diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 454e939..35534a5 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -309,6 +309,15 @@ func (tc *TokenCache) SetNamespace(ns string) {
 	tc.ns.Store(ns)
 }
 
+// Namespace returns the scope set by SetNamespace, or "" when none is set.
+func (tc *TokenCache) Namespace() string {
+	if tc == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	ns, _ := tc.ns.Load().(string)
+	return ns
+}
+
 func (tc *TokenCache) key(token string) string {
 	if ns, _ := tc.ns.Load().(string); ns != "" {
 		return "t-" + ns + "|" + token
diff --git a/token_cache_namespace_test.go b/token_cache_namespace_test.go
index b7632fd..1270d3a 100644
--- a/token_cache_namespace_test.go
+++ b/token_cache_namespace_test.go
@@ -54,3 +54,16 @@ func TestTokenCacheEmptyNamespaceKeepsLegacyKey(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("namespace-less caches must keep sharing the legacy key")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIntrospectionKeyScopedPerInstance(t *testing.T) {
+	a := &TraefikOidc{tokenCache: &TokenCache{}}
+	b := &TraefikOidc{tokenCache: &TokenCache{}}
+	a.tokenCache.SetNamespace("p|app-a|app-a")
+	b.tokenCache.SetNamespace("p|app-b|app-b")
+	if a.introspectionKey("tok") == b.introspectionKey("tok") {
+		t.Fatal("different instances share an introspection cache key")
+	}
+	if got := (&TraefikOidc{}).introspectionKey("tok"); got != "tok" {
+		t.Fatalf("namespace-less key = %q, want raw token", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/token_introspection.go b/token_introspection.go
index d259c18..38f4397 100644
--- a/token_introspection.go
+++ b/token_introspection.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type IntrospectionResponse struct {
 func (t *TraefikOidc) introspectToken(token string) (*IntrospectionResponse, error) {
 	// Check cache first
 	if t.introspectionCache != nil {
-		if cached, found := t.introspectionCache.Get(token); found {
+		if cached, found := t.introspectionCache.Get(t.introspectionKey(token)); found {
 			if response, ok := cached.(*IntrospectionResponse); ok {
 				t.logger.Debugf("Using cached introspection result for token")
 				return response, nil
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (t *TraefikOidc) introspectToken(token string) (*IntrospectionResponse, err
 				cacheDuration = untilExp
 			}
 		}
-		t.introspectionCache.Set(token, &introspectionResp, cacheDuration)
+		t.introspectionCache.Set(t.introspectionKey(token), &introspectionResp, cacheDuration)
 		t.logger.Debugf("Cached introspection result for %v", cacheDuration)
 	}
 
@@ -280,3 +280,12 @@ func (t *TraefikOidc) validateOpaqueToken(token string) error {
 	t.logger.Debugf("Opaque token validation successful via introspection")
 	return nil
 }
+
+// introspectionKey scopes an introspection verdict to this instance's
+// provider, client and audience, like the verified-token cache.
+func (t *TraefikOidc) introspectionKey(token string) string {
+	if ns := t.tokenCache.Namespace(); ns != "" {
+		return ns + "|" + token
+	}
+	return token
+}
diff --git a/token_manager.go b/token_manager.go
index 4b8f970..0a3cd40 100644
--- a/token_manager.go
+++ b/token_manager.go
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ func (t *TraefikOidc) RevokeToken(token string) {
 	// from the introspection cache after revocation. Next request
 	// re-introspects and sees active=false.
 	if t.introspectionCache != nil {
-		t.introspectionCache.Delete(token)
+		t.introspectionCache.Delete(t.introspectionKey(token))
 	}
 
 	d := blacklistDuration(token)