diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.test.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.test.ts
index 192b1b7ac0..02bda40b64 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.test.ts
@@ -262,4 +262,43 @@ describe('DefaultAuthConnector', () => {
       url: 'http://my-host/api/auth/my-provider/start?scope=-ab-&origin=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost&flow=popup&env=production',
     });
   });
+
+  it('should not resolve when provider returns a logoutUrl', async () => {
+    const logoutUrl =
+      'https://test.auth0.com/v2/logout?federated&client_id=abc&returnTo=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost';
+
+    server.use(
+      rest.post('*', (_req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json({ logoutUrl }))),
+    );
+
+    const connector = new DefaultAuthConnector(defaultOptions);
+
+    // When a logoutUrl is returned, removeSession redirects the browser and
+    // returns a never-resolving promise. Race against a short delay to verify
+    // that it does not resolve.
+    const result = await Promise.race([
+      connector.removeSession().then(() => 'resolved'),
+      new Promise<'timeout'>(r => setTimeout(() => r('timeout'), 50)),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(result).toBe('timeout');
+  });
+
+  it('should complete normally when provider returns empty logout response', async () => {
+    server.use(rest.post('*', (_req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.status(200))));
+
+    const connector = new DefaultAuthConnector(defaultOptions);
+    await connector.removeSession();
+    // No redirect, no error — the original behavior
+  });
+
+  it('should complete normally when response is not JSON', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      rest.post('*', (_req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.status(200), ctx.text('OK'))),
+    );
+
+    const connector = new DefaultAuthConnector(defaultOptions);
+    await connector.removeSession();
+    // Should complete without error — non-JSON responses are ignored
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.ts
index 3671ddc6e6..32d86b9757 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/lib/AuthConnector/DefaultAuthConnector.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,24 @@ export class DefaultAuthConnector<AuthSession>
       error.status = res.status;
       throw error;
     }
+
+    // If the auth provider returned a logout URL (e.g. for Auth0 federated
+    // logout), redirect the browser to clear the provider's session cookies.
+    try {
+      const contentType = res.headers.get('content-type');
+      if (contentType?.includes('application/json')) {
+        const body = await res.json();
+        if (body.logoutUrl) {
+          window.location.href = body.logoutUrl;
+          return new Promise(() => {});
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Provider logout redirect is best-effort — the Backstage session is
+      // already cleared, so we degrade gracefully.
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   private async showPopup(scopes: Set<string>): Promise<AuthSession> {