diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigDeserializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd17fc7b39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package org.keycloak.representations.idm.authorization;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+
+public class PolicyConfigDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<Map<String,String>> {
+
+    public PolicyConfigDeserializer() {
+        this(null);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyConfigDeserializer(Class<Map<String, String>> t) {
+        super(t);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, String> deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+
+        // ensure we are at the start of the JSON object for the map
+        if (parser.currentToken() != JsonToken.START_OBJECT) {
+            context.reportWrongTokenException(Map.class, JsonToken.START_OBJECT,
+                    "Expected START_OBJECT for config map");
+        }
+
+        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        ObjectMapper mapper = (ObjectMapper) parser.getCodec();
+
+        // loop through key-value pairs in the JSON object
+        while (parser.nextToken() != JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
+            // get the key and value
+            String key = parser.currentName();
+            parser.nextToken();
+
+            // check the type of the value token
+            if (parser.currentToken() == JsonToken.START_ARRAY) {
+                // case 1: value is a JSON array
+                ArrayNode arrayNode = mapper.readTree(parser);
+
+                // convert the ArrayNode back into a single string (the original format)
+                String originalStringFormat = arrayNode.toString();
+                map.put(key, originalStringFormat);
+            } else if (parser.currentToken() == JsonToken.VALUE_STRING) {
+                // case 2: value is a JSON String (the regular case)
+                String value = parser.getText();
+                map.put(key, value);
+            } else {
+                // handle other unexpected types, if necessary
+                context.reportWrongTokenException(Map.class, parser.currentToken(),
+                        "Expected String or Array for config value");
+            }
+        }
+        return map;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..177d4b164ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyConfigSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package org.keycloak.representations.idm.authorization;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer;
+
+public class PolicyConfigSerializer extends StdSerializer<Map<String, String>> {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    public PolicyConfigSerializer() {
+        this(null);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyConfigSerializer(Class<Map<String, String>> t) {
+        super(t);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(Map<String, String> map, JsonGenerator generator, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {
+        generator.writeStartObject();
+
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map.entrySet()) {
+            String key = entry.getKey();
+            String value = entry.getValue();
+
+            generator.writeFieldName(key);
+
+            // check if the value string looks like a JSON array
+            if (value != null && value.startsWith("[\"") && value.endsWith("\"]")) {
+                try {
+                    // attempt to read the string as a JSON node (which should be an ArrayNode)
+                    ArrayNode arrayNode = (ArrayNode) MAPPER.readTree(value);
+                    // write the ArrayNode directly to the generator
+                    generator.writeTree(arrayNode);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    // if parsing fails, write the value as a plain string
+                    generator.writeString(value);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // not an array string, so write as a plain string
+                generator.writeString(value);
+            }
+        }
+        generator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyRepresentation.java b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyRepresentation.java
index e36d7af445e..50b928f5539 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyRepresentation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/representations/idm/authorization/PolicyRepresentation.java
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ package org.keycloak.representations.idm.authorization;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
+
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:psilva@redhat.com">Pedro Igor</a>
  */
 public class PolicyRepresentation extends AbstractPolicyRepresentation {
 
-    private Map<String, String> config = new HashMap();
+    @JsonSerialize(using = PolicyConfigSerializer.class)
+    @JsonDeserialize(using = PolicyConfigDeserializer.class)
+    private Map<String, String> config = new HashMap<>();
 
     public Map<String, String> getConfig() {
         return this.config;
@@ -33,4 +38,4 @@ public class PolicyRepresentation extends AbstractPolicyRepresentation {
     public void setConfig(Map<String, String> config) {
         this.config = config;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}