diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 1c93024a..10ef72cf 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 	ValidationErrorClaimsInvalid // Generic claims validation error
 )
 
-// Helper for constructing a ValidationError with a string error message
+// NewValidationError constructs a ValidationError with a string error message
 func NewValidationError(errorText string, errorFlags uint32) *ValidationError {
 	return &ValidationError{
 		text:   errorText,
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ func NewValidationError(errorText string, errorFlags uint32) *ValidationError {
 	}
 }
 
-// The error from Parse if token is not valid
+// ValidationError is returned from Parse if the token is not valid.
 type ValidationError struct {
 	Inner  error  // stores the error returned by external dependencies, i.e.: KeyFunc
 	Errors uint32 // bitfield.  see ValidationError... constants
 	text   string // errors that do not have a valid error just have text
 }
 
-// Validation error is an error type
+// Error implements the builtin error interface.
 func (e ValidationError) Error() string {
 	if e.Inner != nil {
 		return e.Inner.Error()
@@ -53,7 +53,46 @@ func (e ValidationError) Error() string {
 	}
 }
 
-// No errors
-func (e *ValidationError) valid() bool {
+// IncludesAll tells whether an error includes all the bits provided.
+// For instance, to check whether an error matches one condition:
+//
+//     valErr.IncludesAll(ValidationErrorAudience)
+//     // will return true if ValidationErrorAudience is present in the Errors field
+//     // and false otherwise
+//
+// or to check if it matches many conditions:
+//
+//     valErr.IncludesAll(ValidationErrorIssuer, ValidationErrorAudience)
+//     // will return true only if BOTH ValidationErrorIssuer AND ValidationErrorAudience
+//     // are present on the Errors field and false otherwise.
+func (e ValidationError) IncludesAll(flags ...uint32) bool {
+	bits := uint32(0)
+	for _, flag := range flags {
+		bits |= flag
+	}
+	return (e.Errors & bits) == bits
+}
+
+// IncludesAny tells whether an error includes any of the bits provided.
+// Checking for matching of one condition is exactly as in IncludesAll.
+// To check if an error matches any of several conditions:
+//
+//     valErr.IncludesAny(ValidationErrorNotValidYet, ValidationErrorExpired)
+//     // will return true if:
+//     // - ValidationErrorNotValidYet is present
+//     // - ValidationErrorExpired is present
+//     // - ValidationErrorNotValidYet and ValidationErrorExpired
+//     //   are somehow both present
+//     // and will return false only if NEITHER NotValidYet NOR Expired are present.
+func (e ValidationError) IncludesAny(flags ...uint32) bool {
+	bits := uint32(0)
+	for _, flag := range flags {
+		bits |= flag
+	}
+	return (e.Errors & bits) != 0
+}
+
+// valid returns true if there are no errors.
+func (e ValidationError) valid() bool {
 	return e.Errors == 0
 }
diff --git a/errors_test.go b/errors_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c5dca1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package jwt
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestValidationErrorIncludes(t *testing.T) {
+	type checks struct {
+		params  []uint32 // the params to pass to .IncludesAll and .IncludesAny
+		wantAll bool     // the desired result of .IncludesAll
+		wantAny bool     // the desired result of .IncludesAny
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		name      string   // the name of the test case
+		errors    uint32   // the errors to put into the ValidationError
+		wantValid bool     // true if the error should be .valid()
+		checks    []checks // the checks to perform against the ValidationError
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "valid",
+			errors:    0,
+			wantValid: true,
+			checks: []checks{
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorMalformed},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "one error",
+			errors: ValidationErrorExpired,
+			checks: []checks{
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorExpired},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorExpired, ValidationErrorAudience},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorAudience},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "many errors",
+			errors: ValidationErrorAudience | ValidationErrorIssuer,
+			checks: []checks{
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorAudience},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorAudience, ValidationErrorId},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorAudience, ValidationErrorIssuer},
+					wantAll: true,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorAudience, ValidationErrorIssuer, ValidationErrorNotValidYet},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: true,
+				},
+				{
+					params:  []uint32{ValidationErrorExpired, ValidationErrorSignatureInvalid},
+					wantAll: false,
+					wantAny: false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ve := NewValidationError(tc.name, tc.errors)
+			if got := ve.valid(); got != tc.wantValid {
+				t.Errorf("ve.valid() = %v, want %v", got, tc.wantValid)
+			}
+			for _, ch := range tc.checks {
+				t.Run(fmt.Sprint(ch.params), func(t *testing.T) {
+					if got := ve.IncludesAll(ch.params...); got != ch.wantAll {
+						t.Errorf("ve.IncludesAll(%v) = %v; want %v", ch.params, got, ch.wantAll)
+					}
+					if got := ve.IncludesAny(ch.params...); got != ch.wantAny {
+						t.Errorf("ve.IncludesAny(%v) = %v; want %v", ch.params, got, ch.wantAny)
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}