diff --git a/adonis-typings/index.ts b/adonis-typings/index.ts
index 0a0de6f..4258b3c 100644
--- a/adonis-typings/index.ts
+++ b/adonis-typings/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext';
+import { Exception } from '@adonisjs/core/build/standalone';
 declare module "@ioc:Adonis/Addons/Jwt" {
     import {
         DatabaseTokenProviderConfig,
@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ declare module "@ioc:Adonis/Addons/Jwt" {
          * User provider
          */
         provider: ProvidersList[Provider]["config"];
+
+        /**
+         * Default JWT uses the ctx.request.header("Authorization")
+         */
+        getBearerToken: (ctx: HttpContextContract) => string | Exception
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Guards/JwtGuard.ts b/lib/Guards/JwtGuard.ts
index 45d0db9..28816ea 100644
--- a/lib/Guards/JwtGuard.ts
+++ b/lib/Guards/JwtGuard.ts
@@ -464,6 +464,13 @@ export class JWTGuard extends BaseGuard<"jwt"> implements JWTGuardContract<any,
      * Returns the bearer token
      */
     private getBearerToken(): string {
+        if(this.config.getBearerToken) {
+           try {
+               return  this.config.getBearerToken(this.ctx);
+           } catch (error) {
+            throw new JwtAuthenticationException(error);
+           }
+        }
         /**
          * Ensure the "Authorization" header value exists
          */