diff --git a/claims.go b/claims.go
index d50ff3da..b914675e 100644
--- a/claims.go
+++ b/claims.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package jwt
 // common basis for validation, it is required that an implementation is able to
 // supply at least the claim names provided in
 // https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1 namely `exp`,
-// `iat`, `nbf`, `iss`, `sub` and `aud`.
+// `iat`, `nbf`, `iss`, `sub` and `aud`, as well as the optional `azp` claim.
 type Claims interface {
 	GetExpirationTime() (*NumericDate, error)
 	GetIssuedAt() (*NumericDate, error)
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ type Claims interface {
 	GetIssuer() (string, error)
 	GetSubject() (string, error)
 	GetAudience() (ClaimStrings, error)
+	GetAzp() (ClaimStrings, error)
 }
diff --git a/map_claims.go b/map_claims.go
index b2b51a1f..8ee1b87b 100644
--- a/map_claims.go
+++ b/map_claims.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func (m MapClaims) GetSubject() (string, error) {
 	return m.parseString("sub")
 }
 
+// GetSubject implements the Claims interface.
+func (m MapClaims) GetAzp() (string, error) {
+	return m.parseString("azp")
+}
+
 // parseNumericDate tries to parse a key in the map claims type as a number
 // date. This will succeed, if the underlying type is either a [float64] or a
 // [json.Number]. Otherwise, nil will be returned.
diff --git a/registered_claims.go b/registered_claims.go
index 77951a53..1fd23c4c 100644
--- a/registered_claims.go
+++ b/registered_claims.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ type RegisteredClaims struct {
 
 	// the `jti` (JWT ID) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.7
 	ID string `json:"jti,omitempty"`
+
+	// the `azp` (Authorized Party) claim. Optional. See https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-core-1_0.html#IDToken
+	Azp string `json:"azp,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetExpirationTime implements the Claims interface.
@@ -61,3 +64,8 @@ func (c RegisteredClaims) GetIssuer() (string, error) {
 func (c RegisteredClaims) GetSubject() (string, error) {
 	return c.Subject, nil
 }
+
+// GetAzp implements the Claims interface.
+func (c RegisteredClaims) GetAzp() (string, error) {
+	return c.Azp, nil
+}