diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c8d061..f9e8557 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	opts := []bot.Option{
 		bot.WithDefaultHandler(handler),
+		bot.WithWebhookSecretToken(os.Getenv("EXAMPLE_TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET_TOKEN"))
 	}
 
 	b, _ := bot.New(os.Getenv("EXAMPLE_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"), opts...)
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ b, err := bot.New("YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_FROM_BOTFATHER", opts...)
 - `WithSkipGetMe()` - skip call GetMe on bot init
 - `WithAllowedUpdates(params AllowedUpdates)` - set [allowed_updates](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getupdates) for getUpdates method
 - `WithUpdatesChannelCap(cap int)` - set updates channel capacity, by default 1024
+- `WithWebhookSecretToken(webhookSecretToken string)` - set X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token header sent from telegram servers to confirm validity of update
 
 ## Message.Text and CallbackQuery.Data handlers
 
diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 313d4df..b9b8247 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ type MatchFunc func(update *models.Update) bool
 
 // Bot represents Telegram Bot main object
 type Bot struct {
-	url         string
-	token       string
-	pollTimeout time.Duration
-	skipGetMe   bool
+	url                string
+	token              string
+	pollTimeout        time.Duration
+	skipGetMe          bool
+	webhookSecretToken string
 
 	defaultHandlerFunc HandlerFunc
 
diff --git a/bot_test.go b/bot_test.go
index ac26d47..238500e 100644
--- a/bot_test.go
+++ b/bot_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ func TestBot_StartWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newServerMock("xxx")
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	b, err := New("xxx", WithServerURL(s.URL()))
+	opts := []Option{WithServerURL(s.URL()), WithWebhookSecretToken("zzzz")}
+	b, err := New("xxx", opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error %q", err)
 	}
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ func TestBot_StartWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(errReq)
 		return
 	}
+	req.Header.Set("X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token", "zzzz")
 
 	b.WebhookHandler().ServeHTTP(nil, req)
 
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index da3a0fd..667c96d 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -102,3 +102,10 @@ func WithUpdatesChannelCap(cap int) Option {
 		b.updates = make(chan *models.Update, cap)
 	}
 }
+
+// WithWebhookSecretToken allows setting X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token sent from Telegram servers
+func WithWebhookSecretToken(webhookSecretToken string) Option {
+	return func(b *Bot) {
+		b.webhookSecretToken = webhookSecretToken
+	}
+}
diff --git a/webhook_handler.go b/webhook_handler.go
index 1734a3f..9eb23af 100644
--- a/webhook_handler.go
+++ b/webhook_handler.go
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 func (b *Bot) WebhookHandler() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(_ http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		if b.webhookSecretToken != "" && req.Header.Get("X-Telegram-Bot-Api-Secret-Token") != b.webhookSecretToken {
+			b.error("invalid webhook secret token received from update")
+			return
+		}
+
 		body, errReadBody := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
 		if errReadBody != nil {
 			b.error("error read request body, %w", errReadBody)