diff --git a/src/envoy/auth/jwt.cc b/src/envoy/auth/jwt.cc
index 8059bcce901b..5e77b4424e78 100644
--- a/src/envoy/auth/jwt.cc
+++ b/src/envoy/auth/jwt.cc
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ Jwt::Jwt(const std::string &jwt) {
 
   iss_ = payload_->getString("iss", "");
   aud_ = payload_->getString("aud", "");
+  sub_ = payload_->getString("sub", "");
   exp_ = payload_->getInteger("exp", 0);
 
   // Set up signature
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ const std::string &Jwt::PayloadStr() { return payload_str_; }
 const std::string &Jwt::PayloadStrBase64Url() { return payload_str_base64url_; }
 const std::string &Jwt::Iss() { return iss_; }
 const std::string &Jwt::Aud() { return aud_; }
+const std::string &Jwt::Sub() { return sub_; }
 int64_t Jwt::Exp() { return exp_; }
 
 void Pubkeys::CreateFromPemCore(const std::string &pkey_pem) {
diff --git a/src/envoy/auth/jwt.h b/src/envoy/auth/jwt.h
index 608e1039b236..36850fe93031 100644
--- a/src/envoy/auth/jwt.h
+++ b/src/envoy/auth/jwt.h
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ class Jwt : public WithStatus {
   // "aud" claim does not exist.
   const std::string& Aud();
 
+  // It returns the "sub" claim value of the given JWT, or an empty string if
+  // "sub" claim does not exist.
+  const std::string& Sub();
+
   // It returns the "exp" claim value of the given JWT, or 0 if "exp" claim does
   // not exist.
   int64_t Exp();
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ class Jwt : public WithStatus {
   std::string kid_;
   std::string iss_;
   std::string aud_;
+  std::string sub_;
   int64_t exp_;
 
   /*
@@ -254,8 +259,8 @@ class Pubkeys : public WithStatus {
   friend bool Verifier::Verify(const Jwt& jwt, const Pubkeys& pubkeys);
 };
 
-}  // Auth
-}  // Http
-}  // Envoy
+}  // namespace Auth
+}  // namespace Http
+}  // namespace Envoy
 
 #endif  // PROXY_JWT_H
diff --git a/src/envoy/auth/jwt_test.cc b/src/envoy/auth/jwt_test.cc
index 7862c38e1ce7..2f63ca7714a6 100644
--- a/src/envoy/auth/jwt_test.cc
+++ b/src/envoy/auth/jwt_test.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class DatasetPem {
       "N09hdvlCtAF87Fu1qqfwEQ93A-J7m08bZJoyIPcNmTcYGHwfMR4-lcI5cC_93C_"
       "5BGE1FHPLOHpNghLuM6-rhOtgwZc9ywupn_bBK3QzuAoDnYwpqQhgQL_CdUD_bSHcmWFkw";
 
+  const std::string kJwtSub = "test@example.com";
   const std::string kJwtHeaderEncoded = "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9";
   const std::string kJwtPayloadEncoded =
       "eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwic3ViIjoidGVzdEBleGFtcGxlLmNvbSIs"
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ namespace {
 bool EqJson(Json::ObjectSharedPtr p1, Json::ObjectSharedPtr p2) {
   return p1->asJsonString() == p2->asJsonString();
 }
-}
+}  // namespace
 
 class JwtTest : public testing::Test {
  protected:
@@ -459,6 +460,17 @@ TEST_F(JwtTestPem, InvalidAlg) {
          Status::ALG_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, nullptr);
 }
 
+TEST(JwtSubExtractionTest, NonEmptyJwtSubShouldEqual) {
+  DatasetPem ds;
+  Jwt jwt(ds.kJwt);
+  EXPECT_EQ(jwt.Sub(), ds.kJwtSub);
+}
+
+TEST(JwtSubExtractionTest, EmptyJwtSubShouldEqual) {
+  Jwt jwt("");
+  EXPECT_EQ(jwt.Sub(), "");
+}
+
 // Test cases w/ JWKs-formatted public key
 
 class JwtTestJwks : public JwtTest {