diff --git a/.changeset/young-spies-provide.md b/.changeset/young-spies-provide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4b468f123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-spies-provide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": minor
+---
+
+Adds `awscognito` to backend `PasswordHasher` type
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
index 06dee6ba7d..028793682d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type UserMetadataParams = {
 type PasswordHasher =
   | 'argon2i'
   | 'argon2id'
+  | 'awscognito'
   | 'bcrypt'
   | 'bcrypt_sha256_django'
   | 'md5'