diff --git a/src/Paseto/Handlers/PasetoPurposeHandler.cs b/src/Paseto/Handlers/PasetoPurposeHandler.cs
index 3b81826..7da50a2 100644
--- a/src/Paseto/Handlers/PasetoPurposeHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Paseto/Handlers/PasetoPurposeHandler.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ protected virtual void ValidateIssuer(PasetoToken token, PasetoTokenValidationPa
             return;
 
         if (token.Payload.HasIssuer())
-            new EqualValidator(token.Payload, PasetoRegisteredClaimNames.Audience).Validate(validationParameters.ValidIssuer);
+            new EqualValidator(token.Payload, PasetoRegisteredClaimNames.Issuer).Validate(validationParameters.ValidIssuer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Paseto.Tests/PasetoValidationTest.cs b/tests/Paseto.Tests/PasetoValidationTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6472d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Paseto.Tests/PasetoValidationTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Paseto.Builder;
+using Paseto.Cryptography.Key;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Paseto.Tests
+{
+    public sealed class PasetoValidationTest
+    {
+        [Theory(DisplayName = "Should succeed on token with valid issuer")]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V3, Purpose.Local)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V3, Purpose.Public)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V4, Purpose.Local)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V4, Purpose.Public)]
+        public void TokenWithValidIssuerValidationSucceeds(ProtocolVersion version, Purpose purpose)
+        {
+            var validationParameters = new PasetoTokenValidationParameters()
+            {
+                ValidateIssuer = true,
+                ValidIssuer = "valid-issuer",
+            };
+
+            var (token, decodeKey) = GenerateToken(version, purpose, "valid-issuer");
+            var decoded = new PasetoBuilder()
+                .Use(version, purpose)
+                .WithKey(decodeKey)
+                .Decode(token, validationParameters);
+
+            decoded.IsValid.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
+        [Theory(DisplayName = "Should fail on token with invalid issuer")]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V3, Purpose.Local)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V3, Purpose.Public)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V4, Purpose.Local)]
+        [InlineData(ProtocolVersion.V4, Purpose.Public)]
+        public void TokenWithInValidIssuerValidationFails(ProtocolVersion version, Purpose purpose)
+        {
+            var validationParameters = new PasetoTokenValidationParameters()
+            {
+                ValidateIssuer = true,
+                ValidIssuer = "valid-issuer",
+            };
+
+            var (token, decodeKey) = GenerateToken(version, purpose, "invalid-issuer");
+            var decoded = new PasetoBuilder()
+                .Use(version, purpose)
+                .WithKey(decodeKey)
+                .Decode(token, validationParameters);
+
+            decoded.IsValid.Should().BeFalse();
+        }
+
+        private static (string token, PasetoKey decodeKey) GenerateToken(ProtocolVersion version, Purpose purpose, string issuer)
+        {
+            var builder = new PasetoBuilder().Use(version, purpose);
+            switch (purpose)
+            {
+                case Purpose.Local:
+                {
+                    var key = builder.GenerateSymmetricKey();
+                    var token = builder
+                        .WithKey(key)
+                        .Issuer(issuer)
+                        .Encode();
+                    return (token, key);
+                }
+                case Purpose.Public:
+                {
+                    var keyPair = builder.GenerateAsymmetricKeyPair(Enumerable.Repeat((byte)0x00, 32).ToArray());
+                    var token = builder
+                        .WithKey(keyPair.SecretKey)
+                        .Issuer(issuer)
+                        .Encode();
+                    return (token, keyPair.PublicKey);
+                }
+                default:
+                    throw new InvalidEnumArgumentException();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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