diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index a4131234..173f5d53 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure"                                    Version="2.0.1"           />
     <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json"                                                 Version="13.0.3"          />
     <PackageVersion Include="Quartz.Extensions.Hosting"                                       Version="3.5.0"           />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console"                                                 Version="0.46.0"          />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console"                                                 Version="0.48.0"          />
     <PackageVersion Include="WebGrease"                                                       Version="1.6.0"           />
 
     <!--
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting"                                    Version="8.0.0"           />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug"                              Version="8.0.0"           />
     <PackageVersion Include="Quartz.Extensions.Hosting"                                       Version="3.5.0"           />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console"                                                 Version="0.46.0"          />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console"                                                 Version="0.48.0"          />
 
     <!--
       Note: OpenIddict uses PolySharp to dynamically generate polyfills for types that are not available on
diff --git a/gen/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration.Generators/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationGenerator.cs b/gen/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration.Generators/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationGenerator.cs
index 0f8093a2..fb79747d 100644
--- a/gen/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration.Generators/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationGenerator.cs
+++ b/gen/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration.Generators/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationGenerator.cs
@@ -931,6 +931,10 @@ public sealed partial class OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationConfiguration
                     DeviceAuthorizationEndpoint = new Uri($""{{ environment.configuration.device_authorization_endpoint | string.replace '\'' '""' }}"", UriKind.Absolute),
                     {{~ end ~}}
 
+                    {{~ if environment.configuration.introspection_endpoint ~}}
+                    IntrospectionEndpoint = new Uri($""{{ environment.configuration.introspection_endpoint | string.replace '\'' '""' }}"", UriKind.Absolute),
+                    {{~ end ~}}
+
                     {{~ if environment.configuration.token_endpoint ~}}
                     TokenEndpoint = new Uri($""{{ environment.configuration.token_endpoint | string.replace '\'' '""' }}"", UriKind.Absolute),
                     {{~ end ~}}
@@ -981,6 +985,13 @@ public sealed partial class OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationConfiguration
                         {{~ end ~}}
                     },
 
+                    IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported =
+                    {
+                        {{~ for method in environment.configuration.introspection_endpoint_auth_methods_supported ~}}
+                        ""{{ method }}"",
+                        {{~ end ~}}
+                    },
+
                     TokenEndpointAuthMethodsSupported =
                     {
                         {{~ for method in environment.configuration.token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported ~}}
@@ -1038,6 +1049,7 @@ public sealed partial class OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationConfiguration
                                     {
                                         AuthorizationEndpoint = (string?) configuration.Attribute("AuthorizationEndpoint"),
                                         DeviceAuthorizationEndpoint = (string?) configuration.Attribute("DeviceAuthorizationEndpoint"),
+                                        IntrospectionEndpoint = (string?) configuration.Attribute("IntrospectionEndpoint"),
                                         TokenEndpoint = (string?) configuration.Attribute("TokenEndpoint"),
                                         UserinfoEndpoint = (string?) configuration.Attribute("UserinfoEndpoint"),
 
@@ -1088,6 +1100,15 @@ public sealed partial class OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationConfiguration
                                             _ => [ClientAuthenticationMethods.ClientSecretPost]
                                         },
 
+                                        IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported = configuration.Elements("IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethod").ToList() switch
+                                        {
+                                            { Count: > 0 } methods => methods.Select(type => (string?) type.Attribute("Value")).ToList(),
+
+                                            // If no explicit client authentication method was set, assume the provider only
+                                            // supports flowing the client credentials as part of the introspection request payload.
+                                            _ => [ClientAuthenticationMethods.ClientSecretPost]
+                                        },
+
                                         TokenEndpointAuthMethodsSupported = configuration.Elements("TokenEndpointAuthMethod").ToList() switch
                                         {
                                             { Count: > 0 } methods => methods.Select(type => (string?) type.Attribute("Value")).ToList(),
diff --git a/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.AspNetCore.Server/Worker.cs b/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.AspNetCore.Server/Worker.cs
index 1ba475f5..801903d1 100644
--- a/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.AspNetCore.Server/Worker.cs
+++ b/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.AspNetCore.Server/Worker.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class Worker : IHostedService
                     {
                         Permissions.Endpoints.Authorization,
                         Permissions.Endpoints.Device,
+                        Permissions.Endpoints.Introspection,
                         Permissions.Endpoints.Token,
                         Permissions.GrantTypes.AuthorizationCode,
                         Permissions.GrantTypes.DeviceCode,
diff --git a/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.Console.Client/InteractiveService.cs b/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.Console.Client/InteractiveService.cs
index 663ec512..02796946 100644
--- a/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.Console.Client/InteractiveService.cs
+++ b/sandbox/OpenIddict.Sandbox.Console.Client/InteractiveService.cs
@@ -85,11 +85,24 @@ public class InteractiveService : BackgroundService
                     AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[green]Device authentication successful:[/]");
                     AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable(response.Principal));
 
+                    // If introspection is supported by the server, ask the user if the access token should be introspected.
+                    if (configuration.IntrospectionEndpoint is not null && await IntrospectAccessTokenAsync(stoppingToken))
+                    {
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[steelblue]Claims extracted from the token introspection response:[/]");
+                        AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable((await _service.IntrospectTokenAsync(new()
+                        {
+                            CancellationToken = stoppingToken,
+                            ProviderName = provider,
+                            Token = response.AccessToken,
+                            TokenTypeHint = TokenTypeHints.AccessToken
+                        })).Principal));
+                    }
+
                     // If a refresh token was returned by the authorization server, ask the user
                     // if the access token should be refreshed using the refresh_token grant.
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(response.RefreshToken) && await UseRefreshTokenGrantAsync(stoppingToken))
                     {
-                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[green]Token refreshing successful:[/]");
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[steelblue]Claims extracted from the refreshed identity:[/]");
                         AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable((await _service.AuthenticateWithRefreshTokenAsync(new()
                         {
                             CancellationToken = stoppingToken,
@@ -122,11 +135,27 @@ public class InteractiveService : BackgroundService
                     AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[green]Interactive authentication successful:[/]");
                     AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable(response.Principal));
 
+                    // If an access token was returned by the authorization server and introspection is
+                    // supported by the server, ask the user if the access token should be introspected.
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(response.BackchannelAccessToken) &&
+                        configuration.IntrospectionEndpoint is not null &&
+                        await IntrospectAccessTokenAsync(stoppingToken))
+                    {
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[steelblue]Claims extracted from the token introspection response:[/]");
+                        AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable((await _service.IntrospectTokenAsync(new()
+                        {
+                            CancellationToken = stoppingToken,
+                            ProviderName = provider,
+                            Token = response.BackchannelAccessToken,
+                            TokenTypeHint = TokenTypeHints.AccessToken
+                        })).Principal));
+                    }
+
                     // If a refresh token was returned by the authorization server, ask the user
                     // if the access token should be refreshed using the refresh_token grant.
                     if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(response.RefreshToken) && await UseRefreshTokenGrantAsync(stoppingToken))
                     {
-                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[green]Token refreshing successful:[/]");
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[steelblue]Claims extracted from the refreshed identity:[/]");
                         AnsiConsole.Write(CreateClaimTable((await _service.AuthenticateWithRefreshTokenAsync(new()
                         {
                             CancellationToken = stoppingToken,
@@ -172,11 +201,25 @@ public class InteractiveService : BackgroundService
             return table;
         }
 
+        static Task<bool> IntrospectAccessTokenAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            static bool Prompt() => AnsiConsole.Prompt(new ConfirmationPrompt(
+                "Would you like to introspect the access token?")
+            {
+                Comparer = StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase,
+                DefaultValue = false,
+                ShowDefaultValue = true
+            });
+
+            return WaitAsync(Task.Run(Prompt, cancellationToken), cancellationToken);
+        }
+
         static Task<bool> UseDeviceAuthorizationGrantAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             static bool Prompt() => AnsiConsole.Prompt(new ConfirmationPrompt(
                 "Would you like to authenticate using the device authorization grant?")
             {
+                Comparer = StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase,
                 DefaultValue = false,
                 ShowDefaultValue = true
             });
@@ -189,6 +232,7 @@ public class InteractiveService : BackgroundService
             static bool Prompt() => AnsiConsole.Prompt(new ConfirmationPrompt(
                 "Would you like to refresh the user authentication using the refresh token grant?")
             {
+                Comparer = StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase,
                 DefaultValue = false,
                 ShowDefaultValue = true
             });
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Abstractions/OpenIddictResources.resx b/src/OpenIddict.Abstractions/OpenIddictResources.resx
index 2fd3f0cd..672a87af 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Abstractions/OpenIddictResources.resx
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Abstractions/OpenIddictResources.resx
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ To apply redirection responses, create a class implementing 'IOpenIddictClientHa
     <value>No client registration was found in the client options. To add a registration, use 'services.AddOpenIddict().AddClient().AddRegistration()'.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0305" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>No client registration information was specified in the challenge properties. When multiple clients are registered, an issuer, a provider name or a client registration identifier must be specified in the challenge properties.</value>
+    <value>No client registration information was specified. When multiple clients are registered, an issuer, a provider name or a client registration identifier must be specified in the challenge properties.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0306" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The specified issuer is not a valid or absolute URI.</value>
@@ -1311,15 +1311,17 @@ Alternatively, you can disable the token storage feature by calling 'services.Ad
   </data>
   <data name="ID0341" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No client registration information was specified in the sign-out properties. When multiple clients are registered, an issuer, a provider name or a client registration identifier must be specified in the sign-out properties.</value>
+    <comment>This resource is no longer used and will be removed in a future version.</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0342" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The same issuer cannot be used in multiple client registrations.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0343" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The request forgery protection claim cannot be resolved from the challenge context.</value>
+    <value>The request forgery protection claim cannot be resolved from the context.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0344" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The request forgery protection claim cannot be resolved from the sign-out context.</value>
+    <comment>This resource is no longer used and will be removed in a future version.</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0345" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The product name cannot be null or empty.</value>
@@ -1343,10 +1345,11 @@ Alternatively, you can disable the token storage feature by calling 'services.Ad
     <value>The '{0}' instance returned by CryptoConfig.CreateFromName() is not suitable for the requested operation. When registering a custom implementation of a cryptographic algorithm, make sure it inherits from the correct base type and uses the correct name (e.g "OpenIddict RSA Cryptographic Provider" implementations must derive from System.Security.Cryptography.RSA).</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0352" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The nonce cannot be resolved from the challenge context.</value>
+    <value>The nonce cannot be resolved from the context.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0353" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The nonce cannot be resolved from the sign-out context.</value>
+    <comment>This resource is no longer used and will be removed in a future version.</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="ID0354" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The nonce cannot be resolved from the state token.</value>
@@ -1590,6 +1593,12 @@ To apply post-logout redirection responses, create a class implementing 'IOpenId
   <data name="ID0427" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The Amazon integration requires sending the user code to the token endpoint when using the device authorization code grant. For that, attach a ".user_code" authentication property containing the user code returned by the device authorization endpoint.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ID0428" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>An error occurred while introspecting a token.
+  Error: {0}
+  Error description: {1}
+  Error URI: {2}</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="ID2000" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The security token is missing.</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client.AspNetCore/OpenIddictClientAspNetCoreHandlers.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client.AspNetCore/OpenIddictClientAspNetCoreHandlers.cs
index 1b534475..3b190f99 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client.AspNetCore/OpenIddictClientAspNetCoreHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client.AspNetCore/OpenIddictClientAspNetCoreHandlers.cs
@@ -965,12 +965,12 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientAspNetCoreHandlers
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Nonce))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0353));
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0352));
             }
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.RequestForgeryProtection))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0344));
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0343));
             }
 
             Debug.Assert(context.StateTokenPrincipal is { Identity: ClaimsIdentity }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4006));
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client.Owin/OpenIddictClientOwinHandlers.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client.Owin/OpenIddictClientOwinHandlers.cs
index f179d524..157b78ad 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client.Owin/OpenIddictClientOwinHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client.Owin/OpenIddictClientOwinHandlers.cs
@@ -1018,12 +1018,12 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientOwinHandlers
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Nonce))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0353));
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0352));
             }
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.RequestForgeryProtection))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0344));
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0343));
             }
 
             Debug.Assert(context.StateTokenPrincipal is { Identity: ClaimsIdentity }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4006));
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.Introspection.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.Introspection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d73c758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.Introspection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * See https://github.com/openiddict/openiddict-core for more information concerning
+ * the license and the contributors participating to this project.
+ */
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp;
+
+public static partial class OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers
+{
+    public static class Introspection
+    {
+        public static ImmutableArray<OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor> DefaultHandlers { get; } = [
+            /*
+             * Introspection request processing:
+             */
+            CreateHttpClient<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            PreparePostHttpRequest<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            AttachHttpVersion<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            AttachJsonAcceptHeaders<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            AttachUserAgentHeader<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            AttachFromHeader<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            AttachBasicAuthenticationCredentials.Descriptor,
+            AttachHttpParameters<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            SendHttpRequest<ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+            DisposeHttpRequest<ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor,
+
+            /*
+             * Introspection response processing:
+             */
+            DecompressResponseContent<ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext>.Descriptor,
+            ExtractJsonHttpResponse<ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext>.Descriptor,
+            ExtractWwwAuthenticateHeader<ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext>.Descriptor,
+            ValidateHttpResponse<ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext>.Descriptor,
+            DisposeHttpResponse<ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext>.Descriptor
+        ];
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for attaching the client credentials to the HTTP Authorization header.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class AttachBasicAuthenticationCredentials : IOpenIddictClientHandler<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>()
+                    .AddFilter<RequireHttpMetadataUri>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<AttachBasicAuthenticationCredentials>()
+                    .SetOrder(AttachHttpParameters<PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext>.Descriptor.Order - 500)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                Debug.Assert(context.Request is not null, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4008));
+
+                // This handler only applies to System.Net.Http requests. If the HTTP request cannot be resolved,
+                // this may indicate that the request was incorrectly processed by another client stack.
+                var request = context.Transaction.GetHttpRequestMessage() ??
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0173));
+
+                // The OAuth 2.0 specification recommends sending the client credentials using basic authentication.
+                // However, this authentication method is known to have severe compatibility/interoperability issues:
+                //
+                //   - While restricted to clients that have been given a secret (i.e confidential clients) by the
+                //     specification, basic authentication is also sometimes required by server implementations for
+                //     public clients that don't have a client secret: in this case, an empty password is used and
+                //     the client identifier is sent alone in the Authorization header (instead of being sent using
+                //     the standard "client_id" parameter present in the request body).
+                //
+                //   - While the OAuth 2.0 specification requires that the client credentials be formURL-encoded
+                //     before being base64-encoded, many implementations are known to implement a non-standard
+                //     encoding scheme, where neither the client_id nor the client_secret are formURL-encoded.
+                //
+                // To guarantee that the OpenIddict implementation can be used with most servers implementions,
+                // basic authentication is only used when a client secret is present and client_secret_post is
+                // always preferred when it's explicitly listed as a supported client authentication method.
+                // If client_secret_post is not listed or if the server returned an empty methods list,
+                // client_secret_basic is always used, as it MUST be implemented by all OAuth 2.0 servers.
+                //
+                // See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8414#section-2
+                // and https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-2.3.1 for more information.
+                if (request.Headers.Authorization is null &&
+                    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Request.ClientId) &&
+                    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Request.ClientSecret) &&
+                    UseBasicAuthentication(context.Configuration))
+                {
+                    // Important: the credentials MUST be formURL-encoded before being base64-encoded.
+                    var credentials = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(new StringBuilder()
+                        .Append(EscapeDataString(context.Request.ClientId))
+                        .Append(':')
+                        .Append(EscapeDataString(context.Request.ClientSecret))
+                        .ToString()));
+
+                    // Attach the authorization header containing the client credentials to the HTTP request.
+                    request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(Schemes.Basic, credentials);
+
+                    // Remove the client credentials from the request payload to ensure they are not sent twice.
+                    context.Request.ClientId = context.Request.ClientSecret = null;
+                }
+
+                return default;
+
+                static bool UseBasicAuthentication(OpenIddictConfiguration configuration)
+                    => configuration.IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported switch
+                    {
+                        // If at least one authentication method was explicit added, only use basic authentication
+                        // if it's supported AND if client_secret_post is not supported or enabled by the server.
+                        { Count: > 0 } methods => methods.Contains(ClientAuthenticationMethods.ClientSecretBasic) &&
+                                                 !methods.Contains(ClientAuthenticationMethods.ClientSecretPost),
+
+                        // Otherwise, if no authentication method was explicit added, assume only basic is supported.
+                        { Count: _ } => true
+                    };
+
+                static string EscapeDataString(string value) => Uri.EscapeDataString(value).Replace("%20", "+");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.cs
index b1d3e2ee..4a4671cd 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client.SystemNetHttp/OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientSystemNetHttpHandlers
         ..Device.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Discovery.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Exchange.DefaultHandlers,
+        ..Introspection.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Userinfo.DefaultHandlers
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationProviders.xsd b/src/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationProviders.xsd
index 0c88b7cb..5a2653af 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationProviders.xsd
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client.WebIntegration/OpenIddictClientWebIntegrationProviders.xsd
@@ -156,6 +156,27 @@
                             </xs:complexType>
                           </xs:element>
 
