From 2075de32347f5b31c517298fb69efecbd49afada Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alec Rubin <8213066+alecrubin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:34:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add OIDC back-channel logout (#1734)

Co-authored-by: Alessandro (Ale) Segala <43508+ItalyPaleAle@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Elias Schneider <login@eliasschneider.com>
---
 backend/internal/backchannellogout/actor.go   |  67 ++++
 backend/internal/backchannellogout/service.go | 263 +++++++++++++++
 .../backchannellogout/service_test.go         | 318 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../internal/bootstrap/services_bootstrap.go  |  29 +-
 .../controller/well_known_controller.go       |   2 +
 backend/internal/dto/oidc_dto.go              |   2 +
 backend/internal/dto/validations.go           |  11 +
 backend/internal/dto/validations_test.go      |  34 ++
 backend/internal/ldapsync/module.go           |  19 +-
 backend/internal/ldapsync/service.go          | 172 +++++++---
 backend/internal/ldapsync/service_test.go     |  36 +-
 .../middleware/auth_middleware_test.go        |   2 +-
 backend/internal/model/oidc.go                |   1 +
 backend/internal/oidc/store.go                |   2 +
 backend/internal/service/e2etest_service.go   |  30 +-
 backend/internal/service/jwt_service.go       |  47 +++
 backend/internal/service/jwt_service_test.go  |  40 +++
 backend/internal/service/oidc_service.go      |  57 +++-
 backend/internal/service/oidc_service_test.go |  28 +-
 .../internal/service/user_group_service.go    |  80 ++++-
 backend/internal/service/user_service.go      |  48 ++-
 backend/internal/service/user_service_test.go |   3 +-
 ...idc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql |   1 +
 ..._oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql |   1 +
 ...idc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql |   1 +
 ..._oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql |   1 +
 frontend/messages/en.json                     |   2 +
 frontend/src/lib/types/oidc.type.ts           |   1 +
 .../oidc-clients/oidc-client-form.svelte      |  26 +-
 tests/data.ts                                 |   2 +
 tests/resources/export/database.json          |   9 +-
 tests/setup/docker-compose.yml                |   2 +
 tests/specs/oidc-backchannel-logout.spec.ts   | 252 ++++++++++++++
 33 files changed, 1493 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 backend/internal/backchannellogout/actor.go
 create mode 100644 backend/internal/backchannellogout/service.go
 create mode 100644 backend/internal/backchannellogout/service_test.go
 create mode 100644 backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
 create mode 100644 backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
 create mode 100644 backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
 create mode 100644 backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
 create mode 100644 tests/specs/oidc-backchannel-logout.spec.ts

