diff --git a/frontend/js/behaviors/logoutButton.js b/frontend/js/behaviors/logoutButton.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9db5207e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/js/behaviors/logoutButton.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// POST logout action
+
+const logoutButton = function () {
+  const logoutForm = document.querySelector('[data-logout-form]')
+
+  if (!logoutForm) return
+
+  document.body.addEventListener('click', e => {
+    if (e.target.hasAttribute('data-logout-btn')) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      logoutForm.submit()
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export default logoutButton
diff --git a/frontend/js/main.js b/frontend/js/main.js
index 7a3ba3e39..a13902ca6 100644
--- a/frontend/js/main.js
+++ b/frontend/js/main.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import 'styles/app.scss'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 import navToggle from '@/behaviors/navToggle'
 import showEnvLine from '@/behaviors/showEnvLine'
+import logoutButton from '@/behaviors/logoutButton'
 import search from '@/main-search'
 import merge from 'lodash/merge'
 
 const A17Init = function () {
   navToggle()
   showEnvLine()
+  logoutButton()
 }
 
 // User header dropdown
diff --git a/routes/auth.php b/routes/auth.php
index 9912b19f9..b08abb254 100644
--- a/routes/auth.php
+++ b/routes/auth.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 if (config('twill.enabled.users-management')) {
     Route::get('login', 'LoginController@showLoginForm')->name('login.form');
     Route::post('login', 'LoginController@login')->name('login');
-    Route::get('logout', 'LoginController@logout')->name('logout');
+    Route::post('logout', 'LoginController@logout')->name('logout');
 
     Route::get('password/reset', 'ForgotPasswordController@showLinkRequestForm')->name('password.reset.link');
     Route::post('password/email', 'ForgotPasswordController@sendResetLinkEmail')->name('password.reset.email');
diff --git a/views/layouts/main.blade.php b/views/layouts/main.blade.php
index 75069efcf..27876f16c 100644
--- a/views/layouts/main.blade.php
+++ b/views/layouts/main.blade.php
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
                 @include('twill::partials.footer')
             </section>
         </div>
+
+        <form class="visually-hidden" method="POST" action="{{ route('admin.logout') }}" data-logout-form>
+            @csrf
+        </form>
+
         <script>
             window['{{ config('twill.js_namespace') }}'] = {};
             window['{{ config('twill.js_namespace') }}'].version = '{{ config('twill.version') }}';
diff --git a/views/partials/navigation/_overlay_navigation.blade.php b/views/partials/navigation/_overlay_navigation.blade.php
index 11ce4770f..06aa2e0e4 100644
--- a/views/partials/navigation/_overlay_navigation.blade.php
+++ b/views/partials/navigation/_overlay_navigation.blade.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                     @if(isset($currentUser))
                         <a href="{{ route('admin.users.index') }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.cms-users') }}</a><br />
                         <a href="{{ route('admin.users.edit', $currentUser->id) }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.settings') }}</a><br />
-                        <a href="{{ route('admin.logout') }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.logout') }}</a>
+                        <a href="#" data-logout-btn>{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.logout') }}</a>
                     @endif
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/views/partials/navigation/_user.blade.php b/views/partials/navigation/_user.blade.php
index c41573f6a..e17a2ff51 100644
--- a/views/partials/navigation/_user.blade.php
+++ b/views/partials/navigation/_user.blade.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                 <a href="{{ route('admin.users.index') }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.cms-users') }}</a>
             @endcan
             <a href="{{ route('admin.users.edit', $currentUser->id) }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.settings') }}</a>
-            <a href="{{ route('admin.logout') }}">{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.logout') }}</a>
+            <a href="#" data-logout-btn>{{ twillTrans('twill::lang.nav.logout') }}</a>
         </div>
     </a17-dropdown>
 @endif