diff --git a/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout.go b/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout.go
index 1d62ca94..f6f5e9f2 100755
--- a/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout.go
+++ b/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ func NewLogoutCmd(configManager *config.ConfigManager) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:     "logout",
 		GroupID: "api",
 		Short:   "Logout from API Server",
-		Long: `Logout from specified API Server, clear local saved token.
+		Long: `Logout from specified API Server: ask the server to revoke the token,
+then clear the local saved token (also when the server cannot be reached).
 Example: 
   xce logout --url http://tt1.test.com:8080
   xce logout --url https://tt1.test.com:8443`,
@@ -47,12 +48,14 @@ func runLogout(url string, cm *config.ConfigManager) error {
 	apiServerInfo := make([]config.APIServerInfo, 0)
 	// find server with specified url
 	found := false
+	token := ""
 	for _, server := range cfg.APIServerInfo {
 		switch server.URL {
 		case "":
 			continue
 		case url:
 			found = true
+			token = server.Token
 		default:
 			apiServerInfo = append(apiServerInfo, server)
 		}
@@ -62,6 +65,14 @@ func runLogout(url string, cm *config.ConfigManager) error {
 	if !found {
 		return fmt.Errorf("server not found: %s", url)
 	}
+	// bug-1959: revoke the token on the server first (best effort): if the
+	// server is unreachable or rejects the token, still clear local state.
+	if token != "" {
+		if err := request.NewAPIClient(url).Logout(token); err != nil {
+			errMsg := request.ExtractErrorMessage(err)
+			fmt.Printf("warning: server-side token revocation could not be confirmed: [%s]\n", errMsg)
+		}
+	}
 	cfg.APIServerInfo = apiServerInfo
 	// save config
 	if err := cm.SaveConfig(cfg); err != nil {
diff --git a/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout_test.go b/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout_test.go
index 27c00b1b..7d61343f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout_test.go
+++ b/src/frontend/xcecli/cmd/auth/logout_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"xcecli/config"
 )
@@ -51,3 +58,107 @@ func newTestConfig(t *testing.T, urls ...string) (*config.ConfigManager, *config
 	}
 	return cm, cfg
 }
+
+// logoutServer is an httptest API server that records every request's
+// method, path and Authorization header and answers with the given status.
+type logoutServer struct {
+	srv  *httptest.Server
+	mu   sync.Mutex
+	reqs []string // "METHOD PATH AUTH"
+}
+
+func newLogoutServer(t *testing.T, status int, body string) *logoutServer {
+	t.Helper()
+	ls := &logoutServer{}
+	ls.srv = httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ls.mu.Lock()
+		ls.reqs = append(ls.reqs, r.Method+" "+r.URL.Path+" "+r.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+		ls.mu.Unlock()
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(status)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, body)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(ls.srv.Close)
+	return ls
+}
+
+func (ls *logoutServer) requests() []string {
+	ls.mu.Lock()
+	defer ls.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]string(nil), ls.reqs...)
+}
+
+// captureStdout runs fn and returns what it printed to os.Stdout.
+func captureStdout(t *testing.T, fn func() error) (string, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pipe: %v", err)
+	}
+	old := os.Stdout
+	os.Stdout = w
+	done := make(chan string)
+	go func() {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		_, _ = io.Copy(&buf, r)
+		done <- buf.String()
+	}()
+	fnErr := fn()
+	os.Stdout = old
+	_ = w.Close()
+	return <-done, fnErr
+}
+
+// bug-1959: logout revokes the token on the server (POST
+// /xce/v1/auth/logout with the bearer token) before clearing local state.
+func TestRunLogout_RevokesTokenOnServer(t *testing.T) {
+	ls := newLogoutServer(t, http.StatusOK,
+		`{"code":200,"msg":"success","data":{"username":"u","message":"Logout successful"}}`)
+	cm, _ := newTestConfig(t, ls.srv.URL)
+	out, err := captureStdout(t, func() error { return runLogout("", cm) })
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runLogout: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := "POST /xce/v1/auth/logout Bearer tok"
+	if got := ls.requests(); len(got) != 1 || got[0] != want {
+		t.Fatalf("requests = %q, want [%q]", got, want)
+	}
+	cfg, _ := cm.GetConfig()
+	if len(cfg.APIServerInfo) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("local login info not cleared: %+v", cfg.APIServerInfo)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(out, "could not be confirmed") {
+		t.Errorf("successful revocation reported as unconfirmed: %q", out)
+	}
+}
+
+// bug-1959: when the server rejects the logout (token already invalid) or
+// cannot be reached, local state is still cleared and the user is told the
+// server-side revocation could not be confirmed.
+func TestRunLogout_ServerFailureStillClearsLocalState(t *testing.T) {
+	rejecting := newLogoutServer(t, http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		`{"code":500,"msg":"token has been revoked"}`)
+	down := httptest.NewServer(http.NotFoundHandler())
+	downURL := down.URL
+	down.Close() // nothing listens there any more
+
+	for name, url := range map[string]string{"rejected": rejecting.srv.URL, "unreachable": downURL} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cm, _ := newTestConfig(t, url, "http://other:8080")
+			out, err := captureStdout(t, func() error { return runLogout(url, cm) })
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("runLogout: %v", err)
+			}
+			cfg, _ := cm.GetConfig()
+			if len(cfg.APIServerInfo) != 1 || cfg.APIServerInfo[0].URL != "http://other:8080" {
+				t.Errorf("local login info not cleared: %+v", cfg.APIServerInfo)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(out, "could not be confirmed") {
+				t.Errorf("output %q does not say the revocation could not be confirmed", out)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	if got := rejecting.requests(); len(got) != 1 || !strings.HasSuffix(got[0], " Bearer tok") {
+		t.Errorf("rejecting server requests = %q, want one bearer-token logout", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/xcecli/common/request/request.go b/src/frontend/xcecli/common/request/request.go
index f321eef0..c965a28b 100755
--- a/src/frontend/xcecli/common/request/request.go
+++ b/src/frontend/xcecli/common/request/request.go
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ func (c *APIClient) Logon(username, password string) (*models.LogonResponse, err
 	return &loginResp, nil
 }
 
+// Logout asks the API server to revoke the token (bug-1959): from then on
+// the server rejects it, although it has not expired yet.
+func (c *APIClient) Logout(token string) error {
+	resp, err := c.Client.R().
+		SetHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "+token).
+		Post(c.BaseURL + "/xce/v1/auth/logout")
+	if err != nil {
+		errMsg := ExtractErrorMessage(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("logout failed: [%s]", errMsg)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode() != http.StatusOK {
+		return HandleErrorResponse(resp, "logout request")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *APIClient) GetRequestFromAPIServer(token, pageToken, dst string, resp any, params map[string]string) error {
 	baseURL := c.BaseURL
 	if idx := strings.Index(baseURL, dst); idx != -1 {