diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/auth.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/auth.py
index 0e0112f55c894..07e0012350966 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/auth.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/auth.py
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ def generate_onetime_password(self, data):
         passwd = OTPW_MANAGER.generate_for_uid(user_data[0]['uid'])
         return passwd
 
-    @api_method(AuthGenerateTokenArgs, AuthGenerateTokenResult, authorization_required=False)
+    @api_method(
+        AuthGenerateTokenArgs, AuthGenerateTokenResult,
+        audit='Generate authentication token for session',
+        authorization_required=False
+    )
     @pass_app(rest=True)
     def generate_token(self, app, ttl, attrs, match_origin, single_use):
         """
@@ -360,6 +364,18 @@ def generate_token(self, app, ttl, attrs, match_origin, single_use):
         if ttl is None:
             ttl = 600
 
+        # FIXME: we need to properly define attrs in the schema
+        if (job_id := attrs.get('job')) is not None:
+            job = self.middleware.jobs.get(job_id)
+            if not job:
+                raise CallError(f'{job_id}: job does not exist.')
+
+            if error := job.credential_access_error(app.authenticated_credentials, None):
+                raise CallError(f'{job_id}: {error}')
+
+            if job.pipes.output is None:
+                raise CallError(f'{job_id}: job is not suitable for download token')
+
         token = self.token_manager.create(
             ttl,
             attrs,
diff --git a/tests/api2/test_auth_token.py b/tests/api2/test_auth_token.py
index cb234ca6caf86..68fdefcdd057d 100644
--- a/tests/api2/test_auth_token.py
+++ b/tests/api2/test_auth_token.py
@@ -5,14 +5,25 @@
 import requests
 
 from middlewared.test.integration.assets.account import unprivileged_user as unprivileged_user_template
+from middlewared.test.integration.assets.account import unprivileged_user_client
 from middlewared.test.integration.utils import call, client, ssh
 from middlewared.test.integration.utils.client import truenas_server
 from middlewared.test.integration.utils.shell import assert_shell_works
+from middlewared.service_exception import CallError
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def download_token():
-    return call("auth.generate_token", 300, {"filename": "debug.txz", "job": 1020}, True)
+def job_with_pipe():
+    job_id, url = call("core.download", "config.save" , [], "debug.txz")
+    try:
+        yield job_id
+    finally:
+        call("core.job_abort", job_id)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def download_token(job_with_pipe):
+    return call("auth.generate_token", 300, {"filename": "debug.txz", "job": job_with_pipe}, True)
 
 
 def test_download_auth_token_cannot_be_used_for_upload(download_token):
@@ -111,3 +122,12 @@ def test_single_use_token():
     with client(auth=None) as c:
         assert c.call("auth.login_with_token", token)
         assert not c.call("auth.login_with_token", token)
+
+
+def test_token_job_validation(job_with_pipe):
+    with pytest.raises(CallError, match='job does not exist'):
+        call("auth.generate_token", 300, {'job': -1})
+
+    with unprivileged_user_client(roles=['READONLY_ADMIN']) as c:
+        with pytest.raises(CallError, match='Job is not owned by current session'):
+            c.call("auth.generate_token", 300, {'job': job_with_pipe})