diff --git a/lib/jwt/verify.js b/lib/jwt/verify.js
index 04cd5f7f11..4640ef35bd 100644
--- a/lib/jwt/verify.js
+++ b/lib/jwt/verify.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const isStringOrArrayOfStrings = (value, label, required = false) => {
 }
 
 const isNotArrayOfStrings = val => !Array.isArray(val) || val.length === 0 || val.some(isNotString)
+const normalizeTyp = (value) => value.toLowerCase().replace(/^application\//, '')
 
 const validateOptions = ({
   algorithms, audience, clockTolerance, complete = false, crit, ignoreExp = false,
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ module.exports = (token, key, options = {}) => {
     throw new JWTClaimInvalid('unexpected "aud" claim value', 'aud', 'check_failed')
   }
 
-  if (typ && decoded.header.typ !== typ) {
+  if (typ && normalizeTyp(decoded.header.typ) !== normalizeTyp(typ)) {
     throw new JWTClaimInvalid('unexpected "typ" JWT header value', 'typ', 'check_failed')
   }
 
diff --git a/test/jwt/verify.test.js b/test/jwt/verify.test.js
index 3d53742f75..4a2a15d648 100644
--- a/test/jwt/verify.test.js
+++ b/test/jwt/verify.test.js
@@ -199,8 +199,26 @@ test('option.typ validation fails', t => {
 })
 
 test('option.typ validation success', t => {
-  const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'foo' } })
-  JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'foo' })
+  {
+    const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'foo' } })
+    JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'foo' })
+  }
+  {
+    const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'application/foo' } })
+    JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'foo' })
+  }
+  {
+    const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'foo' } })
+    JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'application/foo' })
+  }
+  {
+    const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'foO' } })
+    JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'application/foo' })
+  }
+  {
+    const token = JWT.sign({}, key, { header: { typ: 'application/foo' } })
+    JWT.verify(token, key, { typ: 'fOo' })
+  }
   t.pass()
 })