diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 6578a12e47..2e6bc08300 100755
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -1029,7 +1029,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleClientCredentialsGrant(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 
 	claims := storage.Claims{UserID: client.ID}
 
-	accessToken := storage.NewID()
+	accessToken, err := s.newAccessToken(client.ID, claims, scopes, nonce, "client")
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Errorf("failed to create new access token: %v", err)
+		s.tokenErrHelper(w, errServerError, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	idToken, expiry, err := s.newIDToken(client.ID, claims, scopes, nonce, accessToken, "", "client")
 	if err != nil {
 		s.tokenErrHelper(w, errServerError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to create ID token: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 6b653fdbce..a03fa47ebf 100755
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ func newServer(ctx context.Context, c Config, rotationStrategy rotationStrategy)
 		supportedRes[respType] = true
 	}
 
-	supportedGrant := []string{grantTypeAuthorizationCode, grantTypeRefreshToken, grantTypeDeviceCode} // default
+	supportedGrant := []string{
+		grantTypeAuthorizationCode,
+		grantTypeRefreshToken,
+		grantTypeDeviceCode,
+		grantTypeClientCredentials,
+	} // default
 	if c.PasswordConnector != "" {
 		supportedGrant = append(supportedGrant, grantTypePassword)
 	}