diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac4ca5de50..bb2c7be4c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ router.get('/private-route', isAuthenticated(), (req, res) => {...});
 Here are some examples:
 
 ```js
+const { isAuthenticated, isAuthorized } = require("@senecacdot/satellite");
+
 // Authorize based on `roles`
 router.get('/admin', isAuthenticated(), isAuthorized({ roles: ["admin"] }), (req, res) => {...});
 
@@ -213,6 +215,36 @@ const { hash } = require('@senecacdot/satellite');
 const id = hash('http://someurl.com');
 ```
 
+### Create Service Token
+
+Services authorize requests using the `isAuthenticated()` and `isAuthorized()` middleware discussed above.
+For the most part, this is meant to be used for the case of user-to-service requests: an authenticated
+user passes a JWT token (acquired via the `auth` service), and uses it to request authorization to some
+protected route.
+
+However, in cases where you need to do a service-to-service request, you can use the `createServiceToken()`
+function in order to get a short-lived access token that will include the `"service"` role:
+
+```js
+const { createServiceToken } = require('@senecacdot/satellite');
+...
+const res = await fetch(`some/protected/route`, {
+  headers: {
+    Authorization: `bearer ${createServiceToken()}`,
+  },
+});
+```
+
+The receiving service can then opt-into allowing this service to be authorized by using
+the `isAuthenticated()` and `isAuthorized()` middleware like so:
+
+```js
+const { isAuthenticated, isAuthorized } = require("@senecacdot/satellite");
+
+// Allow requests with a token bearing the 'service' role to proceed
+router.get('/admin-or-service', isAuthenticated(), isAuthorized({ roles: ["service"] }), (req, res) => {...});
+```
+
 ### Create Error
 
 The `createError()` function creates a unique HTTP Error Object which is based on [http-errors](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-errors).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f26e375bc7..5f3649dbfe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "express-pino-logger": "^6.0.0",
     "helmet": "4.4.1",
     "http-errors": "^1.8.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "pino": "^6.11.2",
     "pino-colada": "^2.1.0"
   },
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@
     "get-port": "^5.1.1",
     "husky": "^5.1.3",
     "jest": "^26.6.3",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "prettier": "2.2.1",
     "pretty-quick": "3.1.0"
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9b2c8d6209..fb8da2e35a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module.exports.Satellite = require('./satellite');
 module.exports.logger = require('./logger');
 module.exports.hash = require('./hash');
 module.exports.createError = require('http-errors');
+module.exports.createServiceToken = require('./service-token');
 module.exports.Router = (options) => createRouter(options);
 module.exports.isAuthenticated = isAuthenticated;
 module.exports.isAuthorized = isAuthorized;
diff --git a/src/service-token.js b/src/service-token.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b37e583f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/service-token.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+
+const { JWT_ISSUER, JWT_AUDIENCE, SECRET } = process.env;
+
+/**
+ * Create a short-lived service-to-service JWT, useful for authorizing
+ * one Telescope microservice with another.  The receiving service has
+ * to opt into this by allowing the 'service' role.
+ * @returns JWT service token
+ */
+function createServiceToken() {
+  const payload = {
+    iss: JWT_ISSUER,
+    aud: JWT_AUDIENCE,
+    sub: 'telescope-service',
+    roles: ['service'],
+  };
+
+  return jwt.sign(payload, SECRET, { expiresIn: '5m' });
+}
+
+module.exports = createServiceToken;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 94a7c443f2..0ebd56398c 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   logger,
   hash,
   createError,
+  createServiceToken,
 } = require('./src');
 const { JWT_EXPIRES_IN, JWT_ISSUER, JWT_AUDIENCE, SECRET } = process.env;
 
@@ -427,7 +428,6 @@ describe('Satellite()', () => {
       isAuthorized({
         authorizeUser: (user) => {
           expect(user).toEqual(decoded);
-          console.log({ user, decoded });
           return user.sub === 'admin@email.com';
         },
       }),
@@ -457,6 +457,53 @@ describe('Satellite()', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('isAuthenticated() + isAuthorized() for service token and role should work on a specific route', (done) => {
+    const service = createSatelliteInstance({
+      name: 'test',
+    });
+    const token = createServiceToken();
+
+    const router = service.router;
+    router.get('/public', (req, res) => res.json({ hello: 'public' }));
+    router.get(
+      '/protected',
+      isAuthenticated(),
+      isAuthorized({ roles: ['service'] }),
+      (req, res) => {
+        // Make sure an admin user payload was added to req
+        expect(req.user.sub).toEqual('telescope-service');
+        expect(Array.isArray(req.user.roles)).toBe(true);
+        expect(req.user.roles).toContain('service');
+        res.json({ hello: 'protected' });
+      }
+    );
+
+    service.start(port, async () => {
+      // Public should need no bearer token
+      let res = await fetch(`${url}/public`);
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+      let body = await res.json();
+      expect(body).toEqual({ hello: 'public' });
+
+      // Protected should fail without authorization header
+      res = await fetch(`${url}/protected`);
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(res.status).toEqual(401);
+
+      // Protected should work with authorization header
+      res = await fetch(`${url}/protected`, {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `bearer ${token}`,
+        },
+      });
+      expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+      body = await res.json();
+      expect(body).toEqual({ hello: 'protected' });
+
+      service.stop(done);
+    });
+  });
+
   test('isAuthenticated() + isAuthorized() for admin role should work on a specific route', (done) => {
     const service = createSatelliteInstance({
       name: 'test',
@@ -821,3 +868,17 @@ describe('Create Error tests for Satellite', () => {
     expect(testError.message).toBe('Satellite Test for Errors');
   });
 });
+
+describe('createServiceToken()', () => {
+  test('should create a service token', () => {
+    const token = createServiceToken();
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, SECRET);
+
+    expect(decoded.sub).toEqual('telescope-service');
+    expect(Array.isArray(decoded.roles)).toBe(true);
+    expect(decoded.roles).toContain('service');
+
+    const currentDateSeconds = Date.now() / 1000;
+    expect(decoded.exp).toBeGreaterThan(currentDateSeconds);
+  });
+});