diff --git a/src/joserfc/_rfc7519/claims.py b/src/joserfc/_rfc7519/claims.py
index e35c973..1d1421e 100644
--- a/src/joserfc/_rfc7519/claims.py
+++ b/src/joserfc/_rfc7519/claims.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def convert_claims(claims: Claims, encoder_cls: type[JSONEncoder] | None = None)
 class ClaimsOption(TypedDict, total=False):
     essential: bool
     allow_blank: bool | None
-    value: str | int | bool
+    value: str | int | bool | list[str | int | bool]
     values: list[str | int | bool] | list[str] | list[int] | list[bool]
 
 
@@ -64,20 +64,25 @@ def check_value(self, claim_name: str, value: Any) -> None:
 
         option_values = option.get("values")
 
-        if option_values is None:
-            option_value = option.get("value")
-            if option_value is not None:
-                option_values = [option_value]
+        if option_values:
+            if isinstance(value, list):
+                if not any(v in value for v in option_values):
+                    raise InvalidClaimError(claim_name)
+            elif value not in option_values:
+                raise InvalidClaimError(claim_name)
+            return
 
-        if not option_values:
+        option_value = option.get("value")
+        if option_value is None:
             return
 
+        # "value" is the expected claim value itself; a list claim also
+        # matches when one of its elements is the expected value
         if isinstance(value, list):
-            if not any(v in value for v in option_values):
-                raise InvalidClaimError(claim_name)
-        else:
-            if value not in option_values:
+            if value != option_value and option_value not in value:
                 raise InvalidClaimError(claim_name)
+        elif value != option_value:
+            raise InvalidClaimError(claim_name)
 
     def validate(self, claims: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/tests/jwt/test_claims.py b/tests/jwt/test_claims.py
index d5bf46a..fb6d12e 100644
--- a/tests/jwt/test_claims.py
+++ b/tests/jwt/test_claims.py
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ def test_option_value(self):
         claims_requests.validate({"foo": False})
         self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"foo": True})
 
+    def test_option_value_with_list(self):
+        # a list "value" is the expected claim value itself
+        claims_requests = jwt.JWTClaimsRegistry(aud={"essential": True, "value": ["id1"]})
+        claims_requests.validate({"aud": ["id1"]})
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"aud": ["id2"]})
+
+        claims_requests = jwt.JWTClaimsRegistry(aud={"essential": True, "value": ["id1", "id2"]})
+        claims_requests.validate({"aud": ["id1", "id2"]})
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"aud": "id1"})
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"aud": ["id1"]})
+
+        # a scalar "value" still matches any element of a list claim
+        claims_requests = jwt.JWTClaimsRegistry(foo={"essential": True, "value": "id1"})
+        claims_requests.validate({"foo": ["id1"]})
+        self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"foo": ["id2"]})
+
     def test_option_values(self):
         claims_requests = jwt.JWTClaimsRegistry(foo={"essential": True, "values": ["1", "2", True, False]})
         self.assertRaises(InvalidClaimError, claims_requests.validate, {"foo": "a"})