diff --git a/pkg/client/auth.go b/pkg/client/auth.go
index 5b0ef493..a0bcc109 100644
--- a/pkg/client/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/client/auth.go
@@ -96,3 +96,15 @@ func ScopeProjectID(projectID string) string {
 func ScopeZitadelAPI() string {
 	return ScopeProjectID(scopeZITADELProjectID)
 }
+
+// PreSignedJWT allows using a pre-signed JWT token for authorization.
+// This is useful when you already have a valid JWT token and don't want the client
+// to generate and sign a new one.
+func PreSignedJWT(token string) TokenSourceInitializer {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, _ string) (oauth2.TokenSource, error) {
+		return oauth2.StaticTokenSource(&oauth2.Token{
+			AccessToken: token,
+			TokenType:   oidc.BearerToken,
+		}), nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/middleware/auth.go b/pkg/client/middleware/auth.go
index f95aa86b..14a0a686 100644
--- a/pkg/client/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/client/middleware/auth.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type AuthInterceptor struct {
 }
 
 type JWTProfileTokenSource func(issuer string, scopes []string) (oauth2.TokenSource, error)
+type JWTDirectTokenSource func() (oauth2.TokenSource, error)
 
 func JWTProfileFromPath(ctx context.Context, keyPath string) JWTProfileTokenSource {
 	return func(issuer string, scopes []string) (oauth2.TokenSource, error) {
@@ -55,6 +56,16 @@ func NewAuthenticator(issuer string, jwtProfileTokenSource JWTProfileTokenSource
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func NewPresignedJWTAuthenticator(jwtDirectTokenSource JWTDirectTokenSource) (*AuthInterceptor, error) {
+	ts, err := jwtDirectTokenSource()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &AuthInterceptor{
+		TokenSource: oauth2.ReuseTokenSource(nil, ts),
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (interceptor *AuthInterceptor) Unary() grpc.UnaryClientInterceptor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply interface{}, cc *grpc.ClientConn, invoker grpc.UnaryInvoker, opts ...grpc.CallOption) error {
 		authCtx, err := interceptor.setToken(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/client/zitadel/client.go b/pkg/client/zitadel/client.go
index ba713f45..b5eb51ce 100644
--- a/pkg/client/zitadel/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/zitadel/client.go
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/zitadel/oidc/v3/pkg/oidc"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ type Connection struct {
 	issuer                string
 	api                   string
 	jwtProfileTokenSource middleware.JWTProfileTokenSource
+	jwtDirectTokenSource  middleware.JWTDirectTokenSource
 	scopes                []string
 	orgID                 string
 	insecure              bool
@@ -66,7 +70,13 @@ func NewConnection(ctx context.Context, issuer, api string, scopes []string, opt
 }
 
 func (c *Connection) setInterceptors(issuer, orgID string, scopes []string, jwtProfileTokenSource middleware.JWTProfileTokenSource) error {
-	auth, err := middleware.NewAuthenticator(issuer, jwtProfileTokenSource, scopes...)
+	var auth *middleware.AuthInterceptor
+	var err error
+	if c.jwtDirectTokenSource != nil {
+		auth, err = middleware.NewPresignedJWTAuthenticator(c.jwtDirectTokenSource)
+	} else {
+		auth, err = middleware.NewAuthenticator(issuer, jwtProfileTokenSource, scopes...)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -125,6 +135,19 @@ func WithJWTProfileTokenSource(provider middleware.JWTProfileTokenSource) func(*
 	}
 }
 
+// Use a pre-signed JWT for authentication
+func WithJWTDirectTokenSource(jwt string) func(*Connection) error {
+	return func(client *Connection) error {
+		client.jwtDirectTokenSource = func() (oauth2.TokenSource, error) {
+			return oauth2.StaticTokenSource(&oauth2.Token{
+				AccessToken: jwt,
+				TokenType:   oidc.BearerToken,
+			}), nil
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithOrgID sets the organization context (where the api calls are executed)
 // if not set the resource owner (organization) of the calling user will be used
 func WithOrgID(orgID string) func(*Connection) error {