diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cc774a..ece73a9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [0.6.3](https://github.com/rdkcentral/firebolt-cpp-client/compare/0.6.2...v0.6.3)
+
+### Fixed
+- `Actions.intent` and `Actions.onIntent` now correctly handle a JSON object payload (`{"intent":"...","intentId":N}`) sent by the Firebolt backend. Previously the client failed to parse the response because it expected a plain string.
+
 ## [0.6.2](https://github.com/rdkcentral/firebolt-cpp-client/compare/v0.6.1...v0.6.2)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/openrpc/the-spec/firebolt-open-rpc.json b/docs/openrpc/the-spec/firebolt-open-rpc.json
index da2da05..321cbe3 100644
--- a/docs/openrpc/the-spec/firebolt-open-rpc.json
+++ b/docs/openrpc/the-spec/firebolt-open-rpc.json
@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@
 			"params": [],
 			"result": {
 				"name": "intent",
-				"summary": "The current intent.",
+				"summary": "The current intent as a JSON document.",
 				"schema": {
-					"type": "string"
+					"type": "object",
+					"required": ["intent", "intentId"],
+					"properties": {
+						"intent": { "type": "string" },
+						"intentId": { "type": "integer" }
+					}
 				}
 			},
 			"examples": [
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@
 					"name": "Get the current intent",
 					"result": {
 						"name": "Default Result",
-						"value": "launch"
+						"value": { "intent": "launch", "intentId": 1 }
 					}
 				}
 			]
@@ -107,9 +112,14 @@
 			],
 			"result": {
 				"name": "intent",
-				"summary": "The current intent.",
+				"summary": "The current intent as a JSON document.",
 				"schema": {
-					"type": "string"
+					"type": "object",
+					"required": ["intent", "intentId"],
+					"properties": {
+						"intent": { "type": "string" },
+						"intentId": { "type": "integer" }
+					}
 				}
 			},
 			"examples": [
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@
 					],
 					"result": {
 						"name": "Default Result",
-						"value": "launch"
+						"value": { "intent": "launch", "intentId": 1 }
 					}
 				}
 			]
diff --git a/src/actions_impl.cpp b/src/actions_impl.cpp
index b699bca..e65fc4e 100644
--- a/src/actions_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/actions_impl.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ ActionsImpl::ActionsImpl(Firebolt::Helpers::IHelper& helper)
 
 Result<std::string> ActionsImpl::intent() const
 {
-    return helper_.get<Firebolt::JSON::String, std::string>("Actions.intent");
+    return helper_.get<JsonData::JsonString, std::string>("Actions.intent");
 }
 
 Result<SubscriptionId> ActionsImpl::subscribeOnIntent(std::function<void(const std::string&)>&& notification)
 {
-    return subscriptionManager_.subscribe<Firebolt::JSON::String>("Actions.onIntent", std::move(notification));
+    return subscriptionManager_.subscribe<JsonData::JsonString>("Actions.onIntent", std::move(notification));
 }
 
 Result<void> ActionsImpl::unsubscribe(SubscriptionId id)
diff --git a/src/json_types/actions.h b/src/json_types/actions.h
index 60c76ce..732775c 100644
--- a/src/json_types/actions.h
+++ b/src/json_types/actions.h
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ namespace Firebolt::Actions
 namespace JsonData
 {
 
+// Serialises any JSON value (object, string, …) to its compact JSON text
+// representation. Used for Actions.intent / Actions.onIntent whose wire format
+// is the object {"intent":"...","intentId":N} but whose public C++ API surface
+// exposes the whole document as a std::string, per the Firebolt 9 spec.
+class JsonString : public Firebolt::JSON::NL_Json_Basic<std::string>
+{
+public:
+    void fromJson(const nlohmann::json& json) override { value_ = json.dump(); }
+    std::string value() const override { return value_; }
+
+private:
+    std::string value_;
+};
+
 } // namespace JsonData
 
 } // namespace Firebolt::Actions
diff --git a/test/component/actionsGeneratedTest.cpp b/test/component/actionsGeneratedTest.cpp
index 38a5356..a8105c0 100644
--- a/test/component/actionsGeneratedTest.cpp
+++ b/test/component/actionsGeneratedTest.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ TEST_F(ActionsGeneratedCTest, Intent)
 {
     auto result = Firebolt::IFireboltAccessor::Instance().ActionsInterface().intent();
     ASSERT_TRUE(result) << toError(result);
-    EXPECT_EQ(*result, "launch");
+    auto parsed = nlohmann::json::parse(*result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intent").get<std::string>(), "launch");
+    EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intentId").get<int>(), 1);
 }
 
 TEST_F(ActionsGeneratedCTest, SubscribeOnIntent)
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ TEST_F(ActionsGeneratedCTest, SubscribeOnIntent)
     auto id = Firebolt::IFireboltAccessor::Instance().ActionsInterface().subscribeOnIntent(
         [&](const std::string& intent)
         {
-            EXPECT_EQ(intent, "launch");
+            auto parsed = nlohmann::json::parse(intent);
+            EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intent").get<std::string>(), "launch");
+            EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intentId").get<int>(), 1);
             {
                 std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
                 eventReceived = true;
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ TEST_F(ActionsGeneratedCTest, SubscribeOnIntent)
     ASSERT_TRUE(id) << toError(id);
     verifyEventSubscription(id);
 
-    triggerEvent("Actions.onIntent", R"("launch")");
+    triggerEvent("Actions.onIntent", R"({"intent":"launch","intentId":1})");
     verifyEventReceived(mtx, cv, eventReceived);
 
     auto result = Firebolt::IFireboltAccessor::Instance().ActionsInterface().unsubscribe(id.value());
diff --git a/test/unit/actionsTest.cpp b/test/unit/actionsTest.cpp
index 1b87480..feec5ed 100644
--- a/test/unit/actionsTest.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/actionsTest.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ class ActionsUTest : public ::testing::Test, protected MockBase
 
 TEST_F(ActionsUTest, Start)
 {
-    mock_with_response("Actions.intent", "launch");
+    mock_with_response("Actions.intent", nlohmann::json({{"intent", "launch"}, {"intentId", 1}}));
 
     auto result = actionsImpl_.intent();
     ASSERT_TRUE(result) << "ActionsImpl::intent() returned an error";
-    EXPECT_EQ(*result, "launch");
+    auto parsed = nlohmann::json::parse(*result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intent").get<std::string>(), "launch");
+    EXPECT_EQ(parsed.at("intentId").get<int>(), 1);
 }
 
 TEST_F(ActionsUTest, SubscribeOnIntent)