diff --git a/lib/access_token_response.dart b/lib/access_token_response.dart
index 5ef8905..9ea763e 100644
--- a/lib/access_token_response.dart
+++ b/lib/access_token_response.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:jwt_decoder/jwt_decoder.dart';
 import 'package:oauth2_client/oauth2_response.dart';
 
 /// Represents the response to an Access Token Request.
@@ -79,6 +80,22 @@ class AccessTokenResponse extends OAuth2Response {
     return expired;
   }
 
+  bool isRefreshTokenExpired() {
+    if (!hasRefreshToken()) return true;
+
+    final decodedRefreshToken = JwtDecoder.tryDecode(refreshToken ?? '');
+
+    if (decodedRefreshToken != null) {
+      final int? expirationTimestamp = decodedRefreshToken.containsKey('exp') ? decodedRefreshToken['exp'] : null;
+      if (expirationTimestamp != null) {
+        final refreshTokenExpirationDate = DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(Duration(seconds: expirationTimestamp).inMilliseconds);
+        return refreshTokenExpirationDate.difference(DateTime.now()).inSeconds < 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   ///Checks if the access token must be refreeshed
   bool refreshNeeded({secondsToExpiration = 30}) {
     var needsRefresh = false;
@@ -106,6 +123,14 @@ class AccessTokenResponse extends OAuth2Response {
     return isValid() ? respMap['access_token'] : null;
   }
 
+  Map<String, dynamic>? get decodedAccessToken {
+    final rawAccessToken = accessToken;
+    if (rawAccessToken != null) {
+      return JwtDecoder.tryDecode(rawAccessToken);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   String? get tokenType {
     //Some providers (e.g. Slack) don't return the token_type parameter, even if it's required...
     //In those cases, fallback to "bearer"
diff --git a/lib/oauth2_client.dart b/lib/oauth2_client.dart
index 1562b51..0715332 100644
--- a/lib/oauth2_client.dart
+++ b/lib/oauth2_client.dart
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class OAuth2Client {
   }
 
   /// Refreshes an Access Token issuing a refresh_token grant to the OAuth2 server.
-  Future<AccessTokenResponse> refreshToken(String refreshToken,
+  Future<AccessTokenResponse?> refreshToken(String refreshToken,
       {httpClient, required String clientId, String? clientSecret}) async {
     final Map params = getRefreshUrlParams(refreshToken: refreshToken);
 
@@ -271,7 +271,12 @@ class OAuth2Client {
         params: params,
         httpClient: httpClient);
 
-    return http2TokenResponse(response);
+    if (response.statusCode >= 200 && response.statusCode < 300) {
+      return http2TokenResponse(response);
+    }
+
+    return null;
+
   }
 
   /// Revokes both the Access and the Refresh tokens in the provided [tknResp]
diff --git a/lib/oauth2_helper.dart b/lib/oauth2_helper.dart
index 666e738..ce62441 100644
--- a/lib/oauth2_helper.dart
+++ b/lib/oauth2_helper.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:jwt_decoder/jwt_decoder.dart';
 import 'package:oauth2_client/access_token_response.dart';
 import 'package:oauth2_client/oauth2_exception.dart';
 import 'package:oauth2_client/oauth2_client.dart';
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class OAuth2Helper {
     if (tknResp != null) {
       if (tknResp.refreshNeeded()) {
         //The access token is expired
-        if (tknResp.refreshToken != null) {
+        if (tknResp.refreshToken != null && !tknResp.isRefreshTokenExpired()) {
           tknResp = await refreshToken(tknResp.refreshToken!);
         } else {
           //No refresh token, fetch a new token
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 510dc77..d9e2066 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   http: ^0.13.4
   meta: ^1.7.0
   random_string: ^2.3.1
+  jwt_decoder: ^2.0.1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
diff --git a/test/oauth2_client_test.dart b/test/oauth2_client_test.dart
index 8661a1f..d33c2fc 100644
--- a/test/oauth2_client_test.dart
+++ b/test/oauth2_client_test.dart
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ void main() {
               .captured[1],
           {'Authorization': 'Basic bXljbGllbnRpZDp0ZXN0X3NlY3JldA=='});
 
-      expect(resp.isValid(), true);
-      expect(resp.accessToken, accessToken);
+      expect(resp?.isValid() ?? false, true);
+      expect(resp?.accessToken ?? '', accessToken);
     });
 
     test('Error in refreshing token', () async {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void main() {
               .captured[1],
           {'Authorization': 'Basic bXljbGllbnRpZDp0ZXN0X3NlY3JldA=='});
 
-      expect(resp.isValid(), false);
+      expect(resp?.isValid() ?? false, false);
     });
 
     test('Authorization url params (1/5)', () {