diff --git a/backend/internal/backchannellogout/actor.go b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/actor.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d87670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/actor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package backchannellogout
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"github.com/italypaleale/francis/actor"
+)
+
+// ActorType is the actor type that delivers back-channel logout tokens as durable jobs
+const ActorType = "BackchannelLogoutNotifier"
+
+// methodDeliver is the job method that delivers one logout token to one client
+const methodDeliver = "deliver"
+
+const (
+	// deliveryConcurrency caps running delivery jobs per host without letting idle actors hold the available capacity
+	deliveryConcurrency = 4
+
+	// deliveryMaxAttempts caps the delivery attempts for one notification, so an unreachable client is not retried forever
+	deliveryMaxAttempts = 3
+)
+
+// notifierActor delivers the logout tokens scheduled as jobs
+// Jobs make the notifications durable: they survive a restart and failed deliveries are retried up to deliveryMaxAttempts times
+type notifierActor struct {
+	service *Service
+}
+
+func (s *Service) newNotifierActor(_ string, _ *actor.Service) actor.Actor {
+	return &notifierActor{service: s}
+}
+
+// Job implements actor.ActorJob
+func (a *notifierActor) Job(ctx context.Context, method string, data actor.Envelope) error {
+	if method != methodDeliver {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unsupported method '%s'", actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure, method)
+	}
+	if data == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: job input is empty", actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure)
+	}
+
+	var t target
+	err := data.Decode(&t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: job input is not a valid target: %w", actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure, err)
+	}
+
+	return a.service.sendLogoutToken(ctx, t)
+}
+
+// JobFailed implements actor.ActorJobFailed
+func (a *notifierActor) JobFailed(ctx context.Context, _ string, _ string, data actor.Envelope, jobErr error) error {
+	var t target
+	if data != nil {
+		_ = data.Decode(&t)
+	}
+
+	slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Giving up on delivering back-channel logout token",
+		slog.String("clientId", t.ClientID),
+		slog.String("userId", t.UserID),
+		slog.String("logoutUrl", t.LogoutURL),
+		slog.Any("error", jobErr),
+	)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service.go b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dab45ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+package backchannellogout
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/italypaleale/francis/actor"
+	francishost "github.com/italypaleale/francis/host"
+	"github.com/italypaleale/francis/host/local"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model"
+)
+
+// requestTimeout bounds each notification POST, so one unreachable client cannot stall the others
+const requestTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+
+// TokenSigner mints the logout tokens delivered to clients
+type TokenSigner interface {
+	GenerateLogoutToken(userID string, clientID string) (string, error)
+}
+
+// Service sends OIDC Back-Channel Logout 1.0 tokens to clients when a user's access is revoked
+// Deliveries are scheduled as durable jobs, so they survive a restart and failed attempts are retried a capped number of times before giving up
+type Service struct {
+	db          *gorm.DB
+	tokenSigner TokenSigner
+	httpClient  *http.Client
+	actors      *actor.Service
+}
+
+func NewService(db *gorm.DB, tokenSigner TokenSigner, httpClient *http.Client, actorsHost francishost.Host) (*Service, error) {
+	s := &Service{
+		db:          db,
+		tokenSigner: tokenSigner,
+		httpClient:  newHTTPClient(httpClient),
+		actors:      actorsHost.Service(),
+	}
+
+	err := actorsHost.RegisterActor(
+		ActorType,
+		s.newNotifierActor,
+		local.WithCapacityGroup(ActorType, deliveryConcurrency),
+		local.WithMaxAttempts(deliveryMaxAttempts),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error registering the %s actor: %w", ActorType, err)
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// newHTTPClient refuses to follow redirects, as Go would turn the POST into a body-less GET and the logout token would be silently dropped
+// Returning the redirect response instead makes the delivery fail loudly on the status check
+func newHTTPClient(source *http.Client) *http.Client {
+	if source == nil {
+		source = http.DefaultClient
+	}
+
+	return &http.Client{
+		Transport: source.Transport,
+		CheckRedirect: func(_ *http.Request, _ []*http.Request) error {
+			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// target is a single client to notify that a user's session should end
+type target struct {
+	UserID    string
+	ClientID  string
+	LogoutURL string
+}
+
+// targetsQuery selects the authorizations of clients that are registered for back-channel logout
+// Callers narrow it down to the users or the client whose access was revoked
+func (s *Service) targetsQuery(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
+	return tx.
+		WithContext(ctx).
+		Model(&model.UserAuthorizedOidcClient{}).
+		Select("user_authorized_oidc_clients.user_id", "user_authorized_oidc_clients.client_id", "oidc_clients.backchannel_logout_url AS logout_url").
+		Joins("JOIN oidc_clients ON oidc_clients.id = user_authorized_oidc_clients.client_id").
+		Where("oidc_clients.backchannel_logout_url <> ''")
+}
+
+// targetsForUsers returns every client the given users have authorized that is registered for back-channel logout
+func (s *Service) targetsForUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userIDs []string) ([]target, error) {
+	if len(userIDs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var targets []target
+	err := s.targetsQuery(ctx, tx).
+		Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.user_id IN (?)", userIDs).
+		Scan(&targets).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return targets, nil
+}
+
+// targetsForAuthorization returns the client to notify when a single authorization is revoked, and nothing when that client is not registered for back-channel logout
+func (s *Service) targetsForAuthorization(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userID string, clientID string) ([]target, error) {
+	var targets []target
+	err := s.targetsQuery(ctx, tx).
+		Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.user_id = ?", userID).
+		Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.client_id = ?", clientID).
+		Scan(&targets).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return targets, nil
+}
+
+// targetsForClient returns every user who has authorized the given client, when that client is registered for back-channel logout
+func (s *Service) targetsForClient(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, clientID string) ([]target, error) {
+	var targets []target
+	err := s.targetsQuery(ctx, tx).
+		Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.client_id = ?", clientID).
+		Scan(&targets).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return targets, nil
+}
+
+// targetsForLostGroupAccess returns clients registered for back-channel logout that the matched users have authorized but can no longer access because of the client's group restriction
+// It must run after the group membership or allowed-group change has been committed
+func (s *Service) targetsForLostGroupAccess(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userIDs []string, clientID string) ([]target, error) {
+	// Require at least one filter, so a caller that computes an empty user list can never match every user of every client
+	if len(userIDs) == 0 && clientID == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	query := s.targetsQuery(ctx, tx).
+		Where("oidc_clients.is_group_restricted = ?", true).
+		Where("NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM oidc_clients_allowed_user_groups ag JOIN user_groups_users ugu ON ugu.user_group_id = ag.user_group_id WHERE ag.oidc_client_id = oidc_clients.id AND ugu.user_id = user_authorized_oidc_clients.user_id)")
+	if len(userIDs) > 0 {
+		query = query.Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.user_id IN (?)", userIDs)
+	}
+	if clientID != "" {
+		query = query.Where("user_authorized_oidc_clients.client_id = ?", clientID)
+	}
+
+	var targets []target
+	err := query.Scan(&targets).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return targets, nil
+}
+
+// PrepareUserNotifications resolves, within the given transaction, the logout notifications for users whose access is being revoked
+// It exists for callers that delete the users or their authorizations, which are gone once the transaction commits
+// The returned function delivers the notifications in the background and must only be called after the transaction has committed
+// It is never nil, so callers that treat a failed lookup as non-fatal can call it unconditionally
+func (s *Service) PrepareUserNotifications(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userIDs []string) (func(), error) {
+	targets, err := s.targetsForUsers(ctx, tx, userIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return func() {}, err
+	}
+	return func() { s.notifyClients(ctx, targets) }, nil
+}
+
+// PrepareAuthorizationNotification resolves, within the given transaction, the logout notification for a single authorization that is being revoked
+// The returned function behaves like the one from PrepareUserNotifications
+func (s *Service) PrepareAuthorizationNotification(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userID string, clientID string) (func(), error) {
+	targets, err := s.targetsForAuthorization(ctx, tx, userID, clientID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return func() {}, err
+	}
+	return func() { s.notifyClients(ctx, targets) }, nil
+}
+
+// PrepareClientNotifications resolves, within the given transaction, the logout notifications for every user of a client that is being deleted
+// The returned function behaves like the one from PrepareUserNotifications
+func (s *Service) PrepareClientNotifications(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, clientID string) (func(), error) {
+	targets, err := s.targetsForClient(ctx, tx, clientID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return func() {}, err
+	}
+	return func() { s.notifyClients(ctx, targets) }, nil
+}
+
+// NotifyUser delivers logout tokens to every client the user has authorized that is registered for back-channel logout
+// It must be called after the change that revoked the user's access has been committed, and logs instead of failing because delivery is best effort
+func (s *Service) NotifyUser(ctx context.Context, userID string) {
+	targets, err := s.targetsForUsers(ctx, s.db, []string{userID})
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to find clients to notify for back-channel logout", slog.String("userId", userID), slog.Any("error", err))
+		return
+	}
+	s.notifyClients(ctx, targets)
+}
+
+// NotifyLostGroupAccess delivers logout tokens for group-restricted clients that the matched users can no longer access
+// Callers pass the users whose membership changed, the client whose allowed groups changed, or both to narrow the match
+// It must be called after the group change has been committed, and logs instead of failing because delivery is best effort
+func (s *Service) NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx context.Context, userIDs []string, clientID string) {
+	targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(ctx, s.db, userIDs, clientID)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to find clients to notify for back-channel logout", slog.Any("error", err))
+		return
+	}
+	s.notifyClients(ctx, targets)
+}
+
+// notifyClients schedules a durable delivery job for each of the given clients, so callers are never blocked on slow or unreachable clients
+// It must be called after the change that revoked the user's access has been committed
+func (s *Service) notifyClients(ctx context.Context, targets []target) {
+	for _, t := range targets {
+		// One actor per authorization serializes its deliveries, while the capacity group limits running jobs without counting idle actors
+		actorID := t.ClientID + ":" + t.UserID
+		_, _, err := s.actors.Dispatch(ctx, ActorType, actorID, methodDeliver, t)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to schedule back-channel logout notification",
+				slog.String("clientId", t.ClientID),
+				slog.String("userId", t.UserID),
+				slog.Any("error", err),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Service) sendLogoutToken(parentCtx context.Context, t target) error {
+	logoutToken, err := s.tokenSigner.GenerateLogoutToken(t.UserID, t.ClientID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parentCtx, requestTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	body := url.Values{"logout_token": []string{logoutToken}}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, t.LogoutURL, strings.NewReader(body.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid logout request: %w", actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure, err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	res, err := s.httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode > 299 {
+		// Only retry responses that indicate a potentially temporary failure at the client
+		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusRequestTimeout && res.StatusCode != http.StatusTooManyRequests && res.StatusCode < http.StatusInternalServerError {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: client responded with status %d", actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure, res.StatusCode)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("client responded with status %d", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service_test.go b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b988837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/backchannellogout/service_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+package backchannellogout
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/italypaleale/francis/actor"
+	"github.com/italypaleale/francis/host/local"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model"
+	testutils "github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/utils/testing"
+)
+
+// stubSigner returns a recognizable token so delivery tests can assert what was posted without a real key
+// Logout token contents are covered by the JWT service's own tests
+type stubSigner struct{}
+
+func (stubSigner) GenerateLogoutToken(userID string, clientID string) (string, error) {
+	return "logout-token-" + userID + "-" + clientID, nil
+}
+
+func seedFixtures(t *testing.T, db *gorm.DB) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-1"}, Username: "user1"}).Error)
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-2"}, Username: "user2"}).Error)
+
+	group := model.UserGroup{Base: model.Base{ID: "group-1"}, Name: "group1", FriendlyName: "Group 1"}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&group).Error)
+	require.NoError(t, db.Model(&group).Association("Users").Append(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-1"}}))
+
+	// An unrestricted client with a back-channel logout URL
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.OidcClient{
+		Base:                 model.Base{ID: "client-open"},
+		Name:                 "Open Client",
+		BackchannelLogoutURL: "https://open.example.com/logout",
+	}).Error)
+
+	// An unrestricted client without a back-channel logout URL
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.OidcClient{
+		Base: model.Base{ID: "client-silent"},
+		Name: "Silent Client",
+	}).Error)
+
+	// A group-restricted client that allows group-1
+	restricted := model.OidcClient{
+		Base:                 model.Base{ID: "client-restricted"},
+		Name:                 "Restricted Client",
+		IsGroupRestricted:    true,
+		BackchannelLogoutURL: "https://restricted.example.com/logout",
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&restricted).Error)
+	require.NoError(t, db.Model(&restricted).Association("AllowedUserGroups").Append(&model.UserGroup{Base: model.Base{ID: "group-1"}}))
+
+	for _, clientID := range []string{"client-open", "client-silent", "client-restricted"} {
+		require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.UserAuthorizedOidcClient{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: clientID}).Error)
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.UserAuthorizedOidcClient{UserID: "user-2", ClientID: "client-restricted"}).Error)
+}
+
+func TestService_TargetsForUsers(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	seedFixtures(t, db)
+	s := &Service{db: db}
+
+	targets, err := s.targetsForUsers(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-1"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// The client without a back-channel logout URL must not be returned
+	require.Len(t, targets, 2)
+	byClient := map[string]target{}
+	for _, tgt := range targets {
+		byClient[tgt.ClientID] = tgt
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://open.example.com/logout", byClient["client-open"].LogoutURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "https://restricted.example.com/logout", byClient["client-restricted"].LogoutURL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "user-1", byClient["client-open"].UserID)
+}
+
+func TestService_TargetsForAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	seedFixtures(t, db)
+	s := &Service{db: db}
+
+	t.Run("returns the authorized client", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForAuthorization(t.Context(), db, "user-1", "client-open")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, targets, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "user-1", targets[0].UserID)
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://open.example.com/logout", targets[0].LogoutURL)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns nothing for a client without a back-channel logout URL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForAuthorization(t.Context(), db, "user-1", "client-silent")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, targets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns nothing for a client the user has not authorized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForAuthorization(t.Context(), db, "user-2", "client-open")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, targets)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestService_TargetsForClient(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	seedFixtures(t, db)
+	s := &Service{db: db}
+
+	t.Run("returns every user who authorized the client", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForClient(t.Context(), db, "client-restricted")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, targets, 2)
+		userIDs := []string{targets[0].UserID, targets[1].UserID}
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"user-1", "user-2"}, userIDs)
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://restricted.example.com/logout", targets[0].LogoutURL)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns nothing for a client without a back-channel logout URL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForClient(t.Context(), db, "client-silent")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, targets)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestService_TargetsForLostGroupAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	seedFixtures(t, db)
+	s := &Service{db: db}
+
+	t.Run("member of an allowed group is not returned", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-1"}, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, targets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("user outside every allowed group is returned for restricted clients only", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-2"}, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, targets, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "client-restricted", targets[0].ClientID)
+		assert.Equal(t, "user-2", targets[0].UserID)
+		assert.Equal(t, "https://restricted.example.com/logout", targets[0].LogoutURL)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("client filter matches all users that lost access", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(t.Context(), db, nil, "client-restricted")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, targets, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "user-2", targets[0].UserID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no filters matches nothing instead of every user", func(t *testing.T) {
+		targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(t.Context(), db, nil, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, targets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("removing the user from the group makes their restricted client a target", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.NoError(t, db.Model(&model.UserGroup{Base: model.Base{ID: "group-1"}}).Association("Users").Clear())
+		targets, err := s.targetsForLostGroupAccess(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-1"}, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, targets, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, "client-restricted", targets[0].ClientID)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestService_PrepareUserNotifications(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	seedFixtures(t, db)
+	s := &Service{db: db}
+
+	t.Run("returns a notify function for a user with targets", func(t *testing.T) {
+		notify, err := s.PrepareUserNotifications(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-1"})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, notify)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns a notify function that delivers nothing for a user without targets", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-3"}, Username: "user3"}).Error)
+		notify, err := s.PrepareUserNotifications(t.Context(), db, []string{"user-3"})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, notify)
+
+		// There is nothing to send, so calling the function must be a no-op
+		assert.NotPanics(t, notify)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestService_sendLogoutToken_refusesRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	// Following the redirect would turn the POST into a GET without the logout token, so it must be reported as a failure
+	var redirectTargetHit bool
+	redirectTarget := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		redirectTargetHit = true
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(redirectTarget.Close)
+	redirecting := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, redirectTarget.URL, http.StatusFound)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(redirecting.Close)
+
+	s := &Service{tokenSigner: stubSigner{}, httpClient: newHTTPClient(redirecting.Client())}
+	err := s.sendLogoutToken(t.Context(), target{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: "client-1", LogoutURL: redirecting.URL})
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "302")
+	assert.False(t, redirectTargetHit)
+}
+
+func TestService_notifyClients(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+
+	const clientCount = 8
+	received := make(chan string, clientCount)
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+		assert.Equal(t, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+		assert.NoError(t, r.ParseForm())
+		received <- r.PostForm.Get("logout_token")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	// A failing target must not prevent delivery to the remaining targets
+	failingServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(failingServer.Close)
+
+	var s *Service
+	testutils.NewActorHostForTest(t, func(t *testing.T, h *local.Host) {
+		var err error
+		s, err = NewService(db, stubSigner{}, server.Client(), h)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	// Exceed the capacity group so idle actors cannot prevent later clients from receiving logout
+	targets := []target{{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: "client-fail", LogoutURL: failingServer.URL}}
+	expected := make([]string, 0, clientCount)
+	for i := range clientCount {
+		clientID := "client-" + strconv.Itoa(i)
+		targets = append(targets, target{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: clientID, LogoutURL: server.URL})
+		expected = append(expected, "logout-token-user-1-"+clientID)
+	}
+	s.notifyClients(t.Context(), targets)
+
+	// All recipients must receive their own token before the actors' idle timeout can release capacity
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(10 * time.Second)
+	defer timeout.Stop()
+	actual := make([]string, 0, clientCount)
+	for range clientCount {
+		select {
+		case logoutToken := <-received:
+			actual = append(actual, logoutToken)
+		case <-timeout.C:
+			t.Fatalf("received %d of %d logout tokens", len(actual), clientCount)
+		}
+	}
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, actual)
+}
+
+func TestService_sendLogoutToken_responseClassification(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		status    int
+		permanent bool
+	}{
+		{status: http.StatusOK},
+		{status: http.StatusNoContent},
+		{status: http.StatusFound, permanent: true},
+		{status: http.StatusBadRequest, permanent: true},
+		{status: http.StatusUnauthorized, permanent: true},
+		{status: http.StatusForbidden, permanent: true},
+		{status: http.StatusNotFound, permanent: true},
+		{status: http.StatusRequestTimeout},
+		{status: http.StatusTooManyRequests},
+		{status: http.StatusInternalServerError},
+		{status: http.StatusBadGateway},
+		{status: http.StatusServiceUnavailable},
+		{status: http.StatusGatewayTimeout},
+	} {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(test.status), func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				w.WriteHeader(test.status)
+			}))
+			t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+			s := &Service{tokenSigner: stubSigner{}, httpClient: newHTTPClient(server.Client())}
+
+			err := s.sendLogoutToken(t.Context(), target{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: "client-1", LogoutURL: server.URL})
+			if test.status >= 200 && test.status < 300 {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.permanent, errors.Is(err, actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestService_sendLogoutToken_networkFailureIsRetryable(t *testing.T) {
+	transportErr := errors.New("connection reset")
+	s := &Service{
+		tokenSigner: stubSigner{},
+		httpClient: newHTTPClient(&http.Client{
+			Transport: &testutils.MockRoundTripper{Err: transportErr},
+		}),
+	}
+
+	err := s.sendLogoutToken(t.Context(), target{UserID: "user-1", ClientID: "client-1", LogoutURL: "https://rp.example/logout"})
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, transportErr)
+	assert.NotErrorIs(t, err, actor.ErrJobPermanentFailure)
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/bootstrap/services_bootstrap.go b/backend/internal/bootstrap/services_bootstrap.go
index 6a732d76..5c392dec 100644
--- a/backend/internal/bootstrap/services_bootstrap.go
+++ b/backend/internal/bootstrap/services_bootstrap.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/apikey"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/appconfig"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/auditlogs"
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/backchannellogout"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/common"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/devicelogin"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/email"
@@ -174,23 +175,29 @@ func initServices(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create OIDC module: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	svc.oidcService, err = service.NewOidcService(db, svc.jwtService, svc.oidcModule.Preview, svc.oidcModule, svc.scimSyncModule, httpClient, fileStorage)
+	backchannelLogoutService, err := backchannellogout.NewService(db, svc.jwtService, httpClient, actors)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create back-channel logout service: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	svc.oidcService, err = service.NewOidcService(db, svc.jwtService, svc.oidcModule.Preview, svc.oidcModule, svc.scimSyncModule, backchannelLogoutService, httpClient, fileStorage)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create OIDC service: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	svc.userGroupService = service.NewUserGroupService(db, svc.scimSyncModule)
-	svc.userService = service.NewUserService(db, svc.jwtService, svc.auditLogService, svc.customClaimService, svc.appImagesService, svc.scimSyncModule, fileStorage)
+	svc.userGroupService = service.NewUserGroupService(db, svc.scimSyncModule, backchannelLogoutService)
+	svc.userService = service.NewUserService(db, svc.jwtService, svc.auditLogService, svc.customClaimService, svc.appImagesService, svc.scimSyncModule, backchannelLogoutService, fileStorage)
 
