diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d23cb0..c00662d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,33 +225,15 @@ using the `@Context("req")` and `@Context("res")` decorators.
 
 ## Getting the tokens inside a controller or resolver
 
-You can access the parsed access token and refresh token
+You can access the access token and refresh token
 inside your controllers and resolvers using decorators.
 
 ```typescript
-import {
-  Authenticated,
-  AccessToken,
-  HasPermission,
-} from "@moveaxlab/nestjs-security";
-
-interface User {
-  tokenType: "admin" | "user";
-  uid: string;
-  permission: string[];
-  // other information contained in the token
-}
+import { Authenticated, AccessToken } from "@moveaxlab/nestjs-security";
 
 @Authenticated("admin")
 class MyController {
-  async myMethod(@AccessToken() token: User) {
-    // use the token here
-  }
-}
-
-@HasPermission("myPermission")
-class MySecondController {
-  async mySecondMethod(@AccessToken() token: User) {
+  async myMethod(@AccessToken() token: string) {
     // use the token here
   }
 }
@@ -276,6 +258,33 @@ class MyController {
 }
 ```
 
+You can access the parsed access token using the `@User` decorator.
+
+```typescript
+import { Authenticated, HasPermission, User } from "@moveaxlab/nestjs-security";
+
+interface UserType {
+  tokenType: "admin" | "user";
+  uid: string;
+  permission: string[];
+  // other information contained in the token
+}
+
+@Authenticated("admin")
+class MyController {
+  async myMethod(@User() token: UserType) {
+    // use the token here
+  }
+}
+
+@HasPermission("myPermission")
+class MySecondController {
+  async mySecondMethod(@User() token: UserType) {
+    // use the token here
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Using different secrets based on the issuer
 
 The `jwtSecret` options can accept an object mapping the `iss` key
diff --git a/src/decorators/index.ts b/src/decorators/index.ts
index 786597c..dc9aa8c 100644
--- a/src/decorators/index.ts
+++ b/src/decorators/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export { Authenticated } from "./authenticated/authenticated.decorator";
 export { HasPermission } from "./has-permission/has-permission.decorator";
 export { RefreshCookieInterceptor } from "./refresh-cookie.interceptor";
 export { RefreshToken } from "./refresh-token.decorator";
+export { User } from "./user.decorator";
diff --git a/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts b/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85be3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/decorators/user.decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { createParamDecorator, ExecutionContext } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { getRequest } from "../utils";
+
+/**
+ * Injects the parsed access token for the current request.
+ */
+export const User = createParamDecorator((_, context: ExecutionContext) => {
+  return getRequest(context).user;
+});