diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 4987c84..a2bc018 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-09-05 - 2.2.0 - feat(smartjwt)
+Add nested JWT functionality
+
+- Introduce `isNestedJwt` method to check if an object contains a nested JWT
+- Implement `verifyNestedJwt` method to validate nested JWTs
+- Add `createNestedJwt` method to create nested JWTs with given payload
+- Include `nestedJwtGuard` for guarding nested JWT objects
+
 ## 2024-08-26 - 2.1.0 - feat(core)
 Enhanced JWT handling and key management
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2037b89..a590736 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@push.rocks/smartcrypto": "^2.0.4",
     "@push.rocks/smartguard": "^3.1.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.20",
     "@tsclass/tsclass": "^4.1.2",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.6",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2ebb12e..c6abd27 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ importers:
       '@push.rocks/smartguard':
         specifier: ^3.1.0
         version: 3.1.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartjson':
+        specifier: ^5.0.20
+        version: 5.0.20
       '@tsclass/tsclass':
         specifier: ^4.1.2
         version: 4.1.2
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 5d33e9f..d7c01e2 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartjwt',
-  version: '2.1.0',
+  version: '2.2.0',
   description: 'A JavaScript package for creating and verifying JWTs with strong typing support.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartjwt.classes.smartjwt.ts b/ts/smartjwt.classes.smartjwt.ts
index f5eb289..6ba13dc 100644
--- a/ts/smartjwt.classes.smartjwt.ts
+++ b/ts/smartjwt.classes.smartjwt.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class SmartJwt<T extends object = any> {
 
 
 
-  public isObjectWithJwt<T extends object>(
+  public isNestedJwt<T extends object>(
     object: unknown,
   ): object is IObjectWithJwt<T> {
     return (
@@ -98,17 +98,22 @@ export class SmartJwt<T extends object = any> {
     );
   }
 
-  public jwtObjectGuard = new plugins.smartguard.Guard(async (dataArg: IObjectWithJwt<any>) => {
-    const jwtData = this.verifyJWTAndGetData(dataArg.jwt);
-    // check all other properties wether they match with jwtData
-    for (const key in dataArg) {
-      if (key !== 'jwt') {
-        if (jwtData[key] !== dataArg[key]) {
-          return false;
-        }
-      }
+  public async verifyNestedJwt<T extends object>(object: IObjectWithJwt<T>) {
+    const jwtData = await this.verifyJWTAndGetData(object.jwt);
+    (jwtData as any).jwt = object.jwt;
+    return plugins.smartjson.deepEqualObjects(object, jwtData);
+  }
+
+  public async createNestedJwt<T extends object>(payloadArg: T): Promise<IObjectWithJwt<T>> {
+    const jwt = await this.createJWT(payloadArg as any);
+    return {
+      ...payloadArg,
+      jwt,
     }
-    return true;
+  }
+
+  public nestedJwtGuard = new plugins.smartguard.Guard(async (dataArg: IObjectWithJwt<any>) => {
+    return this.verifyNestedJwt(dataArg);
   }, {
     name: 'jwtObjectGuard',
     failedHint: 'is not a valid jwt object',
diff --git a/ts/smartjwt.plugins.ts b/ts/smartjwt.plugins.ts
index ace59e8..26f6d6a 100644
--- a/ts/smartjwt.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartjwt.plugins.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // @pushrocks scope
 import * as smartcrypto from '@push.rocks/smartcrypto';
 import * as smartguard from '@push.rocks/smartguard';
+import * as smartjson from '@push.rocks/smartjson';
 
-export { smartcrypto, smartguard };
+export { smartcrypto, smartguard, smartjson };
 
 // thirdparty scope
 import jsonwebtoken from 'jsonwebtoken';