diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2719e9a..950766f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ For multi-tenant uses:
 
 ```typescript
 // You can validate specific permissions
-const validTenantPermissions = await descopeClient.validateTenantPermissions(
+const validTenantPermissions = descopeClient.validateTenantPermissions(
   authInfo,
   'my-tenant-ID',
   ['Permission to validate'],
@@ -410,30 +410,51 @@ if (!validTenantPermissions) {
 }
 
 // Or validate roles directly
-const validTenantRoles = await descopeClient.validateTenantRoles(authInfo, 'my-tenant-ID', [
+const validTenantRoles = descopeClient.validateTenantRoles(authInfo, 'my-tenant-ID', [
   'Role to validate',
 ]);
 if (!validTenantRoles) {
   // Deny access
 }
+
+// Or get the matched roles/permissions
+const matchedTenantRoles = descopeClient.getMatchedTenantRoles(authInfo, 'my-tenant-ID', [
+	'Role to validate',
+	'Another role to validate'
+]);
+
+const matchedTenantPermissions = descopeClient.getMatchedTenantPermissions(
+	authInfo,
+	'my-tenant-ID',
+	['Permission to validate', 'Another permission to validate']],
+);
 ```
 
 When not using tenants use:
 
 ```typescript
 // You can validate specific permissions
-const validPermissions = await descopeClient.validatePermissions(authInfo, [
-  'Permission to validate',
-]);
+const validPermissions = descopeClient.validatePermissions(authInfo, ['Permission to validate']);
 if (!validPermissions) {
   // Deny access
 }
 
 // Or validate roles directly
-const validRoles = await descopeClient.validateRoles(authInfo, ['Role to validate']);
+const validRoles = descopeClient.validateRoles(authInfo, ['Role to validate']);
 if (!validRoles) {
   // Deny access
 }
+
+// Or get the matched roles/permissions
+const matchedRoles = descopeClient.getMatchedRoles(authInfo, [
+  'Role to validate',
+  'Another role to validate',
+]);
+
+const matchedPermissions = descopeClient.getMatchedPermissions(authInfo, [
+  'Permission to validate',
+  'Another permission to validate',
+]);
 ```
 
 ### Logging Out
diff --git a/lib/index.test.ts b/lib/index.test.ts
index 972e8213..3eacf5ad 100644
--- a/lib/index.test.ts
+++ b/lib/index.test.ts
@@ -331,6 +331,43 @@ describe('sdk', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getMatchedPermissionsRoles', () => {
+    it('should always succeed with empty requirements', () => {
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedPermissions(permAuthInfo, [])).toStrictEqual([]);
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedTenantPermissions(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', [])).toStrictEqual([]);
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedRoles(permAuthInfo, [])).toStrictEqual([]);
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedTenantPermissions(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', [])).toStrictEqual([]);
+    });
+    it('should return the matched permissions or roles', () => {
+      // all permissions matched
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedPermissions(permAuthInfo, ['foo'])).toStrictEqual(['foo']);
+      // some permissions are matched
+      expect(
+        sdk.getMatchedTenantPermissions(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', ['foo', 'bar', 'qux']),
+      ).toStrictEqual(['foo', 'bar']);
+      // all roles matched
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedRoles(permAuthInfo, ['abc'])).toStrictEqual(['abc']);
+      // some roles are matched
+      expect(
+        sdk.getMatchedTenantRoles(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', ['abc', 'xyz', 'tuv']),
+      ).toStrictEqual(['abc', 'xyz']);
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty list when there are no matched permissions or roles', () => {
+      // no permissions matched
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedPermissions(permAuthInfo, ['qux'])).toStrictEqual([]);
+      expect(
+        sdk.getMatchedTenantPermissions(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', ['qux', 'zuk']),
+      ).toStrictEqual([]);
+      // no roles matched
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedRoles(permAuthInfo, ['tuv'])).toStrictEqual([]);
+      // some roles are matched
+      expect(sdk.getMatchedTenantRoles(permTenantAuthInfo, 'kuku', ['tuv', 'rum'])).toStrictEqual(
+        [],
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('withCookies', () => {
     describe('when no cookie', () => {
       const paths = [
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 51599750..a44c17a6 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -219,12 +219,23 @@ const nodeSdk = ({ managementKey, publicKey, ...config }: NodeSdkArgs) => {
      * @returns true if all permissions exist, false otherwise
      */
     validatePermissions(authInfo: AuthenticationInfo, permissions: string[]): boolean {
-      return sdk.validateTenantPermissions(authInfo, null, permissions);
+      return sdk.validateTenantPermissions(authInfo, '', permissions);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the permissions from JWT top level claims that match the specified permissions list
+     * @param authInfo JWT parsed info containing the permissions
+     * @param permissions List of permissions to match against the JWT claims
+     * @returns An array of permissions that are both in the JWT claims and the specified list. Returns an empty array if no matches are found
+     */
+    getMatchedPermissions(authInfo: AuthenticationInfo, permissions: string[]): string[] {
+      return sdk.getMatchedTenantPermissions(authInfo, '', permissions);
     },
 
