diff --git a/komga-webui/src/plugins/komga-users.plugin.ts b/komga-webui/src/plugins/komga-users.plugin.ts
index 5a537eb89..300cb1cd9 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/plugins/komga-users.plugin.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/plugins/komga-users.plugin.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const vuexModule: Module<any, any> = {
     },
     async logout ({ commit }) {
       try {
-        await service.getMeWithAuth('', '')
+        await service.logout()
       } catch (e) {
       }
       commit('setMe', {})
diff --git a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-users.service.ts b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-users.service.ts
index af55582ad..e261a8976 100644
--- a/komga-webui/src/services/komga-users.service.ts
+++ b/komga-webui/src/services/komga-users.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { AxiosInstance } from 'axios'
 const API_USERS = '/api/v1/users'
 
 export default class KomgaUsersService {
-  private http: AxiosInstance;
+  private http: AxiosInstance
 
   constructor (http: AxiosInstance) {
     this.http = http
@@ -105,4 +105,16 @@ export default class KomgaUsersService {
       throw new Error(msg)
     }
   }
+
+  async logout () {
+    try {
+      await this.http.post(`${API_USERS}/logout`)
+    } catch (e) {
+      let msg = `An error occurred while trying to logout`
+      if (e.response.data.message) {
+        msg += `: ${e.response.data.message}`
+      }
+      throw new Error(msg)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/security/SecurityConfiguration.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/security/SecurityConfiguration.kt
index e6767c4b5..32591887c 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/security/SecurityConfiguration.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/security/SecurityConfiguration.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ class SecurityConfiguration(
       .and()
         .httpBasic()
 
+      .and()
+        .logout()
+          .logoutUrl("/api/v1/users/logout")
+          .deleteCookies("JSESSIONID")
+
       .and()
         .sessionManagement()
         .maximumSessions(10)