 	svc.ldapSyncModule, err = ldapsync.New(ldapsync.Dependencies{
-		DB:          db,
-		Actors:      actors,
-		HTTPClient:  httpClient,
-		FileStorage: fileStorage,
-		Users:       svc.userService,
-		Groups:      svc.userGroupService,
-		AppConfig:   svc.appConfigService,
-		ScimSync:    svc.scimSyncModule,
+		DB:                db,
+		Actors:            actors,
+		HTTPClient:        httpClient,
+		FileStorage:       fileStorage,
+		Users:             svc.userService,
+		Groups:            svc.userGroupService,
+		AppConfig:         svc.appConfigService,
+		ScimSync:          svc.scimSyncModule,
+		BackchannelLogout: backchannelLogoutService,
 		// Disable in test environment
 		ScheduleDisabled: common.EnvConfig.AppEnv.IsTest(),
 	})
diff --git a/backend/internal/controller/well_known_controller.go b/backend/internal/controller/well_known_controller.go
index 0c318e28..187847ba 100644
--- a/backend/internal/controller/well_known_controller.go
+++ b/backend/internal/controller/well_known_controller.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func (wkc *WellKnownController) computeServerMetadata() ([]byte, error) {
 		"token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported":          []string{"client_secret_basic", "client_secret_post", "none"},
 		"pushed_authorization_request_endpoint":          internalAppUrl + "/api/oidc/par",
 		"require_pushed_authorization_requests":          false,
+		"backchannel_logout_supported":                   true,
+		"backchannel_logout_session_supported":           false,
 		"client_id_metadata_document_supported":          cimdSupported,
 		"service_documentation":                          "https://pocket-id.org/docs",
 	}
diff --git a/backend/internal/dto/oidc_dto.go b/backend/internal/dto/oidc_dto.go
index c4197229..4bfe3ffd 100644
--- a/backend/internal/dto/oidc_dto.go
+++ b/backend/internal/dto/oidc_dto.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type OidcClientDto struct {
 	OidcClientMetaDataDto
 	CallbackURLs                        []string                 `json:"callbackURLs"`
 	LogoutCallbackURLs                  []string                 `json:"logoutCallbackURLs"`
+	BackchannelLogoutURL                string                   `json:"backchannelLogoutURL"`
 	IsPublic                            bool                     `json:"isPublic"`
 	PkceEnabled                         bool                     `json:"pkceEnabled"`
 	RequiresPushedAuthorizationRequests bool                     `json:"requiresPushedAuthorizationRequests"`
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ type OidcClientUpdateDto struct {
 	Description                         string                   `json:"description" binding:"omitempty,max=150" unorm:"nfc"`
 	CallbackURLs                        []string                 `json:"callbackURLs" binding:"omitempty,dive,callback_url_pattern"`
 	LogoutCallbackURLs                  []string                 `json:"logoutCallbackURLs" binding:"omitempty,dive,callback_url_pattern"`
+	BackchannelLogoutURL                string                   `json:"backchannelLogoutURL" binding:"omitempty,http_url,backchannel_logout_url"`
 	IsPublic                            bool                     `json:"isPublic"`
 	PkceEnabled                         bool                     `json:"pkceEnabled"`
 	RequiresReauthentication            bool                     `json:"requiresReauthentication"`
diff --git a/backend/internal/dto/validations.go b/backend/internal/dto/validations.go
index 552d6b7d..3265c384 100644
--- a/backend/internal/dto/validations.go
+++ b/backend/internal/dto/validations.go
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ func init() {
 		"callback_url_pattern": func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 			return ValidateCallbackURLPattern(fl.Field().String())
 		},
+		"backchannel_logout_url": func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
+			// Back-Channel Logout §2.2 forbids fragments and permits HTTP only for confidential clients
+			raw := fl.Field().String()
+			u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+			if err != nil || strings.Contains(raw, "#") {
+				return false
+			}
+			return u.Scheme == "https" || !fl.Parent().FieldByName("IsPublic").Bool()
+		},
 		"resource_uri": func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 			return ValidateResourceURI(fl.Field().String())
 		},
@@ -157,6 +166,8 @@ func ValidationErrorDetails(validationError validator.FieldError) (string, strin
 		return "invalid_format", "must be a valid URL"
 	case "resource_uri":
 		return "invalid_format", "must be an absolute URI without whitespace or a fragment"
+	case "backchannel_logout_url":
+		return "invalid_format", "must not contain a fragment and must use HTTPS for public clients"
 	case "min":
 		return "too_short", fmt.Sprintf("must be at least %s characters long", validationError.Param())
 	case "max":
diff --git a/backend/internal/dto/validations_test.go b/backend/internal/dto/validations_test.go
index 6047b088..772bfc38 100644
--- a/backend/internal/dto/validations_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/dto/validations_test.go
@@ -230,3 +230,37 @@ func TestValidateCallbackURLPattern(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBackchannelLogoutURLValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		url      string
+		isPublic bool
+		wantErr  bool
+	}{
+		{name: "omitted for confidential client"},
+		{name: "omitted for public client", isPublic: true},
+		{name: "HTTPS for confidential client", url: "https://rp.example/logout"},
+		{name: "HTTPS for public client", url: "https://rp.example/logout", isPublic: true},
+		{name: "HTTP for confidential client", url: "http://rp.example:8080/logout?tenant=test"},
+		{name: "HTTP for public client", url: "http://rp.example/logout", isPublic: true, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "fragment", url: "https://rp.example/logout#fragment", wantErr: true},
+		{name: "empty fragment", url: "https://rp.example/logout#", wantErr: true},
+		{name: "encoded hash in query", url: "https://rp.example/logout?tenant=%23test", isPublic: true},
+		{name: "relative URL", url: "/logout", wantErr: true},
+		{name: "missing host", url: "https:///logout", wantErr: true},
+		{name: "unsupported scheme", url: "ftp://rp.example/logout", wantErr: true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			input := OidcClientUpdateDto{Name: "Test Client", BackchannelLogoutURL: test.url, IsPublic: test.isPublic}
+			for _, dto := range []any{input, OidcClientCreateDto{OidcClientUpdateDto: input}} {
+				err := binding.Validator.ValidateStruct(dto)
+				if test.wantErr {
+					require.Error(t, err)
+				} else {
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/ldapsync/module.go b/backend/internal/ldapsync/module.go
index ae71769c..422f7b21 100644
--- a/backend/internal/ldapsync/module.go
+++ b/backend/internal/ldapsync/module.go
@@ -41,16 +41,27 @@ type ScimSyncScheduler interface {
 	ScheduleSync(ctx context.Context)
 }
 
+// BackchannelLogoutNotifier tells OIDC clients to end their sessions for users the sync deprovisions
+type BackchannelLogoutNotifier interface {
+	// PrepareUserNotifications resolves the notifications within the sync transaction and returns a function that delivers them, which must only be called after the transaction has committed
+	PrepareUserNotifications(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, userIDs []string) (func(), error)
+
+	// NotifyLostGroupAccess delivers logout tokens to group-restricted clients the given users can no longer access, and must be called after the transaction has committed
+	// The sync passes an empty client ID, matching on the users alone
+	NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx context.Context, userIDs []string, clientID string)
+}
+
 type Dependencies struct {
 	DB          *gorm.DB
 	Actors      francishost.Host
 	HTTPClient  *http.Client
 	FileStorage storage.FileStorage
 
-	Users     UserSyncer
-	Groups    GroupSyncer
-	AppConfig appconfig.AppConfigResolver
-	ScimSync  ScimSyncScheduler
+	Users             UserSyncer
+	Groups            GroupSyncer
+	AppConfig         appconfig.AppConfigResolver
+	ScimSync          ScimSyncScheduler
+	BackchannelLogout BackchannelLogoutNotifier
 
