diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index a61a10d94f..514b3f8ee7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def login
   def logout
     @title = t "users.logout.title"
 
-    if params[:session] == session.id
+    if request.post?
       if session[:token]
         token = UserToken.find_by(:token => session[:token])
         token&.destroy
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
index 6df8f02da2..3963c211e1 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <%= yield :greeting %>
           </li>
           <li>
-            <%= link_to t("layouts.logout"), logout_path(:session => session.id, :referer => request.fullpath), :class => "geolink" %>
+            <%= link_to t("layouts.logout"), logout_path(:referer => request.fullpath), :method => "post", :class => "geolink" %>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/views/users/logout.html.erb b/app/views/users/logout.html.erb
index 273c7e1b94..5d8e2de492 100644
--- a/app/views/users/logout.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/logout.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 
 <%= form_tag :action => "logout" do %>
   <%= hidden_field_tag("referer", h(params[:referer])) %>
-  <%= hidden_field_tag("session", session.id) %>
   <%= submit_tag t(".logout_button") %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb
index feca92df56..c40c30b28a 100644
--- a/test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb
@@ -344,29 +344,29 @@ def test_save_referer_params
   end
 
   def test_logout_without_referer
+    post :logout
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to root_path
+  end
+
+  def test_logout_with_referer
+    post :logout, :params => { :referer => "/test" }
+    assert_response :redirect
+    assert_redirected_to "/test"
+  end
+
+  def test_logout_fallback_without_referer
     get :logout
     assert_response :success
     assert_template :logout
     assert_select "input[name=referer][value=?]", ""
-
-    session_id = assert_select("input[name=session]").first["value"]
-
-    get :logout, :params => { :session => session_id }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to root_path
   end
 
-  def test_logout_with_referer
+  def test_logout_fallback_with_referer
     get :logout, :params => { :referer => "/test" }
     assert_response :success
     assert_template :logout
     assert_select "input[name=referer][value=?]", "/test"
-
-    session_id = assert_select("input[name=session]").first["value"]
-
-    get :logout, :params => { :session => session_id, :referer => "/test" }
-    assert_response :redirect
-    assert_redirected_to "/test"
   end
 
   def test_logout_with_token
@@ -374,16 +374,7 @@ def test_logout_with_token
 
     session[:token] = token.token
 
-    get :logout
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_template :logout
-    assert_select "input[name=referer][value=?]", ""
-    assert_equal token.token, session[:token]
-    assert_not_nil UserToken.where(:id => token.id).first
-
-    session_id = assert_select("input[name=session]").first["value"]
-
-    get :logout, :params => { :session => session_id }
+    post :logout
     assert_response :redirect
     assert_redirected_to root_path
     assert_nil session[:token]
diff --git a/test/system/user_logout_test.rb b/test/system/user_logout_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..099d2c0c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/system/user_logout_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require "application_system_test_case"
+
+class UserLogoutTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
+  test "Sign out via link" do
+    user = create(:user)
+    sign_in_as(user)
+    assert_not page.has_content? "Log In"
+
+    click_on user.display_name
+    click_on "Log Out"
+    assert page.has_content? "Log In"
+  end
+
+  test "Sign out via link with referer" do
+    user = create(:user)
+    sign_in_as(user)
+    visit traces_path
+    assert_not page.has_content? "Log In"
+
+    click_on user.display_name
+    click_on "Log Out"
+    assert page.has_content? "Log In"
+    assert page.has_content? "Public GPS traces"
+  end
+
+  test "Sign out via fallback page" do
+    sign_in_as(create(:user))
+    assert_not page.has_content? "Log In"
+
+    visit logout_path
+    assert page.has_content? "Logout from OpenStreetMap"
+
+    click_button "Logout"
+    assert page.has_content? "Log In"
+  end
+
+  test "Sign out via fallback page with referer" do
+    sign_in_as(create(:user))
+    assert_not page.has_content? "Log In"
+
+    visit logout_path(:referer => "/traces")
+    assert page.has_content? "Logout from OpenStreetMap"
+
+    click_button "Logout"
+    assert page.has_content? "Log In"
+    assert page.has_content? "Public GPS traces"
+  end
+end