diff --git a/include/jwt/exceptions.hpp b/include/jwt/exceptions.hpp
index a614f15..d8aaa87 100644
--- a/include/jwt/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/jwt/exceptions.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 
 /**
  */
-class VerificationError final: public std::runtime_error
+class VerificationError : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
   /**
@@ -56,6 +56,84 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ */
+class InvalidAlgorithmError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  InvalidAlgorithmError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ */
+class TokenExpiredError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  TokenExpiredError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ */
+class InvalidIssuerError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  InvalidIssuerError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ */
+class InvalidAudienceError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  InvalidAudienceError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ */
+class ImmatureSignatureError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  ImmatureSignatureError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ */
+class InvalidSignatureError final: public VerificationError
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   */
+  InvalidSignatureError(std::string msg)
+    : VerificationError(std::move(msg))
+  {
+  }
+};
+
 } // END namespace jwt
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/jwt/impl/jwt.ipp b/include/jwt/impl/jwt.ipp
index 6766a86..ea2eb69 100644
--- a/include/jwt/impl/jwt.ipp
+++ b/include/jwt/impl/jwt.ipp
@@ -557,6 +557,61 @@ jwt_object decode(const string_view enc_str,
   return jwt_obj;
 }
 
+
+void jwt_throw_exception(const std::error_code& ec)
+{
+  const auto& cat = ec.category();
+
+  if (&cat == &theVerificationErrorCategory)
+  {
+    switch (ec.value()) {
+    case VerificationErrc::InvalidAlgorithm:
+    {
+      throw InvalidAlgorithmError(ec.message());
+    }
+    case VerificationErrc::TokenExpired:
+    {
+      throw TokenExpiredError(ec.message());
+    }
+    case VerificationErrc::InvalidIssuer:
+    {
+      throw InvalidIssuerError(ec.message());
+    }
+    case VerificationErrc::InvalidAudience:
+    {
+      throw InvalidAudienceError(ec.message());
+    }
+    case VerificationErrc::ImmatureSignature:
+    {
+      throw ImmatureSignatureError(ec.message());
+    }
+    case VerificationErrc::InvalidSignature:
+    {
+      throw InvalidSignatureError(ec.message());
+    }
+    default:
+      assert (0 && "Unknown error code");
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (&cat == &theDecodeErrorCategory)
+  {
+    throw DecodeError(ec.message());
+  }
+
+  if (&cat == &theAlgorithmErrCategory)
+  {
+    switch (ec.value()) {
+    case AlgorithmErrc::VerificationErr:
+      throw InvalidSignatureError(ec.message());
+    default:
+      assert (0 && "Unknown error code or not to be treated as an error");
+    };
+  }
+
+  assert (0 && "Unknown error code category");
+}
+
 } // END namespace jwt