 	// ScheduleDisabled keeps the recurring sync from being armed
 	// It's set in the test environment, where syncs are driven explicitly by the end-to-end tests
diff --git a/backend/internal/ldapsync/service.go b/backend/internal/ldapsync/service.go
index 8bd64abc..32067805 100644
--- a/backend/internal/ldapsync/service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/ldapsync/service.go
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"maps"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
@@ -31,13 +33,14 @@ import (
 // Service performs the actual LDAP synchronization
 // It is deliberately free of any actor concern: the sync actor only decides when a sync runs, while the reconciliation logic lives here and is called directly by the manual "sync now" endpoint too
 type Service struct {
-	db            *gorm.DB
-	httpClient    *http.Client
-	users         UserSyncer
-	groups        GroupSyncer
-	scimSync      ScimSyncScheduler
-	fileStorage   storage.FileStorage
-	clientFactory func(dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) (ldapClient, error)
+	db                *gorm.DB
+	httpClient        *http.Client
+	users             UserSyncer
+	groups            GroupSyncer
+	scimSync          ScimSyncScheduler
+	backchannelLogout BackchannelLogoutNotifier
+	fileStorage       storage.FileStorage
+	clientFactory     func(dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) (ldapClient, error)
 }
 
 type savePicture struct {
@@ -73,12 +76,13 @@ type ldapClient interface {
 
 func newService(deps Dependencies) *Service {
 	service := &Service{
-		db:          deps.DB,
-		httpClient:  deps.HTTPClient,
-		users:       deps.Users,
-		groups:      deps.Groups,
-		scimSync:    deps.ScimSync,
-		fileStorage: deps.FileStorage,
+		db:                deps.DB,
+		httpClient:        deps.HTTPClient,
+		users:             deps.Users,
+		groups:            deps.Groups,
+		scimSync:          deps.ScimSync,
+		backchannelLogout: deps.BackchannelLogout,
+		fileStorage:       deps.FileStorage,
 	}
 
 	service.clientFactory = service.createClient
@@ -129,13 +133,13 @@ func (s *Service) SyncAll(ctx context.Context, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigMode
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
 	// Reconcile users
-	savePictures, deleteFiles, err := s.reconcileUsers(ctx, tx, desiredState.users, desiredState.userIDs, dbConfig)
+	savePictures, deleteFiles, notifyLogout, err := s.reconcileUsers(ctx, tx, desiredState.users, desiredState.userIDs, dbConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to sync users: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Reconcile groups
-	err = s.reconcileGroups(ctx, tx, desiredState.groups, desiredState.groupIDs, dbConfig)
+	usersRemovedFromGroups, err := s.reconcileGroups(ctx, tx, desiredState.groups, desiredState.groupIDs, dbConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to sync groups: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -151,6 +155,12 @@ func (s *Service) SyncAll(ctx context.Context, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigMode
 		s.scimSync.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// Tell OIDC clients to end the sessions of users the sync deprovisioned or removed from a group, now that the transaction has committed
+	notifyLogout()
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, usersRemovedFromGroups, "")
+	}
+
 	// Now that we've committed the transaction, we can perform operations on the storage layer
 	// First, save all new pictures
 	for _, sp := range savePictures {
@@ -422,18 +432,30 @@ func (s *Service) resolveGroupMemberUsername(ctx context.Context, client ldapCli
 	return norm.NFC.String(username)
 }
 
-func (s *Service) reconcileGroups(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredGroups []ldapDesiredGroup, ldapGroupIDs map[string]struct{}, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) error {
+// reconcileGroups returns the IDs of the users this sync removed from a group, which may cost them access to clients restricted to it
+func (s *Service) reconcileGroups(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredGroups []ldapDesiredGroup, ldapGroupIDs map[string]struct{}, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) ([]string, error) {
 	// Load the current LDAP-managed state from the database
 	ldapGroupsInDB, ldapGroupsByID, err := s.loadLDAPGroupsInDB(ctx, tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch groups from database: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch groups from database: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	_, _, ldapUsersByUsername, err := s.loadLDAPUsersInDB(ctx, tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch users from database: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch users from database: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Capture the memberships before they are reconciled, as removals are only visible by comparing against the desired state
+	var membersByGroup map[string][]string
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		membersByGroup, err = s.loadGroupMembers(ctx, tx, ldapGroupsInDB)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Notifications are best effort and must never fail the sync
+			slog.Warn("Failed to load group members to notify for back-channel logout", slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	}
+	removedMembers := map[string]struct{}{}
+
 	// Apply creates and updates to match the desired LDAP group state
 	for _, desiredGroup := range desiredGroups {
 		memberUserIDs := make([]string, 0, len(desiredGroup.memberUsernames))
@@ -451,26 +473,28 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileGroups(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredGroup
 		if databaseGroup.ID == "" {
 			newGroup, err := s.groups.CreateInternal(ctx, desiredGroup.input, tx)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
 			}
 			ldapGroupsByID[desiredGroup.ldapID] = newGroup
 
 			_, err = s.groups.UpdateUsersInternal(ctx, newGroup.ID, memberUserIDs, tx)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to sync users for group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sync users for group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 
 		_, err = s.groups.UpdateInternal(ctx, dbConfig, databaseGroup.ID, desiredGroup.input, true, tx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to update group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
 		}
 
 		_, err = s.groups.UpdateUsersInternal(ctx, databaseGroup.ID, memberUserIDs, tx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to sync users for group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sync users for group '%s': %w", desiredGroup.input.Name, err)
 		}
+
+		collectRemovedMembers(removedMembers, membersByGroup[databaseGroup.ID], memberUserIDs)
 	}
 
 	// Delete groups that are no longer present in LDAP
@@ -488,21 +512,68 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileGroups(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredGroup
 			Delete(&model.UserGroup{}, "ldap_id = ?", *group.LdapID).
 			Error
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete group '%s': %w", group.Name, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete group '%s': %w", group.Name, err)
 		}
 
 		slog.Info("Deleted group", slog.String("group", group.Name))
+
+		// Deleting the group removes every member from it
+		collectRemovedMembers(removedMembers, membersByGroup[group.ID], nil)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return slices.Collect(maps.Keys(removedMembers)), nil
+}
+
+// collectRemovedMembers adds the previous members that are not part of the group's new member list to removedMembers
+func collectRemovedMembers(removedMembers map[string]struct{}, previousMemberIDs []string, memberIDs []string) {
+	for _, previousMemberID := range previousMemberIDs {
+		if !slices.Contains(memberIDs, previousMemberID) {
+			removedMembers[previousMemberID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// loadGroupMembers returns the IDs of the users that are currently members of the given groups, indexed by group ID
+func (s *Service) loadGroupMembers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, groups []model.UserGroup) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	if len(groups) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	groupIDs := make([]string, len(groups))
+	for i, group := range groups {
+		groupIDs[i] = group.ID
+	}
+
+	var memberships []struct {
+		UserGroupID string
+		UserID      string
+	}
+	err := tx.
+		WithContext(ctx).
+		Table("user_groups_users").
+		Select("user_group_id", "user_id").
+		Where("user_group_id IN (?)", groupIDs).
+		Find(&memberships).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	membersByGroup := make(map[string][]string, len(groups))
+	for _, membership := range memberships {
+		membersByGroup[membership.UserGroupID] = append(membersByGroup[membership.UserGroupID], membership.UserID)
+	}
+	return membersByGroup, nil
 }
 
 //nolint:gocognit
-func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers []ldapDesiredUser, ldapUserIDs map[string]struct{}, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) (savePictures []savePicture, deleteFiles []string, err error) {
+func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers []ldapDesiredUser, ldapUserIDs map[string]struct{}, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel) (savePictures []savePicture, deleteFiles []string, notifyLogout func(), err error) {
+	notifyLogout = func() {}
+
 	// Load the current LDAP-managed state from the database
 	ldapUsersInDB, ldapUsersByID, _, err := s.loadLDAPUsersInDB(ctx, tx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch users from database: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch users from database: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Apply creates and updates to match the desired LDAP user state
@@ -520,7 +591,7 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers
 				Update("disabled", false).
 				Error
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to enable user %s: %w", databaseUser.Username, err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to enable user %s: %w", databaseUser.Username, err)
 			}
 
 			databaseUser.Disabled = false
@@ -534,7 +605,7 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers
 				slog.Warn("Skipping creating LDAP user", slog.String("username", desiredUser.input.Username), slog.Any("error", err))
 				continue
 			} else if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating user '%s': %w", desiredUser.input.Username, err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating user '%s': %w", desiredUser.input.Username, err)
 			}
 
 			userID = createdUser.ID
@@ -545,7 +616,7 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers
 				slog.Warn("Skipping updating LDAP user", slog.String("username", desiredUser.input.Username), slog.Any("error", err))
 				continue
 			} else if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error updating user '%s': %w", desiredUser.input.Username, err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error updating user '%s': %w", desiredUser.input.Username, err)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -558,21 +629,36 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers
 		}
 	}
 
+	// The authorizations of deleted users are gone once the transaction commits, so the clients to notify must be resolved before deprovisioning
+	// Users that a previous sync already disabled are re-disabled on every run and must not be notified again
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		deprovisionedUserIDs := make([]string, 0, len(ldapUsersInDB))
+		for _, user := range ldapUsersInDB {
+			if !isDeprovisioned(user, ldapUserIDs) || (dbConfig.LdapSoftDeleteUsers.IsTrue() && user.Disabled) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			deprovisionedUserIDs = append(deprovisionedUserIDs, user.ID)
+		}
+
+		notifyLogout, err = s.backchannelLogout.PrepareUserNotifications(ctx, tx, deprovisionedUserIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Notifications are best effort and must never fail the sync
+			slog.Warn("Failed to prepare back-channel logout notifications for deprovisioned LDAP users", slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Disable or delete users that are no longer present in LDAP
 	deleteFiles = make([]string, 0, len(ldapUsersInDB))
 	for _, user := range ldapUsersInDB {
-		if user.LdapID == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if _, exists := ldapUserIDs[*user.LdapID]; exists {
+		if !isDeprovisioned(user, ldapUserIDs) {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if dbConfig.LdapSoftDeleteUsers.IsTrue() {
 			err = s.users.DisableUserInternal(ctx, tx, user.ID)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to disable user %s: %w", user.Username, err)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to disable user %s: %w", user.Username, err)
 			}
 
 			slog.Info("Disabled user", slog.String("username", user.Username))
@@ -582,16 +668,26 @@ func (s *Service) reconcileUsers(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, desiredUsers
 		err = s.users.DeleteUserInternal(ctx, dbConfig, tx, user.ID, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			if apperror.IsCode(err, apperror.CodeLdapUserUpdate) {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user %s: LDAP user must be disabled before deletion", user.Username)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user %s: LDAP user must be disabled before deletion", user.Username)
 			}
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user %s: %w", user.Username, err)
+			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete user %s: %w", user.Username, err)
 		}
 
 		slog.Info("Deleted user", slog.String("username", user.Username))
 		deleteFiles = append(deleteFiles, path.Join("profile-pictures", user.ID+".png"))
 	}
 
