diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 63179c8..8ee1234 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ OCR_LANG=eng
 MEMORY_WARNING_THRESHOLD=80
 MEMORY_REJECT_THRESHOLD=95
 
+# =============================================================================
+# TLSync Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+# Server-side secret used to sign short-lived TLSync auth tokens. Do not expose with a VITE_ prefix.
+TLSYNC_SECRET=change-me-server-side-only
+TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS=300
+
 # =============================================================================
 # CORS Configuration
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/routers/tlsync_token.py b/routers/tlsync_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb2938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/tlsync_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import os
+import time
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+import jwt
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+
+from modules.auth.supabase_bearer import verify_supabase_token_dep
+
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+TLSYNC_TOKEN_AUDIENCE = "tlsync"
+DEFAULT_TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS = 300
+
+
+def _tlsync_token_ttl_seconds() -> int:
+    raw_value = os.getenv("TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS")
+    if not raw_value:
+        return DEFAULT_TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS
+
+    try:
+        ttl = int(raw_value)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="TLSync token TTL is misconfigured") from exc
+
+    if ttl <= 0 or ttl > 3600:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="TLSync token TTL is out of range")
+    return ttl
+
+
+def create_tlsync_token(user_claims: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    secret = os.getenv("TLSYNC_SECRET")
+    if not secret:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="TLSync authentication is not configured")
+
+    user_id = user_claims.get("sub")
+    if not user_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Authenticated user id is missing")
+
+    ttl_seconds = _tlsync_token_ttl_seconds()
+    issued_at = int(time.time())
+    expires_at = issued_at + ttl_seconds
+    payload = {
+        "sub": user_id,
+        "aud": TLSYNC_TOKEN_AUDIENCE,
+        "iat": issued_at,
+        "exp": expires_at,
+        "jti": uuid4().hex,
+    }
+
+    token = jwt.encode(payload, secret, algorithm="HS256")
+    return {
+        "token": token,
+        "token_type": "Bearer",
+        "expires_in": ttl_seconds,
+        "expires_at": expires_at,
+    }
+
+
+@router.get("/token")
+async def get_tlsync_token(user_claims: Dict[str, Any] = Depends(verify_supabase_token_dep)) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Issue a short-lived TLSync token for an authenticated Supabase user."""
+    return create_tlsync_token(user_claims)
diff --git a/run/routers.py b/run/routers.py
index 9290ad1..52a4f5b 100644
--- a/run/routers.py
+++ b/run/routers.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from routers import provisioning as provisioning_router
 from routers.transcribe.sessions import router as sessions_router
 from routers.transcribe.canvas_events import router as canvas_events_router
 from routers.transcribe.keywords import router as keywords_router
+from routers import tlsync_token as tlsync_token_router
 
 def register_routes(app: FastAPI):
     logger.info("Starting to register routes...")
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ def register_routes(app: FastAPI):
     # Provisioning Routes
     app.include_router(provisioning_router.router)
 
+    # TLSync auth token route
+    app.include_router(tlsync_token_router.router, prefix="/api/tlsync", tags=["TLSync"])
+
     # Transcription Routes (CIS Phase 1)
     app.include_router(sessions_router, prefix="/transcribe", tags=["Transcription Sessions"])
     app.include_router(canvas_events_router, prefix="/transcribe", tags=["Transcription Canvas Events"])
diff --git a/tests/test_tlsync_token.py b/tests/test_tlsync_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eb3893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tlsync_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import jwt
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from modules.auth.supabase_bearer import verify_supabase_token_dep
+from routers.tlsync_token import TLSYNC_TOKEN_AUDIENCE, create_tlsync_token, router
+
+
+def test_create_tlsync_token_is_short_lived_and_signed(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TLSYNC_SECRET", "test-tlsync-secret-with-at-least-32-bytes")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS", "120")
+
+    response = create_tlsync_token({"sub": "user-123"})
+
+    assert response["token_type"] == "Bearer"
+    assert response["expires_in"] == 120
+    assert response["token"]
+
+    payload = jwt.decode(
+        response["token"],
+        "test-tlsync-secret-with-at-least-32-bytes",
+        algorithms=["HS256"],
+        audience=TLSYNC_TOKEN_AUDIENCE,
+    )
+    assert payload["sub"] == "user-123"
+    assert payload["exp"] == response["expires_at"]
+    assert payload["exp"] - payload["iat"] == 120
+    assert payload["jti"]
+
+
+def test_create_tlsync_token_requires_tlsync_secret(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("TLSYNC_SECRET", raising=False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as excinfo:
+        create_tlsync_token({"sub": "user-123"})
+
+    assert excinfo.value.status_code == 503
+
+
+def test_create_tlsync_token_requires_authenticated_subject(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TLSYNC_SECRET", "test-tlsync-secret-with-at-least-32-bytes")
+
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as excinfo:
+        create_tlsync_token({})
+
+    assert excinfo.value.status_code == 401
+
+
+def test_tlsync_token_route_uses_authenticated_user_claims(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TLSYNC_SECRET", "test-tlsync-secret-with-at-least-32-bytes")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TLSYNC_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS", "60")
+
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.include_router(router, prefix="/api/tlsync")
+    app.dependency_overrides[verify_supabase_token_dep] = lambda: {"sub": "route-user-123"}
+
+    response = TestClient(app).get("/api/tlsync/token", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer supabase-jwt"})
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    body = response.json()
+    payload = jwt.decode(
+        body["token"],
+        "test-tlsync-secret-with-at-least-32-bytes",
+        algorithms=["HS256"],
+        audience=TLSYNC_TOKEN_AUDIENCE,
+    )
+    assert payload["sub"] == "route-user-123"
+    assert body["expires_in"] == 60