diff --git a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParser.java b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParser.java
index 74dc37e2..4c712be5 100644
--- a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParser.java
+++ b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParser.java
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt.Claims;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt.JsonWebToken;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.JwtClaims;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.InvalidJwtException;
+import org.jose4j.jwt.consumer.JwtConsumerBuilder;
 
 import io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm.KeyEncryptionAlgorithm;
 import io.smallrye.jwt.algorithm.SignatureAlgorithm;
@@ -175,4 +179,19 @@ private static boolean isEdECPublicKey(Key verificationKey) {
     private static boolean isXecPrivateKey(Key encKey) {
         return KeyUtils.isSupportedKey(encKey, XEC_PRIVATE_KEY_INTERFACE);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public JsonWebToken parseOnly(String token) throws ParseException {
+        try {
+            JwtClaims claims = new JwtConsumerBuilder()
+                    .setSkipSignatureVerification()
+                    .setSkipAllValidators()
+                    .build().processToClaims(token);
+            claims.setClaim(Claims.raw_token.name(), token);
+            return new DefaultJWTCallerPrincipal(claims);
+        } catch (InvalidJwtException e) {
+            PrincipalMessages.msg.failedToVerifyToken(e);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/JWTParser.java b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/JWTParser.java
index 635f0000..40657c6e 100644
--- a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/JWTParser.java
+++ b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/JWTParser.java
@@ -120,4 +120,9 @@ public interface JWTParser {
      */
     public JsonWebToken decrypt(final String token, String secret) throws ParseException;
 
+    /**
+     * Parse an already verified signed JWT token.
+     * Use this method only if the token has been verified by the secure gateway or other systems.
+     */
+    public JsonWebToken parseOnly(final String token) throws ParseException;
 }
diff --git a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/PrincipalMessages.java b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/PrincipalMessages.java
index a75c74b5..7b696fa5 100644
--- a/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/PrincipalMessages.java
+++ b/implementation/jwt-auth/src/main/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/PrincipalMessages.java
@@ -84,4 +84,6 @@ interface PrincipalMessages {
     @Message(id = 7021, value = "JWK set does not contain provided token 'kid'")
     UnmatchedTokenKidException unmatchedTokenKidException();
 
+    @Message(id = 7022, value = "Failed to parse a token")
+    ParseException failedToParseToken(@Cause Throwable throwable);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParserTest.java b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParserTest.java
index 6a6ffe54..f87fa938 100644
--- a/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParserTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/basic/src/test/java/io/smallrye/jwt/auth/principal/DefaultJWTParserTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 import io.smallrye.jwt.util.ResourceUtils;
 
 class DefaultJWTParserTest {
+    @Test
+    void parseOnly() throws Exception {
+        String jwtString = Jwt.upn("jdoe@example.com").sign(KeyUtils.readPrivateKey("/privateKey.pem"));
+        JsonWebToken jwt = new DefaultJWTParser().parseOnly(jwtString);
+        assertEquals("jdoe@example.com", jwt.getName());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void parseWithConfiguredPublicKey() throws Exception {
         String jwtString = Jwt.upn("jdoe@example.com").issuer("https://server.example.com")