-	return savePictures, deleteFiles, nil
+	return savePictures, deleteFiles, notifyLogout, nil
+}
+
+// isDeprovisioned reports whether an LDAP-managed user is no longer present in the directory and is therefore disabled or deleted by this sync
+func isDeprovisioned(user model.User, ldapUserIDs map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	if user.LdapID == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	_, exists := ldapUserIDs[*user.LdapID]
+	return !exists
 }
 
 func (s *Service) loadLDAPUsersInDB(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB) (users []model.User, byLdapID map[string]model.User, byUsername map[string]model.User, err error) {
diff --git a/backend/internal/ldapsync/service_test.go b/backend/internal/ldapsync/service_test.go
index a9b6efe4..4b9a74fe 100644
--- a/backend/internal/ldapsync/service_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/ldapsync/service_test.go
@@ -317,6 +317,39 @@ func TestLdapServiceSyncAllSetsAdminFromGroupMembership(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadGroupMembers(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, db := newTestLdapService(t, nil)
+
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-1"}, Username: "user1"}).Error)
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&model.User{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-2"}, Username: "user2"}).Error)
+
+	group := model.UserGroup{Base: model.Base{ID: "group-1"}, Name: "group1", FriendlyName: "Group 1"}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&group).Error)
+	require.NoError(t, db.Model(&group).Association("Users").Append([]model.User{
+		{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-1"}},
+		{Base: model.Base{ID: "user-2"}},
+	}))
+
+	emptyGroup := model.UserGroup{Base: model.Base{ID: "group-2"}, Name: "group2", FriendlyName: "Group 2"}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Create(&emptyGroup).Error)
+
+	membersByGroup, err := svc.loadGroupMembers(t.Context(), db, []model.UserGroup{group, emptyGroup})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"user-1", "user-2"}, membersByGroup["group-1"])
+	assert.Empty(t, membersByGroup["group-2"])
+}
+
+func TestCollectRemovedMembers(t *testing.T) {
+	removedMembers := map[string]struct{}{}
+
+	collectRemovedMembers(removedMembers, []string{"user-1", "user-2"}, []string{"user-2", "user-3"})
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]struct{}{"user-1": {}}, removedMembers)
+
+	// Deleting a group passes no remaining members, and a user removed from two groups is only collected once
+	collectRemovedMembers(removedMembers, []string{"user-1", "user-4"}, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]struct{}{"user-1": {}, "user-4": {}}, removedMembers)
+}
+
 func newTestLdapService(t *testing.T, client ldapClient) (*Service, *gorm.DB) {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -326,7 +359,7 @@ func newTestLdapService(t *testing.T, client ldapClient) (*Service, *gorm.DB) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// The sync is exercised against the real user and group services, so the assertions below can check what actually lands in the database
-	groupService := service.NewUserGroupService(db, nil)
+	groupService := service.NewUserGroupService(db, nil, nil)
 	userService := service.NewUserService(
 		db,
 		nil,
@@ -334,6 +367,7 @@ func newTestLdapService(t *testing.T, client ldapClient) (*Service, *gorm.DB) {
 		service.NewCustomClaimService(db),
 		service.NewAppImagesService(map[string]string{}, fileStorage),
 		nil,
+		nil,
 		fileStorage,
 	)
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/middleware/auth_middleware_test.go b/backend/internal/middleware/auth_middleware_test.go
index 16b34035..9a938b0b 100644
--- a/backend/internal/middleware/auth_middleware_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/middleware/auth_middleware_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestWithApiKeyAuthDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	jwtService, err := service.NewJwtService(t.Context(), db, instanceID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	userService := service.NewUserService(db, jwtService, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	userService := service.NewUserService(db, jwtService, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	apiKeyModule, err := apikey.New(t.Context(), apikey.Dependencies{DB: db, CleanupDisabled: true})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/model/oidc.go b/backend/internal/model/oidc.go
index b739e240..58b2cfb0 100644
--- a/backend/internal/model/oidc.go
+++ b/backend/internal/model/oidc.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type OidcClient struct {
 	Description                         string
 	CallbackURLs                        datatype.StringList
 	LogoutCallbackURLs                  datatype.StringList
+	BackchannelLogoutURL                string
 	ImageType                           *string
 	DarkImageType                       *string
 	IsPublic                            bool
diff --git a/backend/internal/oidc/store.go b/backend/internal/oidc/store.go
index 60f55758..64f367c8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/oidc/store.go
+++ b/backend/internal/oidc/store.go
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ func (s *Store) StoreCIMDClient(ctx context.Context, resolved fosite.Client, _ *
 		}
 
 		// A security-relevant document change invalidates consent because it changes what the user previously approved
+		// No back-channel logout tokens are sent here, which is safe only because CIMD clients cannot register a backchannel_logout_url today
+		// If that URL is ever mapped from the metadata document, resolve the notifications before this delete removes the rows
 		if revokeConsent {
 			err := s.dbFor(ctx).
 				Where("client_id = ?", client.ID).
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/e2etest_service.go b/backend/internal/service/e2etest_service.go
index bb6939e9..f4c67b34 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/e2etest_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/e2etest_service.go
@@ -198,14 +198,15 @@ func (s *TestService) SeedDatabase(baseURL string) error {
 				Base: model.Base{
 					ID: "3654a746-35d4-4321-ac61-0bdcff2b4055",
 				},
-				Name:               "Nextcloud",
-				Description:        "This is an example description for Nextcloud",
-				LaunchURL:          new("https://nextcloud.local"),
-				Credentials:        seededClientCredentials("2f1b8f1a-1d3e-4f0c-9c1a-000000000001", "w2mUeZISmEvIDMEDvpY0PnxQIpj1m3zY"),
-				CallbackURLs:       datatype.StringList{"http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/callback"},
-				LogoutCallbackURLs: datatype.StringList{"http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/logout/callback"},
-				ImageType:          new("png"),
-				CreatedByID:        new(users[0].ID),
+				Name:                 "Nextcloud",
+				Description:          "This is an example description for Nextcloud",
+				LaunchURL:            new("https://nextcloud.local"),
+				Credentials:          seededClientCredentials("2f1b8f1a-1d3e-4f0c-9c1a-000000000001", "w2mUeZISmEvIDMEDvpY0PnxQIpj1m3zY"),
+				CallbackURLs:         datatype.StringList{"http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/callback"},
+				LogoutCallbackURLs:   datatype.StringList{"http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/logout/callback"},
+				BackchannelLogoutURL: "http://host.docker.internal:18124/nextcloud",
+				ImageType:            new("png"),
+				CreatedByID:          new(users[0].ID),
 			},
 			{
 				Base: model.Base{
@@ -225,12 +226,13 @@ func (s *TestService) SeedDatabase(baseURL string) error {
 				Base: model.Base{
 					ID: "7c21a609-96b5-4011-9900-272b8d31a9d1",
 				},
-				Name:               "Tailscale",
-				Credentials:        seededClientCredentials("2f1b8f1a-1d3e-4f0c-9c1a-000000000003", "n4VfQeXlTzA6yKpWbR9uJcMdSx2qH0Lo"),
-				CallbackURLs:       datatype.StringList{"http://tailscale.localhost/auth/callback"},
-				LogoutCallbackURLs: datatype.StringList{"http://tailscale.localhost/auth/logout/callback"},
-				IsGroupRestricted:  true,
-				CreatedByID:        new(users[0].ID),
+				Name:                 "Tailscale",
+				Credentials:          seededClientCredentials("2f1b8f1a-1d3e-4f0c-9c1a-000000000003", "n4VfQeXlTzA6yKpWbR9uJcMdSx2qH0Lo"),
+				CallbackURLs:         datatype.StringList{"http://tailscale.localhost/auth/callback"},
+				LogoutCallbackURLs:   datatype.StringList{"http://tailscale.localhost/auth/logout/callback"},
+				BackchannelLogoutURL: "http://host.docker.internal:18124/tailscale",
+				IsGroupRestricted:    true,
+				CreatedByID:          new(users[0].ID),
 				AllowedUserGroups: []model.UserGroup{
 					userGroups[0],
 				},
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/jwt_service.go b/backend/internal/service/jwt_service.go
index 5a07e90a..d23f2895 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/jwt_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/jwt_service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v4/jwa"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v4/jwk"
+	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v4/jws"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v4/jwt"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ const (
 	// AccessTokenJWTType identifies a JWT as an access token used by Pocket ID
 	AccessTokenJWTType = "access-token"
 
+	// LogoutTokenJWTTyp is the JOSE "typ" header for OIDC back-channel logout tokens
+	LogoutTokenJWTTyp = "logout+jwt" //nolint:gosec // this is a JOSE typ header, not a credential
+
+	// BackchannelLogoutEvent is the member of the "events" claim that marks a JWT as a back-channel logout token
+	BackchannelLogoutEvent = "http://schemas.openid.net/event/backchannel-logout"
+
+	// logoutTokenDuration is the lifetime of a logout token, which only needs to survive the delivery to the client
+	logoutTokenDuration = 2 * time.Minute
+
 	// Acceptable clock skew for verifying tokens
 	clockSkew = time.Minute
 )
@@ -355,6 +365,43 @@ func (s *JwtService) GenerateAccessToken(user model.User, authenticationMethod s
 	return string(signed), nil
 }
 
+// GenerateLogoutToken creates a logout token for OIDC Back-Channel Logout 1.0
+// The token identifies the user with a "sub" claim only, as Pocket ID does not track per-session "sid" values
+func (s *JwtService) GenerateLogoutToken(userID string, clientID string) (string, error) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	token, err := jwt.NewBuilder().
+		Subject(userID).
+		Audience([]string{clientID}).
+		Expiration(now.Add(logoutTokenDuration)).
+		IssuedAt(now).
+		Issuer(s.envConfig.AppURL).
+		JwtID(uuid.NewV4().String()).
+		Claim("events", map[string]any{BackchannelLogoutEvent: struct{}{}}).
+		Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to build token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// The spec requires the "typ" header so clients can tell logout tokens apart from ID tokens
+	headers := jws.NewHeaders()
+	err = headers.Set(jws.TypeKey, LogoutTokenJWTTyp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to set 'typ' header: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	alg, err := s.GetKeyAlg()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	signed, err := jwt.Sign(token, jwt.WithKey(alg, s.privateKey, jws.WithProtectedHeaders(headers)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to sign token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return string(signed), nil
+}
+
 func (s *JwtService) VerifyAccessToken(tokenString string) (jwt.Token, error) {
 	if s.sessionKey == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("session key is not initialized")
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/jwt_service_test.go b/backend/internal/service/jwt_service_test.go
index 74a3b6bb..0362f01b 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/jwt_service_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/jwt_service_test.go
@@ -815,3 +815,43 @@ func createEdDSAKeyJWK(t *testing.T, db *gorm.DB, instanceID string, envConfig *
 	// Import as JWK and save it
 	return importKey(t, db, instanceID, envConfig, privateKeyRaw)
 }
+
+func TestGenerateLogoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
+	envConfig := newTestEnvConfig()
+	jwtService := initJwtService(t, db, newInstanceID(t, db), nil, envConfig)
+
+	signed, err := jwtService.GenerateLogoutToken("user-id", "client-id")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// The token must carry the "logout+jwt" typ header required by the spec
+	message, err := jws.Parse([]byte(signed))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, message.Signatures(), 1)
+	typ, ok := message.Signatures()[0].ProtectedHeaders().Type()
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, LogoutTokenJWTTyp, typ)
+
+	alg, err := jwtService.GetKeyAlg()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	publicKey, err := jwtService.GetPublicJWK()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	token, err := jwt.ParseString(signed, jwt.WithValidate(true), jwt.WithKey(alg, publicKey))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	subject, _ := token.Subject()
+	assert.Equal(t, "user-id", subject)
+	audience, _ := token.Audience()
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"client-id"}, audience)
+	issuer, _ := token.Issuer()
+	assert.Equal(t, envConfig.AppURL, issuer)
+	jti, _ := token.JwtID()
+	assert.Regexp(t, uuidRegexPattern, jti)
+
+	events, err := jwt.Get[map[string]any](token, "events")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, events, BackchannelLogoutEvent)
+
+	// The spec forbids a nonce claim in logout tokens
+	assert.False(t, token.Has("nonce"))
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/oidc_service.go b/backend/internal/service/oidc_service.go
index 049610c5..6a8fd50c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/oidc_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/oidc_service.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/gorm/clause"
 
