diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 019f4102a..ea4c440d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "setuptools;python_version>='3.12'", # Python3.12 doesn't include setuptools automatically
     "backoff>=2.0.0",
     "pydantic>=1.10.0",
+    "PyJWT>=2.8.0"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/ansys/hps/client/client.py b/src/ansys/hps/client/client.py
index 7f423cb2d..32a32959b 100644
--- a/src/ansys/hps/client/client.py
+++ b/src/ansys/hps/client/client.py
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 from typing import Union
 import warnings
 
+import jwt
 import requests
 
 from .auth.authenticate import authenticate
 from .connection import create_session
-from .exceptions import raise_for_status
+from .exceptions import HPSError, raise_for_status
 from .warnings import UnverifiedHTTPSRequestsWarning
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -193,6 +194,25 @@ def __init__(
             # client credentials flow does not return a refresh token
             self.refresh_token = tokens.get("refresh_token", None)
 
+        parsed_username = None
+
+        try:
+            parsed_jwt = jwt.decode(self.access_token, options={"verify_signature": False})
+            parsed_username = parsed_jwt["preferred_username"]
+        except:
+            log.warning("Could not retrieve preferred_username from access token.")
+
+        if parsed_username is not None:
+            if self.username is not None and self.username != parsed_username:
+                raise HPSError(
+                    (
+                        f"Username: '{self.username}' and "
+                        f"preferred_username: '{parsed_username}' "
+                        "from access token do not match."
+                    )
+                )
+            self.username = parsed_username
+
         self.session = create_session(
             self.access_token,
             verify=self.verify,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 9d40df55e..3f88425e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import requests
 
 from ansys.hps.client import Client
+from ansys.hps.client.exceptions import HPSError
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -76,3 +77,40 @@ def test_authentication_workflows(url, username, password):
     assert client2.access_token is not None
     assert client2.refresh_token != client0.refresh_token
     client2.refresh_access_token()
+
+
+def test_authentication_username(url, username, password, keycloak_client):
+
+    # Password workflow
+    client0 = Client(url, username, password)
+    assert client0.username == username
+
+    # Impersonation
+    realm_clients = keycloak_client.get_clients()
+    rep_impersonation_client = next(
+        (x for x in realm_clients if x["clientId"] == "rep-impersonation"), None
+    )
+    assert rep_impersonation_client is not None
+    client1 = Client(
+        url=url,
+        client_id=rep_impersonation_client["clientId"],
+        client_secret=rep_impersonation_client["secret"],
+    )
+    assert client1.username == "service-account-rep-impersonation"
+
+
+def test_authentication_username_exception(url, username, keycloak_client):
+
+    # Impersonation
+    realm_clients = keycloak_client.get_clients()
+    rep_impersonation_client = next(
+        (x for x in realm_clients if x["clientId"] == "rep-impersonation"), None
+    )
+    assert rep_impersonation_client is not None
+    with pytest.raises(HPSError):
+        Client(
+            url=url,
+            username=username,
+            client_id=rep_impersonation_client["clientId"],
+            client_secret=rep_impersonation_client["secret"],
+        )