diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ccb0882a4..ba9fae64cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+### Unreleased
+
+* bug fixes
+  * Fix `Devise::FailureApp` not committing the CSRF token to the session on Rails 7.1+, which dropped the session and CSRF token on authentication failure. [#5851](https://github.com/heartcombo/devise/pull/5851)
+
 ### 5.0.4 - 2026-05-08
 
 * security fixes
diff --git a/lib/devise/failure_app.rb b/lib/devise/failure_app.rb
index 70cf6d2f31..3a6c189009 100644
--- a/lib/devise/failure_app.rb
+++ b/lib/devise/failure_app.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ class FailureApp < ActionController::Metal
     include ActionController::UrlFor
     include ActionController::Redirecting
 
+    # Rails 7.1+ defers writing the CSRF token to the session and commits it at
+    # the end of the request through the controller instance. FailureApp becomes
+    # that instance, so it needs +commit_csrf_token+ from RequestForgeryProtection
+    # to avoid silently dropping the token (and the session) on auth failure.
+    include ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection
+
     include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
     include Rails.application.routes.mounted_helpers
 
diff --git a/test/failure_app_test.rb b/test/failure_app_test.rb
index c9e4a56ce1..7f7003f97c 100644
--- a/test/failure_app_test.rb
+++ b/test/failure_app_test.rb
@@ -479,4 +479,19 @@ def call_failure(env_params = {})
       assert_equal 'http://test.host/users/sign_in', @response.second['Location']
     end
   end
+
+  # Only on Rails 7.1+, where the CSRF token is deferred and committed via the controller instance.
+  if ActionDispatch::Request.method_defined?(:commit_csrf_token)
+    context "Committing the CSRF token" do
+      test "stores the deferred CSRF token in the session" do
+        csrf_token = "a-csrf-token"
+        request = ActionDispatch::Request.new(
+          "rack.session" => {},
+          ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection::CSRF_TOKEN => csrf_token
+        )
+        Devise::FailureApp.new.commit_csrf_token(request)
+        assert_equal csrf_token, request.session[:_csrf_token]
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end