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/apperror"
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/backchannellogout"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/dto"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model"
 	datatype "github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model/types"
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ type OidcService struct {
 	previewBuilder    oidcClientPreviewBuilder
 	metadataRefresher metadataRefresher
 	scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler
+	backchannelLogout *backchannellogout.Service
 
 	httpClient  *http.Client
 	fileStorage storage.FileStorage
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ func NewOidcService(
 	previewBuilder oidcClientPreviewBuilder,
 	metadataRefresher metadataRefresher,
 	scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler,
+	backchannelLogout *backchannellogout.Service,
 	httpClient *http.Client,
 	fileStorage storage.FileStorage,
 ) (s *OidcService, err error) {
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ func NewOidcService(
 		previewBuilder:    previewBuilder,
 		metadataRefresher: metadataRefresher,
 		scimSyncScheduler: scimSyncScheduler,
+		backchannelLogout: backchannelLogout,
 		httpClient:        httpClient,
 		fileStorage:       fileStorage,
 	}
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ func (s *OidcService) UpdateClient(ctx context.Context, clientID string, input d
 	if err != nil {
 		return model.OidcClient{}, err
 	}
+	wasGroupRestricted := client.IsGroupRestricted
 
 	err = updateOIDCClientModelFromDto(&client, &input)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -239,6 +245,11 @@ func (s *OidcService) UpdateClient(ctx context.Context, clientID string, input d
 		return model.OidcClient{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Turning on the group restriction revokes access for every authorized user until groups are assigned, so tell their clients to end the sessions
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil && !wasGroupRestricted && client.IsGroupRestricted {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, nil, client.ID)
+	}
+
 	// All storage operations must be executed outside of a transaction
 	if input.LogoURL != nil {
 		err = s.downloadAndSaveLogoFromURL(ctx, client.ID, *input.LogoURL, true)
@@ -279,6 +290,7 @@ func updateOIDCClientModelFromDto(client *model.OidcClient, input *dto.OidcClien
 	client.Name = input.Name
 	client.CallbackURLs = input.CallbackURLs
 	client.LogoutCallbackURLs = input.LogoutCallbackURLs
+	client.BackchannelLogoutURL = input.BackchannelLogoutURL
 	client.IsPublic = input.IsPublic
 	// PKCE is required for public clients
 	client.PkceEnabled = input.IsPublic || input.PkceEnabled
@@ -314,8 +326,24 @@ func updateOIDCClientModelFromDto(client *model.OidcClient, input *dto.OidcClien
 }
 
 func (s *OidcService) DeleteClient(ctx context.Context, clientID string) error {
+	tx := s.db.Begin()
+	defer func() {
+		tx.Rollback()
+	}()
+
+	// The authorizations cascade away with the client, so the users to notify must be resolved inside the transaction
+	notifyLogout := func() {}
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		var prepareErr error
+		notifyLogout, prepareErr = s.backchannelLogout.PrepareClientNotifications(ctx, tx, clientID)
+		if prepareErr != nil {
+			// Notifications are best effort and must never block the deletion itself
+			slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to prepare back-channel logout notifications for client", slog.String("clientId", clientID), slog.Any("error", prepareErr))
+		}
+	}
+
 	var client model.OidcClient
-	result := s.db.
+	result := tx.
 		WithContext(ctx).
 		Where("id = ?", clientID).
 		Clauses(clause.Returning{}).
@@ -327,6 +355,14 @@ func (s *OidcService) DeleteClient(ctx context.Context, clientID string) error {
 		return apperror.NotFound("OIDC client")
 	}
 
+	err := tx.Commit().Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// The deleted client keeps serving its signed-in users, so tell it to end their sessions
+	notifyLogout()
+
 	// Delete images if present
 	// Note that storage operations must be done outside of a transaction
 	if client.ImageType != nil && *client.ImageType != "" {
@@ -649,6 +685,12 @@ func (s *OidcService) UpdateAllowedUserGroups(ctx context.Context, id string, in
 	if s.scimSyncScheduler != nil {
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
+
+	// Notify users who authorized this client but are no longer in any allowed group
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil && client.IsGroupRestricted {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, nil, client.ID)
+	}
+
 	return client, nil
 }
 
@@ -711,6 +753,16 @@ func (s *OidcService) RevokeAuthorizedClient(ctx context.Context, userID string,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// The authorization is gone after the delete, so the client to notify must be resolved inside the transaction
+	notifyLogout := func() {}
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		notifyLogout, err = s.backchannelLogout.PrepareAuthorizationNotification(ctx, tx, userID, clientID)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Notifications are best effort and must never block the revocation itself
+			slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to prepare back-channel logout notification for authorization", slog.String("userId", userID), slog.String("clientId", clientID), slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = tx.WithContext(ctx).Delete(&authorizedClient).Error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -725,6 +777,9 @@ func (s *OidcService) RevokeAuthorizedClient(ctx context.Context, userID string,
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Tell the client to end the user's session there as well
+	notifyLogout()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/oidc_service_test.go b/backend/internal/service/oidc_service_test.go
index 156042ca..ba3590ab 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/oidc_service_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/oidc_service_test.go
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ func TestOidcService_downloadAndSaveLogoFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClient_withDescription(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	description := "A test client description"
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClient_withDescription(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClient_withoutDescription(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	input := dto.OidcClientCreateDto{
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClient_tokenLifetimes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-			s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+			s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			input := dto.OidcClientCreateDto{
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClient_tokenLifetimes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_tokenLifetimes(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_tokenLifetimes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_withCustomSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{Name: "Test Client"}
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_withCustomSecret(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_multipleSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{Name: "Test Client"}
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_multipleSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_expirationInThePast(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{Name: "Test Client"}
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_expirationInThePast(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_limit(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{Name: "Test Client"}
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_limit(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_preservesFederatedIdentities(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ func TestOidcService_CreateClientSecret_preservesFederatedIdentities(t *testing.
 func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_description(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Create a client without a description
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_description(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_CIMDPreservesMetadataFields(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_CIMDPreservesMetadataFields(t *testing.T) {
 func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_CIMDDoesNotOverwriteConcurrentMetadataRefresh(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
 
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := model.OidcClient{
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ func TestOidcService_UpdateClient_CIMDDoesNotOverwriteConcurrentMetadataRefresh(
 
 func TestOidcService_ListAccessibleOidcClients_requiresExplicitGroupPermission(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	allowedGroup := model.UserGroup{Name: "allowed", FriendlyName: "Allowed"}
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ func TestOidcService_ListAccessibleOidcClients_requiresExplicitGroupPermission(t
 
 func TestOidcService_ListClientViewsFilterByLaunchURLPresence(t *testing.T) {
 	db := testutils.NewDatabaseForTest(t)
-	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	s, err := NewOidcService(db, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	user := model.User{Username: "launch-url-filter"}
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/user_group_service.go b/backend/internal/service/user_group_service.go
index dc2e7db2..44eef737 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/user_group_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/user_group_service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package service
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"log/slog"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/appconfig"
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/apperror"
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/backchannellogout"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/dto"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/utils"
@@ -18,10 +21,11 @@ import (
 type UserGroupService struct {
 	db                *gorm.DB
 	scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler
+	backchannelLogout *backchannellogout.Service
 }
 
-func NewUserGroupService(db *gorm.DB, scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler) *UserGroupService {
-	return &UserGroupService{db: db, scimSyncScheduler: scimSyncScheduler}
+func NewUserGroupService(db *gorm.DB, scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler, backchannelLogout *backchannellogout.Service) *UserGroupService {
+	return &UserGroupService{db: db, scimSyncScheduler: scimSyncScheduler, backchannelLogout: backchannelLogout}
 }
 
 func (s *UserGroupService) List(ctx context.Context, name string, listRequestOptions utils.ListRequestOptions) (groups []model.UserGroup, response utils.PaginationResponse, err error) {
@@ -89,6 +93,16 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) Delete(ctx context.Context, cfg *appconfig.AppConfigM
 		return apperror.LdapUserGroupUpdate()
 	}
 
+	// Capture the members before the delete, as they may lose access to clients restricted to this group
+	// Notifications are best effort and must never block the deletion itself
+	var memberIDs []string
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		memberIDs, err = s.memberIDs(ctx, tx, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to find group members to notify for back-channel logout", slog.String("groupId", id), slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = tx.
 		WithContext(ctx).
 		Delete(&group).
@@ -106,9 +120,29 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) Delete(ctx context.Context, cfg *appconfig.AppConfigM
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// Tell group-restricted clients that former members can no longer access to end their sessions
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, memberIDs, "")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+// memberIDs returns the IDs of the users that are currently members of the group
+func (s *UserGroupService) memberIDs(ctx context.Context, tx *gorm.DB, groupID string) ([]string, error) {
+	var userIDs []string
+	err := tx.
+		WithContext(ctx).
+		Table("user_groups_users").
+		Where("user_group_id = ?", groupID).
+		Pluck("user_id", &userIDs).
+		Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return userIDs, nil
+}
+
 func (s *UserGroupService) Create(ctx context.Context, input dto.UserGroupCreateDto) (group model.UserGroup, err error) {
 	group, err = s.CreateInternal(ctx, input, s.db)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -212,6 +246,16 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) UpdateUsers(ctx context.Context, id string, userIds [
 		tx.Rollback()
 	}()
 
+	// Capture the previous members to work out who is removed from the group by this update
+	// Notifications are best effort and must never block the update itself
+	var previousMemberIDs []string
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		previousMemberIDs, err = s.memberIDs(ctx, tx, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to find group members to notify for back-channel logout", slog.String("groupId", id), slog.Any("error", err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	group, err = s.UpdateUsersInternal(ctx, id, userIds, tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return model.UserGroup{}, err
@@ -225,6 +269,22 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) UpdateUsers(ctx context.Context, id string, userIds [
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// Removed members may lose access to clients restricted to this group, so tell those clients to end their sessions
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		remainingMembers := make(map[string]struct{}, len(userIds))
+		for _, userID := range userIds {
+			remainingMembers[userID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+
+		removedUserIDs := make([]string, 0, len(previousMemberIDs))
+		for _, memberID := range previousMemberIDs {
+			if _, remains := remainingMembers[memberID]; !remains {
+				removedUserIDs = append(removedUserIDs, memberID)
+			}
+		}
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, removedUserIDs, "")
+	}
+
 	return group, nil
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +372,17 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) UpdateAllowedOidcClient(ctx context.Context, id strin
 		return model.UserGroup{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Dropping a client from the group's allowed list revokes access for the members that reach it through this group only
+	// Clients that are not group restricted are reachable either way, so they are left out
+	var removedClientIDs []string
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+		for _, client := range group.AllowedOidcClients {
+			if client.IsGroupRestricted && !slices.Contains(input.OidcClientIDs, client.ID) {
+				removedClientIDs = append(removedClientIDs, client.ID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Fetch the clients based on the client IDs
 	var clients []model.OidcClient
 	if len(input.OidcClientIDs) > 0 {
@@ -353,5 +424,10 @@ func (s *UserGroupService) UpdateAllowedOidcClient(ctx context.Context, id strin
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// Tell the clients that lost this group that the members who can no longer reach them should be signed out
+	for _, clientID := range removedClientIDs {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, nil, clientID)
+	}
+
 	return group, nil
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/user_service.go b/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
index 806a44bd..0edb70a9 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/user_service.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log/slog"
 	"path"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 	"uuid"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/appconfig"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/apperror"
+	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/backchannellogout"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/dto"
 	"github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model"
 	datatype "github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id/backend/internal/model/types"
@@ -33,10 +35,11 @@ type UserService struct {
 	customClaimService *CustomClaimService
 	appImagesService   *AppImagesService
 	scimSyncScheduler  ScimSyncScheduler
+	backchannelLogout  *backchannellogout.Service
 	fileStorage        storage.FileStorage
 }
 
