diff --git a/vcr/issuer/issuer.go b/vcr/issuer/issuer.go
index 41861bf711..ea40c5bf6d 100644
--- a/vcr/issuer/issuer.go
+++ b/vcr/issuer/issuer.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ type issuer struct {
 // If publish is true, it publishes the credential to the network using the configured Publisher
 // Use the public flag to pass the visibility settings to the Publisher.
 func (i issuer) Issue(ctx context.Context, template vc.VerifiableCredential, options CredentialOptions) (*vc.VerifiableCredential, error) {
+	// Until further notice we don't support publishing JWT VCs, since they're not officially supported by Nuts yet.
+	if options.Publish && options.Format == JWTCredentialFormat {
+		return nil, errors.New("publishing VC JWTs is not supported")
+	}
+
 	createdVC, err := i.buildVC(ctx, template, options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/vcr/issuer/issuer_test.go b/vcr/issuer/issuer_test.go
index f403cbc866..d978de26c7 100644
--- a/vcr/issuer/issuer_test.go
+++ b/vcr/issuer/issuer_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,18 @@ func Test_issuer_Issue(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, trustConfig.IsTrusted(credentialType, result.Issuer))
 	})
 
+	t.Run("publishing JWT VCs is disallowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sut := issuer{}
+
+		result, err := sut.Issue(ctx, template, CredentialOptions{
+			Publish: true,
+			Public:  true,
+			Format:  JWTCredentialFormat,
+		})
+		require.EqualError(t, err, "publishing VC JWTs is not supported")
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("OpenID4VCI", func(t *testing.T) {
 		const walletIdentifier = "http://example.com/wallet"
 		t.Run("ok - publish over OpenID4VCI fails - fallback to network", func(t *testing.T) {