diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
index 4453f5a7d4b..f1ca9b48d21 100644
--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/CORSMiddleware.php
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ class CORSMiddleware extends Middleware {
$user = array_key_exists('PHP_AUTH_USER', $this->request->server) ? $this->request->server['PHP_AUTH_USER'] : null;
$pass = array_key_exists('PHP_AUTH_PW', $this->request->server) ? $this->request->server['PHP_AUTH_PW'] : null;
+ // Allow Bearer token authentication for CORS requests
+ // Bearer tokens are stateless and don't require CSRF protection
+ $authorizationHeader = $this->request->getHeader('Authorization');
+ if (!empty($authorizationHeader) && str_starts_with($authorizationHeader, 'Bearer ')) {
+ return;
+ }
+
// Allow to use the current session if a CSRF token is provided
if ($this->request->passesCSRFCheck()) {
return;