diff --git a/pkg/models/user_auth.go b/pkg/models/user_auth.go
index bebdfdccf61..7b2697778dc 100644
--- a/pkg/models/user_auth.go
+++ b/pkg/models/user_auth.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type ExternalUserInfo struct {
 	OrgRoles       map[int64]org.RoleType
 	IsGrafanaAdmin *bool // This is a pointer to know if we should sync this or not (nil = ignore sync)
 	IsDisabled     bool
+	SkipTeamSync   bool
 }
 
 func (e *ExternalUserInfo) String() string {
diff --git a/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt.go b/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt.go
index 79259943af1..8ad47e3105e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt.go
+++ b/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt.go
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ func (s *JWT) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *authn.Request) (*authn.Identi
 		AuthID:     sub,
 		OrgRoles:   map[int64]org.RoleType{},
 		ClientParams: authn.ClientParams{
-			SyncUser:            true,
-			SyncTeamMembers:     true,
+			SyncUser: true,
+			// We do not allow team member sync from JWT Authentication
+			SyncTeamMembers:     false,
 			AllowSignUp:         s.cfg.JWTAuthAutoSignUp,
 			EnableDisabledUsers: false,
 		}}
diff --git a/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt_test.go b/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt_test.go
index 80df9289092..d95876fd4f6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/authn/clients/jwt_test.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func TestAuthenticateJWT(t *testing.T) {
 		IsDisabled:     false,
 		HelpFlags1:     0,
 		ClientParams: authn.ClientParams{
+			SyncTeamMembers: false,
 			SyncUser:        true,
 			AllowSignUp:     true,
-			SyncTeamMembers: true,
 			LookUpParams: models.UserLookupParams{
 				UserID: nil,
 				Email:  stringPtr("eai.doe@cor.po"),
diff --git a/pkg/services/contexthandler/auth_jwt.go b/pkg/services/contexthandler/auth_jwt.go
index 68558418a4d..24f7a2c0a22 100644
--- a/pkg/services/contexthandler/auth_jwt.go
+++ b/pkg/services/contexthandler/auth_jwt.go
@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithJWT(ctx *contextmodel.ReqContext, orgId
 		ctx.JsonApiErr(http.StatusUnauthorized, InvalidJWT, err)
 		return true
 	}
+
 	extUser := &models.ExternalUserInfo{
 		AuthModule: "jwt",
 		AuthId:     sub,
 		OrgRoles:   map[int64]org.RoleType{},
+		// we do not want to sync team memberships from JWT authentication see - https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/62175
+		SkipTeamSync: true,
 	}
 
 	if key := h.Cfg.JWTAuthUsernameClaim; key != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice.go b/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice.go
index 37f38af1373..89cc5351dae 100644
--- a/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice.go
+++ b/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice.go
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ func (ls *Implementation) UpsertUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.UpsertUser
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ls.TeamSync != nil {
+	// There are external providers where we want to completely skip team synchronization see - https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/62175
+	if ls.TeamSync != nil && !extUser.SkipTeamSync {
 		if errTeamSync := ls.TeamSync(cmd.Result, extUser); errTeamSync != nil {
 			return errTeamSync
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice_test.go b/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice_test.go
index 0798d744045..c7d5a4762bc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/login/loginservice/loginservice_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func Test_teamSync(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	email := "test_user@example.org"
-	upserCmd := &models.UpsertUserCommand{ExternalUser: &models.ExternalUserInfo{Email: email},
+	upsertCmd := &models.UpsertUserCommand{ExternalUser: &models.ExternalUserInfo{Email: email},
 		UserLookupParams: models.UserLookupParams{Email: &email}}
 	expectedUser := &user.User{
 		ID:    1,
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func Test_teamSync(t *testing.T) {
 	var actualUser *user.User
 	var actualExternalUser *models.ExternalUserInfo
 
-	t.Run("login.TeamSync should not be called when  nil", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upserCmd)
+	t.Run("login.TeamSync should not be called when nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upsertCmd)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, actualUser)
 		assert.Nil(t, actualExternalUser)
@@ -97,10 +97,33 @@ func Test_teamSync(t *testing.T) {
 				return nil
 			}
 			login.TeamSync = teamSyncFunc
-			err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upserCmd)
+			err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upsertCmd)
 			require.Nil(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, actualUser, expectedUser)
-			assert.Equal(t, actualExternalUser, upserCmd.ExternalUser)
+			assert.Equal(t, actualExternalUser, upsertCmd.ExternalUser)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("login.TeamSync should not be called when not nil and skipTeamSync is set for externalUserInfo", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var actualUser *user.User
+			var actualExternalUser *models.ExternalUserInfo
+			upsertCmdSkipTeamSync := &models.UpsertUserCommand{
+				ExternalUser: &models.ExternalUserInfo{
+					Email: email,
+					// sending in ExternalUserInfo with SkipTeamSync yields no team sync
+					SkipTeamSync: true,
+				},
+				UserLookupParams: models.UserLookupParams{Email: &email},
+			}
+			teamSyncFunc := func(user *user.User, externalUser *models.ExternalUserInfo) error {
+				actualUser = user
+				actualExternalUser = externalUser
+				return nil
+			}
+			login.TeamSync = teamSyncFunc
+			err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upsertCmdSkipTeamSync)
+			require.Nil(t, err)
+			assert.Nil(t, actualUser)
+			assert.Nil(t, actualExternalUser)
 		})
 
 		t.Run("login.TeamSync should propagate its errors to the caller", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -108,7 +131,7 @@ func Test_teamSync(t *testing.T) {
 				return errors.New("teamsync test error")
 			}
 			login.TeamSync = teamSyncFunc
-			err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upserCmd)
+			err := login.UpsertUser(context.Background(), upsertCmd)
 			require.Error(t, err)
 		})
 	})