diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b94616a..d16ee1fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ import * as jose from 'https://deno.land/x/jose/index.ts'
 
 - JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
   - [Signing](docs/classes/jwt_sign.SignJWT.md#readme)
-  - [Verification & Claims Set Validation](docs/functions/jwt_verify.jwtVerify.md#readme)
+  - [Verification & JWT Claims Set Validation](docs/functions/jwt_verify.jwtVerify.md#readme)
   - Encrypted JSON Web Tokens
     - [Encryption](docs/classes/jwt_encrypt.EncryptJWT.md#readme)
-    - [Decryption & Claims Set Validation](docs/functions/jwt_decrypt.jwtDecrypt.md#readme)
+    - [Decryption & JWT Claims Set Validation](docs/functions/jwt_decrypt.jwtDecrypt.md#readme)
 - Key Import
   - [JWK Import](docs/functions/key_import.importJWK.md#readme)
   - [Public Key Import (SPKI)](docs/functions/key_import.importSPKI.md#readme)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import * as jose from 'https://deno.land/x/jose/index.ts'
   - [Public Key Export](docs/functions/key_export.exportSPKI.md#readme)
 - Utilities
   - [Decoding Token's Protected Header](docs/functions/util_decode_protected_header.decodeProtectedHeader.md#readme)
+  - [Decoding JWT Claims Set](docs/functions/util_decode_jwt.decodeJwt.md#readme)
 - [Unsecured JWT](docs/classes/jwt_unsecured.UnsecuredJWT.md#readme)
 - [JOSE Errors](docs/modules/util_errors.md#readme)
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index a6965d28..a65fcc9d 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import * as jose from 'https://deno.land/x/jose/index.ts'
 
 - JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
   - [Signing](classes/jwt_sign.SignJWT.md#readme)
-  - [Verification & Claims Set Validation](functions/jwt_verify.jwtVerify.md#readme)
+  - [Verification & JWT Claims Set Validation](functions/jwt_verify.jwtVerify.md#readme)
   - Encrypted JSON Web Tokens
     - [Encryption](classes/jwt_encrypt.EncryptJWT.md#readme)
-    - [Decryption & Claims Set Validation](functions/jwt_decrypt.jwtDecrypt.md#readme)
+    - [Decryption & JWT Claims Set Validation](functions/jwt_decrypt.jwtDecrypt.md#readme)
 - Key Import
   - [JWK Import](functions/key_import.importJWK.md#readme)
   - [Public Key Import (SPKI)](functions/key_import.importSPKI.md#readme)
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import * as jose from 'https://deno.land/x/jose/index.ts'
   - [Public Key Export](functions/key_export.exportSPKI.md#readme)
 - Utilities
   - [Decoding Token's Protected Header](functions/util_decode_protected_header.decodeProtectedHeader.md#readme)
+  - [Decoding JWT Claims Set](functions/util_decode_jwt.decodeJwt.md#readme)
 - [Unsecured JWT](classes/jwt_unsecured.UnsecuredJWT.md#readme)
 - [JOSE Errors](modules/util_errors.md#readme)
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c8d2d8f0..089d03b9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export { importSPKI, importPKCS8, importX509, importJWK } from './key/import.js'
 export type { PEMImportOptions } from './key/import.js'
 
 export { decodeProtectedHeader } from './util/decode_protected_header.js'
+export { decodeJwt } from './util/decode_jwt.js'
 export type { ProtectedHeaderParameters } from './util/decode_protected_header.js'
 
 export * as errors from './util/errors.js'
diff --git a/src/util/decode_jwt.ts b/src/util/decode_jwt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb53e3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/decode_jwt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { decode as base64url } from './base64url.js'
+import { decoder } from '../lib/buffer_utils.js'
+import isObject from '../lib/is_object.js'
+import type { JWTPayload } from '../types.d'
+import { JWTInvalid } from './errors.js'
+
+/**
+ * Decodes a signed JSON Web Token payload. This does not validate the JWT Claims Set
+ * types or values. This does not validate the JWS Signature. For a proper
+ * Signed JWT Claims Set validation and JWS signature verification use `jose.jwtVerify()`.
+ * For an encrypted JWT Claims Set validation and JWE decryption use `jose.jwtDecrypt()`.
+ *
+ * @param jwt JWT token in compact JWS serialization.
+ *
+ * @example Usage
+ * ```js
+ * const claims = jose.decodeJwt(token)
+ * console.log(claims)
+ * ```
+ */
+export function decodeJwt(jwt: string) {
+  if (typeof jwt !== 'string')
+    throw new JWTInvalid('JWTs must use Compact JWS serialization, JWT must be a string')
+
+  const { 1: payload, length } = jwt.split('.')
+
+  if (length === 5) throw new JWTInvalid('Only JWTs using Compact JWS serialization can be decoded')
+  if (length !== 3) throw new JWTInvalid('Invalid JWT')
+  if (!payload) throw new JWTInvalid('JWTs must contain a payload')
+
+  let decoded: Uint8Array
+  try {
+    decoded = base64url(payload)
+  } catch {
+    throw new JWTInvalid('Failed to parse the base64url encoded payload')
+  }
+
+  let result: unknown
+  try {
+    result = JSON.parse(decoder.decode(decoded))
+  } catch {
+    throw new JWTInvalid('Failed to parse the decoded payload as JSON')
+  }
+
+  if (!isObject<JWTPayload>(result)) throw new JWTInvalid('Invalid JWT Claims Set')
+
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/test/util/decode_jwt.test.mjs b/test/util/decode_jwt.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28dd4148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/util/decode_jwt.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import test from 'ava'
+
+const root = !('WEBCRYPTO' in process.env) ? '#dist' : '#dist/webcrypto'
+const { decodeJwt, errors, base64url } = await import(root)
+
+test('invalid inputs', (t) => {
+  const jwt =
+    'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c'
+
+  const parts = jwt.split('.')
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt(null), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'JWTs must use Compact JWS serialization, JWT must be a string',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt('....'), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'Only JWTs using Compact JWS serialization can be decoded',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt('.'), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'Invalid JWT',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt([parts[0], '', parts[2]].join('.')), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'JWTs must contain a payload',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt([parts[0], base64url.encode('null'), parts[2]].join('.')), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'Invalid JWT Claims Set',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt([parts[0], base64url.encode('[]'), parts[2]].join('.')), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'Invalid JWT Claims Set',
+  })
+
+  t.throws(() => decodeJwt([parts[0], base64url.encode('{"notajson'), parts[2]].join('.')), {
+    instanceOf: errors.JWTInvalid,
+    message: 'Failed to parse the decoded payload as JSON',
+  })
+
+  t.deepEqual(decodeJwt([parts[0], base64url.encode('{}'), parts[2]].join('.')), {})
+
+  t.deepEqual(decodeJwt(jwt), {
+    sub: '1234567890',
+    name: 'John Doe',
+    iat: 1516239022,
+  })
+})