+                          <xs:element name="IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethod" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="10">
+                            <xs:annotation>
+                              <xs:documentation>The introspection endpoint authentication methods supported by the environment.</xs:documentation>
+                            </xs:annotation>
+
+                            <xs:complexType>
+                              <xs:attribute name="Value" use="required">
+                                <xs:annotation>
+                                  <xs:documentation>The introspection endpoint authentication method name (e.g client_secret_basic).</xs:documentation>
+                                </xs:annotation>
+
+                                <xs:simpleType>
+                                  <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+                                    <xs:enumeration value="client_secret_basic" />
+                                    <xs:enumeration value="client_secret_post" />
+                                  </xs:restriction>
+                                </xs:simpleType>
+                              </xs:attribute>
+                            </xs:complexType>
+                          </xs:element>
+
                           <xs:element name="TokenEndpointAuthMethod" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="10">
                             <xs:annotation>
                               <xs:documentation>The token endpoint authentication methods supported by the environment.</xs:documentation>
@@ -190,6 +211,12 @@
                           </xs:annotation>
                         </xs:attribute>
 
+                        <xs:attribute name="IntrospectionEndpoint" type="xs:string" use="optional">
+                          <xs:annotation>
+                            <xs:documentation>The introspection endpoint offered by the environment.</xs:documentation>
+                          </xs:annotation>
+                        </xs:attribute>
+
                         <xs:attribute name="TokenEndpoint" type="xs:string" use="optional">
                           <xs:annotation>
                             <xs:documentation>The token endpoint offered by the environment.</xs:documentation>
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.Introspection.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.Introspection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e4870de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.Introspection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * See https://github.com/openiddict/openiddict-core for more information concerning
+ * the license and the contributors participating to this project.
+ */
+
+using System.Security.Claims;
+
+namespace OpenIddict.Client;
+
+public static partial class OpenIddictClientEvents
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an event called for each request to the introspection endpoint
+    /// to give the user code a chance to add parameters to the introspection request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext : BaseExternalContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext(OpenIddictClientTransaction transaction)
+            : base(transaction)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest Request
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Request!;
+            set => Transaction.Request = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the token sent to the introspection endpoint.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? Token
+        {
+            get => Request.Token;
+            set => Request.Token = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the token type sent to the introspection endpoint.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? TokenTypeHint
+        {
+            get => Request.TokenTypeHint;
+            set => Request.TokenTypeHint = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an event called for each request to the introspection endpoint
+    /// to send the introspection request to the remote authorization server.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext : BaseExternalContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext(OpenIddictClientTransaction transaction)
+            : base(transaction)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest Request
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Request!;
+            set => Transaction.Request = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an event called for each introspection response
+    /// to extract the response parameters from the server response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext : BaseExternalContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext(OpenIddictClientTransaction transaction)
+            : base(transaction)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest Request
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Request!;
+            set => Transaction.Request = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the response, or <see langword="null"/> if it wasn't extracted yet.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictResponse? Response
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Response;
+            set => Transaction.Response = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an event called for each introspection response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class HandleIntrospectionResponseContext : BaseExternalContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="HandleIntrospectionResponseContext"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public HandleIntrospectionResponseContext(OpenIddictClientTransaction transaction)
+            : base(transaction)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest Request
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Request!;
+            set => Transaction.Request = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictResponse Response
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Response!;
+            set => Transaction.Response = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the token sent to the introspection endpoint.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? Token { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the principal containing the claims resolved from the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ClaimsPrincipal? Principal { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.cs
index b209025f..b476265e 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientEvents.cs
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientEvents
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge response.
+    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge operation.
     /// </summary>
     public sealed class ProcessChallengeContext : BaseValidatingTicketContext
     {
@@ -1190,6 +1190,133 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientEvents
         public string? UserCode { get; set; }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an event called when processing an introspection operation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ProcessIntrospectionContext : BaseValidatingTicketContext
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="ProcessIntrospectionContext"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ProcessIntrospectionContext(OpenIddictClientTransaction transaction)
+            : base(transaction)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest Request
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Request!;
+            set => Transaction.Request = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictResponse Response
+        {
+            get => Transaction.Response!;
+            set => Transaction.Response = value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the token to introspect.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? Token { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the token type of the token to introspect, used as a hint by the remote server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? TokenTypeHint { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the user-defined authentication properties, if available.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, string?> Properties { get; } = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the identifier that will be used to resolve the client registration, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? RegistrationId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the issuer URI of the provider that will be
+        /// used to resolve the client registration, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Uri? Issuer { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the provider that will be
+        /// used to resolve the client registration, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? ProviderName { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the URI of the introspection endpoint, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Uri? IntrospectionEndpoint { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the client identifier that will be used for the introspection demand.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? ClientId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a boolean indicating whether an introspection request should be sent.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool SendIntrospectionRequest { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a boolean indicating whether a client assertion
+        /// token should be generated (and optionally included in the request).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Note: overriding the value of this property is generally not recommended.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool GenerateClientAssertion { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a boolean indicating whether the generated client
+        /// assertion should be included as part of the request.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Note: overriding the value of this property is generally not recommended.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool IncludeClientAssertion { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the generated client assertion, if applicable.
+        /// The client assertion will only be returned if
+        /// <see cref="IncludeClientAssertion"/> is set to <see langword="true"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? ClientAssertion { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets type of the generated client assertion, if applicable.
+        /// The client assertion type will only be returned if
+        /// <see cref="IncludeClientAssertion"/> is set to <see langword="true"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? ClientAssertionType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the principal containing the claims that will be
+        /// used to create the client assertion, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ClaimsPrincipal? ClientAssertionPrincipal { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the request sent to the introspection endpoint, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictRequest? IntrospectionRequest { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the response returned by the introspection endpoint, if applicable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenIddictResponse? IntrospectionResponse { get; set; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents an event called when processing a sign-out response.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientExtensions.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientExtensions.cs
index e9389170..ad5f6a6f 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientExtensions.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public static class OpenIddictClientExtensions
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireFrontchannelIdentityTokenValidated>();
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireFrontchannelIdentityTokenPrincipal>();
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireInteractiveGrantType>();
+        builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireIntrospectionClientAssertionGenerated>();
+        builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireIntrospectionRequest>();
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireLoginStateTokenGenerated>();
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireLogoutStateTokenGenerated>();
         builder.Services.TryAddSingleton<RequireJsonWebTokenFormat>();
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters.cs
index bcb822ef..8af5e94f 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters.cs
@@ -256,6 +256,40 @@ public static class OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a filter that excludes the associated handlers if no introspection client assertion is generated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class RequireIntrospectionClientAssertionGenerated : IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask<bool> IsActiveAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            return new(context.GenerateClientAssertion);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a filter that excludes the associated handlers if no introspection request is expected to be sent.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class RequireIntrospectionRequest : IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask<bool> IsActiveAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            return new(context.SendIntrospectionRequest);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a filter that excludes the associated handlers if the selected token format is not JSON Web Token.
     /// </summary>
@@ -548,9 +582,12 @@ public static class OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a filter that excludes the associated handlers if the WS-Federation claim mapping feature was disabled.
     /// </summary>
-    public sealed class RequireWebServicesFederationClaimMappingEnabled : IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<ProcessAuthenticationContext>
+    public sealed class RequireWebServicesFederationClaimMappingEnabled :
+        IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<ProcessAuthenticationContext>,
+        IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<BaseContext>
     {
         /// <inheritdoc/>
+        [Obsolete("This method is obsolete and will be removed in a future version.")]
         public ValueTask<bool> IsActiveAsync(ProcessAuthenticationContext context)
         {
             if (context is null)
@@ -560,5 +597,16 @@ public static class OpenIddictClientHandlerFilters
 
             return new(!context.Options.DisableWebServicesFederationClaimMapping);
         }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        ValueTask<bool> IOpenIddictClientHandlerFilter<BaseContext>.IsActiveAsync(BaseContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            return new(!context.Options.DisableWebServicesFederationClaimMapping);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Discovery.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Discovery.cs
index 302e7352..7f4b52a2 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Discovery.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Discovery.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             ExtractAuthorizationEndpoint.Descriptor,
             ExtractCryptographyEndpoint.Descriptor,
             ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpoint.Descriptor,
+            ExtractIntrospectionEndpoint.Descriptor,
             ExtractLogoutEndpoint.Descriptor,
             ExtractTokenEndpoint.Descriptor,
             ExtractUserinfoEndpoint.Descriptor,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             ExtractScopes.Descriptor,
             ExtractIssuerParameterRequirement.Descriptor,
             ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor,
+            ExtractIntrospectionEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor,
             ExtractTokenEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor,
 
