diff --git a/rest_auth/serializers.py b/rest_auth/serializers.py
index b6452317..02d47ac0 100644
--- a/rest_auth/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_auth/serializers.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class JWTSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """
     Serializer for JWT authentication.
     """
-    token = serializers.CharField()
+    access_token = serializers.CharField()
+    refresh_token = serializers.CharField()
     user = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     def get_user(self, obj):
diff --git a/rest_auth/utils.py b/rest_auth/utils.py
index 800f184c..7fb89392 100644
--- a/rest_auth/utils.py
+++ b/rest_auth/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from six import string_types
 from importlib import import_module
+from rest_framework_simplejwt.serializers import TokenObtainPairSerializer
+from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import TokenObtainPairView
 
 
 def import_callable(path_or_callable):
@@ -17,13 +19,5 @@ def default_create_token(token_model, user, serializer):
 
 
 def jwt_encode(user):
-    try:
-        from rest_framework_jwt.settings import api_settings
-    except ImportError:
-        raise ImportError("djangorestframework_jwt needs to be installed")
-
-    jwt_payload_handler = api_settings.JWT_PAYLOAD_HANDLER
-    jwt_encode_handler = api_settings.JWT_ENCODE_HANDLER
-
-    payload = jwt_payload_handler(user)
-    return jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+    refresh = TokenObtainPairSerializer.get_token(user)
+    return refresh.access_token, refresh
diff --git a/rest_auth/views.py b/rest_auth/views.py
index 0a0a982e..8f443dec 100644
--- a/rest_auth/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/views.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def login(self):
         self.user = self.serializer.validated_data['user']
 
         if getattr(settings, 'REST_USE_JWT', False):
-            self.token = jwt_encode(self.user)
+            self.access_token, self.refresh_token = jwt_encode(self.user)
         else:
             self.token = create_token(self.token_model, self.user,
                                       self.serializer)
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def get_response(self):
         if getattr(settings, 'REST_USE_JWT', False):
             data = {
                 'user': self.user,
-                'token': self.token
+                'access_token': self.access_token,
+                'refresh_token': self.refresh_token,
             }
             serializer = serializer_class(instance=data,
                                           context={'request': self.request})
@@ -85,15 +86,6 @@ def get_response(self):
                                           context={'request': self.request})
 
         response = Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        if getattr(settings, 'REST_USE_JWT', False):
-            from rest_framework_jwt.settings import api_settings as jwt_settings
-            if jwt_settings.JWT_AUTH_COOKIE:
-                from datetime import datetime
-                expiration = (datetime.utcnow() + jwt_settings.JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA)
-                response.set_cookie(jwt_settings.JWT_AUTH_COOKIE,
-                                    self.token,
-                                    expires=expiration,
-                                    httponly=True)
         return response
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):