diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index f217de458..01b779e09 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ endif()
 add_executable(print-claims print-claims.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(print-claims jwt-cpp::jwt-cpp)
 
+add_executable(private-claims private-claims.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(private-claims jwt-cpp::jwt-cpp)
+
 add_executable(rsa-create rsa-create.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(rsa-create jwt-cpp::jwt-cpp)
 
diff --git a/example/private-claims.cpp b/example/private-claims.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1b3253b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/private-claims.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#include <jwt-cpp/jwt.h>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using sec = std::chrono::seconds;
+using min = std::chrono::minutes;
+
+std::string make_pico_token() {
+  jwt::claim from_raw_json;
+  std::istringstream iss{R"##({"api":{"array":[1,2,3],"null":null}})##"};
+  iss >> from_raw_json;
+
+  jwt::claim::set_t list{"once", "twice"};
+
+  std::vector<int64_t> big_numbers{727663072ull, 770979831ull, 427239169ull,
+                                   525936436ull};
+
+  const auto time = jwt::date::clock::now();
+
+  return jwt::create()
+      .set_type("JWT")
+      .set_issuer("auth.mydomain.io")
+      .set_audience("mydomain.io")
+      .set_issued_at(time)
+      .set_not_before(time + sec{15})
+      .set_expires_at(time + sec{15} + min{2})
+      .set_payload_claim("boolean", picojson::value(true))
+      .set_payload_claim("integer", picojson::value(int64_t{12345}))
+      .set_payload_claim("precision", picojson::value(12.345))
+      .set_payload_claim("strings", jwt::claim(list))
+      .set_payload_claim("array",
+                         jwt::claim(big_numbers.begin(), big_numbers.end()))
+      .set_payload_claim("object", from_raw_json)
+      .sign(jwt::algorithm::none{});
+}
+
+std::string make_nlohmann_token() {
+  struct nlohmann_traits {
+    using json = nlohmann::json;
+    using value_type = json;
+    using object_type = json::object_t;
+    using array_type = json::array_t;
+    using string_type = std::string;
+    using number_type = json::number_float_t;
+    using integer_type = json::number_integer_t;
+    using boolean_type = json::boolean_t;
+
+    static jwt::json::type get_type(const json &val) {
+      using jwt::json::type;
+
+      if (val.type() == json::value_t::boolean)
+        return type::boolean;
+      else if (val.type() == json::value_t::number_integer)
+        return type::integer;
+      else if (val.type() == json::value_t::number_float)
+        return type::number;
+      else if (val.type() == json::value_t::string)
+        return type::string;
+      else if (val.type() == json::value_t::array)
+        return type::array;
+      else if (val.type() == json::value_t::object)
+        return type::object;
+      else
+        throw std::logic_error("invalid type");
+    }
+
+    static json::object_t as_object(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::object)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<json::object_t>();
+    }
+
+    static std::string as_string(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::string)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<std::string>();
+    }
+
+    static json::array_t as_array(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::array)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<json::array_t>();
+    }
+
+    static int64_t as_int(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::number_integer)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<int64_t>();
+    }
+
+    static bool as_bool(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::boolean)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<bool>();
+    }
+
+    static double as_number(const json &val) {
+      if (val.type() != json::value_t::number_float)
+        throw std::bad_cast();
+      return val.get<double>();
+    }
+
+    static bool parse(json &val, std::string str) {
+      val = json::parse(str.begin(), str.end());
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    static std::string serialize(const json &val) { return val.dump(); }
+  };
+
+  using claim = jwt::basic_claim<nlohmann_traits>;
+
+  claim from_raw_json;
+  std::istringstream iss{R"##({"api":{"array":[1,2,3],"null":null}})##"};
+  iss >> from_raw_json;
+
+  claim::set_t list{"once", "twice"};
+
+  std::vector<int64_t> big_numbers{727663072ull, 770979831ull, 427239169ull,
+                                   525936436ull};
+
+  const auto time = jwt::date::clock::now();
+
+  return jwt::create<nlohmann_traits>()
+      .set_type("JWT")
+      .set_issuer("auth.mydomain.io")
+      .set_audience("mydomain.io")
+      .set_issued_at(time)
+      .set_not_before(time + sec{15})
+      .set_expires_at(time + sec{15} + min{2})
+      .set_payload_claim("boolean", true)
+      .set_payload_claim("integer", 12345)
+      .set_payload_claim("precision", 12.345)
+      .set_payload_claim("strings", list)
+      .set_payload_claim("array", {big_numbers.begin(), big_numbers.end()})
+      .set_payload_claim("object", from_raw_json)
+      .sign(jwt::algorithm::none{});
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
+  const auto token = make_pico_token();
+  auto decoded = jwt::decode(token);
+
+  for (auto &e : decoded.get_payload_claims())
+    std::cout << e.first << " = " << e.second << std::endl;
+
+  const auto api_array =
+      decoded.get_payload_claims()["object"].to_json().get("api").get("array");
+  std::cout << "api array = " << api_array << std::endl;
+}
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