-func NewUserService(db *gorm.DB, jwtService *JwtService, auditLogService *AuditLogService, customClaimService *CustomClaimService, appImagesService *AppImagesService, scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler, fileStorage storage.FileStorage) *UserService {
+func NewUserService(db *gorm.DB, jwtService *JwtService, auditLogService *AuditLogService, customClaimService *CustomClaimService, appImagesService *AppImagesService, scimSyncScheduler ScimSyncScheduler, backchannelLogout *backchannellogout.Service, fileStorage storage.FileStorage) *UserService {
 	return &UserService{
 		db:                 db,
 		jwtService:         jwtService,
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ func NewUserService(db *gorm.DB, jwtService *JwtService, auditLogService *AuditL
 		customClaimService: customClaimService,
 		appImagesService:   appImagesService,
 		scimSyncScheduler:  scimSyncScheduler,
+		backchannelLogout:  backchannelLogout,
 		fileStorage:        fileStorage,
 	}
 }
@@ -196,7 +200,18 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateProfilePicture(ctx context.Context, userID string, f
 }
 
 func (s *UserService) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, dbConfig *appconfig.AppConfigModel, userID string, allowLdapDelete bool) error {
+	// The user's authorizations are gone after the delete, so the clients to notify must be resolved inside the transaction
+	notifyLogout := func() {}
 	err := s.db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+		if s.backchannelLogout != nil {
+			var prepareErr error
+			notifyLogout, prepareErr = s.backchannelLogout.PrepareUserNotifications(ctx, tx, []string{userID})
+			if prepareErr != nil {
+				// Notifications are best effort and must never block the deletion itself
+				slog.ErrorContext(ctx, "Failed to prepare back-channel logout notifications for user", slog.String("userId", userID), slog.Any("error", prepareErr))
+			}
+		}
+
 		return s.DeleteUserInternal(ctx, dbConfig, tx, userID, allowLdapDelete)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -205,6 +220,7 @@ func (s *UserService) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, dbConfig *appconfig.AppCon
 	if s.scimSyncScheduler != nil {
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
+	notifyLogout()
 
 	// Storage operations must be executed outside of a transaction
 	profilePicturePath := path.Join("profile-pictures", userID+".png")
@@ -450,6 +466,21 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateUser(ctx context.Context, cfg *appconfig.AppConfigMo
 		tx.Rollback()
 	}()
 
+	// Only an admin setting the flag can disable a user, so the previous state is only needed to detect that transition
+	canDisable := s.backchannelLogout != nil && !updateOwnUser && updatedUser.Disabled
+	var wasDisabled bool
+	if canDisable {
+		err := tx.
+			WithContext(ctx).
+			Model(&model.User{}).
+			Where("id = ?", userID).
+			Pluck("disabled", &wasDisabled).
+			Error
+		if err != nil {
+			return model.User{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	user, err := s.UpdateUserInternal(ctx, cfg, userID, updatedUser, updateOwnUser, isLdapSync, tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return model.User{}, err
@@ -463,6 +494,11 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateUser(ctx context.Context, cfg *appconfig.AppConfigMo
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// A disabled user cannot sign in again, so tell their clients to end the sessions as well
+	if canDisable && !wasDisabled && user.Disabled {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyUser(ctx, userID)
+	}
+
 	return user, nil
 }
 
@@ -555,6 +591,11 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateUserGroups(ctx context.Context, id string, userGroup
 		return model.User{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Only a removed group can revoke access, so adding groups skips the notification below
+	lostGroup := slices.ContainsFunc(user.UserGroups, func(group model.UserGroup) bool {
+		return !slices.Contains(userGroupIds, group.ID)
+	})
+
 	// Fetch the groups based on userGroupIds
 	var groups []model.UserGroup
 	if len(userGroupIds) > 0 {
@@ -603,6 +644,11 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateUserGroups(ctx context.Context, id string, userGroup
 		s.scimSyncScheduler.ScheduleSync(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// Losing a group can revoke access to group-restricted clients, so tell those clients to end the user's sessions
+	if s.backchannelLogout != nil && lostGroup {
+		s.backchannelLogout.NotifyLostGroupAccess(ctx, []string{id}, "")
+	}
+
 	return user, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/service/user_service_test.go b/backend/internal/service/user_service_test.go
index e5a10b09..ada9e1a6 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/user_service_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/user_service_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ func newTestUserService(t *testing.T) (*UserService, *UserGroupService) {
 		NewCustomClaimService(db),
 		NewAppImagesService(map[string]string{}, fileStorage),
 		nil,
+		nil,
 		fileStorage,
 	)
-	groupService := NewUserGroupService(db, nil)
+	groupService := NewUserGroupService(db, nil, nil)
 
