diff --git a/examples/authenticated-api/echo/api/api.gen.go b/examples/authenticated-api/echo/api/api.gen.go
index 383ab5dc25..1dc357519f 100644
--- a/examples/authenticated-api/echo/api/api.gen.go
+++ b/examples/authenticated-api/echo/api/api.gen.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	BearerAuthScopes = "BearerAuth.Scopes"
+	BearerAuthScopes bearerAuthContextKey = "BearerAuth.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Error defines model for Error.
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ type ThingWithID struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 }
 
+// bearerAuthContextKey is the context key for BearerAuth security scheme
+type bearerAuthContextKey string
+
 // AddThingJSONRequestBody defines body for AddThing for application/json ContentType.
 type AddThingJSONRequestBody = Thing
 
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ type ServerInterfaceWrapper struct {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) ListThings(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(BearerAuthScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(BearerAuthScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.ListThings(ctx)
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) ListThings(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) AddThing(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(BearerAuthScopes, []string{"things:w"})
+	ctx.Set(string(BearerAuthScopes), []string{"things:w"})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.AddThing(ctx)
diff --git a/examples/authenticated-api/stdhttp/api/api.gen.go b/examples/authenticated-api/stdhttp/api/api.gen.go
index 91ced48c3d..bf3af4b293 100644
--- a/examples/authenticated-api/stdhttp/api/api.gen.go
+++ b/examples/authenticated-api/stdhttp/api/api.gen.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	BearerAuthScopes = "BearerAuth.Scopes"
+	BearerAuthScopes bearerAuthContextKey = "BearerAuth.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Error defines model for Error.
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ type ThingWithID struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 }
 
+// bearerAuthContextKey is the context key for BearerAuth security scheme
+type bearerAuthContextKey string
+
 // AddThingJSONRequestBody defines body for AddThing for application/json ContentType.
 type AddThingJSONRequestBody = Thing
 
diff --git a/internal/test/any_of/codegen/inline/openapi.gen.go b/internal/test/any_of/codegen/inline/openapi.gen.go
index d3f34bec6e..4179ed9495 100644
--- a/internal/test/any_of/codegen/inline/openapi.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/any_of/codegen/inline/openapi.gen.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ApiKeyAuthScopes = "ApiKeyAuth.Scopes"
+	ApiKeyAuthScopes apiKeyAuthContextKey = "ApiKeyAuth.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Cat This is a cat
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ type Rat struct {
 	Squeaks *bool   `json:"squeaks,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// apiKeyAuthContextKey is the context key for ApiKeyAuth security scheme
+type apiKeyAuthContextKey string
+
 // RequestEditorFn  is the function signature for the RequestEditor callback function
 type RequestEditorFn func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error
 
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ type ServerInterfaceWrapper struct {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) GetPets(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(ApiKeyAuthScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(ApiKeyAuthScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.GetPets(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/test/any_of/codegen/ref_schema/openapi.gen.go b/internal/test/any_of/codegen/ref_schema/openapi.gen.go
index 38f87c47be..d255052757 100644
--- a/internal/test/any_of/codegen/ref_schema/openapi.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/any_of/codegen/ref_schema/openapi.gen.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ApiKeyAuthScopes = "ApiKeyAuth.Scopes"
+	ApiKeyAuthScopes apiKeyAuthContextKey = "ApiKeyAuth.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Cat This is a cat
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ type Rat struct {
 	Squeaks *bool   `json:"squeaks,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// apiKeyAuthContextKey is the context key for ApiKeyAuth security scheme
+type apiKeyAuthContextKey string
+
 // AsCat returns the union data inside the GetPetsDto_Data as a Cat
 func (t GetPetsDto_Data) AsCat() (Cat, error) {
 	var body Cat
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ type ServerInterfaceWrapper struct {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) GetPets(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(ApiKeyAuthScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(ApiKeyAuthScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.GetPets(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/test/client/client.gen.go b/internal/test/client/client.gen.go
index 275c72cf0f..17135a2ea7 100644
--- a/internal/test/client/client.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/client/client.gen.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	OpenIdScopes = "OpenId.Scopes"
+	OpenIdScopes openIdContextKey = "OpenId.Scopes"
 )
 
 // SchemaObject defines model for SchemaObject.
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type SchemaObject struct {
 	Role      string `json:"role"`
 }
 
+// openIdContextKey is the context key for OpenId security scheme
+type openIdContextKey string
+
 // PostVendorJsonApplicationVndAPIPlusJSONBody defines parameters for PostVendorJson.
 type PostVendorJsonApplicationVndAPIPlusJSONBody = map[string]interface{}
 
diff --git a/internal/test/client/client.yaml b/internal/test/client/client.yaml
index ea4c1c3b1e..15119e593e 100644
--- a/internal/test/client/client.yaml
+++ b/internal/test/client/client.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ paths:
             schema:
               type: object
 components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    OpenId:
+      type: openIdConnect
+      openIdConnectUrl: https://example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration
   schemas:
     SchemaObject:
       properties:
diff --git a/internal/test/externalref/petstore/externalref.gen.go b/internal/test/externalref/petstore/externalref.gen.go
index e8102f0d28..e4b540a404 100644
--- a/internal/test/externalref/petstore/externalref.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/externalref/petstore/externalref.gen.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Api_keyScopes       = "api_key.Scopes"
-	Petstore_authScopes = "petstore_auth.Scopes"
+	Api_keyScopes       apiKeyContextKey       = "api_key.Scopes"
+	Petstore_authScopes petstoreAuthContextKey = "petstore_auth.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Defines values for OrderStatus.
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ type User struct {
 // UserArray defines model for UserArray.
 type UserArray = []User
 