             /*
@@ -394,6 +396,49 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the introspection endpoint URI from the discovery document.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class ExtractIntrospectionEndpoint : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<ExtractIntrospectionEndpoint>()
+                    .SetOrder(ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpoint.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleConfigurationResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                var endpoint = (string?) context.Response[Metadata.IntrospectionEndpoint];
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(endpoint))
+                {
+                    if (!Uri.TryCreate(endpoint, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? uri) || !uri.IsWellFormedOriginalString())
+                    {
+                        context.Reject(
+                            error: Errors.ServerError,
+                            description: SR.FormatID2100(Metadata.IntrospectionEndpoint),
+                            uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2100));
+
+                        return default;
+                    }
+
+                    context.Configuration.IntrospectionEndpoint = uri;
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the logout endpoint URI from the discovery document.
         /// </summary>
@@ -405,7 +450,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
                 = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>()
                     .UseSingletonHandler<ExtractLogoutEndpoint>()
-                    .SetOrder(ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpoint.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetOrder(ExtractIntrospectionEndpoint.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
                     .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
                     .Build();
 
@@ -810,6 +855,49 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the authentication methods
+        /// supported by the introspection endpoint from the discovery document.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class ExtractIntrospectionEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<ExtractIntrospectionEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods>()
+                    .SetOrder(ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleConfigurationResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                // Resolve the client authentication methods supported by the introspection endpoint, if available.
+                var methods = context.Response[Metadata.IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported]?.GetUnnamedParameters();
+                if (methods is { Count: > 0 })
+                {
+                    for (var index = 0; index < methods.Count; index++)
+                    {
+                        // Note: custom values are allowed in this case.
+                        var method = (string?) methods[index];
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(method))
+                        {
+                            context.Configuration.IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported.Add(method);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the authentication methods
         /// supported by the token endpoint from the discovery document.
@@ -822,7 +910,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
                 = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleConfigurationResponseContext>()
                     .UseSingletonHandler<ExtractTokenEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods>()
-                    .SetOrder(ExtractDeviceAuthorizationEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetOrder(ExtractIntrospectionEndpointClientAuthenticationMethods.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
                     .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
                     .Build();
 
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Introspection.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Introspection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..633c4169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.Introspection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
+ * See https://github.com/openiddict/openiddict-core for more information concerning
+ * the license and the contributors participating to this project.
+ */
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace OpenIddict.Client;
+
+public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
+{
+    public static class Introspection
+    {
+        public static ImmutableArray<OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor> DefaultHandlers { get; } = [
+            /*
+             * Introspection response handling:
+             */
+            ValidateWellKnownParameters.Descriptor,
+            HandleErrorResponse.Descriptor,
+            HandleInactiveResponse.Descriptor,
+            ValidateIssuer.Descriptor,
+            ValidateTokenUsage.Descriptor,
+            PopulateClaims.Descriptor
+        ];
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for validating the well-known parameters contained in the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class ValidateWellKnownParameters : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<ValidateWellKnownParameters>()
+                    .SetOrder(int.MinValue + 100_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                foreach (var parameter in context.Response.GetParameters())
+                {
+                    if (!ValidateParameterType(parameter.Key, parameter.Value))
+                    {
+                        context.Reject(
+                            error: Errors.ServerError,
+                            description: SR.FormatID2107(parameter.Key),
+                            uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2107));
+
+                        return default;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return default;
+
+                // Note: in the typical case, the response parameters should be deserialized from a
+                // JSON response and thus natively stored as System.Text.Json.JsonElement instances.
+                //
+                // In the rare cases where the underlying value wouldn't be a JsonElement instance
+                // (e.g when custom parameters are manually added to the response), the static
+                // conversion operator would take care of converting the underlying value to a
+                // JsonElement instance using the same value type as the original parameter value.
+                static bool ValidateParameterType(string name, OpenIddictParameter value) => name switch
+                {
+                    // Error parameters MUST be formatted as unique strings:
+                    Parameters.Error or Parameters.ErrorDescription or Parameters.ErrorUri
+                        => ((JsonElement) value).ValueKind is JsonValueKind.String,
+
+                    // The following claims MUST be formatted as booleans:
+                    Claims.Active => ((JsonElement) value).ValueKind is JsonValueKind.True or JsonValueKind.False,
+
+                    // The following claims MUST be formatted as unique strings:
+                    Claims.JwtId or Claims.Issuer or Claims.Scope or Claims.TokenUsage
+                        => ((JsonElement) value).ValueKind is JsonValueKind.String,
+
+                    // The following claims MUST be formatted as strings or arrays of strings:
+                    //
+                    // Note: empty arrays and arrays that contain a single value are also considered valid.
+                    Claims.Audience => ((JsonElement) value) is JsonElement element &&
+                        element.ValueKind is JsonValueKind.String ||
+                       (element.ValueKind is JsonValueKind.Array && ValidateStringArray(element)),
+
+                    // The following claims MUST be formatted as numeric dates:
+                    Claims.ExpiresAt or Claims.IssuedAt or Claims.NotBefore
+                        => (JsonElement) value is { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Number } element &&
+                        element.TryGetDecimal(out decimal result) && result is >= 0,
+
+                    // Claims that are not in the well-known list can be of any type.
+                    _ => true
+                };
+
+                static bool ValidateStringArray(JsonElement element)
+                {
+                    foreach (var item in element.EnumerateArray())
+                    {
+                        if (item.ValueKind is not JsonValueKind.String)
+                        {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for surfacing potential errors from the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class HandleErrorResponse : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<HandleErrorResponse>()
+                    .SetOrder(ValidateWellKnownParameters.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                // Note: the specification requires returning most errors (e.g invalid token errors)
+                // as "active: false" responses instead of as proper OAuth 2.0 error responses.
+                // For more information, see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7662#section-2.3.
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Response.Error))
+                {
+                    context.Logger.LogInformation(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID6205), context.Response);
+
+                    context.Reject(
+                        error: context.Response.Error switch
+                        {
+                            Errors.UnauthorizedClient => Errors.UnauthorizedClient,
+                            _                         => Errors.ServerError
+                        },
+                        description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2146),
+                        uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2146));
+
+                    return default;
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the active: false marker from the response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class HandleInactiveResponse : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<HandleInactiveResponse>()
+                    .SetOrder(HandleErrorResponse.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                // Note: the introspection specification requires that server return "active: false" instead of a proper
+                // OAuth 2.0 error when the token is invalid, expired, revoked or invalid for any other reason.
+                // While OpenIddict's server can be tweaked to return a proper error (by removing NormalizeErrorResponse)
+                // from the enabled handlers, supporting "active: false" is required to ensure total compatibility.
+
+                var active = (bool?) context.Response[Parameters.Active];
+                if (active is null)
+                {
+                    context.Reject(
+                        error: Errors.ServerError,
+                        description: SR.FormatID2105(Parameters.Active),
+                        uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2105));
+
+                    return default;
+                }
+
+                if (active is not true)
+                {
+                    context.Reject(
+                        error: Errors.InvalidToken,
+                        description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2106),
+                        uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2106));
+
+                    return default;
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the issuer from the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class ValidateIssuer : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<ValidateIssuer>()
+                    .SetOrder(ValidateWellKnownParameters.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                // The issuer claim is optional. If it's not null or empty, validate it to
+                // ensure it matches the issuer registered in the server configuration.
+                var issuer = (string?) context.Response[Claims.Issuer];
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(issuer))
+                {
+                    if (!Uri.TryCreate(issuer, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? uri))
+                    {
+                        context.Reject(
+                            error: Errors.ServerError,
+                            description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2108),
+                            uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2108));
+
+                        return default;
+                    }
+
+                    // Ensure the issuer matches the expected value.
+                    if (uri != context.Configuration.Issuer)
+                    {
+                        context.Reject(
+                            error: Errors.ServerError,
+                            description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2109),
+                            uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2109));
+
+                        return default;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting and validating the token usage from the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class ValidateTokenUsage : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<ValidateTokenUsage>()
+                    .SetOrder(ValidateIssuer.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                // OpenIddict-based authorization servers always return the actual token type using
+                // the special "token_usage" claim, that helps resource servers determine whether the
+                // introspected token is of the expected type and prevent token substitution attacks.
+                // In this handler, the "token_usage" is verified to ensure it corresponds to a supported
+                // value so that the component that triggered the introspection request can determine
+                // whether the returned token has an acceptable type depending on the context.
+                var usage = (string?) context.Response[Claims.TokenUsage];
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(usage))
+                {
+                    return default;
+                }
+
+                // Note: by default, OpenIddict only allows access/refresh tokens to be
+                // introspected but additional types can be added using the events model.
+                if (usage is not (TokenTypeHints.AccessToken  or TokenTypeHints.AuthorizationCode or
+                                  TokenTypeHints.DeviceCode   or TokenTypeHints.IdToken           or
+                                  TokenTypeHints.RefreshToken or TokenTypeHints.UserCode))
+                {
+                    context.Reject(
+                        error: Errors.ServerError,
+                        description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2118),
+                        uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2118));
+
+                    return default;
+                }
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Contains the logic responsible for extracting the claims from the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public sealed class PopulateClaims : IOpenIddictClientHandler<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+                = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<HandleIntrospectionResponseContext>()
+                    .UseSingletonHandler<PopulateClaims>()
+                    .SetOrder(ValidateTokenUsage.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                    .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                    .Build();
+
+            /// <inheritdoc/>
+            public ValueTask HandleAsync(HandleIntrospectionResponseContext context)
+            {
+                if (context is null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+                }
+
+                Debug.Assert(context.Registration.Issuer is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4013));
+
+                // Create a new claims-based identity using the same authentication type
+                // and the name/role claims as the one used by IdentityModel for JWT tokens.
+                var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(
+                    context.Registration.TokenValidationParameters.AuthenticationType,
+                    context.Registration.TokenValidationParameters.NameClaimType,
+                    context.Registration.TokenValidationParameters.RoleClaimType);
+
+                foreach (var parameter in context.Response.GetParameters())
+                {
+                    // Always exclude null keys as they can't be represented as valid claims.
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameter.Key))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Exclude OpenIddict-specific private claims, that MUST NOT be set based on data returned
+                    // by the remote authorization server (that may or may not be an OpenIddict server).
+                    if (parameter.Key.StartsWith(Claims.Prefixes.Private, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Ignore all protocol claims that shouldn't be mapped to CLR claims.
+                    if (parameter.Key is Claims.Active or Claims.Issuer or Claims.NotBefore or Claims.TokenType)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Note: in the typical case, the response parameters should be deserialized from a
+                    // JSON response and thus natively stored as System.Text.Json.JsonElement instances.
+                    //
+                    // In the rare cases where the underlying value wouldn't be a JsonElement instance
+                    // (e.g when custom parameters are manually added to the response), the static
+                    // conversion operator would take care of converting the underlying value to a
+                    // JsonElement instance using the same value type as the original parameter value.
+                    switch ((JsonElement) parameter.Value)
+                    {
+                        // Top-level claims represented as arrays are split and mapped to multiple CLR claims
+                        // to match the logic implemented by IdentityModel for JWT token deserialization.
+                        case { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Array } value:
+                            identity.AddClaims(parameter.Key, value, context.Registration.Issuer.AbsoluteUri);
+                            break;
+
+                        case { ValueKind: _ } value:
+                            identity.AddClaim(parameter.Key, value, context.Registration.Issuer.AbsoluteUri);
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                context.Principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
+
+                return default;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.cs
index 62948d1d..8133aed2 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientHandlers.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
         ResolveValidatedDeviceAuthorizationTokens.Descriptor,
         ValidateRequiredDeviceAuthorizationTokens.Descriptor,
 
