diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005119b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.4.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a09c63..c94fa52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,19 +9,20 @@ Easily handle JSON in RSpec and Cucumber
 
 ## RSpec
 
-json_spec defines five new RSpec matchers:
+json_spec defines six new RSpec matchers:
 
 * `be_json_eql`
 * `include_json`
 * `have_json_path`
 * `have_json_type`
 * `have_json_size`
+* `have_json_value`
 
 The new matchers could be used in RSpec as follows:
 
 ```ruby
 describe User do
-  let(:user){ User.create!(first_name: "Steve", last_name: "Richert") }
+  let(:user) { User.create!(first_name: "Steve", last_name: "Richert") }
 
   context "#to_json" do
     it "includes names" do
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ describe User do
       user.to_json.should have_json_type(Integer).at_path("id")
     end
 
+    it "includes a generated friendly ID" do
+      user.to_json.should have_json_value(user.friendly_id).at_path("external_id")
+    end
+
     it "includes friends" do
       user.to_json.should have_json_size(0).at_path("friends")
 
diff --git a/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb b/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
index cf58e89..2500806 100644
--- a/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require "json_spec/matchers/include_json"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_path"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_type"
+require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_value"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_size"
 
 module JsonSpec
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ def have_json_type(type)
       JsonSpec::Matchers::HaveJsonType.new(type)
     end
 
+    def have_json_value(value)
+      JsonSpec::Matchers::HaveJsonValue.new(value)
+    end
+
     def have_json_size(size)
       JsonSpec::Matchers::HaveJsonSize.new(size)
     end
diff --git a/lib/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value.rb b/lib/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de75fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module JsonSpec
+  module Matchers
+    class HaveJsonValue
+      include JsonSpec::Helpers
+      include JsonSpec::Messages
+
+      def initialize(value)
+        @value = value
+      end
+
+      def matches?(json)
+        @ruby = parse_json(json, @path)
+        @value == @ruby
+      end
+
+      def at_path(path)
+        @path = path
+        self
+      end
+
+      def failure_message
+        message_with_path("Expected JSON value to be \"#{@value}\", got \"#{@ruby}\"")
+      end
+      alias :failure_message_for_should :failure_message
+
+      def failure_message_when_negated
+        message_with_path("Expected JSON value to not be \"#{@value}\", got \"#{@ruby}\"")
+      end
+      alias :failure_message_for_should_not :failure_message_when_negated
+
+      def description
+        message_with_path(%(have JSON value "#{@value}"))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value_spec.rb b/spec/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92dbad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/json_spec/matchers/have_json_value_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe JsonSpec::Matchers::HaveJsonValue do
+  it "matches value at root path" do
+    %("bar").should have_json_value("bar")
+  end
+
+  it "matches value at path" do
+    %({"foo": "bar"}).should have_json_value("bar").at_path("foo")
+  end
+
+  it "matches value at deep path" do
+    %({"foo": {"pipe": "bar"}}).should have_json_value("bar").at_path("foo/pipe")
+  end
+
+  it "provides a failure message" do
+    matcher = have_json_value("pipe")
+    matcher.matches?(%("bar"))
+    matcher.failure_message.should            == "Expected JSON value to be \"pipe\", got \"bar\""
+    matcher.failure_message_for_should.should == "Expected JSON value to be \"pipe\", got \"bar\"" # RSpec 2 interface
+  end
+
+  it "provides a failure message for negation" do
+    matcher = have_json_value("pipe")
+    matcher.matches?(%("bar"))
+    matcher.failure_message_when_negated.should   == "Expected JSON value to not be \"pipe\", got \"bar\""
+    matcher.failure_message_for_should_not.should == "Expected JSON value to not be \"pipe\", got \"bar\"" # RSpec 2 interface
+  end
+
+  it "provides a description message" do
+    matcher = have_json_value("pipe")
+    matcher.matches?(%("pipe"))
+    matcher.description.should == %(have JSON value "pipe")
+  end
+
+  it "provides a description message with path" do
+    matcher = have_json_value("pipe").at_path("json")
+    matcher.matches?(%({"id":1,"json":"pipe"}))
+    matcher.description.should == %(have JSON value "pipe" at path "json")
+  end
+end