diff --git a/providers/apple/session.go b/providers/apple/session.go
index 8f03b5158..6d239c341 100644
--- a/providers/apple/session.go
+++ b/providers/apple/session.go
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ func (s Session) Marshal() string {
 
 type IDTokenClaims struct {
 	jwt.StandardClaims
-	AccessTokenHash string `json:"at_hash"`
-	AuthTime        int    `json:"auth_time"`
-	Email           string `json:"email"`
-	IsPrivateEmail  bool   `json:"is_private_email,string"`
+	AccessTokenHash string     `json:"at_hash"`
+	AuthTime        int        `json:"auth_time"`
+	Email           string     `json:"email"`
+	IsPrivateEmail  BoolString `json:"is_private_email"`
 }
 
 func (s *Session) Authorize(provider goth.Provider, params goth.Params) (string, error) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (s *Session) Authorize(provider goth.Provider, params goth.Params) (string,
 		s.ID = ID{
 			Sub:            idToken.Claims.(*IDTokenClaims).Subject,
 			Email:          idToken.Claims.(*IDTokenClaims).Email,
-			IsPrivateEmail: idToken.Claims.(*IDTokenClaims).IsPrivateEmail,
+			IsPrivateEmail: idToken.Claims.(*IDTokenClaims).IsPrivateEmail.Value(),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -133,3 +133,36 @@ func (s *Session) Authorize(provider goth.Provider, params goth.Params) (string,
 func (s Session) String() string {
 	return s.Marshal()
 }
+
+// BoolString is a type that can be unmarshalled from a JSON field that can be either a boolean or a string.
+// It is used to unmarshal some fields in the Apple ID token that can be sent as either boolean or string.
+// See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sign_in_with_apple/sign_in_with_apple_rest_api/authenticating_users_with_sign_in_with_apple#3383773
+type BoolString struct {
+	BoolValue   bool
+	StringValue string
+	IsValidBool bool
+}
+
+func (bs *BoolString) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var b bool
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &b); err == nil {
+		bs.BoolValue = b
+		bs.IsValidBool = true
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var s string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &s); err == nil {
+		bs.StringValue = s
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return errors.New("json field can be either boolean or string")
+}
+
+func (bs *BoolString) Value() bool {
+	if bs.IsValidBool {
+		return bs.BoolValue
+	}
+	return bs.StringValue == "true"
+}
diff --git a/providers/apple/session_test.go b/providers/apple/session_test.go
index 7d0aa437e..4516dcdd8 100644
--- a/providers/apple/session_test.go
+++ b/providers/apple/session_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package apple
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/markbates/goth"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/markbates/goth"
 )
 
 func Test_Implements_Session(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,3 +47,45 @@ func Test_String(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a.Equal(s.String(), s.Marshal())
 }
+
+func TestIDTokenClaimsUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		idToken        string
+		expectedClaims IDTokenClaims
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "'is_private_email' claim is a string",
+			idToken: `{"AuthURL":"","AccessToken":"","RefreshToken":"","ExpiresAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","sub":"","email":"test-email@privaterelay.appleid.com","is_private_email":"true"}`,
+			expectedClaims: IDTokenClaims{
+				Email: "test-email@privaterelay.appleid.com",
+				IsPrivateEmail: BoolString{
+					StringValue: "true",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "'is_private_email' claim is a boolean",
+			idToken: `{"AuthURL":"","AccessToken":"","RefreshToken":"","ExpiresAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","sub":"","email":"test-email@privaterelay.appleid.com","is_private_email":true}`,
+			expectedClaims: IDTokenClaims{
+				Email: "test-email@privaterelay.appleid.com",
+				IsPrivateEmail: BoolString{
+					BoolValue:   true,
+					IsValidBool: true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			idTokenClaims := IDTokenClaims{}
+			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(c.idToken), &idTokenClaims)
+			a.NoError(err)
+			a.Equal(idTokenClaims, c.expectedClaims)
+		})
+	}
+}