+        /*
+         * Introspection processing:
+         */
+        ValidateIntrospectionDemand.Descriptor,
+        ResolveClientRegistrationFromIntrospectionContext.Descriptor,
+        AttachClientIdToIntrospectionContext.Descriptor,
+        ResolveIntrospectionEndpoint.Descriptor,
+        EvaluateIntrospectionRequest.Descriptor,
+        AttachIntrospectionRequestParameters.Descriptor,
+        EvaluateGeneratedIntrospectionClientAssertion.Descriptor,
+        PrepareIntrospectionClientAssertionPrincipal.Descriptor,
+        GenerateIntrospectionClientAssertion.Descriptor,
+        AttachIntrospectionRequestClientCredentials.Descriptor,
+        SendIntrospectionRequest.Descriptor,
+        MapIntrospectionParametersToWebServicesFederationClaims.Descriptor,
+
         /*
          * Sign-out processing:
          */
@@ -156,6 +172,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
         ..Device.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Discovery.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Exchange.DefaultHandlers,
+        ..Introspection.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Protection.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Session.DefaultHandlers,
         ..Userinfo.DefaultHandlers
@@ -2631,7 +2648,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             {
                 context.TokenResponse = await _service.SendTokenRequestAsync(
                     context.Registration, context.Configuration,
-                    context.TokenRequest, context.TokenEndpoint);
+                    context.TokenRequest, context.TokenEndpoint, context.CancellationToken);
             }
 
             catch (ProtocolException exception)
@@ -3659,7 +3676,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
                 (context.UserinfoResponse, (context.UserinfoTokenPrincipal, context.UserinfoToken)) =
                     await _service.SendUserinfoRequestAsync(
                         context.Registration, context.Configuration,
-                        context.UserinfoRequest, context.UserinfoEndpoint);
+                        context.UserinfoRequest, context.UserinfoEndpoint, context.CancellationToken);
             }
 
             catch (ProtocolException exception)
@@ -5671,7 +5688,8 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             {
                 context.DeviceAuthorizationResponse = await _service.SendDeviceAuthorizationRequestAsync(
                     context.Registration, context.Configuration,
-                    context.DeviceAuthorizationRequest, context.DeviceAuthorizationEndpoint);
+                    context.DeviceAuthorizationRequest, context.DeviceAuthorizationEndpoint,
+                    context.CancellationToken);
             }
 
