diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
index 71b7aa859..0746e6b5c 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/processors/request_parser.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """SAML AuthNRequest Parser and dataclass"""
 from base64 import b64decode
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 import xmlsec
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
     def __init__(self, provider: SAMLProvider):
         self.provider = provider
 
-    def _parse_xml(self, decoded_xml: str, relay_state: Optional[str]) -> AuthNRequest:
+    def _parse_xml(
+        self, decoded_xml: Union[str, bytes], relay_state: Optional[str]
+    ) -> AuthNRequest:
         root = ElementTree.fromstring(decoded_xml)
 
         request_acs_url = root.attrib["AssertionConsumerServiceURL"]
@@ -79,10 +81,12 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
 
         return auth_n_request
 
-    def parse(self, saml_request: str, relay_state: Optional[str]) -> AuthNRequest:
+    def parse(
+        self, saml_request: str, relay_state: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> AuthNRequest:
         """Validate and parse raw request with enveloped signautre."""
         try:
-            decoded_xml = b64decode(saml_request.encode()).decode()
+            decoded_xml = b64decode(saml_request.encode())
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             raise CannotHandleAssertion(ERROR_CANNOT_DECODE_REQUEST)
 
@@ -93,8 +97,9 @@ class AuthNRequestParser:
         signature_nodes = root.xpath(
             "/samlp:AuthnRequest/ds:Signature", namespaces=NS_MAP
         )
-        if len(signature_nodes) != 1:
-            raise CannotHandleAssertion(ERROR_SIGNATURE_REQUIRED_BUT_ABSENT)
+        # No signatures, no verifier configured -> decode xml directly
+        if len(signature_nodes) < 1 and not verifier:
+            return self._parse_xml(decoded_xml, relay_state)
 
         signature_node = signature_nodes[0]
 
diff --git a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
index ba5915a8e..f217da405 100644
--- a/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
+++ b/authentik/providers/saml/tests/test_auth_n_request.py
@@ -14,13 +14,29 @@ from authentik.providers.saml.processors.assertion import AssertionProcessor
 from authentik.providers.saml.processors.request_parser import AuthNRequestParser
 from authentik.sources.saml.exceptions import MismatchedRequestID
 from authentik.sources.saml.models import SAMLSource
-from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED
+from authentik.sources.saml.processors.constants import (
+    SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL,
+    SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED,
+)
 from authentik.sources.saml.processors.request import (
     SESSION_REQUEST_ID,
     RequestProcessor,
 )
 from authentik.sources.saml.processors.response import ResponseProcessor
 
+POST_REQUEST = (
+    "PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48c2FtbDJwOkF1dGhuUmVxdWVzdCB4bWxuczpzYW1sMn"
+    "A9InVybjpvYXNpczpuYW1lczp0YzpTQU1MOjIuMDpwcm90b2NvbCIgQXNzZXJ0aW9uQ29uc3VtZXJTZXJ2aWNlVVJMPSJo"
+    "dHRwczovL2V1LWNlbnRyYWwtMS5zaWduaW4uYXdzLmFtYXpvbi5jb20vcGxhdGZvcm0vc2FtbC9hY3MvMmQ3MzdmOTYtNT"
+    "VmYi00MDM1LTk1M2UtNWUyNDEzNGViNzc4IiBEZXN0aW5hdGlvbj0iaHR0cHM6Ly9pZC5iZXJ5anUub3JnL2FwcGxpY2F0"
+    "aW9uL3NhbWwvYXdzLXNzby9zc28vYmluZGluZy9wb3N0LyIgSUQ9ImF3c19MRHhMR2V1YnBjNWx4MTJneENnUzZ1UGJpeD"
+    "F5ZDVyZSIgSXNzdWVJbnN0YW50PSIyMDIxLTA3LTA2VDE0OjIzOjA2LjM4OFoiIFByb3RvY29sQmluZGluZz0idXJuOm9h"
+    "c2lzOm5hbWVzOnRjOlNBTUw6Mi4wOmJpbmRpbmdzOkhUVFAtUE9TVCIgVmVyc2lvbj0iMi4wIj48c2FtbDI6SXNzdWVyIH"
+    "htbG5zOnNhbWwyPSJ1cm46b2FzaXM6bmFtZXM6dGM6U0FNTDoyLjA6YXNzZXJ0aW9uIj5odHRwczovL2V1LWNlbnRyYWwt"
+    "MS5zaWduaW4uYXdzLmFtYXpvbi5jb20vcGxhdGZvcm0vc2FtbC9kLTk5NjcyZjgyNzg8L3NhbWwyOklzc3Vlcj48c2FtbD"
+    "JwOk5hbWVJRFBvbGljeSBGb3JtYXQ9InVybjpvYXNpczpuYW1lczp0YzpTQU1MOjEuMTpuYW1laWQtZm9ybWF0OmVtYWls"
+    "QWRkcmVzcyIvPjwvc2FtbDJwOkF1dGhuUmVxdWVzdD4="
+)
 REDIRECT_REQUEST = (
     "fZLNbsIwEIRfJfIdbKeFgEUipXAoEm0jSHvopTLJplhK7NTr9Oft6yRUKhekPdk73+yOdoWyqVuRdu6k9/DRAbrgu6k1iu"
     "EjJp3VwkhUKLRsAIUrxCF92IlwykRrjTOFqUmQIoJ1yui10dg1YA9gP1UBz/tdTE7OtSgo5WzKQzYditGeP8GW9rSQZk+H"
@@ -208,3 +224,22 @@ class TestAuthNRequest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(parsed_request.id, "_dcf55fcd27a887e60a7ef9ee6fd3adab")
         self.assertEqual(parsed_request.name_id_policy, SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED)
         self.assertEqual(parsed_request.relay_state, REDIRECT_RELAY_STATE)
+
+    def test_signed_static(self):
+        """Test post request with static request"""
+        provider = SAMLProvider(
+            name="aws",
+            authorization_flow=Flow.objects.get(
+                slug="default-provider-authorization-implicit-consent"
+            ),
+            acs_url=(
+                "https://eu-central-1.signin.aws.amazon.com/platform/"
+                "saml/acs/2d737f96-55fb-4035-953e-5e24134eb778"
+            ),
+            audience="https://10.120.20.200/saml-sp/SAML2/POST",
+            issuer="https://10.120.20.200/saml-sp/SAML2/POST",
+            signing_kp=CertificateKeyPair.objects.first(),
+        )
+        parsed_request = AuthNRequestParser(provider).parse(POST_REQUEST)
+        self.assertEqual(parsed_request.id, "aws_LDxLGeubpc5lx12gxCgS6uPbix1yd5re")
+        self.assertEqual(parsed_request.name_id_policy, SAML_NAME_ID_FORMAT_EMAIL)