diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 0372ae93..5bc5c9f7 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ JWT_AUTH = {
     'JWT_VERIFY_EXPIRATION': True,
     'JWT_LEEWAY': 0,
     'JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA': datetime.timedelta(seconds=300),
+    'JWT_AUDIENCE': None,
+    'JWT_ISSUER': None,
 
     'JWT_ALLOW_REFRESH': False,
     'JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRATION_DELTA': datetime.timedelta(days=7),
@@ -182,6 +184,16 @@ This is an instance of Python's `datetime.timedelta`. This will be added to `dat
 
 Default is `datetime.timedelta(seconds=300)`(5 minutes).
 
+### JWT_AUDIENCE
+This is a string that will be checked against the `aud` field of the token, if present.
+
+Default is `None`(fail if `aud` present on JWT).
+
+### JWT_ISSUER
+This is a string that will be checked against the `iss` field of the token.
+
+Default is `None`(do not check `iss` on JWT).
+
 ### JWT_ALLOW_REFRESH
 Enable token refresh functionality. Token issued from `rest_framework_jwt.views.obtain_jwt_token` will have an `orig_iat` field. Default is `False`
 
diff --git a/rest_framework_jwt/settings.py b/rest_framework_jwt/settings.py
index 5cb038d7..178b4f21 100644
--- a/rest_framework_jwt/settings.py
+++ b/rest_framework_jwt/settings.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     'JWT_VERIFY_EXPIRATION': True,
     'JWT_LEEWAY': 0,
     'JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA': datetime.timedelta(seconds=300),
+    'JWT_AUDIENCE': None,
+    'JWT_ISSUER': None,
 
     'JWT_ALLOW_REFRESH': False,
     'JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRATION_DELTA': datetime.timedelta(days=7),
diff --git a/rest_framework_jwt/utils.py b/rest_framework_jwt/utils.py
index 72687a7f..71f4ad16 100644
--- a/rest_framework_jwt/utils.py
+++ b/rest_framework_jwt/utils.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ def jwt_decode_handler(token):
         api_settings.JWT_SECRET_KEY,
         api_settings.JWT_VERIFY,
         verify_expiration=api_settings.JWT_VERIFY_EXPIRATION,
-        leeway=api_settings.JWT_LEEWAY
+        leeway=api_settings.JWT_LEEWAY,
+        audience=api_settings.JWT_AUDIENCE,
+        issuer=api_settings.JWT_ISSUER
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index de028f49..421876fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.test import TestCase
+import jwt.exceptions
 from rest_framework_jwt import utils
+from rest_framework_jwt.settings import api_settings, DEFAULTS
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
@@ -54,3 +56,71 @@ def test_jwt_response_payload(self):
         response_data = utils.jwt_response_payload_handler(token, self.user)
 
         self.assertEqual(response_data, dict(token=token))
+
+
+class TestAudience(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        api_settings.JWT_AUDIENCE = "my_aud"
+
+        self.username = 'jpueblo'
+        self.email = 'jpueblo@example.com'
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(self.username, self.email)
+
+        return super(TestAudience, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_fail_audience_missing(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        with self.assertRaises(jwt.exceptions.InvalidAudienceError):
+            utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+
+    def test_fail_audience_wrong(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        payload['aud'] = "my_aud2"
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        with self.assertRaises(jwt.exceptions.InvalidAudienceError):
+            utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+
+    def test_correct_audience(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        payload['aud'] = "my_aud"
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        decoded_payload = utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+        self.assertEqual(decoded_payload, payload)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        api_settings.JWT_AUDIENCE = DEFAULTS['JWT_AUDIENCE']
+
+
+class TestIssuer(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        api_settings.JWT_ISSUER = "example.com"
+
+        self.username = 'jpueblo'
+        self.email = 'jpueblo@example.com'
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(self.username, self.email)
+
+        return super(TestIssuer, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_fail_issuer_missing(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        with self.assertRaises(jwt.exceptions.InvalidIssuerError):
+            utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+
+    def test_fail_issuer_wrong(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        payload['iss'] = "example2.com"
+        with self.assertRaises(jwt.exceptions.InvalidIssuerError):
+            utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+
+    def test_correct_issuer(self):
+        payload = utils.jwt_payload_handler(self.user)
+        payload['iss'] = "example.com"
+        token = utils.jwt_encode_handler(payload)
+        decoded_payload = utils.jwt_decode_handler(token)
+        self.assertEqual(decoded_payload, payload)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        api_settings.JWT_ISSUER = DEFAULTS['JWT_ISSUER']