diff --git a/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_client.js b/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_client.js
index 155dd7949a..3f9ed6d586 100644
--- a/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_client.js
+++ b/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_client.js
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
 
     var state = Meteor.uuid();
     // XXX I think there's a smaller popup. Replace with appropriate URL.
-    // XXX need to support configuring scope
+
+    var scope = "email";
+    if (Meteor.accounts.facebook._options &&
+        Meteor.accounts.facebook._options.scope)
+      scope = Meteor.accounts.facebook._options.scope.join(',');
+
     var loginUrl =
           'https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth?client_id=' + Meteor.accounts.facebook._appId +
           '&redirect_uri=' + Meteor.accounts.facebook._appUrl + '/_oauth/facebook?close' +
-          '&scope=email&state=' + state;
+          '&scope=' + scope + '&state=' + state;
 
     Meteor.accounts.oauth2.initiateLogin(state, loginUrl);
   };
diff --git a/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_common.js b/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_common.js
index 0cccb5a8ed..8fd6105955 100644
--- a/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_common.js
+++ b/packages/accounts-facebook/facebook_common.js
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ if (!Meteor.accounts.facebook) {
   Meteor.accounts.facebook = {};
 }
 
-Meteor.accounts.facebook.config = function(appId, appUrl) {
+Meteor.accounts.facebook.config = function(appId, appUrl, options) {
   Meteor.accounts.facebook._appId = appId;
   Meteor.accounts.facebook._appUrl = appUrl;
+  Meteor.accounts.facebook._options = options;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/packages/accounts-google/google_client.js b/packages/accounts-google/google_client.js
index ab740171e3..10fb1f9d7b 100644
--- a/packages/accounts-google/google_client.js
+++ b/packages/accounts-google/google_client.js
@@ -4,12 +4,24 @@
       throw new Meteor.accounts.ConfigError("Need to call Meteor.accounts.google.config first");
 
     var state = Meteor.uuid();
-    // XXX need to support configuring access_type and scope
+
+    // always need this to get user id from google.
+    var required_scope = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile'];
+    var scope = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email'];
+    if (Meteor.accounts.google._options &&
+        Meteor.accounts.google._options.scope)
+      scope = Meteor.accounts.google._options.scope;
+    scope = _.union(scope, required_scope);
+    var flat_scope = _.map(scope, encodeURIComponent).join('+');
+
+    // Might be good to have a way to set access_type=offline. Need to
+    // both set it here and store the refresh token on the server.
+
     var loginUrl =
           'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth' +
           '?response_type=code' +
           '&client_id=' + Meteor.accounts.google._clientId +
-          '&scope=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fuserinfo.email+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fuserinfo.profile' +
+          '&scope=' + flat_scope +
           '&redirect_uri=' + Meteor.accounts.google._appUrl + '/_oauth/google?close' +
           '&state=' + state;
 
diff --git a/packages/accounts-google/google_common.js b/packages/accounts-google/google_common.js
index 5a79e14d57..5f6e4ddeaf 100644
--- a/packages/accounts-google/google_common.js
+++ b/packages/accounts-google/google_common.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ if (!Meteor.accounts.google) {
   Meteor.accounts.google = {};
 }
 
-Meteor.accounts.google.config = function(clientId, appUrl) {
+Meteor.accounts.google.config = function(clientId, appUrl, options) {
   Meteor.accounts.google._clientId = clientId;
   Meteor.accounts.google._appUrl = appUrl;
+  Meteor.accounts.google._options = options;
 };