diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifier.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifier.java
index 6eea86bb..a1c7f82b 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifier.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifier.java
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ public static class BaseVerification implements Verification {
         /**
          * Require a specific Issuer ("iss") claim.
          *
-         * @param issuer the required Issuer value
+         * @param issuer the required Issuer value. If multiple values are given, the claim must at least match one of them
          * @return this same Verification instance.
          */
         @Override
-        public Verification withIssuer(String issuer) {
-            requireClaim(PublicClaims.ISSUER, issuer);
+        public Verification withIssuer(String... issuer) {
+            requireClaim(PublicClaims.ISSUER, issuer == null ? null : Arrays.asList(issuer));
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public Verification withSubject(String subject) {
          */
         @Override
         public Verification withAudience(String... audience) {
-            requireClaim(PublicClaims.AUDIENCE, Arrays.asList(audience));
+            requireClaim(PublicClaims.AUDIENCE, audience == null ? null : Arrays.asList(audience));
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ private void verifyClaims(DecodedJWT jwt, Map<String, Object> claims) throws Tok
         for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : claims.entrySet()) {
             switch (entry.getKey()) {
                 case PublicClaims.AUDIENCE:
-                    //noinspection unchecked
                     assertValidAudienceClaim(jwt.getAudience(), (List<String>) entry.getValue());
                     break;
                 case PublicClaims.EXPIRES_AT:
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ private void verifyClaims(DecodedJWT jwt, Map<String, Object> claims) throws Tok
                     assertValidDateClaim(jwt.getNotBefore(), (Long) entry.getValue(), false);
                     break;
                 case PublicClaims.ISSUER:
-                    assertValidStringClaim(entry.getKey(), jwt.getIssuer(), (String) entry.getValue());
+                    assertValidIssuerClaim(jwt.getIssuer(), (List<String>) entry.getValue());
                     break;
                 case PublicClaims.JWT_ID:
                     assertValidStringClaim(entry.getKey(), jwt.getId(), (String) entry.getValue());
@@ -486,4 +485,10 @@ private void assertValidAudienceClaim(List<String> audience, List<String> value)
             throw new InvalidClaimException("The Claim 'aud' value doesn't contain the required audience.");
         }
     }
+
+    private void assertValidIssuerClaim(String issuer, List<String> value) {
+        if (issuer == null || !value.contains(issuer)) {
+            throw new InvalidClaimException("The Claim 'iss' value doesn't match the required issuer.");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/interfaces/Verification.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/interfaces/Verification.java
index a38468ab..41b1ce3e 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/interfaces/Verification.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/auth0/jwt/interfaces/Verification.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 
 public interface Verification {
-    Verification withIssuer(String issuer);
+    Verification withIssuer(String... issuer);
 
     Verification withSubject(String subject);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifierTest.java b/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifierTest.java
index d7bcdd2c..e297c59c 100644
--- a/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifierTest.java
+++ b/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/JWTVerifierTest.java
@@ -51,10 +51,22 @@ public void shouldValidateIssuer() throws Exception {
         assertThat(jwt, is(notNullValue()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldValidateMultipleIssuers() {
+        String auth0Token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImN0eSI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJhdXRoMCJ9.mZ0m_N1J4PgeqWmi903JuUoDRZDBPB7HwkS4nVyWH1M";
+        String otherIssuertoken = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImN0eSI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJvdGhlcklzc3VlciJ9.k4BCOJJl-c0_Y-49VD_mtt-u0QABKSV5i3W-RKc74co";
+        JWTVerifier verifier = JWTVerifier.init(Algorithm.HMAC256("secret"))
+                .withIssuer("otherIssuer", "auth0")
+                .build();
+
+        assertThat(verifier.verify(auth0Token), is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(verifier.verify(otherIssuertoken), is(notNullValue()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldThrowOnInvalidIssuer() throws Exception {
         exception.expect(InvalidClaimException.class);
-        exception.expectMessage("The Claim 'iss' value doesn't match the required one.");
+        exception.expectMessage("The Claim 'iss' value doesn't match the required issuer.");
         String token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsImN0eSI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJhdXRoMCJ9.mZ0m_N1J4PgeqWmi903JuUoDRZDBPB7HwkS4nVyWH1M";
         JWTVerifier.init(Algorithm.HMAC256("secret"))
                 .withIssuer("invalid")
@@ -62,6 +74,18 @@ public void shouldThrowOnInvalidIssuer() throws Exception {
                 .verify(token);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldThrowOnNullIssuer() throws Exception {
+        exception.expect(InvalidClaimException.class);
+        exception.expectMessage("The Claim 'iss' value doesn't match the required issuer.");
+
+        String token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.e30.t-IDcSemACt8x4iTMCda8Yhe3iZaWbvV5XKSTbuAn0M";
+        JWTVerifier.init(Algorithm.HMAC256("secret"))
+                .withIssuer("auth0")
+                .build()
+                .verify(token);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldValidateSubject() throws Exception {
         String token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIn0.Rq8IxqeX7eA6GgYxlcHdPFVRNFFZc5rEI3MQTZZbK3I";
@@ -126,6 +150,18 @@ public void shouldThrowOnInvalidAudience() throws Exception {
                 .verify(token);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldRemoveAudienceWhenPassingNull() throws Exception {
+        Algorithm algorithm = mock(Algorithm.class);
+        JWTVerifier verifier = JWTVerifier.init(algorithm)
+                .withAudience("John")
+                .withAudience(null)
+                .build();
+
+        assertThat(verifier.claims, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(verifier.claims, not(hasKey("aud")));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldThrowOnNullCustomClaimName() throws Exception {
         exception.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);