diff --git a/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn.go b/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn.go
index d3dfe4c3607..ab026e2ab8a 100644
--- a/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn.go
+++ b/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn.go
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ func Init() {
 			RPID:                  setting.AppDomain,
 			RPOrigins:             []string{appURL},
 			AttestationPreference: protocol.PreferNoAttestation, // Gitea never verifies attestation
+			// WebKit (Safari on iOS and macOS) returns an unsolicited "appid" client
+			// extension output even when the relying party did not request it. Since the
+			// webauthn library upgrade to v0.18, the default policy fails such ceremonies
+			// ('Client returned the appid extension output which was not requested'), breaking
+			// every passkey and security-key login from Safari on iOS. Ignore unsolicited
+			// extension outputs, the same policy other relying parties adopted for the
+			// same WebKit behavior.
+			ExtensionsUnsolicitedOutputPolicy: protocol.UnsolicitedOutputPolicyIgnore,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn_test.go b/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn_test.go
index f24fd5fa634..490c4dc7971 100644
--- a/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn_test.go
+++ b/modules/auth/webauthn/webauthn_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
 
+	"github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn/protocol"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppDomain, WebAuthn.Config.RPID)
 	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppName, WebAuthn.Config.RPDisplayName)
 	assert.Equal(t, rpOrigin, WebAuthn.Config.RPOrigins)
+	assert.Equal(t, protocol.UnsolicitedOutputPolicyIgnore, WebAuthn.Config.ExtensionsUnsolicitedOutputPolicy)
 }