diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.rnc b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.rnc
index 56c5d393ab..f64965cee0 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.rnc
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.rnc
@@ -667,6 +667,9 @@ opaque-token.attlist &=
 opaque-token.attlist &=
     ## Reference to an OpaqueTokenIntrospector
     attribute introspector-ref {xsd:token}?
+opaque-token.attlist &=
+    ## Reference to an OpaqueTokenAuthenticationConverter responsible for converting successful introspection result into an Authentication.
+    attribute authentication-converter-ref {xsd:token}?
 
 saml2-login =
 	## Configures authentication support for SAML 2.0 Login
diff --git a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.xsd b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.xsd
index df6d97c3a3..704daae069 100644
--- a/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.xsd
+++ b/config/src/main/resources/org/springframework/security/config/spring-security-6.0.xsd
@@ -2037,6 +2037,13 @@
                 </xs:documentation>
          </xs:annotation>
       </xs:attribute>
+      <xs:attribute name="authentication-converter-ref" type="xs:token">
+         <xs:annotation>
+            <xs:documentation>Reference to an OpaqueTokenAuthenticationConverter responsible for converting successful
+                introspection result into an Authentication.
+                </xs:documentation>
+         </xs:annotation>
+      </xs:attribute>
   </xs:attributeGroup>
   
   <xs:attributeGroup name="saml2-login.attlist">
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/oauth2/server/resource/OAuth2ResourceServerConfigurerTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/oauth2/server/resource/OAuth2ResourceServerConfigurerTests.java
index 19f98bb50c..baa7aaf7db 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/oauth2/server/resource/OAuth2ResourceServerConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/oauth2/server/resource/OAuth2ResourceServerConfigurerTests.java
@@ -2463,6 +2463,7 @@ public class OAuth2ResourceServerConfigurerTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebSecurity
 	static class OpaqueTokenAuthenticationConverterConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
 
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/OAuth2ResourceServerSpecTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/OAuth2ResourceServerSpecTests.java
index 1d1cf35936..472e6f023d 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/OAuth2ResourceServerSpecTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/OAuth2ResourceServerSpecTests.java
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ public class OAuth2ResourceServerSpecTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
 	@EnableWebFlux
 	@EnableWebFluxSecurity
 	static class ReactiveOpaqueTokenAuthenticationConverterConfig {