diff --git a/Sources/JSONWebToken/JWT+Verification.swift b/Sources/JSONWebToken/JWT+Verification.swift
index c159327..b5e68e4 100644
--- a/Sources/JSONWebToken/JWT+Verification.swift
+++ b/Sources/JSONWebToken/JWT+Verification.swift
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extension JWT {
         jwtString: String,
         senderKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
         recipientKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
+        sharedKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
         nestedKeys: [KeyRepresentable] = [],
         expectedIssuer: String? = nil,
         expectedAudience: String? = nil
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ extension JWT {
                     jwtString: jws.payload.tryToString(),
                     senderKey: key,
                     recipientKey: nil,
+                    sharedKey: sharedKey,
                     nestedKeys: nestedKeys,
                     expectedIssuer: expectedIssuer,
                     expectedAudience: expectedAudience
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ extension JWT {
             
             let decryptedPayload = try jwe.decrypt(
                 senderKey: senderKey,
-                recipientKey: recipientKey
+                recipientKey: recipientKey,
+                sharedKey: sharedKey
             )
             
             if jwe.protectedHeader.contentType == "JWT" {
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ extension JWT {
                     jwtString: decryptedPayload.tryToString(),
                     senderKey: senderKey,
                     recipientKey: key,
+                    sharedKey: sharedKey,
                     nestedKeys: nestedKeys,
                     expectedIssuer: expectedIssuer,
                     expectedAudience: expectedAudience
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ extension JWT {
         signerKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
         senderKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
         recipientKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
+        sharedKey: KeyRepresentable? = nil,
         nestedKeys: [KeyRepresentable] = [],
         expectedIssuer: String? = nil,
         expectedAudience: String? = nil
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ extension JWT {
                     jwtString: jws.payload.tryToString(),
                     senderKey: key,
                     recipientKey: nil,
+                    sharedKey: sharedKey,
                     nestedKeys: nestedKeys,
                     expectedIssuer: expectedIssuer,
                     expectedAudience: expectedAudience
@@ -173,7 +179,8 @@ extension JWT {
             
             let decryptedPayload = try jwe.decrypt(
                 senderKey: senderKey,
-                recipientKey: recipientKey
+                recipientKey: recipientKey,
+                sharedKey: sharedKey
             )
             
             if jwe.protectedHeader.contentType == "JWT" {
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ extension JWT {
                     jwtString: decryptedPayload.tryToString(),
                     senderKey: senderKey,
                     recipientKey: key,
+                    sharedKey: sharedKey,
                     nestedKeys: nestedKeys,
                     expectedIssuer: expectedIssuer,
                     expectedAudience: expectedAudience
diff --git a/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift b/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
index c66118e..881beb2 100644
--- a/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/JWTTests/JWTTests.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import JSONWebKey
 @testable import JSONWebToken
 import JSONWebSignature
+import JSONWebEncryption
 import XCTest
 
 final class JWTTests: XCTestCase {
@@ -279,6 +280,37 @@ final class JWTTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(areJSONStringsEqual(jsonString, expectedJSON))
     }
     
+    func testJWE() throws {
+        let expiredAt = Date().addingTimeInterval(60)
+        
+        let header = DefaultJWEHeaderImpl(
+            keyManagementAlgorithm: .direct,
+            encodingAlgorithm: .a256GCM
+        )
+
+        let kekData = Data(count: 256 / 8)
+        
+        let jwt = try JWT.encrypt(
+            claims:  {
+                ObjectClaim(key: "body") {
+                    StringClaim(key: "foo", value: "bar")
+                }
+                IssuerClaim(value: "DLTA Studio")
+                ExpirationTimeClaim(value: expiredAt)
+            },
+            protectedHeader: header,
+            senderKey: nil,
+            recipientKey: nil,
+            sharedKey: nil,
+            cek: kekData
+        )
+
+        let jwtString = jwt.jwtString
+
+        let verifiedJWT = try JWT.verify(jwtString: jwtString, sharedKey: JWK(keyType: .octetSequence, key: kekData))
+        let verifiedPayload = verifiedJWT.payload
+    }
+    
     private func areJSONStringsEqual(_ lhs: String, _ rhs: String) -> Bool {
         guard
             let lhsData = lhs.data(using: .utf8),