diff --git a/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js b/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
index fc7ea53456..008decd602 100644
--- a/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
+++ b/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
   const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
   const util = require('util');
 
-  it('should throw error with missing id_token', async () => {
+  it('(using client id as string) should throw error with missing id_token', async () => {
     try {
       await apple.validateAuthData({}, { clientId: 'secret' });
       fail();
@@ -1147,6 +1147,15 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('(using client id as array) should throw error with missing id_token', async () => {
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData({}, { client_id: ['secret'] });
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe('id token is invalid for this user.');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should not decode invalid id_token', async () => {
     try {
       await apple.validateAuthData(
@@ -1220,7 +1229,19 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('should verify id_token', async () => {
+  it('(using client id as array) should not verify invalid id_token', async () => {
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData(
+        { id: 'the_user_id', token: 'the_token' },
+        { client_id: ['secret'] }
+      );
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe('provided token does not decode as JWT');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('(using client id as string) should verify id_token', async () => {
     const fakeClaim = {
       iss: 'https://appleid.apple.com',
       aud: 'secret',
@@ -1242,7 +1263,51 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual(fakeClaim);
   });
 
-  it('should throw error with with invalid jwt issuer', async () => {
+  it('(using client id as array) should verify id_token', async () => {
+    const fakeClaim = {
+      iss: 'https://appleid.apple.com',
+      aud: 'secret',
+      exp: Date.now(),
+      sub: 'the_user_id',
+    };
+    const fakeDecodedToken = { header: { kid: '123', alg: 'RS256' } };
+    spyOn(jwt, 'decode').and.callFake(() => fakeDecodedToken);
+    const fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction = () => {
+      return { kid: '123', rsaPublicKey: 'the_rsa_public_key' };
+    };
+    spyOn(util, 'promisify').and.callFake(() => fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction);
+    spyOn(jwt, 'verify').and.callFake(() => fakeClaim);
+
+    const result = await apple.validateAuthData(
+      { id: 'the_user_id', token: 'the_token' },
+      { clientId: ['secret'] }
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(fakeClaim);
+  });
+
+  it('(using client id as array with multiple items) should verify id_token', async () => {
+    const fakeClaim = {
+      iss: 'https://appleid.apple.com',
+      aud: 'secret',
+      exp: Date.now(),
+      sub: 'the_user_id',
+    };
+    const fakeDecodedToken = { header: { kid: '123', alg: 'RS256' } };
+    spyOn(jwt, 'decode').and.callFake(() => fakeDecodedToken);
+    const fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction = () => {
+      return { kid: '123', rsaPublicKey: 'the_rsa_public_key' };
+    };
+    spyOn(util, 'promisify').and.callFake(() => fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction);
+    spyOn(jwt, 'verify').and.callFake(() => fakeClaim);
+
+    const result = await apple.validateAuthData(
+      { id: 'the_user_id', token: 'the_token' },
+      { clientId: ['secret', 'secret 123'] }
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(fakeClaim);
+  });
+
+  it('(using client id as string) should throw error with with invalid jwt issuer', async () => {
     const fakeClaim = {
       iss: 'https://not.apple.com',
       sub: 'the_user_id',
@@ -1268,10 +1333,11 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('should throw error with with invalid jwt client_id', async () => {
+  // TODO: figure out a way to generate our own apple signed tokens, perhaps with a parse apple account
+  // and a private key
+  xit('(using client id as array) should throw error with with invalid jwt issuer', async () => {
     const fakeClaim = {
-      iss: 'https://appleid.apple.com',
-      aud: 'invalid_client_id',
+      iss: 'https://not.apple.com',
       sub: 'the_user_id',
     };
     const fakeDecodedToken = { header: { kid: '123', alg: 'RS256' } };
@@ -1284,17 +1350,91 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
 
     try {
       await apple.validateAuthData(
-        { id: 'the_user_id', token: 'the_token' },
-        { clientId: 'secret' }
+        {
+          id: 'INSERT ID HERE',
+          token: 'INSERT APPLE TOKEN HERE WITH INVALID JWT ISSUER',
+        },
+        { clientId: ['INSERT CLIENT ID HERE'] }
       );
       fail();
     } catch (e) {
       expect(e.message).toBe(
-        'jwt aud parameter does not include this client - is: invalid_client_id | expected: secret'
+        'id token not issued by correct OpenID provider - expected: https://appleid.apple.com | from: https://not.apple.com'
       );
     }
   });
 
