diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/aws.py b/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/aws.py
index 1e4f913b6..58f1ab5a1 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/aws.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/aws.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from key_value.aio.protocols import AsyncKeyValue
 from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl
 
-from fastmcp.server.auth import TokenVerifier
 from fastmcp.server.auth.auth import AccessToken
 from fastmcp.server.auth.oidc_proxy import OIDCProxy
 from fastmcp.server.auth.providers.jwt import JWTVerifier
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ class AWSCognitoProvider(OIDCProxy):
         # Store Cognito-specific info for claim filtering
         self.user_pool_id = user_pool_id
         self.aws_region = aws_region
+        self.client_id = client_id
 
         # Initialize OIDC proxy with Cognito discovery
         super().__init__(
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class AWSCognitoProvider(OIDCProxy):
         audience: str | None = None,
         required_scopes: list[str] | None = None,
         timeout_seconds: int | None = None,
-    ) -> TokenVerifier:
+    ) -> AWSCognitoTokenVerifier:
         """Creates a Cognito-specific token verifier with claim filtering.
 
         Args:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class AWSCognitoProvider(OIDCProxy):
         """
         return AWSCognitoTokenVerifier(
             issuer=str(self.oidc_config.issuer),
-            audience=audience,
+            audience=audience or self.client_id,
             algorithm=algorithm,
             jwks_uri=str(self.oidc_config.jwks_uri),
             required_scopes=required_scopes,
diff --git a/tests/server/auth/providers/test_aws.py b/tests/server/auth/providers/test_aws.py
index 9831dfaf8..59d51e4c8 100644
--- a/tests/server/auth/providers/test_aws.py
+++ b/tests/server/auth/providers/test_aws.py
@@ -102,6 +102,36 @@ class TestAWSCognitoProvider:
             assert provider._upstream_token_endpoint is not None
             assert "amazoncognito.com" in provider._upstream_authorization_endpoint
 
+    def test_token_verifier_defaults_audience_to_client_id(self):
+        """Test Cognito token verifier enforces the configured client ID by default."""
+        with mock_cognito_oidc_discovery():
+            provider = AWSCognitoProvider(
+                user_pool_id="us-east-1_XXXXXXXXX",
+                client_id="test_client",
+                client_secret="test_secret",
+                base_url="https://example.com",
+                jwt_signing_key="test-secret",
+            )
+
+            verifier = provider.get_token_verifier()
+
+            assert verifier.audience == "test_client"
+
+    def test_token_verifier_supports_audience_override(self):
+        """Test Cognito token verifier still allows explicit audience overrides."""
+        with mock_cognito_oidc_discovery():
+            provider = AWSCognitoProvider(
+                user_pool_id="us-east-1_XXXXXXXXX",
+                client_id="test_client",
+                client_secret="test_secret",
+                base_url="https://example.com",
+                jwt_signing_key="test-secret",
+            )
+
+            verifier = provider.get_token_verifier(audience="custom-audience")
+
+            assert verifier.audience == "custom-audience"
+
 
 # Token verification functionality is now tested as part of the OIDC provider integration
 # The CognitoTokenVerifier class is an internal implementation detail