix of standard and operational attributes",
+			input:          []string{"uid,+", "createTimestamp"},
+			expectedOutput: []string{"uid", "+", "createTimestamp"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := normalizeAttributes(tt.input)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedOutput, result)
+		})
+	}
+}