diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-chairs-shake.md b/.changeset/hungry-chairs-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8efd1a4588e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-chairs-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": patch
+---
+
+Add optional `secret` property in API key response
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/APIKey.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/APIKey.ts
index 513e8f5880c..d6d2870e75b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/APIKey.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/APIKey.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class APIKey {
     readonly lastUsedAt: number | null,
     readonly createdAt: number,
     readonly updatedAt: number,
+    readonly secret?: string,
   ) {}
 
   static fromJSON(data: APIKeyJSON) {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export class APIKey {
       data.last_used_at,
       data.created_at,
       data.updated_at,
+      data.secret,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
index faea4ed7424..fc72bcbf817 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ export interface APIKeyJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
   object: typeof ObjectType.ApiKey;
   type: string;
   name: string;
+  secret?: string;
   subject: string;
   scopes: string[];
   claims: Record<string, any> | null;