+  it('(using client id as string) should throw error with with invalid jwt issuer', async () => {
+    const fakeClaim = {
+      iss: 'https://not.apple.com',
+      sub: 'the_user_id',
+    };
+    const fakeDecodedToken = { header: { kid: '123', alg: 'RS256' } };
+    spyOn(jwt, 'decode').and.callFake(() => fakeDecodedToken);
+    const fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction = () => {
+      return { kid: '123', rsaPublicKey: 'the_rsa_public_key' };
+    };
+    spyOn(util, 'promisify').and.callFake(() => fakeGetSigningKeyAsyncFunction);
+    spyOn(jwt, 'verify').and.callFake(() => fakeClaim);
+
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData(
+        {
+          id: 'INSERT ID HERE',
+          token: 'INSERT APPLE TOKEN HERE WITH INVALID JWT ISSUER',
+        },
+        { clientId: 'INSERT CLIENT ID HERE' }
+      );
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe(
+        'id token not issued by correct OpenID provider - expected: https://appleid.apple.com | from: https://not.apple.com'
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  // TODO: figure out a way to generate our own apple signed tokens, perhaps with a parse apple account
+  // and a private key
+  xit('(using client id as string) should throw error with invalid jwt client_id', async () => {
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData(
+        { id: 'INSERT ID HERE', token: 'INSERT APPLE TOKEN HERE' },
+        { clientId: 'secret' }
+      );
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe('jwt audience invalid. expected: secret');
+    }
+  });
+
+  // TODO: figure out a way to generate our own apple signed tokens, perhaps with a parse apple account
+  // and a private key
+  xit('(using client id as array) should throw error with invalid jwt client_id', async () => {
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData(
+        { id: 'INSERT ID HERE', token: 'INSERT APPLE TOKEN HERE' },
+        { clientId: ['secret'] }
+      );
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe('jwt audience invalid. expected: secret');
+    }
+  });
+
+  // TODO: figure out a way to generate our own apple signed tokens, perhaps with a parse apple account
+  // and a private key
+  xit('should throw error with invalid user id', async () => {
+    try {
+      await apple.validateAuthData(
+        { id: 'invalid user', token: 'INSERT APPLE TOKEN HERE' },
+        { clientId: 'INSERT CLIENT ID HERE' }
+      );
+      fail();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).toBe('auth data is invalid for this user.');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should throw error with with invalid user id', async () => {
     const fakeClaim = {
       iss: 'https://appleid.apple.com',
@@ -1320,6 +1460,7 @@ describe('apple signin auth adapter', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
 describe('Apple Game Center Auth adapter', () => {
   const gcenter = require('../lib/Adapters/Auth/gcenter');
 
diff --git a/src/Adapters/Auth/apple.js b/src/Adapters/Auth/apple.js
index 46ed01bf46..2731183b7f 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/Auth/apple.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Auth/apple.js
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ const getAppleKeyByKeyId = async (keyId, cacheMaxEntries, cacheMaxAge) => {
 const getHeaderFromToken = token => {
   const decodedToken = jwt.decode(token, { complete: true });
   if (!decodedToken) {
-    throw Error('provided token does not decode as JWT');
+    throw new Parse.Error(
+      Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
+      `provided token does not decode as JWT`
+    );
   }
+
   return decodedToken.header;
 };
 
@@ -45,12 +49,14 @@ const verifyIdToken = async (
   if (!token) {
     throw new Parse.Error(
       Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
-      'id token is invalid for this user.'
+      `id token is invalid for this user.`
     );
   }
 
   const { kid: keyId, alg: algorithm } = getHeaderFromToken(token);
   const ONE_HOUR_IN_MS = 3600000;
+  let jwtClaims;
+
   cacheMaxAge = cacheMaxAge || ONE_HOUR_IN_MS;
   cacheMaxEntries = cacheMaxEntries || 5;
 
@@ -61,9 +67,17 @@ const verifyIdToken = async (
   );
   const signingKey = appleKey.publicKey || appleKey.rsaPublicKey;
 
-  const jwtClaims = jwt.verify(token, signingKey, {
-    algorithms: algorithm,
-  });
+  try {
+    jwtClaims = jwt.verify(token, signingKey, {
+      algorithms: algorithm,
+      // the audience can be checked against a string, a regular expression or a list of strings and/or regular expressions.
+      audience: clientId,
+    });
+  } catch (exception) {
+    const message = exception.message;
+
+    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND, `${message}`);
+  }
 
   if (jwtClaims.iss !== TOKEN_ISSUER) {
     throw new Parse.Error(
@@ -71,18 +85,13 @@ const verifyIdToken = async (
       `id token not issued by correct OpenID provider - expected: ${TOKEN_ISSUER} | from: ${jwtClaims.iss}`
     );
   }
+
   if (jwtClaims.sub !== id) {
     throw new Parse.Error(
       Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
       `auth data is invalid for this user.`
     );
   }
-  if (clientId !== undefined && jwtClaims.aud !== clientId) {
-    throw new Parse.Error(
-      Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
-      `jwt aud parameter does not include this client - is: ${jwtClaims.aud} | expected: ${clientId}`
-    );
-  }
   return jwtClaims;
 };