             catch (ProtocolException exception)
@@ -5817,6 +5835,597 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for rejecting invalid introspection demands.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ValidateIntrospectionDemand : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<ValidateIntrospectionDemand>()
+                .SetOrder(int.MinValue + 100_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            if (context.Registration is null && string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.RegistrationId) &&
+                context.Issuer       is null && string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.ProviderName) &&
+                context.Options.Registrations.Count is not 1)
+            {
+                throw context.Options.Registrations.Count is 0 ?
+                    new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0304)) :
+                    new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0305));
+            }
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for resolving the client registration applicable to the introspection demand.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ResolveClientRegistrationFromIntrospectionContext : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        private readonly OpenIddictClientService _service;
+
+        public ResolveClientRegistrationFromIntrospectionContext(OpenIddictClientService service)
+            => _service = service ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(service));
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<ResolveClientRegistrationFromIntrospectionContext>()
+                .SetOrder(ValidateIntrospectionDemand.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public async ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            context.Registration ??= context switch
+            {
+                // If specified, resolve the registration using the attached registration identifier.
+                { RegistrationId: string identifier } when !string.IsNullOrEmpty(identifier)
+                    => await _service.GetClientRegistrationByIdAsync(identifier, context.CancellationToken),
+
+                // If specified, resolve the registration using the attached issuer URI.
+                { Issuer: Uri uri } => await _service.GetClientRegistrationByIssuerAsync(uri, context.CancellationToken),
+
+                // If specified, resolve the registration using the attached provider name.
+                { ProviderName: string name } when !string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)
+                    => await _service.GetClientRegistrationByProviderNameAsync(name, context.CancellationToken),
+
+                // Otherwise, default to the unique registration available, if possible.
+                { Options.Registrations: [OpenIddictClientRegistration registration] } => registration,
+
+                // If no registration was added or multiple registrations are present, throw an exception.
+                { Options.Registrations: [] } => throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0304)),
+                { Options.Registrations: _  } => throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0305))
+            };
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.RegistrationId) &&
+                !string.Equals(context.RegistrationId, context.Registration.RegistrationId, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0348));
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.ProviderName) &&
+                !string.Equals(context.ProviderName, context.Registration.ProviderName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0349));
+            }
+
+            if (context.Issuer is not null && context.Issuer != context.Registration.Issuer)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0408));
+            }
+
+            // Resolve and attach the server configuration to the context if none has been set already.
+            if (context.Configuration is null)
+            {
+                if (context.Registration.ConfigurationManager is null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0422));
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    context.Configuration = await context.Registration.ConfigurationManager
+                        .GetConfigurationAsync(context.CancellationToken)
+                        .WaitAsync(context.CancellationToken) ??
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0140));
+                }
+
+                catch (Exception exception) when (!OpenIddictHelpers.IsFatal(exception) &&
+                    exception is not OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    context.Logger.LogError(exception, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID6219));
+
+                    context.Reject(
+                        error: Errors.ServerError,
+                        description: SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID2170),
+                        uri: SR.FormatID8000(SR.ID2170));
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for attaching the client identifier to the introspection request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class AttachClientIdToIntrospectionContext : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<AttachClientIdToIntrospectionContext>()
+                .SetOrder(ResolveClientRegistrationFromIntrospectionContext.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            context.ClientId ??= context.Registration.ClientId;
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for resolving the URI of the introspection endpoint.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class ResolveIntrospectionEndpoint : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<ResolveIntrospectionEndpoint>()
+                .SetOrder(AttachClientIdToIntrospectionContext.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            // If the URI of the introspection endpoint wasn't explicitly set
+            // at this stage, try to extract it from the server configuration.
+            context.IntrospectionEndpoint ??= context.Configuration.IntrospectionEndpoint switch
+            {
+                { IsAbsoluteUri: true } uri when uri.IsWellFormedOriginalString() => uri,
+
+                _ => null
+            };
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for determining whether an introspection request should be sent.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class EvaluateIntrospectionRequest : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<EvaluateIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .SetOrder(ResolveIntrospectionEndpoint.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            context.SendIntrospectionRequest = true;
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for attaching the parameters to the introspection request, if applicable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class AttachIntrospectionRequestParameters : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<AttachIntrospectionRequestParameters>()
+                .SetOrder(EvaluateIntrospectionRequest.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            // Attach a new request instance if necessary.
+            context.IntrospectionRequest ??= new OpenIddictRequest();
+            context.IntrospectionRequest.Token = context.Token;
+            context.IntrospectionRequest.TokenTypeHint = context.TokenTypeHint;
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for selecting the token types that should
+    /// be generated and optionally sent as part of the introspection demand.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class EvaluateGeneratedIntrospectionClientAssertion : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<EvaluateGeneratedIntrospectionClientAssertion>()
+                .SetOrder(AttachIntrospectionRequestParameters.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            (context.GenerateClientAssertion,
+             context.IncludeClientAssertion) = context.Registration.SigningCredentials.Count switch
+            {
+                // If an introspection request is going to be sent and if at least one signing key
+                // was attached to the client registration, generate and include a client assertion
+                // token if the configuration indicates the server supports private_key_jwt.
+                > 0 when context.Configuration.IntrospectionEndpointAuthMethodsSupported.Contains(
+                    ClientAuthenticationMethods.PrivateKeyJwt) => (true, true),
+
+                _ => (false, false)
+            };
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for preparing and attaching the claims principal
+    /// used to generate the client assertion, if one is going to be sent.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class PrepareIntrospectionClientAssertionPrincipal : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionClientAssertionGenerated>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<PrepareIntrospectionClientAssertionPrincipal>()
+                .SetOrder(EvaluateGeneratedIntrospectionClientAssertion.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            Debug.Assert(context.Registration.Issuer is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4013));
+
+            // Create a new principal that will be used to store the client assertion claims.
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity(
+                authenticationType: TokenValidationParameters.DefaultAuthenticationType,
+                nameType: Claims.Name,
+                roleType: Claims.Role));
+
+            principal.SetCreationDate(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+
+            var lifetime = context.Options.ClientAssertionLifetime;
+            if (lifetime.HasValue)
+            {
+                principal.SetExpirationDate(principal.GetCreationDate() + lifetime.Value);
+            }
+
+            // Use the issuer URI as the audience. Applications that need to
+            // use a different value can register a custom event handler.
+            principal.SetAudiences(context.Registration.Issuer.OriginalString);
+
+            // Use the client_id as both the subject and the issuer, as required by the specifications.
+            principal.SetClaim(Claims.Private.Issuer, context.ClientId)
+                     .SetClaim(Claims.Subject, context.ClientId);
+
+            // Use a random GUID as the JWT unique identifier.
+            principal.SetClaim(Claims.JwtId, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+
+            context.ClientAssertionPrincipal = principal;
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for generating a client
+    /// assertion for the current introspection operation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class GenerateIntrospectionClientAssertion : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        private readonly IOpenIddictClientDispatcher _dispatcher;
+
+        public GenerateIntrospectionClientAssertion(IOpenIddictClientDispatcher dispatcher)
+            => _dispatcher = dispatcher ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dispatcher));
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionClientAssertionGenerated>()
+                .UseScopedHandler<GenerateIntrospectionClientAssertion>()
+                .SetOrder(PrepareIntrospectionClientAssertionPrincipal.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public async ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            var notification = new GenerateTokenContext(context.Transaction)
+            {
+                CreateTokenEntry = false,
+                IsReferenceToken = false,
+                PersistTokenPayload = false,
+                Principal = context.ClientAssertionPrincipal!,
+                TokenFormat = TokenFormats.Jwt,
+                TokenType = TokenTypeHints.ClientAssertion
+            };
+
+            await _dispatcher.DispatchAsync(notification);
+
+            if (notification.IsRequestHandled)
+            {
+                context.HandleRequest();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            else if (notification.IsRequestSkipped)
+            {
+                context.SkipRequest();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            else if (notification.IsRejected)
+            {
+                context.Reject(
+                    error: notification.Error ?? Errors.InvalidRequest,
+                    description: notification.ErrorDescription,
+                    uri: notification.ErrorUri);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            context.ClientAssertion = notification.Token;
+            context.ClientAssertionType = notification.TokenFormat switch
+            {
+                TokenFormats.Jwt   => ClientAssertionTypes.JwtBearer,
+                TokenFormats.Saml2 => ClientAssertionTypes.Saml2Bearer,
+
+                _ => null
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for attaching the client credentials to the introspection request, if applicable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class AttachIntrospectionRequestClientCredentials : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<AttachIntrospectionRequestClientCredentials>()
+                .SetOrder(GenerateIntrospectionClientAssertion.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            Debug.Assert(context.IntrospectionRequest is not null, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4008));
+
+            // Always attach the client_id to the request, even if an assertion is sent.
+            context.IntrospectionRequest.ClientId = context.ClientId;
+
+            // Note: client authentication methods are mutually exclusive so the client_assertion
+            // and client_secret parameters MUST never be sent at the same time. For more information,
+            // see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749#section-2.3.
+            if (context.IncludeClientAssertion)
+            {
+                context.IntrospectionRequest.ClientAssertion = context.ClientAssertion;
+                context.IntrospectionRequest.ClientAssertionType = context.ClientAssertionType;
+            }
+
+            // Note: the client_secret may be null at this point (e.g for a public
+            // client or if a custom authentication method is used by the application).
+            else
+            {
+                context.IntrospectionRequest.ClientSecret = context.Registration.ClientSecret;
+            }
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for sending the introspection request, if applicable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class SendIntrospectionRequest : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        private readonly OpenIddictClientService _service;
+
+        public SendIntrospectionRequest(OpenIddictClientService service)
+            => _service = service ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(service));
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<SendIntrospectionRequest>()
+                .SetOrder(AttachIntrospectionRequestClientCredentials.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public async ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            Debug.Assert(context.IntrospectionRequest is not null, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4008));
+
+            // Ensure the introspection endpoint is present and is a valid absolute URI.
+            if (context.IntrospectionEndpoint is not { IsAbsoluteUri: true } ||
+               !context.IntrospectionEndpoint.IsWellFormedOriginalString())
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.FormatID0301(Metadata.IntrospectionEndpoint));
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                (context.IntrospectionResponse, context.Principal) = await _service.SendIntrospectionRequestAsync(
+                    context.Registration, context.Configuration,
+                    context.IntrospectionRequest, context.IntrospectionEndpoint, context.CancellationToken);
+            }
+
+            catch (ProtocolException exception)
+            {
+                context.Reject(
+                    error: exception.Error,
+                    description: exception.ErrorDescription,
+                    uri: exception.ErrorUri);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            context.Logger.LogTrace(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID6154), context.Token, context.Principal.Claims);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains the logic responsible for mapping the introspection parameters
+    /// to their WS-Federation claim equivalent, if applicable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class MapIntrospectionParametersToWebServicesFederationClaims : IOpenIddictClientHandler<ProcessIntrospectionContext>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default descriptor definition assigned to this handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor Descriptor { get; }
+            = OpenIddictClientHandlerDescriptor.CreateBuilder<ProcessIntrospectionContext>()
+                .AddFilter<RequireWebServicesFederationClaimMappingEnabled>()
+                .UseSingletonHandler<MapIntrospectionParametersToWebServicesFederationClaims>()
+                .SetOrder(SendIntrospectionRequest.Descriptor.Order + 1_000)
+                .SetType(OpenIddictClientHandlerType.BuiltIn)
+                .Build();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public ValueTask HandleAsync(ProcessIntrospectionContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            if (context.Options.DisableWebServicesFederationClaimMapping)
+            {
+                return default;
+            }
+
+            Debug.Assert(context.Registration.Issuer is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4013));
+            Debug.Assert(context.Principal is { Identity: ClaimsIdentity }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4006));
+
+            // Similarly to the claims mapping feature used during the authentication phase to map standard OpenID Connect
+            // and provider-specific claims (extracted from either the identity tokens or the userinfo response) to their
+            // WS-Federation equivalent, this handler is responsible for mapping the standard OAuth 2.0 introspection nodes
+            // defined by https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7662#section-2.2 to their WS-Federation equivalent.
+
+            var issuer = context.Registration.Issuer.AbsoluteUri;
+
+            context.Principal
+                .SetClaim(ClaimTypes.Name,           context.Principal.GetClaim(Claims.Username), issuer)
+                .SetClaim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, context.Principal.GetClaim(Claims.Subject),  issuer);
+
+            // Note: while this claim is not exposed by the BCL ClaimTypes class, it is used by both ASP.NET Identity
+            // for ASP.NET 4.x and the System.Web.WebPages package, that requires it for antiforgery to work correctly.
+            context.Principal.SetClaim("http://schemas.microsoft.com/accesscontrolservice/2010/07/claims/identityprovider",
+                context.Principal.GetClaim(Claims.Private.ProviderName));
+
+            return default;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Contains the logic responsible for ensuring that the sign-out demand
     /// is compatible with the type of the endpoint that handled the request.
@@ -5863,7 +6472,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
             {
                 throw context.Options.Registrations.Count is 0 ?
                     new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0304)) :
-                    new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0341));
+                    new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0305));
             }
 