 	return userService, groupService
 }
diff --git a/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql b/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8fbbd61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE oidc_clients DROP COLUMN backchannel_logout_url;
diff --git a/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql b/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a7a357a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/resources/migrations/postgres/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE oidc_clients ADD COLUMN backchannel_logout_url TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql b/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8fbbd61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE oidc_clients DROP COLUMN backchannel_logout_url;
diff --git a/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql b/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a7a357a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/resources/migrations/sqlite/20260923183637_add_oidc_client_backchannel_logout_url.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE oidc_clients ADD COLUMN backchannel_logout_url TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
diff --git a/frontend/messages/en.json b/frontend/messages/en.json
index d344796e..ae337358 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/en.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/en.json
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@
 	"add": "Add",
 	"callback_urls": "Callback URLs",
 	"logout_callback_urls": "Logout Callback URLs",
+	"backchannel_logout_url": "Back-Channel Logout URL",
+	"backchannel_logout_url_description": "URL that receives a logout token when a user's access is revoked, for example when they are disabled or lose group access.",
 	"public_client": "Public Client",
 	"public_clients_description": "Public clients do not have a client secret. They are designed for mobile, web, and native applications where secrets cannot be securely stored.",
 	"pkce": "PKCE",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types/oidc.type.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types/oidc.type.ts
index 7f0c7837..51e3e240 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types/oidc.type.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types/oidc.type.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export type OidcDiscoveryConfiguration = {
 export type OidcClient = OidcClientMetaData & {
 	callbackURLs: string[];
 	logoutCallbackURLs: string[];
+	backchannelLogoutURL: string;
 	isPublic: boolean;
 	pkceEnabled: boolean;
 	requiresReauthentication: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/settings/admin/oidc-clients/oidc-client-form.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/settings/admin/oidc-clients/oidc-client-form.svelte
index a2ecd932..1d7b0d80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/settings/admin/oidc-clients/oidc-client-form.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/settings/admin/oidc-clients/oidc-client-form.svelte
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 		description: existingClient?.description || '',
 		callbackURLs: existingClient?.callbackURLs || [],
 		logoutCallbackURLs: existingClient?.logoutCallbackURLs || [],
+		backchannelLogoutURL: existingClient?.backchannelLogoutURL || '',
 		isPublic: existingClient?.isPublic || false,
 		pkceEnabled: existingClient?.pkceEnabled || false,
 		requiresReauthentication: existingClient?.requiresReauthentication || false,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 		description: z.string().max(150),
 		callbackURLs: z.array(callbackUrlSchema).default([]),
 		logoutCallbackURLs: z.array(callbackUrlSchema).default([]),
+		backchannelLogoutURL: z.url().or(z.literal('')),
 		isPublic: z.boolean(),
 		pkceEnabled: z.boolean(),
 		requiresReauthentication: z.boolean(),
@@ -346,15 +348,25 @@
 				description={m.requires_pushed_authorization_requests_description()}
 				bind:checked={$inputs.requiresPushedAuthorizationRequests.value}
 			/>
-			{#if mode == 'create'}
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-3 gap-y-7 md:grid-cols-2">
 				<FormInput
-					label={m.client_id()}
-					placeholder={m.generated()}
-					class="w-full md:w-1/2"
-					description={m.custom_client_id_description()}
-					bind:input={$inputs.id}
+					label={m.backchannel_logout_url()}
+					description={m.backchannel_logout_url_description()}
+					class="w-full"
+					type="url"
+					bind:input={$inputs.backchannelLogoutURL}
+					disabled={isCIMDClient}
 				/>
-			{/if}
+				{#if mode == 'create'}
+					<FormInput
+						label={m.client_id()}
+						placeholder={m.generated()}
+						class="w-full"
+						description={m.custom_client_id_description()}
+						bind:input={$inputs.id}
+					/>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 
diff --git a/tests/data.ts b/tests/data.ts
index c384714e..a104e7a1 100644
--- a/tests/data.ts
+++ b/tests/data.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const oidcClients = {
 		name: 'Nextcloud',
 		callbackUrl: 'http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/callback',
 		logoutCallbackUrl: 'http://nextcloud.localhost/auth/logout/callback',
+		backchannelLogoutURL: 'http://host.docker.internal:18124/nextcloud',
 		secret: 'w2mUeZISmEvIDMEDvpY0PnxQIpj1m3zY',
 		launchURL: 'https://nextcloud.local'
 	},
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export const oidcClients = {
 		id: '7c21a609-96b5-4011-9900-272b8d31a9d1',
 		name: 'Tailscale',
 		callbackUrl: 'http://tailscale.localhost/auth/callback',
+		backchannelLogoutURL: 'http://host.docker.internal:18124/tailscale',
 		secret: 'n4VfQeXlTzA6yKpWbR9uJcMdSx2qH0Lo'
 	},
 	federated: {
diff --git a/tests/resources/export/database.json b/tests/resources/export/database.json
index 7e9f4b75..ca926518 100644
--- a/tests/resources/export/database.json
+++ b/tests/resources/export/database.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"provider": "sqlite",
-	"version": 20260814120000,
+	"version": 20260923183637,
 	"tableOrder": [
 		"users",
 		"user_groups",
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 		"oidc_clients": [
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "http://host.docker.internal:18124/nextcloud",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vbmV4dGNsb3VkLmxvY2FsaG9zdC9hdXRoL2NhbGxiYWNrIl0=",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vaW1taWNoLmxvY2FsaG9zdC9hdXRoL2NhbGxiYWNrIl0=",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "http://host.docker.internal:18124/tailscale",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vdGFpbHNjYWxlLmxvY2FsaG9zdC9hdXRoL2NhbGxiYWNrIl0=",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vZmVkZXJhdGVkLmxvY2FsaG9zdC9hdXRoL2NhbGxiYWNrIl0=",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vc2NpbWNsaWVudC5sb2NhbGhvc3QvYXV0aC9jYWxsYmFjayJd",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vcGFyLWNsaWVudC5sb2NhbGhvc3QvYXV0aC9jYWxsYmFjayJd",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
@@ -258,6 +264,7 @@
 			},
 			{
 				"access_token_duration_minutes": 60,
+				"backchannel_logout_url": "",
 				"callback_urls": "WyJodHRwOi8vc2tpcC1jb25zZW50LmxvY2FsaG9zdC9hdXRoL2NhbGxiYWNrIl0=",
 				"client_type": "standard",
 				"created_at": "2025-11-25T12:39:02Z",
diff --git a/tests/setup/docker-compose.yml b/tests/setup/docker-compose.yml
index 27c3f461..873a9e2f 100644
--- a/tests/setup/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/setup/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ services:
       - "18123:8080"    
   pocket-id:
     image: pocket-id:test
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     ports:
       - "1411:1411"
     environment:
diff --git a/tests/specs/oidc-backchannel-logout.spec.ts b/tests/specs/oidc-backchannel-logout.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db134362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/oidc-backchannel-logout.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+import base, { expect, type APIRequestContext } from '@playwright/test';
+import { createLocalJWKSet, jwtVerify } from 'jose';
+import { createServer } from 'node:http';
+import { oidcClients, userGroups, users } from '../data';
+import { cleanupBackend } from '../utils/cleanup.util';
+import { saveUnsavedChanges } from '../utils/unsaved-changes.util';
+
+type Delivery = {
+	path: string;
+	method: string;
+	contentType: string;
+	body: URLSearchParams;
+};
+
+type LogoutReceiver = {
+	url: string;
+	deliveries: Delivery[];
+	respond: (path: string, attempt: number) => number;
+};
+
+const test = base.extend<{ receiver: LogoutReceiver }>({
+	receiver: async ({}, use) => {
+		const receiverURL = new URL(oidcClients.nextcloud.backchannelLogoutURL);
+		const receiver: LogoutReceiver = {
+			url: receiverURL.origin,
+			deliveries: [],
+			respond: () => 204
+		};
+		const server = createServer(async (request, response) => {
+			const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+			for await (const chunk of request) chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+			const path = request.url!;
+			receiver.deliveries.push({
+				path,
+				method: request.method!,
+				contentType: request.headers['content-type'] ?? '',
+				body: new URLSearchParams(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString())
+			});
+			const attempt = receiver.deliveries.filter((delivery) => delivery.path === path).length;
+			response.writeHead(receiver.respond(path, attempt)).end();
+		});
+
+		// Docker reaches this real RP endpoint through the host gateway on both local machines and CI
+		await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+			server.once('error', reject);
+			server.listen(Number(receiverURL.port), '0.0.0.0', resolve);
+		});
+		try {
+			await use(receiver);
+		} finally {
+			server.closeAllConnections();
+			await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				server.close((error) => (error ? reject(error) : resolve()));
+			});
+		}
+	}
+});
+
+test.beforeEach(async () => cleanupBackend({ skipLdapSetup: true }));
+
+async function revoke(request: APIRequestContext, clientId: string) {
+	const response = await request.delete(`/api/oidc/users/me/authorized-clients/${clientId}`);
+	expect(response.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+}
+
+async function verifyLogoutToken(
+	request: APIRequestContext,
+	delivery: Delivery,
+	clientId: string,
+	userId: string
+) {
+	expect(delivery.method).toBe('POST');
+	expect(delivery.contentType).toBe('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+	expect(delivery.body.getAll('logout_token')).toHaveLength(1);
+	const discoveryResponse = await request.get('/.well-known/openid-configuration');
+	expect(discoveryResponse.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	const discovery = await discoveryResponse.json();
+	expect(discovery.backchannel_logout_supported).toBe(true);
+	expect(discovery.backchannel_logout_session_supported).toBe(false);
+	const jwksResponse = await request.get(discovery.jwks_uri);
+	expect(jwksResponse.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	const { payload, protectedHeader } = await jwtVerify(
+		delivery.body.get('logout_token')!,
+		createLocalJWKSet(await jwksResponse.json()),
+		{
+			issuer: discovery.issuer,
+			audience: clientId,
+			algorithms: discovery.id_token_signing_alg_values_supported,
+			typ: 'logout+jwt',
+			maxTokenAge: '2m',
+			requiredClaims: ['iss', 'sub', 'aud', 'iat', 'exp', 'jti', 'events']
+		}
+	);
+	expect(protectedHeader.kid).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(payload.sub).toBe(userId);
+	expect(payload.aud).toEqual([clientId]);
+	expect(payload.events).toEqual({ 'http://schemas.openid.net/event/backchannel-logout': {} });
+	expect(payload.exp! - payload.iat!).toBe(120);
+	expect(payload.jti).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('nonce');
+	expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty('sid');
+	return payload;
+}
+
+test('Saving a logout URL and revoking an app sends a verifiable logout token', async ({
+	page,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const client = oidcClients.nextcloud;
+	const logoutURL = `${receiver.url}/logout?tenant=test`;
+	await page.goto(`/settings/admin/oidc-clients/${client.id}`);
+	await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show Advanced Options' }).click();
+	await page.getByLabel('Back-Channel Logout URL', { exact: true }).fill(logoutURL);
+	await saveUnsavedChanges(page);
+	await page.reload();
+	await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show Advanced Options' }).click();
+	await expect(page.getByLabel('Back-Channel Logout URL', { exact: true })).toHaveValue(logoutURL);
+
+	await page.goto('/settings/apps');
+	await page
+		.getByRole('article', { name: client.name })
+		.getByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle menu' })
+		.click();
+	await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Revoke' }).click();
+	await page.getByRole('alertdialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'Revoke' }).click();
+	// Other specs can leave retries for the seeded URLs, so observe this client's updated endpoint
+	const deliveries = () =>
+		receiver.deliveries.filter((delivery) => delivery.path === '/logout?tenant=test');
+	await expect.poll(() => deliveries().length).toBe(1);
+	await verifyLogoutToken(page.request, deliveries()[0], client.id, users.tim.id);
+});
+
+test('Disabling a user delivers logout to their authorized clients', async ({
+	request,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const clients = [oidcClients.nextcloud, oidcClients.tailscale];
+	const userResponse = await request.get(`/api/users/${users.tim.id}`);
+	expect(userResponse.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	const disabled = await request.put(`/api/users/${users.tim.id}`, {
+		data: { ...(await userResponse.json()), disabled: true }
+	});
+	expect(disabled.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	await expect.poll(() => receiver.deliveries.length).toBe(clients.length);
+	expect(receiver.deliveries.map((delivery) => delivery.path).sort()).toEqual(
+		clients.map((client) => new URL(client.backchannelLogoutURL).pathname).sort()
+	);
+	const tokens = await Promise.all(
+		clients.map((client) =>
+			verifyLogoutToken(
+				request,
+				receiver.deliveries.find(
+					(delivery) => delivery.path === new URL(client.backchannelLogoutURL).pathname
+				)!,
+				client.id,
+				users.tim.id
+			)
+		)
+	);
+	expect(new Set(tokens.map((token) => token.jti)).size).toBe(clients.length);
+});
+
+test('Deleting a client still notifies its users after authorizations are deleted', async ({
+	request,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const client = oidcClients.nextcloud;
+	expect((await request.delete(`/api/oidc/clients/${client.id}`)).ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	expect((await request.get(`/api/oidc/clients/${client.id}`)).status()).toBe(404);
+	await expect.poll(() => receiver.deliveries.length).toBe(1);
+	await verifyLogoutToken(request, receiver.deliveries[0], client.id, users.tim.id);
+});
+
+test('Group access is retained through another allowed group and revoked after the last one', async ({
+	request,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const client = oidcClients.tailscale;
+	expect(
+		(
+			await request.put(`/api/oidc/clients/${client.id}/allowed-user-groups`, {
+				data: { userGroupIds: [userGroups.developers.id, userGroups.designers.id] }
+			})
+		).ok()
+	).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(
+		(
+			await request.put(`/api/users/${users.tim.id}/user-groups`, {
+				data: { userGroupIds: [userGroups.designers.id] }
+			})
+		).ok()
+	).toBeTruthy();
+
+	// Observe the asynchronous delivery window before removing the user's remaining access
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
+	expect(receiver.deliveries).toHaveLength(0);
+	expect(
+		(
+			await request.put(`/api/users/${users.tim.id}/user-groups`, {
+				data: { userGroupIds: [] }
+			})
+		).ok()
+	).toBeTruthy();
+	await expect.poll(() => receiver.deliveries.length).toBe(1);
+	await verifyLogoutToken(request, receiver.deliveries[0], client.id, users.tim.id);
+});
+
+test('Deleting a user still notifies their clients after authorizations are deleted', async ({
+	request,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const response = await request.delete(`/api/users/${users.tim.id}`);
+	expect(response.status()).toBe(204);
+	await expect.poll(() => receiver.deliveries.length).toBe(2);
+	for (const client of [oidcClients.nextcloud, oidcClients.tailscale]) {
+		const delivery = receiver.deliveries.find(
+			(delivery) => delivery.path === new URL(client.backchannelLogoutURL).pathname
+		);
+		expect(delivery).toBeDefined();
+		await verifyLogoutToken(request, delivery!, client.id, users.tim.id);
+	}
+});
+
+test('Changing a client’s allowed groups logs out users only after their last allowed group is removed', async ({
+	request,
+	receiver
+}) => {
+	const client = oidcClients.tailscale;
+	const endpoint = `/api/oidc/clients/${client.id}/allowed-user-groups`;
+	expect(
+		(
+			await request.put(endpoint, {
+				data: { userGroupIds: [userGroups.developers.id, userGroups.designers.id] }
+			})
+		).ok()
+	).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(
+		(
+			await request.put(endpoint, {
+				data: { userGroupIds: [userGroups.designers.id] }
+			})
+		).ok()
+	).toBeTruthy();
+
+	// Retaining an allowed group must not schedule a logout for its members
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
+	expect(receiver.deliveries).toHaveLength(0);
+	expect((await request.put(endpoint, { data: { userGroupIds: [] } })).ok()).toBeTruthy();
+	await expect.poll(() => receiver.deliveries.length).toBe(1);
+	expect(receiver.deliveries[0].path).toBe('/tailscale');
+	await verifyLogoutToken(request, receiver.deliveries[0], client.id, users.tim.id);
+});