diff --git a/dj_rest_auth/jwt_auth.py b/dj_rest_auth/jwt_auth.py
index 39f9c78..1611cf5 100644
--- a/dj_rest_auth/jwt_auth.py
+++ b/dj_rest_auth/jwt_auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication import JWTAuthentication
-
+from rest_framework import exceptions
+from rest_framework.authentication import CSRFCheck
 
 class JWTCookieAuthentication(JWTAuthentication):
     """
@@ -8,6 +9,17 @@ class JWTCookieAuthentication(JWTAuthentication):
     token provided in a request cookie (and through the header as normal, with a
     preference to the header).
     """
+    def enforce_csrf(self, request):
+        """
+        Enforce CSRF validation for session based authentication.
+        """
+        check = CSRFCheck()
+        # populates request.META['CSRF_COOKIE'], which is used in process_view()
+        check.process_request(request)
+        reason = check.process_view(request, None, (), {})
+        if reason:
+            # CSRF failed, bail with explicit error message
+            raise exceptions.PermissionDenied('CSRF Failed: %s' % reason)
 
     def authenticate(self, request):
         cookie_name = getattr(settings, 'JWT_AUTH_COOKIE', None)
@@ -15,6 +27,10 @@ class JWTCookieAuthentication(JWTAuthentication):
         if header is None:
             if cookie_name:
                 raw_token = request.COOKIES.get(cookie_name)
+                if getattr(settings, 'JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_ENFORCE_CSRF_ON_UNAUTHENTICATED', False): #True at your own risk 
+                    self.enforce_csrf(request)
+                elif raw_token is not None and getattr(settings, 'JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_USE_CSRF', False):
+                    self.enforce_csrf(request)
             else:
                 return None
         else:
diff --git a/dj_rest_auth/tests/test_api.py b/dj_rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
index 3c1ff0e..a8c2048 100644
--- a/dj_rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/dj_rest_auth/tests/test_api.py
@@ -668,4 +668,102 @@ class APIBasicTests(TestsMixin, TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(claims['name'], 'person')
         self.assertEquals(claims['email'], 'person1@world.com')
         resp = self.get('/protected-view/')
-        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+
+    @override_settings(REST_USE_JWT=True)
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE='jwt-auth')
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_USE_CSRF=True)
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_ENFORCE_CSRF_ON_UNAUTHENTICATED=False)
+    @override_settings(REST_FRAMEWORK=dict(
+        DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES=[
+            'dj_rest_auth.jwt_auth.JWTCookieAuthentication'
+        ]
+    ))
+    @override_settings(REST_SESSION_LOGIN=False)
+    @override_settings(CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE =True)
+    @override_settings(CSRF_COOKIE_HTTPONLY =True)
+    def test_csrf_wo_login_csrf_enforcement(self): 
+        from .mixins import APIClient
+        payload = {
+            "username": self.USERNAME,
+            "password": self.PASS
+        }
+        client = APIClient(enforce_csrf_checks=True)
+        get_user_model().objects.create_user(self.USERNAME, '', self.PASS)
+        
+        response = client.get(reverse("getcsrf"))
+        csrftoken = client.cookies['csrftoken'].value
+        
+        resp = client.post(self.login_url, payload)
+        self.assertTrue('jwt-auth' in list(client.cookies.keys()))
+        self.assertTrue('csrftoken' in list(client.cookies.keys()))
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+        ## TEST WITH JWT AUTH HEADER
+        jwtclient = APIClient(enforce_csrf_checks=True)
+        token = resp.data['access_token']
+        resp = jwtclient.get('/protected-view/')
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 403)
+        resp = jwtclient.get('/protected-view/', HTTP_AUTHORIZATION='Bearer '+token)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+        resp = jwtclient.post('/protected-view/', {})
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 403)
+        resp = jwtclient.post('/protected-view/', {}, HTTP_AUTHORIZATION='Bearer '+token)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+        ## TEST WITH COOKIES
+        #fail w/o csrftoken in payload
+        resp = client.post('/protected-view/', {})
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+        csrfparam = {"csrfmiddlewaretoken": csrftoken}
+        resp = client.post('/protected-view/', csrfparam)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+
+    @override_settings(REST_USE_JWT=True)
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE='jwt-auth')
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_USE_CSRF=True)
+    @override_settings(JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_ENFORCE_CSRF_ON_UNAUTHENTICATED=True) #True at your own risk
+    @override_settings(REST_FRAMEWORK=dict(
+        DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES=[
+            'dj_rest_auth.jwt_auth.JWTCookieAuthentication'
+        ]
+    ))
+    @override_settings(REST_SESSION_LOGIN=False)
+    @override_settings(CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE =True)
+    @override_settings(CSRF_COOKIE_HTTPONLY =True)
+    def test_csrf_w_login_csrf_enforcement(self): 
+        from .mixins import APIClient
+        payload = {
+            "username": self.USERNAME,
+            "password": self.PASS
+        }
+        client = APIClient(enforce_csrf_checks=True)
+        get_user_model().objects.create_user(self.USERNAME, '', self.PASS)
+        
+        response = client.get(reverse("getcsrf"))
+        csrftoken = client.cookies['csrftoken'].value
+        
+        #fail w/o csrftoken in payload
+        resp = client.post(self.login_url, payload)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+        payload['csrfmiddlewaretoken'] = csrftoken
+        resp = client.post(self.login_url, payload)
+        self.assertTrue('jwt-auth' in list(client.cookies.keys()))
+        self.assertTrue('csrftoken' in list(client.cookies.keys()))
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+        ## TEST WITH JWT AUTH HEADER does not make sense 
+
+        ## TEST WITH COOKIES
+        #fail w/o csrftoken in payload
+        resp = client.post('/protected-view/', {})
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+        csrfparam = {"csrfmiddlewaretoken": csrftoken}
+        resp = client.post('/protected-view/', csrfparam)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
+
diff --git a/dj_rest_auth/tests/urls.py b/dj_rest_auth/tests/urls.py
index f1796d6..3e3e28e 100644
--- a/dj_rest_auth/tests/urls.py
+++ b/dj_rest_auth/tests/urls.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from dj_rest_auth.social_serializers import (TwitterConnectSerializer,
 from dj_rest_auth.urls import urlpatterns
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from rest_framework import permissions
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ class ExampleProtectedView(APIView):
     def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return Response(dict(success=True))
 
+    def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return Response(dict(success=True))
+
 
 class FacebookLogin(SocialLoginView):
     adapter_class = FacebookOAuth2Adapter
@@ -59,6 +64,11 @@ def twitter_login_view(request):
 class TwitterLoginNoAdapter(SocialLoginView):
     serializer_class = TwitterLoginSerializer
 
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+@api_view(['GET'])
+def get_csrf_cookie(request):
+    return Response()
+
 
 urlpatterns += [
     url(r'^rest-registration/', include('dj_rest_auth.registration.urls')),
@@ -77,5 +87,6 @@ urlpatterns += [
     url(r'^protected-view/$', ExampleProtectedView.as_view()),
     url(r'^socialaccounts/(?P<pk>\d+)/disconnect/$', SocialAccountDisconnectView.as_view(),
         name='social_account_disconnect'),
-    url(r'^accounts/', include('allauth.socialaccount.urls'))
+    url(r'^accounts/', include('allauth.socialaccount.urls')),
+    url(r'^getcsrf/', get_csrf_cookie, name='getcsrf'),
 ]