             if (context.Principal is not { Identity: ClaimsIdentity })
@@ -5955,7 +6564,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictClientHandlers
 
                 // If no registration was added or multiple registrations are present, throw an exception.
                 { Options.Registrations: [] } => throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0304)),
-                { Options.Registrations: _  } => throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0341))
+                { Options.Registrations: _  } => throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0305))
             };
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.RegistrationId) &&
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientModels.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientModels.cs
index 15dab957..884b0a4b 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientModels.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientModels.cs
@@ -549,6 +549,87 @@ public static class OpenIddictClientModels
         public Uri? VerificationUriComplete { get; init; }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an introspection request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed record class IntrospectionRequest
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the parameters that will be added to the introspection request.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, OpenIddictParameter>? AdditionalIntrospectionRequestParameters { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the cancellation token that will be
+        /// used to determine if the operation was aborted.
+        /// </summary>
+        public CancellationToken CancellationToken { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the application-specific properties that will be added to the context.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, string?>? Properties { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the provider name used to resolve the client registration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Note: if multiple client registrations use the same provider name.
+        /// the <see cref="RegistrationId"/> property must be explicitly set.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public string? ProviderName { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the unique identifier of the client registration that will be used.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? RegistrationId { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the token that will be sent to the authorization server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public required string Token { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the token type hint that will be sent to the authorization server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? TokenTypeHint { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the issuer used to resolve the client registration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Note: if multiple client registrations point to the same issuer,
+        /// the <see cref="RegistrationId"/> property must be explicitly set.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public Uri? Issuer { get; init; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an introspection result.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed record class IntrospectionResult
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a merged principal containing all the claims
+        /// extracted from the identity token and userinfo token principals.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Note: in most cases, an empty principal will be returned, unless the authorization server
+        /// supports returning a non-standard identity token for the client credentials grant.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public required ClaimsPrincipal Principal { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the application-specific properties that were present in the context.
+        /// </summary>
+        public required Dictionary<string, string?> Properties { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the introspection response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public required OpenIddictResponse IntrospectionResponse { get; init; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a resource owner password credentials authentication request.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientService.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientService.cs
index b5113f34..6b912f39 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientService.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Client/OpenIddictClientService.cs
@@ -937,6 +937,87 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Introspects the specified token.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">The introspection request.</param>
+    /// <returns>The introspection result.</returns>
+    public async ValueTask<IntrospectionResult> IntrospectTokenAsync(IntrospectionRequest request)
+    {
+        if (request is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(request));
+        }
+
+        request.CancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        // Note: this service is registered as a singleton service. As such, it cannot
+        // directly depend on scoped services like the validation provider. To work around
+        // this limitation, a scope is manually created for each method to this service.
+        var scope = _provider.CreateScope();
+
+        // Note: a try/finally block is deliberately used here to ensure the service scope
+        // can be disposed of asynchronously if it implements IAsyncDisposable.
+        try
+        {
+            var dispatcher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IOpenIddictClientDispatcher>();
+            var factory = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IOpenIddictClientFactory>();
+            var transaction = await factory.CreateTransactionAsync();
+
+            var context = new ProcessIntrospectionContext(transaction)
+            {
+                CancellationToken = request.CancellationToken,
+                IntrospectionRequest = request.AdditionalIntrospectionRequestParameters
+                    is Dictionary<string, OpenIddictParameter> parameters ? new(parameters) : new(),
+                Issuer = request.Issuer,
+                ProviderName = request.ProviderName,
+                RegistrationId = request.RegistrationId,
+                Token = request.Token,
+                TokenTypeHint = request.TokenTypeHint
+            };
+
+            if (request.Properties is { Count: > 0 })
+            {
+                foreach (var property in request.Properties)
+                {
+                    context.Properties[property.Key] = property.Value;
+                }
+            }
+
+            await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(context);
+
+            if (context.IsRejected)
+            {
+                throw new ProtocolException(
+                    SR.FormatID0428(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                    context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
+            }
+
+            Debug.Assert(context.Registration.Issuer is { IsAbsoluteUri: true }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4013));
+            Debug.Assert(context.IntrospectionResponse is not null, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4007));
+
+            return new()
+            {
+                IntrospectionResponse = context.IntrospectionResponse,
+                Principal = context.Principal!,
+                Properties = context.Properties
+            };
+        }
+
+        finally
+        {
+            if (scope is IAsyncDisposable disposable)
+            {
+                await disposable.DisposeAsync();
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                scope.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Retrieves the OpenID Connect server configuration from the specified uri.
     /// </summary>
@@ -1428,6 +1509,177 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends the introspection request and retrieves the corresponding response.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="registration">The client registration.</param>
+    /// <param name="configuration">The server configuration.</param>
+    /// <param name="request">The token request.</param>
+    /// <param name="uri">The uri of the remote token endpoint.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> that can be used to abort the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>The response and the principal extracted from the introspection response.</returns>
+    internal async ValueTask<(OpenIddictResponse, ClaimsPrincipal)> SendIntrospectionRequestAsync(
+        OpenIddictClientRegistration registration, OpenIddictConfiguration configuration,
+        OpenIddictRequest request, Uri uri, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (configuration is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+        }
+
+        if (request is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(request));
+        }
+
+        if (uri is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(uri));
+        }
+
+        if (!uri.IsAbsoluteUri || !uri.IsWellFormedOriginalString())
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID0144), nameof(uri));
+        }
+
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        // Note: this service is registered as a singleton service. As such, it cannot
+        // directly depend on scoped services like the validation provider. To work around
+        // this limitation, a scope is manually created for each method to this service.
+        var scope = _provider.CreateScope();
+
+        // Note: a try/finally block is deliberately used here to ensure the service scope
+        // can be disposed of asynchronously if it implements IAsyncDisposable.
+        try
+        {
+            var dispatcher = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IOpenIddictClientDispatcher>();
+            var factory = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IOpenIddictClientFactory>();
+            var transaction = await factory.CreateTransactionAsync();
+
+            request = await PrepareIntrospectionRequestAsync();
+            request = await ApplyIntrospectionRequestAsync();
+
+            var response = await ExtractIntrospectionResponseAsync();
+
+            return await HandleIntrospectionResponseAsync();
+
+            async ValueTask<OpenIddictRequest> PrepareIntrospectionRequestAsync()
+            {
+                var context = new PrepareIntrospectionRequestContext(transaction)
+                {
+                    CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
+                    Configuration = configuration,
+                    Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
+                    Request = request
+                };
+
+                await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(context);
+
+                if (context.IsRejected)
+                {
+                    throw new ProtocolException(
+                        SR.FormatID0158(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
+                }
+
+                return context.Request;
+            }
+
+            async ValueTask<OpenIddictRequest> ApplyIntrospectionRequestAsync()
+            {
+                var context = new ApplyIntrospectionRequestContext(transaction)
+                {
+                    CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
+                    Configuration = configuration,
+                    Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
+                    Request = request
+                };
+
+                await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(context);
+
+                if (context.IsRejected)
+                {
+                    throw new ProtocolException(
+                        SR.FormatID0159(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
+                }
+
+                context.Logger.LogInformation(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID6192), context.RemoteUri, context.Request);
+
+                return context.Request;
+            }
+
+            async ValueTask<OpenIddictResponse> ExtractIntrospectionResponseAsync()
+            {
+                var context = new ExtractIntrospectionResponseContext(transaction)
+                {
+                    CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
+                    Configuration = configuration,
+                    Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
+                    Request = request
+                };
+
+                await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(context);
+
+                if (context.IsRejected)
+                {
+                    throw new ProtocolException(
+                        SR.FormatID0160(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
+                }
+
+                Debug.Assert(context.Response is not null, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4007));
+
+                context.Logger.LogInformation(SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID6193), context.RemoteUri, context.Response);
+
+                return context.Response;
+            }
+
+            async ValueTask<(OpenIddictResponse, ClaimsPrincipal)> HandleIntrospectionResponseAsync()
+            {
+                var context = new HandleIntrospectionResponseContext(transaction)
+                {
+                    CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
+                    Configuration = configuration,
+                    Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
+                    Request = request,
+                    Response = response
+                };
+
+                await dispatcher.DispatchAsync(context);
+
+                if (context.IsRejected)
+                {
+                    throw new ProtocolException(
+                        SR.FormatID0161(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
+                }
+
+                Debug.Assert(context.Principal is { Identity: ClaimsIdentity }, SR.GetResourceString(SR.ID4006));
+
+                return (context.Response, context.Principal);
+            }
+        }
+
+        finally
+        {
+            if (scope is IAsyncDisposable disposable)
+            {
+                await disposable.DisposeAsync();
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                scope.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Sends the token request and retrieves the corresponding response.
     /// </summary>
@@ -1439,7 +1691,7 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
     /// <returns>The token response.</returns>
     internal async ValueTask<OpenIddictResponse> SendTokenRequestAsync(
         OpenIddictClientRegistration registration, OpenIddictConfiguration configuration,
-        OpenIddictRequest request, Uri? uri = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        OpenIddictRequest request, Uri uri, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         if (registration is null)
         {
@@ -1493,9 +1745,9 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new PrepareTokenRequestContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
                     Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Request = request
                 };
 
