diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5785e03..c678b2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -271,8 +271,22 @@ If the API call has not returned yet, `isLoading: true`. If the API call has not
 
 If the API call returned a non-200 or there was an error in making the API call itself, `error` contains the parsed JSON value.
 
+### V. Consuming auth state with `useCheckAuth()` hook
 
-### V. Refresh state (eg: logout)
+You can use `useCheckAuth()` hook. It returns the same values as `<AuthConsumer>`\`s render prop parameters.
+
+For example,
+```javascript
+import {useCheckAuth} from "react-check-auth";
+
+function User(props) {
+  const {userInfo, isLoading, error, refreshAuth} = useCheckAuth();
+  
+  return {...}
+}
+```
+
+### VI. Refresh state (eg: logout)
 
 If you implement a logout action in your app, the auth state needs to be updated. All you need to do is call the `refreshAuth()` function available as an argument in the renderProp function of the `AuthConsumer` component.
 
@@ -294,7 +308,7 @@ For example:
 
 This will re-run the call to `authUrl` and update all the child components accordingly.
 
-### VI. Using with React Native
+### VII. Using with React Native
 
 Usage with React Native is exactly the same as with React. However you would typically use a Authorization header instead of cookies. Here's a quick example:
 
diff --git a/src/lib/context.js b/src/lib/context.js
index c107630..de80744 100644
--- a/src/lib/context.js
+++ b/src/lib/context.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   refreshAuth: () => true
 };
 
-const { Provider, Consumer } = React.createContext(defaultState);
+const AuthContext = React.createContext(defaultState);
+const { Provider, Consumer } = AuthContext;
 
-export { Provider, Consumer, defaultState };
+export { AuthContext, Provider, Consumer, defaultState };
diff --git a/src/lib/index.js b/src/lib/index.js
index 8238f68..c675945 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import AuthProvider from './components/AuthProvider';
 import AuthConsumer from './components/AuthConsumer';
+import useCheckAuth from './useCheckAuthHook';
 
-export { AuthProvider, AuthConsumer };
+export { AuthProvider, AuthConsumer, useCheckAuth };
diff --git a/src/lib/useCheckAuthHook.js b/src/lib/useCheckAuthHook.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a9a35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/useCheckAuthHook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {useContext} from 'react';
+import {AuthContext} from './context';
+
+export default function useCheckAuth () {
+  return useContext(AuthContext)
+}