diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/Biscuit.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/Biscuit.java
index adcb8018..93ba4498 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/Biscuit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/Biscuit.java
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ private static Biscuit make(
    *
    * <p>This method uses the default symbol table
    *
+   * <p>Note: This method accepts both padded and unpadded base64 strings
+   *
    * @param data
    * @return Biscuit
    */
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ public static Biscuit fromBase64Url(String data, PublicKey root)
    *
    * <p>This method uses the default symbol table
    *
+   * <p>Note: This method accepts both padded and unpadded base64 strings
+   *
    * @param data
    * @return Biscuit
    */
@@ -290,6 +294,18 @@ public String serializeBase64Url() throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError {
     return Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(serialize());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Serializes a token to base 64 url String using RFC4648_URLSAFE without padding
+   *
+   * <p>This is useful for embedding tokens in URLs where padding characters (=) may cause issues
+   *
+   * @return String
+   * @throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError
+   */
+  public String serializeBase64UrlNoPadding() throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError {
+    return Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(serialize());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generates a new token from an existing one and a new block
    *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/UnverifiedBiscuit.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/UnverifiedBiscuit.java
index 2c84c982..71346358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/UnverifiedBiscuit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/UnverifiedBiscuit.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public class UnverifiedBiscuit {
    *
    * <p>This method uses the default symbol table
    *
+   * <p>Note: This method accepts both padded and unpadded base64 strings
+   *
    * @param data
    * @return Biscuit
    */
@@ -118,6 +120,18 @@ public String serializeBase64Url() throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError {
     return Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(serialize());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Serializes a token to base 64 url String using RFC4648_URLSAFE without padding
+   *
+   * <p>This is useful for embedding tokens in URLs where padding characters (=) may cause issues
+   *
+   * @return String
+   * @throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError
+   */
+  public String serializeBase64UrlNoPadding() throws Error.FormatError.SerializationError {
+    return Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(serialize());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a Block builder
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/BiscuitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/BiscuitTest.java
index 0bbe0e16..d734fd3f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/BiscuitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/biscuit/token/BiscuitTest.java
@@ -782,4 +782,79 @@ public void testCheckAll()
 
     authorizer2.authorize(new RunLimits(500, 100, Duration.ofMillis(500)));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testBase64NoPadding()
+      throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, SignatureException, InvalidKeyException, Error {
+    byte[] seed = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+    SecureRandom rng = new SecureRandom(seed);
+
+    KeyPair root = KeyPair.generate(Schema.PublicKey.Algorithm.Ed25519, rng);
+
+    Block authorityBuilder = new Block();
+    authorityBuilder.addFact(fact("right", Arrays.asList(str("file1"), str("read"))));
+
+    Biscuit b = Biscuit.make(rng, root, authorityBuilder.build());
+
+    // Test serialization without padding
+    String noPadding = b.serializeBase64UrlNoPadding();
+    String withPadding = b.serializeBase64Url();
+
+    System.out.println("With padding: " + withPadding);
+    System.out.println("Without padding: " + noPadding);
+
+    // Verify no padding character in unpadded version
+    assertEquals(false, noPadding.contains("="));
+
+    // Verify both can be deserialized correctly
+    Biscuit deserWithPadding = Biscuit.fromBase64Url(withPadding, root.getPublicKey());
+    Biscuit deserNoPadding = Biscuit.fromBase64Url(noPadding, root.getPublicKey());
+
+    // Both should have the same authority block
+    assertEquals(1, deserWithPadding.blockCount());
+    assertEquals(1, deserNoPadding.blockCount());
+
+    // Test with UnverifiedBiscuit
+    String noPaddingUnverified = b.serializeBase64UrlNoPadding();
+    UnverifiedBiscuit unverifiedDeser = UnverifiedBiscuit.fromBase64Url(noPaddingUnverified);
+    assertEquals(1, unverifiedDeser.blockCount());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testBase64NoPaddingUrlUsage()
+      throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, SignatureException, InvalidKeyException, Error {
+    SecureRandom rng = new SecureRandom();
+    KeyPair root = KeyPair.generate(Schema.PublicKey.Algorithm.Ed25519, rng);
+
+    Block authorityBuilder = new Block();
+    authorityBuilder.addFact(fact("right", Arrays.asList(str("file1"), str("read"))));
+
+    Biscuit biscuit = Biscuit.make(rng, root, authorityBuilder.build());
+
+    // Serialize without padding - safe for URL parameters
+    String tokenNoPadding = biscuit.serializeBase64UrlNoPadding();
+
+    // Verify no padding characters
+    assertEquals(false, tokenNoPadding.contains("="));
+
+    // Simulate URL usage - this is the typical use case
+    String url = "https://example.com/api?token=" + tokenNoPadding;
+    System.out.println("URL with token: " + url);
+
+    // Extract token from URL (simulating server-side parsing)
+    String extractedToken = url.substring(url.indexOf("token=") + 6);
+
+    // Deserialize the extracted token
+    Biscuit decoded = Biscuit.fromBase64Url(extractedToken, root.getPublicKey());
+
+    // Verify the token is valid and contains the expected data
+    assertEquals(1, decoded.blockCount());
+
+    // Verify authorization works
+    Authorizer authorizer = decoded.authorizer();
+    authorizer.addFact("resource(\"file1\")");
+    authorizer.addFact("operation(\"read\")");
+    authorizer.addPolicy("allow if true");
+    authorizer.authorize();
+  }
 }