+// apiKeyContextKey is the context key for api_key security scheme
+type apiKeyContextKey string
+
+// petstoreAuthContextKey is the context key for petstore_auth security scheme
+type petstoreAuthContextKey string
+
 // FindPetsByStatusParams defines parameters for FindPetsByStatus.
 type FindPetsByStatusParams struct {
 	// Status Status values that need to be considered for filter
diff --git a/internal/test/issues/issue-1087/api.gen.go b/internal/test/issues/issue-1087/api.gen.go
index 3c408cc8f9..7c154d9115 100644
--- a/internal/test/issues/issue-1087/api.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/issues/issue-1087/api.gen.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ type N404 = externalRef0.Error
 // ThingResponse Object containing list of Things
 type ThingResponse = ThingList
 
+// bearerAuthWebhookContextKey is the context key for bearerAuthWebhook security scheme
+type bearerAuthWebhookContextKey string
+
 // RequestEditorFn  is the function signature for the RequestEditor callback function
 type RequestEditorFn func(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) error
 
diff --git a/internal/test/schemas/schemas.gen.go b/internal/test/schemas/schemas.gen.go
index 9c0871cb34..f8293f4608 100644
--- a/internal/test/schemas/schemas.gen.go
+++ b/internal/test/schemas/schemas.gen.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Access_tokenScopes = "access_token.Scopes"
+	Access_tokenScopes accessTokenContextKey = "access_token.Scopes"
 )
 
 // Defines values for EnumInObjInArrayVal.
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ type InnerRenamedAnonymousObject struct {
 // StringInPath defines model for StringInPath.
 type StringInPath = string
 
+// accessTokenContextKey is the context key for access-token security scheme
+type accessTokenContextKey string
+
 // Issue9JSONBody defines parameters for Issue9.
 type Issue9JSONBody = interface{}
 
@@ -1418,7 +1421,7 @@ type ServerInterfaceWrapper struct {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) EnsureEverythingIsReferenced(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.EnsureEverythingIsReferenced(ctx)
@@ -1429,7 +1432,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) EnsureEverythingIsReferenced(ctx echo.Context)
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue1051(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue1051(ctx)
@@ -1440,7 +1443,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue1051(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue127(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue127(ctx)
@@ -1451,7 +1454,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue127(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue185(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue185(ctx)
@@ -1469,7 +1472,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue209(ctx echo.Context) error {
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid format for parameter str: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue209(ctx, str)
@@ -1487,7 +1490,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue30(ctx echo.Context) error {
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid format for parameter fallthrough: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue30(ctx, pFallthrough)
@@ -1498,7 +1501,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue30(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) GetIssues375(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.GetIssues375(ctx)
@@ -1516,7 +1519,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue41(ctx echo.Context) error {
 		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid format for parameter 1param: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue41(ctx, n1param)
@@ -1527,7 +1530,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue41(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue9(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Parameter object where we will unmarshal all parameters from the context
 	var params Issue9Params
@@ -1547,7 +1550,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue9(ctx echo.Context) error {
 func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) Issue975(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	var err error
 
-	ctx.Set(Access_tokenScopes, []string{})
+	ctx.Set(string(Access_tokenScopes), []string{})
 
 	// Invoke the callback with all the unmarshaled arguments
 	err = w.Handler.Issue975(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/codegen.go b/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
index 3a77729bff..6aedce1805 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/codegen.go
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ func GenerateTypeDefinitions(t *template.Template, swagger *openapi3.T, ops []Op
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("error generating Go types for component request bodies: %w", err)
 		}
 		allTypes = append(allTypes, bodyTypes...)
+
+		securitySchemeTypes, err := GenerateTypesForSecuritySchemes(t, swagger.Components.SecuritySchemes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("error generating Go types for component security schemes: %w", err)
+		}
+		allTypes = append(allTypes, securitySchemeTypes...)
 	}
 
 	// Go through all operations, and add their types to allTypes, so that we can
@@ -847,6 +853,29 @@ func GenerateTypesForRequestBodies(t *template.Template, bodies map[string]*open
 	return types, nil
 }
 
