diff --git a/src/main/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/Authorizer.java b/src/main/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/Authorizer.java
index df257f9e..407c7aec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/Authorizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/Authorizer.java
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ public Authorizer add_policy(String s) throws Error.Parser {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public Authorizer add_policy(Policy p) {
+        this.policies.add(p);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public Set<Fact> query(Rule query) throws Error.TooManyFacts, Error.TooManyIterations, Error.Timeout {
         return this.query(query, new RunLimits());
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/AuthorizerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/AuthorizerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..391fd1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/clevercloud/biscuit/token/AuthorizerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.clevercloud.biscuit.token;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import com.clevercloud.biscuit.error.Error.Parser;
+import com.clevercloud.biscuit.token.builder.Expression;
+import com.clevercloud.biscuit.token.builder.Term;
+import static com.clevercloud.biscuit.token.builder.Utils.*;
+
+public class AuthorizerTest {
+ 
+    @Test
+    public void testAuthorizerPolicy() throws Parser {
+        Authorizer authorizer = new Authorizer();
+        List<Policy> policies = authorizer.policies;
+        authorizer.deny();
+        assertEquals(1, policies.size());
+
+        authorizer.add_policy(new Policy(
+            Arrays.asList(
+                constrained_rule(
+                    "deny",
+                    new ArrayList<>(),
+                    new ArrayList<>(),
+                    Arrays.asList(new Expression.Value(new Term.Bool(true)))
+                )
+            ), Policy.Kind.Deny));
+        assertEquals(2, policies.size());
+
+        authorizer.add_policy("deny if true");
+        assertEquals(3, policies.size());
+    }
+}