@@ -1516,9 +1768,9 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new ApplyTokenRequestContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
                     Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Request = request
                 };
 
@@ -1541,9 +1793,9 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new ExtractTokenResponseContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
                     Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Request = request
                 };
 
@@ -1568,9 +1820,9 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new HandleTokenResponseContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
                     Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Request = request,
                     Response = response
                 };
@@ -1662,8 +1914,8 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new PrepareUserinfoRequestContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Registration = registration,
                     Request = request
                 };
@@ -1685,8 +1937,8 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new ApplyUserinfoRequestContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Registration = registration,
                     Request = request
                 };
@@ -1710,8 +1962,8 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new ExtractUserinfoResponseContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Registration = registration,
                     Request = request
                 };
@@ -1737,9 +1989,9 @@ public class OpenIddictClientService
                 var context = new HandleUserinfoResponseContext(transaction)
                 {
                     CancellationToken = cancellationToken,
-                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Configuration = configuration,
                     Registration = registration,
+                    RemoteUri = uri,
                     Request = request,
                     Response = response,
                     UserinfoToken = token
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Server/OpenIddictServerEvents.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Server/OpenIddictServerEvents.cs
index eb351ba6..391e1b03 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Server/OpenIddictServerEvents.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Server/OpenIddictServerEvents.cs
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictServerEvents
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge response.
+    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge operation.
     /// </summary>
     public sealed class ProcessChallengeContext : BaseValidatingContext
     {
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationEvents.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationEvents.cs
index ed8096ee..6950efd1 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationEvents.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationEvents.cs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictValidationEvents
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge response.
+    /// Represents an event called when processing a challenge operation.
     /// </summary>
     public sealed class ProcessChallengeContext : BaseValidatingContext
     {
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.Introspection.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.Introspection.cs
index c69f37c5..e13cd398 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.Introspection.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.Introspection.cs
@@ -304,17 +304,11 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictValidationHandlers
                     return default;
                 }
 
-                if (!(usage switch
-                {
-                    // Note: by default, OpenIddict only allows access/refresh tokens to be
-                    // introspected but additional types can be added using the events model.
-                    TokenTypeHints.AccessToken or TokenTypeHints.AuthorizationCode or
-                    TokenTypeHints.IdToken     or TokenTypeHints.RefreshToken      or
-                    TokenTypeHints.UserCode
-                        => true,
-
-                    _ => false // Other token usages are not supported.
-                }))
+                // Note: by default, OpenIddict only allows access/refresh tokens to be
+                // introspected but additional types can be added using the events model.
+                if (usage is not (TokenTypeHints.AccessToken  or TokenTypeHints.AuthorizationCode or
+                                  TokenTypeHints.DeviceCode   or TokenTypeHints.IdToken           or
+                                  TokenTypeHints.RefreshToken or TokenTypeHints.UserCode))
                 {
                     context.Reject(
                         error: Errors.ServerError,
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.cs
index cd3f33ef..77d91a43 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationHandlers.cs
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public static partial class OpenIddictValidationHandlers
                 (context.IntrospectionResponse, context.AccessTokenPrincipal) =
                     await _service.SendIntrospectionRequestAsync(
                         context.Configuration, context.IntrospectionRequest,
-                        context.IntrospectionEndpoint);
+                        context.IntrospectionEndpoint, context.CancellationToken);
             }
 
             catch (ProtocolException exception)
diff --git a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationService.cs b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationService.cs
index 8ddffeb6..c3f415df 100644
--- a/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationService.cs
+++ b/src/OpenIddict.Validation/OpenIddictValidationService.cs
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public class OpenIddictValidationService
                 if (context.IsRejected)
                 {
                     throw new ProtocolException(
-                        SR.FormatID0320(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        SR.FormatID0158(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
                         context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
                 }
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public class OpenIddictValidationService
                 if (context.IsRejected)
                 {
                     throw new ProtocolException(
-                        SR.FormatID0321(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        SR.FormatID0159(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
                         context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
                 }
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public class OpenIddictValidationService
                 if (context.IsRejected)
                 {
                     throw new ProtocolException(
-                        SR.FormatID0322(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        SR.FormatID0160(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
                         context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
                 }
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ public class OpenIddictValidationService
                 if (context.IsRejected)
                 {
                     throw new ProtocolException(
-                        SR.FormatID0323(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
+                        SR.FormatID0161(context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri),
                         context.Error, context.ErrorDescription, context.ErrorUri);
                 }