     /**
      * Make sure that all given permissions exist on the parsed JWT tenant claims
      * @param authInfo JWT parsed info
+     * @param tenant tenant to validate the permissions for
      * @param permissions list of permissions to make sure they exist on te JWT claims
      * @returns true if all permissions exist, false otherwise
      */
@@ -240,6 +251,24 @@ const nodeSdk = ({ managementKey, publicKey, ...config }: NodeSdkArgs) => {
       return permissions.every((perm) => granted.includes(perm));
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the permissions from JWT tenant claims that match the specified permissions list
+     * @param authInfo JWT parsed info containing the permissions
+     * @param tenant tenant to match the permissions for
+     * @param permissions List of permissions to match against the JWT claims
+     * @returns An array of permissions that are both in the JWT claims and the specified list. Returns an empty array if no matches are found
+     * */
+    getMatchedTenantPermissions(
+      authInfo: AuthenticationInfo,
+      tenant: string,
+      permissions: string[],
+    ): string[] {
+      if (tenant && !isUserAssociatedWithTenant(authInfo, tenant)) return [];
+
+      const granted = getAuthorizationClaimItems(authInfo, permissionsClaimName, tenant);
+      return permissions.filter((perm) => granted.includes(perm));
+    },
+
     /**
      * Make sure that all given roles exist on the parsed JWT top level claims
      * @param authInfo JWT parsed info
@@ -247,12 +276,23 @@ const nodeSdk = ({ managementKey, publicKey, ...config }: NodeSdkArgs) => {
      * @returns true if all roles exist, false otherwise
      */
     validateRoles(authInfo: AuthenticationInfo, roles: string[]): boolean {
-      return sdk.validateTenantRoles(authInfo, null, roles);
+      return sdk.validateTenantRoles(authInfo, '', roles);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the roles from JWT top level claims that match the specified roles list
+     * @param authInfo JWT parsed info containing the roles
+     * @param roles List of roles to match against the JWT claims
+     * @returns An array of roles that are both in the JWT claims and the specified list. Returns an empty array if no matches are found
+     */
+    getMatchedRoles(authInfo: AuthenticationInfo, roles: string[]): string[] {
+      return sdk.getMatchedTenantRoles(authInfo, '', roles);
     },
 
     /**
      * Make sure that all given roles exist on the parsed JWT tenant claims
      * @param authInfo JWT parsed info
+     * @param tenant tenant to validate the roles for
      * @param roles list of roles to make sure they exist on te JWT claims
      * @returns true if all roles exist, false otherwise
      */
@@ -263,6 +303,20 @@ const nodeSdk = ({ managementKey, publicKey, ...config }: NodeSdkArgs) => {
       const membership = getAuthorizationClaimItems(authInfo, rolesClaimName, tenant);
       return roles.every((role) => membership.includes(role));
     },
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the roles from JWT tenant claims that match the specified roles list
+     * @param authInfo JWT parsed info containing the roles
+     * @param tenant tenant to match the roles for
+     * @param roles List of roles to match against the JWT claims
+     * @returns An array of roles that are both in the JWT claims and the specified list. Returns an empty array if no matches are found
+     */
+    getMatchedTenantRoles(authInfo: AuthenticationInfo, tenant: string, roles: string[]): string[] {
+      if (tenant && !isUserAssociatedWithTenant(authInfo, tenant)) return [];
+
+      const membership = getAuthorizationClaimItems(authInfo, rolesClaimName, tenant);
+      return roles.filter((role) => membership.includes(role));
+    },
   };
 
   return wrapWith(