+// GenerateTypesForSecuritySchemes generates type definitions for any custom types defined in the
+// components/securitySchemes section of the Swagger spec.
+func GenerateTypesForSecuritySchemes(t *template.Template, schemes map[string]*openapi3.SecuritySchemeRef) ([]TypeDefinition, error) {
+	var types []TypeDefinition
+
+	for _, schemeName := range SortedSecuritySchemeKeys(schemes) {
+		// Generate a type to be used as a key in context.WithValue
+		goTypeName := LowercaseFirstCharacter(SchemaNameToTypeName(schemeName)) + "ContextKey"
+		goType := Schema{
+			GoType:      "string",
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("is the context key for %s security scheme", schemeName),
+		}
+
+		types = append(types, TypeDefinition{
+			JsonName: schemeName,
+			TypeName: goTypeName,
+			Schema:   goType,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return types, nil
+}
+
 // GenerateTypes passes a bunch of types to the template engine, and buffers
 // its output into a string.
 func GenerateTypes(t *template.Template, types []TypeDefinition) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/template_helpers.go b/pkg/codegen/template_helpers.go
index e4d932116a..19c533f1e6 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/template_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/template_helpers.go
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ var TemplateFunctions = template.FuncMap{
 	"title":                      titleCaser.String,
 	"stripNewLines":              stripNewLines,
 	"sanitizeGoIdentity":         SanitizeGoIdentity,
+	"schemaNameToTypeName":       SchemaNameToTypeName,
 	"toGoString":                 StringToGoString,
 	"toGoComment":                StringWithTypeNameToGoComment,
 
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl
index 1c8cbd4922..df434e5377 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/constants.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- if gt (len .SecuritySchemeProviderNames) 0 }}
 const (
 {{range $ProviderName := .SecuritySchemeProviderNames}}
-    {{- $ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes = "{{$ProviderName}}.Scopes"
+    {{- $ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes {{$ProviderName | schemaNameToTypeName | lcFirst}}ContextKey = "{{$ProviderName}}.Scopes"
 {{end}}
 )
 {{end}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/echo-wrappers.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/echo-wrappers.tmpl
index 584a21f26c..a086d75d4e 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/echo-wrappers.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/echo-wrappers.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) {{.OperationId}} (ctx echo.Context) error {
 {{end}}
 
 {{range .SecurityDefinitions}}
-    ctx.Set({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes, {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
+    ctx.Set(string({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes), {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
 {{end}}
 
 {{if .RequiresParamObject}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/v5/echo-wrappers.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/v5/echo-wrappers.tmpl
index 9c1856167c..9f7d608dda 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/v5/echo-wrappers.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/echo/v5/echo-wrappers.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) {{.OperationId}} (ctx *echo.Context) error {
 {{end}}
 
 {{range .SecurityDefinitions}}
-    ctx.Set({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes, {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
+    ctx.Set(string({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes), {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
 {{end}}
 
 {{if .RequiresParamObject}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/fiber/fiber-middleware.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/fiber/fiber-middleware.tmpl
index 63bc2cb831..eab735e5e6 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/fiber/fiber-middleware.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/fiber/fiber-middleware.tmpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (siw *ServerInterfaceWrapper) {{$opid}}(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
   {{end}}
 
 {{range .SecurityDefinitions}}
-  c.Context().SetUserValue({{.ProviderName | ucFirst}}Scopes, {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
+  c.Context().SetUserValue(({{.ProviderName | ucFirst}}Scopes), {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
 {{end}}
 
   {{if .RequiresParamObject}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/gin/gin-wrappers.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/gin/gin-wrappers.tmpl
index 272e2ec609..e18c0d644c 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/gin/gin-wrappers.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/gin/gin-wrappers.tmpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (siw *ServerInterfaceWrapper) {{$opid}}(c *gin.Context) {
   {{end}}
 
 {{range .SecurityDefinitions}}
-  c.Set({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes, {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
+  c.Set(string({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes), {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
 {{end}}
 
   {{if .RequiresParamObject}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/iris/iris-middleware.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/iris/iris-middleware.tmpl
index 0bc6b1229b..7ee4ce9b2b 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/iris/iris-middleware.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/iris/iris-middleware.tmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (w *ServerInterfaceWrapper) {{.OperationId}} (ctx iris.Context) {
 {{end}}
 
 {{range .SecurityDefinitions}}
-    ctx.Set({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes, {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
+    ctx.Set(string({{.ProviderName | sanitizeGoIdentity | ucFirst}}Scopes), {{toStringArray .Scopes}})
 {{end}}
 
 {{if .RequiresParamObject}}
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/utils.go b/pkg/codegen/utils.go
index adfeb7c89f..b6fb91985f 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/utils.go
@@ -405,6 +405,18 @@ func schemaXOrder(v *openapi3.SchemaRef) (int64, bool) {
 	return 0, false
 }
 
+// SortedParameterKeys returns sorted keys for a SecuritySchemeRef dict
+func SortedSecuritySchemeKeys(dict map[string]*openapi3.SecuritySchemeRef) []string {
+	keys := make([]string, len(dict))
+	i := 0
+	for key := range dict {
+		keys[i] = key
+		i++
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
 // StringInArray checks whether the specified string is present in an array
 // of strings
 func StringInArray(str string, array []string) bool {