diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3d5049fa7..a09b09fcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Tox tests
       run: |
         tox -v
+    - name: Run mypy
+      run: |
+        pip install mypy
+        mypy rest_framework_simplejwt
+    
       env:
         DJANGO: ${{ matrix.django-version }}
         DRF: ${{ matrix.drf-version }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6cda928b4..ce38f1598 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ repos:
   - id: rst-linter
     files: >-
       ^[^/]+[.]rst$
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
+  rev: v1.17.1
+  hooks:
+    - id: mypy
+      args: ["rest_framework_simplejwt"]
+      
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7e3f9e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[mypy]
+python_version = 3.9
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+disallow_untyped_defs = True
+check_untyped_defs = True
+exclude = ^(venv/|build/|dist/|.*site-packages.*)$
+explicit_package_bases = True