diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/util/TokenUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/util/TokenUtil.java
index 92d7d13273..6b699afd58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/util/TokenUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/util/TokenUtil.java
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public class TokenUtil {
     public static final String TOKEN_TYPE_JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN = "at+jwt";
     public static final String TOKEN_TYPE_JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_PREFIXED = "application/" + TOKEN_TYPE_JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN;
 
+    // https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-backchannel-1_0.html#LogoutToken
+    public static final String TOKEN_TYPE_JWT_LOGOUT_TOKEN = "logout+jwt";
+
     public static final String TOKEN_TYPE_KEYCLOAK_ID = "Serialized-ID";
 
     public static final String TOKEN_TYPE_ID = "ID";
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/jose/jws/DefaultTokenManager.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/jose/jws/DefaultTokenManager.java
index 4bd94b5b35..3775084824 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/jose/jws/DefaultTokenManager.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/jose/jws/DefaultTokenManager.java
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ public class DefaultTokenManager implements TokenManager {
         SignatureProvider signatureProvider = session.getProvider(SignatureProvider.class, signatureAlgorithm);
         SignatureSignerContext signer = signatureProvider.signer();
 
-        String encodedToken = new JWSBuilder().type("JWT").jsonContent(token).sign(signer);
+        String type = type(token.getCategory());
+        String encodedToken = new JWSBuilder().type(type).jsonContent(token).sign(signer);
         return encodedToken;
     }
 
@@ -235,6 +236,15 @@ public class DefaultTokenManager implements TokenManager {
         return encodedToken;
     }
 
+    private String type(TokenCategory category) {
+        switch (category) {
+            case LOGOUT:
+                return TokenUtil.TOKEN_TYPE_JWT_LOGOUT_TOKEN;
+            default:
+                return "JWT";
+        }
+    }
+
     private boolean isTokenEncryptRequired(TokenCategory category) {
         if (cekManagementAlgorithm(category) == null) return false;
         if (encryptAlgorithm(category) == null) return false;
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/LogoutTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/LogoutTest.java
index 46928a6971..fd53ec562c 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/LogoutTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/oauth/LogoutTest.java
@@ -336,7 +336,12 @@ public class LogoutTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
                 MatcherAssert.assertThat(response.getFirstHeader(HttpHeaders.LOCATION).getValue(), is(oauth.APP_AUTH_ROOT));
             }
 
-            validateLogoutToken(testingClient.testApp().getBackChannelLogoutToken());
+            String rawLogoutToken = testingClient.testApp().getBackChannelRawLogoutToken();
+            JWSInput jwsInput = new JWSInput(rawLogoutToken);
+            LogoutToken logoutToken = jwsInput.readJsonContent(LogoutToken.class);
+            validateLogoutToken(logoutToken);
+            JWSHeader logoutTokenHeader = jwsInput.getHeader();
+            assertEquals("logout+jwt", logoutTokenHeader.getType());
         } finally {
             rep.getAttributes().put(OIDCConfigAttributes.BACKCHANNEL_LOGOUT_URL, "");
             clientResource.update(rep);