diff --git a/common/server_player.cpp b/common/server_player.cpp
index eb8a9977b..f36548c5f 100644
--- a/common/server_player.cpp
+++ b/common/server_player.cpp
@@ -386,14 +386,24 @@ void Server_Player::revealTopCardIfNeeded(Server_CardZone *zone, GameEventStorag
     }
 }
 
-static Event_CreateToken makeCreateTokenEvent(Server_CardZone *zone, Server_Card *card, int xCoord, int yCoord)
+/**
+ * Creates the create token event.
+ * By default, will set event's name and color fields to empty if the token is face-down
+ */
+static Event_CreateToken
+makeCreateTokenEvent(Server_CardZone *zone, Server_Card *card, int xCoord, int yCoord, bool revealFacedownInfo = false)
 {
     Event_CreateToken event;
     event.set_zone_name(zone->getName().toStdString());
     event.set_card_id(card->getId());
-    event.set_card_name(card->getName().toStdString());
-    event.set_card_provider_id(card->getProviderId().toStdString());
-    event.set_color(card->getColor().toStdString());
+    event.set_face_down(card->getFaceDown());
+
+    if (!card->getFaceDown() || revealFacedownInfo) {
+        event.set_card_name(card->getName().toStdString());
+        event.set_card_provider_id(card->getProviderId().toStdString());
+        event.set_color(card->getColor().toStdString());
+    }
+
     event.set_pt(card->getPT().toStdString());
     event.set_annotation(card->getAnnotation().toStdString());
     event.set_destroy_on_zone_change(card->getDestroyOnZoneChange());
@@ -401,7 +411,6 @@ static Event_CreateToken makeCreateTokenEvent(Server_CardZone *zone, Server_Card
     event.set_y(yCoord);
     return event;
 }
-
 static Event_AttachCard makeAttachCardEvent(Server_Card *attachedCard, Server_Card *parentCard = nullptr)
 {
     Event_AttachCard event;
@@ -1494,7 +1503,8 @@ Server_Player::cmdCreateToken(const Command_CreateToken &cmd, ResponseContainer
     const QString cardName = nameFromStdString(cmd.card_name());
     const QString cardProviderId = nameFromStdString(cmd.card_provider_id());
     if (zone->hasCoords()) {
-        xCoord = zone->getFreeGridColumn(xCoord, yCoord, cardName, false);
+        bool dontStackSameName = cmd.face_down();
+        xCoord = zone->getFreeGridColumn(xCoord, yCoord, cardName, dontStackSameName);
     }
     if (xCoord < 0) {
         xCoord = 0;
@@ -1505,13 +1515,17 @@ Server_Player::cmdCreateToken(const Command_CreateToken &cmd, ResponseContainer
 
     auto *card = new Server_Card(cardName, cardProviderId, newCardId(), xCoord, yCoord);
     card->moveToThread(thread());
-    card->setPT(nameFromStdString(cmd.pt()));
     card->setColor(nameFromStdString(cmd.color()));
-    card->setAnnotation(nameFromStdString(cmd.annotation()));
+    // Client should already prevent face-down tokens from having attributes; this just an extra server-side check
+    if (!cmd.face_down()) {
+        card->setPT(nameFromStdString(cmd.pt()));
+        card->setAnnotation(nameFromStdString(cmd.annotation()));
+    }
     card->setDestroyOnZoneChange(cmd.destroy_on_zone_change());
+    card->setFaceDown(cmd.face_down());
 
     zone->insertCard(card, xCoord, yCoord);
-    ges.enqueueGameEvent(makeCreateTokenEvent(zone, card, xCoord, yCoord), playerId);
+    sendCreateTokenEvents(zone, card, xCoord, yCoord, ges);
 
     // check if the token is a replacement for an existing card
     if (!targetCard) {
@@ -1642,6 +1656,38 @@ Server_Player::cmdCreateToken(const Command_CreateToken &cmd, ResponseContainer
     return Response::RespOk;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates and sends the events required to properly communicate the given token creation.
+ * Primarily written to handle creating face-down tokens.
+ */
+void Server_Player::sendCreateTokenEvents(Server_CardZone *zone,
+                                          Server_Card *card,
+                                          int xCoord,
+                                          int yCoord,
+                                          GameEventStorage &ges)
+{
+    // Token is not face-down; things are easy
+    if (!card->getFaceDown()) {
+        ges.enqueueGameEvent(makeCreateTokenEvent(zone, card, xCoord, yCoord), playerId);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Token is face-down. We have to send different info to each player
+    auto eventOthers = makeCreateTokenEvent(zone, card, xCoord, yCoord, false);
+    ges.enqueueGameEvent(eventOthers, playerId, GameEventStorageItem::SendToOthers);
+
+    auto eventPrivate = makeCreateTokenEvent(zone, card, xCoord, yCoord, true);
+    ges.enqueueGameEvent(eventPrivate, playerId, GameEventStorageItem::SendToPrivate, playerId);
+
+    // Event_CreateToken didn't use to have face_down field; send attribute event afterward for backwards compatibility
+    Event_SetCardAttr event;
+    event.set_zone_name(zone->getName().toStdString());
+    event.set_card_id(card->getId());
+    event.set_attribute(AttrFaceDown);
+    event.set_attr_value("1");
+    ges.enqueueGameEvent(event, playerId);
+}
+
 Response::ResponseCode
 Server_Player::cmdCreateArrow(const Command_CreateArrow &cmd, ResponseContainer & /*rc*/, GameEventStorage &ges)
 {
diff --git a/common/server_player.h b/common/server_player.h
index ffa12f8b0..b9d414482 100644
--- a/common/server_player.h
+++ b/common/server_player.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     bool conceded;
     bool sideboardLocked;
     void revealTopCardIfNeeded(Server_CardZone *zone, GameEventStorage &ges);
+    void sendCreateTokenEvents(Server_CardZone *zone, Server_Card *card, int xCoord, int yCoord, GameEventStorage &ges);
 
 public:
     mutable QMutex playerMutex;