diff --git a/lib/pact/jwt.rb b/lib/pact/jwt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fae49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact/jwt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+require 'pact/symbolize_keys'
+module Pact
+
+  # Specifies that the actual object should be considered a match if
+  # it includes the same keys, and the values of the keys are of the same class.
+
+  class Jwt
+    include SymbolizeKeys
+
+    attr_reader :contents, :key, :algo
+
+    def initialize contents, key, algo
+      @contents = contents
+      @key = key
+      @algo = algo
+    end
+
+    def to_hash
+      {
+        :json_class => self.class.name,
+        :contents => contents,
+        :algo => algo,
+        :key => key
+      }
+    end
+
+    def as_json opts = {}
+      to_hash
+    end
+
+    def to_json opts = {}
+      as_json.to_json opts
+    end
+
+    def self.json_create hash
+      h = symbolize_keys(hash)
+      new(h[:contents],h[:key],h[:algo])
+    end
+
+    def eq other
+      self == other
+    end
+
+    def == other
+      other.is_a?(Jwt) && other.contents == self.contents
+    end
+
+    def generate
+      contents
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
diff --git a/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb b/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
index 92fa6ff..f8c71f9 100644
--- a/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'pact/term'
 require 'pact/something_like'
+require 'pact/jwt'
 require 'pact/shared/null_expectation'
 require 'pact/shared/key_not_found'
 require 'pact/matchers/unexpected_key'
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def calculate_diff expected, actual, opts = {}
       when Regexp then regexp_diff(expected, actual, options)
       when Pact::SomethingLike then calculate_diff(expected.contents, actual, options.merge(:type => true))
       when Pact::ArrayLike then array_like_diff(expected, actual, options)
+      when Pact::Jwt then jwt_diff(expected,actual,options)
       else object_diff(expected, actual, options)
       end
     end
@@ -61,6 +63,14 @@ def array_diff expected, actual, options
       end
     end
 
+    def jwt_diff expected, actual, options
+      if actual.is_a? String
+        diff(expected.contents, JWT.decode(actual,nil,nil)[0], options)
+      else
+        Difference.new expected, actual
+      end
+    end
+
     def actual_array_diff expected, actual, options
       difference = []
       diff_found = false
diff --git a/lib/pact/reification.rb b/lib/pact/reification.rb
index 33eab0c..c4ab303 100644
--- a/lib/pact/reification.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/reification.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ def self.from_term(term)
       case term
       when Pact::Term, Regexp, Pact::SomethingLike, Pact::ArrayLike
         from_term(term.generate)
+        when Pact::Jwt
+        JWT.encode(from_term(term.generate),term.key,term.algo)
       when Hash
         term.inject({}) do |mem, (key,term)|
           mem[key] = from_term(term)
diff --git a/lib/pact/support.rb b/lib/pact/support.rb
index 7edf6d9..df486f0 100644
--- a/lib/pact/support.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/support.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require 'pact/helpers'
 require 'pact/configuration'
 require 'pact/reification'
+require 'jwt'
 
 module Pact
   include Pact::Helpers
diff --git a/pact-support.gemspec b/pact-support.gemspec
index 665eebf..ca77b0a 100644
--- a/pact-support.gemspec
+++ b/pact-support.gemspec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.add_runtime_dependency 'find_a_port', '~> 1.0.1'
   gem.add_runtime_dependency 'thor'
   gem.add_runtime_dependency 'awesome_print', '~> 1.1'
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency 'jwt'
 
   gem.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 10.0.3'
   gem.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 2.0.0'
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_spec.rb
index 5e18b89..c5c6f99 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_spec.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,31 @@ module Pact::Matchers
 
     end
 
+    describe 'matching with jwt' do
+
+      context 'when the actual is a simple hash like the expected' do
+        let(:expected) { Pact::Jwt.new( { "a" => 1 },'JWT_KEY','HS256' ) }
+        let(:actual) { JWT.encode({ a: 1},'JWT_KEY', 'HS256') }
+
+        it 'returns an empty diff' do
+          expect(diff(expected, actual)).to eq({})
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      context 'when the actual is a Pact term like the expected' do
+        let(:expected) { Pact::Jwt.new( { "key" => Pact::Term.new(:matcher => /.*llo/, :generate => 'hello') }, 'JWT_KEY','HS256' ) }
+        let(:actual) { JWT.encode({ key: 'allo'},'JWT_KEY', 'HS256') }
+
+        it 'returns an empty diff' do
+          expect(diff(expected, actual)).to eq({})
+        end
+
+      end
+
+    end
+
+
     describe 'option {allow_unexpected_keys: false}' do
       context "when an unexpected key is found" do
         let(:expected) { {:a => 1} }
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/reification_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/reification_spec.rb
index e43c39c..2ba48bb 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/reification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/reification_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module Pact
         britney: 'britney',
         nested: { foo: /bar/, baz: 'qux' },
         my_term: Term.new(generate: 'wiffle', matcher: /^wif/),
+        jwt: Jwt.new({foo: 'john'}, 'JWT_KEY','HS256'),
+        nested_jwt:  Jwt.new({foo: Term.new(generate: 'wiffle', matcher: /^wif/)}, 'JWT_KEY','HS256'),
         array: ['first', /second/]
       }
     end
@@ -37,6 +39,13 @@ module Pact
         expect(subject[:array]).to eql ['first', 'second']
       end
 
+      it "handles jwt" do
+        expect(subject[:jwt]).to eql 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJmb28iOiJqb2huIn0.HWnd4KMrX6QyzQ78P93t-avWabIrURe6aX1M6Nh1Jn4'
+      end
+
+      it "handles nested jwt" do
+        expect(subject[:nested_jwt]).to eql 'eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJmb28iOiJ3aWZmbGUifQ.FFQQzR6BEuNWZnTlVYjo3zR-rs6Sl_p3lU2EDdTkpE8'
+      end
     end
 
     context "when reifying a Request" do