diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5bfa89..50f5545 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ signature `function(decoded, callback)` where:
     - `algorithms` - list of allowed algorithms
 - `urlKey` - (***optional***) if you prefer to pass your token via url, simply add a `token` url parameter to your request or use a custom parameter by setting `urlKey`
 - `cookieKey` - (***optional***) if you prefer to pass your token via a cookie, simply set the cookie `token=your.jsonwebtoken.here` or use a custom key by setting `cookieKey`
+- `tokenType` - (**optinal**) allow custom token type, e.g. Authorization: \<tokenType> 12345678, default is none.
 
 ### verifyOptions let you define how to Verify the Tokens (*Optional*)
 
diff --git a/lib/extract.js b/lib/extract.js
index 7e4659b..91f96d8 100644
--- a/lib/extract.js
+++ b/lib/extract.js
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@ var Boom = require('boom'); // error handling https://github.com/hapijs/boom
   */
 
 module.exports = function (request, options) {
-  
+
   // The key holding token value in url or cookie defaults to token
   var urlKey = typeof options.urlKey === 'string' ? options.urlKey : 'token';
   var cookieKey = typeof options.cookieKey === 'string' ? options.cookieKey : 'token';
   var auth;
-  
+
   if(request.query[urlKey]) { // tokens via url: https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/issues/19
     auth = request.query[urlKey];
   } // JWT tokens in cookie: https://github.com/dwyl/hapi-auth-jwt2/issues/55
   else if (request.headers.authorization) {
-    auth = request.headers.authorization;
+    if (typeof options.tokenType === 'string') {
+      var token = request.headers.authorization.match(new RegExp(options.tokenType + '\\s+([^$]+)', 'i'));
+      auth = token === null ? null : token[1];
+    } else {
+      auth = request.headers.authorization;
+    }
   }
   else if (request.headers.cookie) {
     auth = Cookie.parse(request.headers.cookie)[cookieKey];
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2ab7a00..ad5834c 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ internals.implementation = function (server, options) {
       if (!token && request.auth.mode === 'optional') {
         return reply.continue({ credentials: {} });
       }
-      
+
       if (!token) {
-        return reply(Boom.unauthorized('Missing auth token'));
+        return reply(Boom.unauthorized(null, 'Token'));
       }
-      
+
       if (!extract.isValid(token)) {
         return reply(Boom.unauthorized('Invalid token format', 'Token'));
       }
-      
+
       var keyFunc = (internals.isFunction(options.key)) ? options.key : function (decoded, callback) { callback(null, options.key); };
 
       var decoded;
diff --git a/test/custom-parameters-server.js b/test/custom-parameters-server.js
index e16086a..15b2bac 100644
--- a/test/custom-parameters-server.js
+++ b/test/custom-parameters-server.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ server.register(require('../'), function (err) {
     validateFunc: validate,
     verifyOptions: { algorithms: [ 'HS256' ] },
     urlKey: 'customUrlKey', // This is really what we are testing here
-    cookieKey: 'customCookieKey' // idem
+    cookieKey: 'customCookieKey',  // idem
+    tokenType: 'MyAuthScheme'
   });
 
   server.route([
diff --git a/test/custom-parameters-test.js b/test/custom-parameters-test.js
index 16a935d..ddea70a 100644
--- a/test/custom-parameters-test.js
+++ b/test/custom-parameters-test.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test("Authorization Header should take precedence over any cookie - custom param
     method: "POST",
     url: "/privado",
     headers: {
-      authorization: "Bearer "+token,
+      authorization: "MyAuthScheme " + token,
       cookie : "customCookieKey=malformed.token" + cookie_options
     }
   };
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test("Valid Google Analytics cookie should be ignored - custom parameters", func
     method: "POST",
     url: "/privado",
     headers: {
-      authorization: "Bearer "+token,
+      authorization: "MyAuthScheme "+token,
       cookie : GA
     }
   };
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ test("Valid Google Analytics cookie should be ignored (BAD Header Token) - custo
     method: "POST",
     url: "/privado",
     headers: {
-      authorization: "Bearer "+token,
+      authorization: "MyAuthScheme "+token,
       cookie : GA
     }
   };
@@ -202,3 +202,30 @@ test("Access restricted content (with VALID Token) - custom parameters", functio
     t.end();
   });
 });
+
+test("Attempt to access restricted content using inVALID header tokenType - custom parameters", function(t) {
+  var token = JWT.sign({ id:123,"name":"Charlie" }, 'badsecret');
+  var options = {
+    method: "POST",
+    url: "/privado",
+    headers: { Authorization : "InvalidAuthScheme " + token }
+  };
+  server.inject(options, function(response) {
+    t.equal(response.statusCode, 401, "Invalid token should error!");
+    t.end();
+  });
+});
+
+test("Access restricted content (with VALID Token and header tokenType) - custom parameters", function(t) {
+  var token = JWT.sign({ id:123,"name":"Charlie" }, secret);
+  var options = {
+    method: "POST",
+    url: "/privado",
+    headers: { Authorization : "MyAuthScheme " + token }
+  };
+
+  server.inject(options, function(response) {
+    t.equal(response.statusCode, 200, "VALID Token should succeed!");
+    t.end();
+  });
+});