diff --git a/jwt-authorizer/src/authorizer.rs b/jwt-authorizer/src/authorizer.rs
index 00d0840..1465590 100644
--- a/jwt-authorizer/src/authorizer.rs
+++ b/jwt-authorizer/src/authorizer.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ where
         let header = decode_header(token)?;
         // TODO: (optimisation) build & store jwt_validation in key data, to avoid rebuilding it for each check
         let val_key = self.key_source.get_key(header).await?;
-        let jwt_validation = &self.validation.to_jwt_validation(val_key.algs.clone());
+        let jwt_validation = &self.validation.to_jwt_validation(&val_key.algs);
         let token_data = decode::<C>(token, &val_key.key, jwt_validation)?;
 
         if let Some(ref checker) = self.claims_checker {
diff --git a/jwt-authorizer/src/validation.rs b/jwt-authorizer/src/validation.rs
index 8f0fb43..97c488b 100644
--- a/jwt-authorizer/src/validation.rs
+++ b/jwt-authorizer/src/validation.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ pub struct Validation {
     ///
     /// Defaults to true.
     pub validate_signature: bool,
+
+    /// Accepted algorithms
+    ///
+    /// If empty anly the algorithms matching key will be authorized
+    pub algs: Vec<Algorithm>,
 }
 
 impl Validation {
@@ -82,7 +87,17 @@ impl Validation {
         self
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn to_jwt_validation(&self, alg: Vec<Algorithm>) -> jsonwebtoken::Validation {
+    /// Authorized algorithms.
+    ///
+    /// If no algs are supplied default algs for the key will be used
+    /// (example for a EC key, algs = [ES256, ES384]).
+    pub fn algs(mut self, algs: Vec<Algorithm>) -> Self {
+        self.algs = algs;
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_jwt_validation(&self, default_algs: &Vec<Algorithm>) -> jsonwebtoken::Validation {
         let required_claims = if self.validate_exp {
             let mut claims = HashSet::with_capacity(1);
             claims.insert("exp".to_owned());
@@ -103,7 +118,11 @@ impl Validation {
         jwt_validation.iss = iss;
         jwt_validation.aud = aud;
         jwt_validation.sub = None;
-        jwt_validation.algorithms = alg;
+        jwt_validation.algorithms = if self.algs.is_empty() {
+            default_algs.clone()
+        } else {
+            self.algs.clone()
+        };
         if !self.validate_signature {
             jwt_validation.insecure_disable_signature_validation();
         }
@@ -124,6 +143,7 @@ impl Default for Validation {
             aud: None,
 
             validate_signature: true,
+            algs: vec![],
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/jwt-authorizer/tests/tests.rs b/jwt-authorizer/tests/tests.rs
index 8210050..75b3d5b 100644
--- a/jwt-authorizer/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/jwt-authorizer/tests/tests.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod tests {
         BoxError, Router,
     };
     use http::{header, HeaderValue};
+    use jsonwebtoken::Algorithm;
     use jwt_authorizer::{
         authorizer::Authorizer,
         layer::{AuthorizationLayer, JwtSource},
@@ -374,6 +375,27 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn validate_algs() {
+        // OK
+        let response = make_proteced_request(
+            JwtAuthorizer::from_rsa_pem("../config/rsa-public1.pem")
+                .validation(Validation::new().algs(vec![Algorithm::RS256, Algorithm::RS384])),
+            common::JWT_RSA1_OK,
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+        // NOK - Invalid Alg
+        let response = make_proteced_request(
+            JwtAuthorizer::from_rsa_pem("../config/rsa-public1.pem")
+                .validation(Validation::new().algs(vec![Algorithm::RS512])),
+            common::JWT_RSA1_OK,
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    }
+
     // --------------------
     //      jwt_source
     // ---------------------