diff --git a/changelog.d/5930.misc b/changelog.d/5930.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81dcc10e6d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5930.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add temporary flag to /versions in unstable_features to indicate this Synapse supports receiving id_access_token parameters on calls to identity server-proxying endpoints.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
index 0e0919163267..c51c9e617d8b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
                     "r0.5.0",
                 ],
                 # as per MSC1497:
-                "unstable_features": {"m.lazy_load_members": True},
+                "unstable_features": {
+                    "m.lazy_load_members": True,
+                    # as per https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/5927
+                    # to be removed in r0.6.0
+                    "m.id_access_token": True,
+                },
             },
         )