diff --git a/src/mcp/server/auth/provider.py b/src/mcp/server/auth/provider.py
index 957082a85..28a00e925 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/auth/provider.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/auth/provider.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Generic, Literal, Protocol, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Generic, Literal, Protocol, TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlencode, urlparse, urlunparse
 
 from pydantic import AnyUrl, BaseModel
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class AccessToken(BaseModel):
     scopes: list[str]
     expires_at: int | None = None
     resource: str | None = None  # RFC 8707 resource indicator
+    subject: str | None = None  # JWT "sub" claim (user/resource owner ID)
+    claims: dict[str, Any] | None = None  # Additional token claims
 
 
 RegistrationErrorCode = Literal[
diff --git a/tests/server/auth/test_provider.py b/tests/server/auth/test_provider.py
index aaaeb413a..dea553a0b 100644
--- a/tests/server/auth/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/server/auth/test_provider.py
@@ -1,6 +1,111 @@
 """Tests for mcp.server.auth.provider module."""
 
-from mcp.server.auth.provider import construct_redirect_uri
+from mcp.server.auth.provider import AccessToken, construct_redirect_uri
+
+# --- AccessToken tests ---
+
+
+def test_access_token_basic_fields():
+    """Test AccessToken with only required fields."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+    )
+    assert token.token == "tok_123"
+    assert token.client_id == "client_1"
+    assert token.scopes == ["read"]
+    assert token.expires_at is None
+    assert token.resource is None
+    assert token.subject is None
+    assert token.claims is None
+
+
+def test_access_token_with_subject():
+    """Test AccessToken with subject field for JWT sub claim."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+        subject="user_42",
+    )
+    assert token.subject == "user_42"
+
+
+def test_access_token_with_claims():
+    """Test AccessToken with custom claims dict."""
+    custom_claims = {
+        "sub": "user_42",
+        "iss": "https://auth.example.com",
+        "org_id": "org_7",
+        "roles": ["admin", "editor"],
+    }
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+        claims=custom_claims,
+    )
+    assert token.claims is not None
+    assert token.claims == custom_claims
+    assert token.claims["org_id"] == "org_7"
+    assert token.claims["roles"] == ["admin", "editor"]
+
+
+def test_access_token_with_subject_and_claims():
+    """Test AccessToken with both subject and claims for convenience."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read", "write"],
+        subject="user_42",
+        claims={"sub": "user_42", "iss": "https://auth.example.com"},
+    )
+    assert token.subject == "user_42"
+    assert token.claims is not None
+    assert token.claims["sub"] == token.subject
+
+
+def test_access_token_backward_compatible():
+    """Test that existing code creating AccessToken without new fields still works."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+        expires_at=1700000000,
+        resource="https://api.example.com",
+    )
+    assert token.expires_at == 1700000000
+    assert token.resource == "https://api.example.com"
+    # New fields default to None
+    assert token.subject is None
+    assert token.claims is None
+
+
+def test_access_token_serialization_roundtrip():
+    """Test that AccessToken with new fields survives JSON serialization."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+        subject="user_42",
+        claims={"org_id": "org_7", "custom": True},
+    )
+    data = token.model_dump()
+    restored = AccessToken.model_validate(data)
+    assert restored.subject == "user_42"
+    assert restored.claims == {"org_id": "org_7", "custom": True}
+
+
+def test_access_token_empty_claims():
+    """Test AccessToken with empty claims dict."""
+    token = AccessToken(
+        token="tok_123",
+        client_id="client_1",
+        scopes=["read"],
+        claims={},
+    )
+    assert token.claims == {}
 
 
 def test_construct_redirect_uri_no_existing_params():