diff --git a/.changeset/wet-toes-knock.md b/.changeset/wet-toes-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c464a4acda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-toes-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': patch
+---
+
+Add support for `scrypt_werkzeug` in `UserAPI` `PasswordHasher`.
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
index 8a811d1b0c3..a1a05fe3702 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ type PasswordHasher =
   | 'pbkdf2_sha256'
   | 'pbkdf2_sha256_django'
   | 'pbkdf2_sha1'
-  | 'scrypt_firebase';
+  | 'scrypt_firebase'
+  | 'scrypt_werkzeug'
+  | 'sha256';
 
 type UserPasswordHashingParams = {
   passwordDigest: string;