diff --git a/src/encryption.test.ts b/src/encryption.test.ts
index a8c330bb..77f65839 100644
--- a/src/encryption.test.ts
+++ b/src/encryption.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import {
   decrypt,
   decryptSafely,
+  decryptWithSharedSecret,
   encrypt,
   encryptSafely,
+  EthEncryptedData,
   getEncryptionPublicKey,
 } from './encryption';
 
@@ -73,6 +75,86 @@ describe('encryption', function () {
     expect(plaintext).toBe(secretMessage);
   });
 
+  // shared secret decryption test
+  it('bob decrypts message that Alice sent to him with his shared secret', function () {
+    const encryptedDataWithHW: EthEncryptedData = {
+      version: 'x25519-xsalsa20-poly1305',
+      nonce: 'QjBaLWLlYeIDUcMjqUpDkIxoaBIck/lh',
+      ephemPublicKey: '/uwH3xIXDBG8ARritky4dSh9DXFNo1Jw2lSgq+Prdx0=',
+      ciphertext: 'pT7dEopOHWZgFQZ0cK2ia/9Ewz03xq6db/vU8glwg+deI4WiyP2lTY0s',
+    };
+    const sharedSecret = 'Pplxc07fb6IiXAmtDJ9ebL4KRGXF9qeic0ZmktOdHCk=';
+
+    const result = decryptWithSharedSecret({
+      encryptedData: encryptedDataWithHW,
+      sharedSecret,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(secretMessage);
+  });
+
+  it('bob decrypts invalid message that Alice sent to him with his shared secret', function () {
+    const encryptedDataWithHW: EthEncryptedData = {
+      version: 'x25519-xsalsa20-poly1305',
+      nonce: 'QjBaLWLlYeIDUcMjqUpDkIxoaBIck/lh',
+      ephemPublicKey: '/uwH3xIXDBG8ARritky4dSh9DXFNo1Jw2lSgq+Prdx0=',
+      ciphertext: 'pT7dEopOHWZgFQZ0cK2ia/9Ewz03xq6db/vU8glgg+deI4WiyP2lTY0s',
+    };
+    const sharedSecret = 'Pplxc07fb6IiXAmtDJ9ebL4KRGXF9qeic0ZmktOdHCk=';
+
+    expect(() =>
+      decryptWithSharedSecret({
+        encryptedData: encryptedDataWithHW,
+        sharedSecret,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow('Decryption failed.');
+  });
+
+  it('bob decrypts unknown version message that Alice sent to him with his shared secret', function () {
+    const encryptedDataWithHW: EthEncryptedData = {
+      version: 'x25519-xsalsa21-poly1305',
+      nonce: 'QjBaLWLlYeIDUcMjqUpDkIxoaBIck/lh',
+      ephemPublicKey: '/uwH3xIXDBG8ARritky4dSh9DXFNo1Jw2lSgq+Prdx0=',
+      ciphertext: 'pT7dEopOHWZgFQZ0cK2ia/9Ewz03xq6db/vU8glgg+deI4WiyP2lTY0s',
+    };
+    const sharedSecret = 'Pplxc07fb6IiXAmtDJ9ebL4KRGXF9qeic0ZmktOdHCk=';
+
+    expect(() =>
+      decryptWithSharedSecret({
+        encryptedData: encryptedDataWithHW,
+        sharedSecret,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow('Encryption type/version not supported.');
+  });
+
+  it('bob decrypts null encrypted that Alice sent to him with his shared secret', function () {
+    const encryptedDataWithHW: EthEncryptedData = null;
+    const sharedSecret = 'Pplxc07fb6IiXAmtDJ9ebL4KRGXF9qeic0ZmktOdHCk=';
+
+    expect(() =>
+      decryptWithSharedSecret({
+        encryptedData: encryptedDataWithHW,
+        sharedSecret,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow('Missing encryptedData parameter');
+  });
+
+  it('bob decrypts message that Alice sent to him with null shared secret', function () {
+    const encryptedDataWithHW: EthEncryptedData = {
+      version: 'x25519-xsalsa21-poly1305',
+      nonce: 'QjBaLWLlYeIDUcMjqUpDkIxoaBIck/lh',
+      ephemPublicKey: '/uwH3xIXDBG8ARritky4dSh9DXFNo1Jw2lSgq+Prdx0=',
+      ciphertext: 'pT7dEopOHWZgFQZ0cK2ia/9Ewz03xq6db/vU8glgg+deI4WiyP2lTY0s',
+    };
+    const sharedSecret = null;
+
+    expect(() =>
+      decryptWithSharedSecret({
+        encryptedData: encryptedDataWithHW,
+        sharedSecret,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow('Missing sharedSecret parameter');
+  });
+
   // decryption test
   it('bob decrypts message that Alice sent to him', function () {
     const result = decrypt({
diff --git a/src/encryption.ts b/src/encryption.ts
index ccfea714..fbd3e1e0 100644
--- a/src/encryption.ts
+++ b/src/encryption.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,78 @@ export function decrypt({
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Decrypt a message using a shared secret rather than a private key.
+ *
+ * @param options - The decryption options.
+ * @param options.encryptedData - The encrypted data.
+ * @param options.sharedSecret - The shared secret to decrypt with.
+ * @returns The decrypted message.
+ */
+export function decryptWithSharedSecret({
+  encryptedData,
+  sharedSecret,
+}: {
+  encryptedData: EthEncryptedData;
+  sharedSecret: string;
+}): string {
+  if (isNullish(encryptedData)) {
+    throw new Error('Missing encryptedData parameter');
+  } else if (isNullish(sharedSecret)) {
+    throw new Error('Missing sharedSecret parameter');
+  }
+
+  switch (encryptedData.version) {
+    case 'x25519-xsalsa20-poly1305': {
+      // assemble decryption parameters
+      const nonce = naclUtil.decodeBase64(encryptedData.nonce);
+      const ciphertext = naclUtil.decodeBase64(encryptedData.ciphertext);
+      const secret = naclUtil.decodeBase64(sharedSecret);
+
+      // Hsalsa20 constant
+      const sigma = new Uint8Array([
+        101, 120, 112, 97, 110, 100, 32, 51, 50, 45, 98, 121, 116, 101, 32, 107,
+      ]);
+      const _0 = new Uint8Array(16);
+
+      // Hsalsa20 result
+      const privateKey = new Uint8Array(32);
+
+      // Calculate private key
+      // We use any conversion here because lowlevel function of nacl are not typed
+      (nacl as any).lowlevel.crypto_core_hsalsa20(
+        privateKey,
+        _0,
+        secret,
+        sigma,
+      );
+
+      // decrypt
+      const decryptedMessage = nacl.secretbox.open(
+        ciphertext,
+        nonce,
+        privateKey,
+      );
+
+      // return decrypted msg data
+      let output;
+      try {
+        output = naclUtil.encodeUTF8(decryptedMessage);
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw new Error('Decryption failed.');
+      }
+
+      if (output) {
+        return output;
+      }
+      throw new Error('Decryption failed.');
+    }
+
+    default:
+      throw new Error('Encryption type/version not supported.');
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Decrypt a message that has been encrypted using `encryptSafely`.
  *
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 04a11665..73dbade5 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Array [
   "encrypt",
   "encryptSafely",
   "decrypt",
+  "decryptWithSharedSecret",
   "decryptSafely",
   "getEncryptionPublicKey",
 ]