diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParser.java b/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParser.java
index f9c2e54e8..9f6906c71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParser.java
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ public interface JwtParser {
 
     public static final char SEPARATOR_CHAR = '.';
 
+    /**
+     * Sets an expected value for the audience claim.
+     *
+     * @param audience
+     * @return the parser for method chaining.
+     */
+    JwtParser expectAudience(String audience);
+
     /**
      * Sets an expected value for the issuer claim.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtParser.java b/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtParser.java
index be898304a..08664d09c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jsonwebtoken/impl/DefaultJwtParser.java
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ public JwtParser expectIssuer(String issuer) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public JwtParser expectAudience(String audience) {
+        expect(Claims.AUDIENCE, audience);
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public JwtParser expect(String claimName, Object value) {
         if (claimName != null && claimName.length() > 0 && value != null) {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParserTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParserTest.groovy
index da3dbb21b..7cd1d88da 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParserTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/io/jsonwebtoken/JwtParserTest.groovy
@@ -981,4 +981,69 @@ class JwtParserTest {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testParseExpectAudience_Success() {
+        def audience = 'A Most Awesome Audience'
+
+        byte[] key = randomKey()
+
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().signWith(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256, key).
+            setAudience(audience).
+            compact()
+
+        Jwt<Header,Claims> jwt = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).
+            expectAudience(audience).
+            parseClaimsJws(compact)
+
+        assertEquals jwt.getBody().getAudience(), audience
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testParseExpectAudience_Incorrect_Fail() {
+        def goodAudience = 'A Most Awesome Audience'
+        def badAudience = 'A Most Bogus Audience'
+
+        byte[] key = randomKey()
+
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().signWith(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256, key).
+            setAudience(badAudience).
+            compact()
+
+        try {
+            Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).
+                expectAudience(goodAudience).
+                parseClaimsJws(compact)
+            fail()
+        } catch(IncorrectClaimException e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                String.format(INCORRECT_EXPECTED_CLAIM_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE, Claims.AUDIENCE, goodAudience, badAudience),
+                e.getMessage()
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testParseExpectAudience_Missing_Fail() {
+        def audience = 'A Most Awesome audience'
+
+        byte[] key = randomKey()
+
+        String compact = Jwts.builder().signWith(SignatureAlgorithm.HS256, key).
+            setId('id').
+            compact()
+
+        try {
+            Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(key).
+                expectAudience(audience).
+                parseClaimsJws(compact)
+            fail()
+        } catch(MissingClaimException e) {
+            assertEquals(
+                String.format(MISSING_EXPECTED_CLAIM_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE, Claims.AUDIENCE, audience),
+                e.getMessage()
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
 }