diff --git a/src/lib/routes/logout.test.ts b/src/lib/routes/logout.test.ts
index b5b0587a41..8756676117 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/logout.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/logout.test.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,42 @@ test('should call destroy on session', async () => {
     expect(fakeSession.destroy.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
 });
 
+test('should handle req.logout with callback function', async () => {
+    // passport >=0.6.0
+    const baseUriPath = '';
+    const logoutFunction = jest.fn((cb: (err?: any) => void) => cb());
+    const app = express();
+    const config = createTestConfig({ server: { baseUriPath } });
+    app.use((req: IAuthRequest, res, next) => {
+        req.logout = logoutFunction;
+        next();
+    });
+    app.use('/logout', new LogoutController(config).router);
+    const request = supertest(app);
+    await request.get(`${baseUriPath}/logout`);
+
+    expect(logoutFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(logoutFunction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything());
+});
+
+test('should handle req.logout without callback function', async () => {
+    // passport <0.6.0
+    const baseUriPath = '';
+    const logoutFunction = jest.fn();
+    const app = express();
+    const config = createTestConfig({ server: { baseUriPath } });
+    app.use((req: IAuthRequest, res, next) => {
+        req.logout = logoutFunction;
+        next();
+    });
+    app.use('/logout', new LogoutController(config).router);
+    const request = supertest(app);
+    await request.get(`${baseUriPath}/logout`);
+
+    expect(logoutFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(logoutFunction).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+});
+
 test('should redirect to alternative logoutUrl', async () => {
     const fakeSession = {
         destroy: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/logout.ts b/src/lib/routes/logout.ts
index ba5b45bf89..cdf5388ca0 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/logout.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/logout.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Response } from 'express';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { IUnleashConfig } from '../types/option';
 import Controller from './controller';
 import { IAuthRequest } from './unleash-types';
@@ -25,14 +26,23 @@ class LogoutController extends Controller {
                 res.redirect(req.session.logoutUrl);
                 return;
             }
-
-            req.session.destroy();
         }
 
         if (req.logout) {
-            req.logout();
+            if (this.isReqLogoutWithoutCallback(req.logout)) {
+                // passport < 0.6.0
+                req.logout();
+            } else {
+                // for passport >= 0.6.0, a callback function is expected as first argument.
+                // to reuse controller error handling, function is turned into a promise
+                const logoutAsyncFn = promisify(req.logout).bind(req);
+                await logoutAsyncFn();
+            }
         }
 
+        if (req.session) {
+            req.session.destroy();
+        }
         res.clearCookie(this.cookieName);
 
         if (this.clearSiteDataOnLogout) {
@@ -41,6 +51,12 @@ class LogoutController extends Controller {
 
         res.redirect(`${this.baseUri}/`);
     }
+
+    private isReqLogoutWithoutCallback(
+        logout: IAuthRequest['logout'],
+    ): logout is () => void {
+        return logout.length === 0;
+    }
 }
 
 export default LogoutController;
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/unleash-types.ts b/src/lib/routes/unleash-types.ts
index 7f6af2131f..4c684edf02 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/unleash-types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/unleash-types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface IAuthRequest<
     ReqQuery = any,
 > extends Request<PARAM, ResBody, ReqBody, ReqQuery> {
     user: User;
-    logout: () => void;
+    logout: (() => void) | ((callback: (err?: any) => void) => void);
     session: any;
 }