diff --git a/gencapdefs.py b/gencapdefs.py
index 2f9e642b..e1cfbc7f 100644
--- a/gencapdefs.py
+++ b/gencapdefs.py
@@ -219,12 +219,6 @@ CAPDEFS = [
         url="https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/527",
         standard="proposed IRCv3",
     ),
-   CapDef(
-        identifier="Bearer",
-        name="draft/bearer",
-        url="https://gist.github.com/slingamn/4fabc7a3d5f335da7bb313a7f0648f37",
-        standard="proposed IRCv3",
-    ),
 ]
 
 def validate_defs():
diff --git a/irc/accounts.go b/irc/accounts.go
index ffdb0179..87a1d0c2 100644
--- a/irc/accounts.go
+++ b/irc/accounts.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tidwall/buntdb"
 	"github.com/xdg-go/scram"
 
-	"github.com/ergochat/ergo/irc/caps"
 	"github.com/ergochat/ergo/irc/connection_limits"
 	"github.com/ergochat/ergo/irc/email"
 	"github.com/ergochat/ergo/irc/migrations"
@@ -1398,10 +1397,6 @@ func (am *AccountManager) AuthenticateByPassphrase(client *Client, accountName s
 		}
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasPrefix(accountName, caps.BearerTokenPrefix) {
-		return am.AuthenticateByBearerToken(client, strings.TrimPrefix(accountName, caps.BearerTokenPrefix), passphrase)
-	}
-
 	if throttled, remainingTime := client.checkLoginThrottle(); throttled {
 		return &ThrottleError{remainingTime}
 	}
@@ -1448,11 +1443,14 @@ func (am *AccountManager) AuthenticateByBearerToken(client *Client, tokenType, t
 func (am *AccountManager) AuthenticateByOAuthBearer(client *Client, opts oauth2.OAuthBearerOptions) (err error) {
 	config := am.server.Config()
 
-	// we need to check this here since we can get here via SASL PLAIN:
 	if !config.Accounts.OAuth2.Enabled {
 		return errFeatureDisabled
 	}
 
+	if throttled, remainingTime := client.checkLoginThrottle(); throttled {
+		return &ThrottleError{remainingTime}
+	}
+
 	var username string
 	if config.Accounts.AuthScript.Enabled && config.Accounts.OAuth2.AuthScript {
 		username, err = am.authenticateByOAuthBearerScript(client, config, opts)
@@ -2220,6 +2218,7 @@ var (
 		"EXTERNAL":      authExternalHandler,
 		"SCRAM-SHA-256": authScramHandler,
 		"OAUTHBEARER":   authOauthBearerHandler,
+		"IRCV3BEARER":   authIRCv3BearerHandler,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/irc/caps/constants.go b/irc/caps/constants.go
index f8ad3c48..57f088e3 100644
--- a/irc/caps/constants.go
+++ b/irc/caps/constants.go
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ const (
 	BotTagName = "bot"
 	// https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/chathistory
 	ChathistoryTargetsBatchType = "draft/chathistory-targets"
-
-	// draft/bearer defines this prefix namespace for authcids, enabling tunneling bearer tokens
-	// in SASL PLAIN:
-	BearerTokenPrefix = "*bearer*"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/irc/caps/defs.go b/irc/caps/defs.go
index 39464506..18ff5759 100644
--- a/irc/caps/defs.go
+++ b/irc/caps/defs.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package caps
 
 const (
 	// number of recognized capabilities:
-	numCapabs = 35
+	numCapabs = 34
 	// length of the uint32 array that represents the bitset:
 	bitsetLen = 2
 )
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ const (
 	// https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/435
 	AccountRegistration Capability = iota
 
-	// Bearer is the proposed IRCv3 capability named "draft/bearer":
-	// https://gist.github.com/slingamn/4fabc7a3d5f335da7bb313a7f0648f37
-	Bearer Capability = iota
-
 	// ChannelRename is the draft IRCv3 capability named "draft/channel-rename":
 	// https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/channel-rename
 	ChannelRename Capability = iota
@@ -164,7 +160,6 @@ var (
 		"cap-notify",
 		"chghost",
 		"draft/account-registration",
-		"draft/bearer",
 		"draft/channel-rename",
 		"draft/chathistory",
 		"draft/event-playback",
diff --git a/irc/config.go b/irc/config.go
index 96fa4ef4..ebc6e953 100644
--- a/irc/config.go
+++ b/irc/config.go
@@ -1402,6 +1402,9 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (config *Config, err error) {
 		if config.Accounts.OAuth2.Enabled {
 			saslCapValues = append(saslCapValues, "OAUTHBEARER")
 		}
+		if config.Accounts.OAuth2.Enabled || config.Accounts.JWTAuth.Enabled {
+			saslCapValues = append(saslCapValues, "IRCV3BEARER")
+		}
 		config.Server.capValues[caps.SASL] = strings.Join(saslCapValues, ",")
 	} else {
 		config.Server.supportedCaps.Disable(caps.SASL)
@@ -1419,19 +1422,6 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (config *Config, err error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("oauth2 is enabled with auth-script, but no auth-script is enabled")
 	}
 
-	var bearerCapValues []string
-	if config.Accounts.OAuth2.Enabled {
-		bearerCapValues = append(bearerCapValues, "oauth2")
-	}
-	if config.Accounts.JWTAuth.Enabled {
-		bearerCapValues = append(bearerCapValues, "jwt")
-	}
-	if len(bearerCapValues) != 0 {
-		config.Server.capValues[caps.Bearer] = strings.Join(bearerCapValues, ",")
-	} else {
-		config.Server.supportedCaps.Disable(caps.Bearer)
-	}
-
 	if !config.Accounts.Registration.Enabled {
 		config.Server.supportedCaps.Disable(caps.AccountRegistration)
 	} else {
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 9031d40b..7aaad37c 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -306,6 +306,27 @@ func authPlainHandler(server *Server, client *Client, session *Session, value []
 	return false
 }
 
+// AUTHENTICATE IRCV3BEARER
+func authIRCv3BearerHandler(server *Server, client *Client, session *Session, value []byte, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
+	defer session.sasl.Clear()
+
+	// <authzid> \x00 <type> \x00 <token>
+	splitValue := bytes.Split(value, []byte{'\000'})
+	if len(splitValue) != 3 {
+		rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_SASLFAIL, client.Nick(), client.t("SASL authentication failed: Invalid auth blob"))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	err := server.accounts.AuthenticateByBearerToken(client, string(splitValue[1]), string(splitValue[2]))
+	if err != nil {
+		sendAuthErrorResponse(client, rb, err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	sendSuccessfulAccountAuth(nil, client, rb, true)
+	return false
+}
+
 func sendAuthErrorResponse(client *Client, rb *ResponseBuffer, err error) {
 	msg := authErrorToMessage(client.server, err)
 	rb.Add(nil, client.server.name, ERR_SASLFAIL, client.nick, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", client.t("SASL authentication failed"), client.t(msg)))