diff --git a/twython/twython.py b/twython/twython.py
index cddf739..cd724a3 100644
--- a/twython/twython.py
+++ b/twython/twython.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TwythonRateLimitError(TwythonError):
 
 
 class Twython(object):
-    def __init__(self, app_key=None, app_secret=None, oauth_token=None, oauth_token_secret=None, \
+    def __init__(self, app_key=None, app_secret=None, oauth_token=None, oauth_token_secret=None, oauth_verifier=None, \
                 headers=None, callback_url=None, twitter_token=None, twitter_secret=None, proxies=None, version='1.1'):
         """Instantiates an instance of Twython. Takes optional parameters for authentication and such (see below).
 
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ class Twython(object):
 
         self.callback_url = callback_url
 
+        self.oauth_verifier = oauth_verifier
+
         # If there's headers, set them, otherwise be an embarassing parent for their own good.
         self.headers = headers or {'User-Agent': 'Twython v' + __version__}
 
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ class Twython(object):
     def get_authorized_tokens(self):
         """Returns authorized tokens after they go through the auth_url phase.
         """
-        response = self.client.get(self.access_token_url)
+        response = self.client.get(self.access_token_url,params={'oauth_verifier' : self.oauth_verifier})
         authorized_tokens = dict(parse_qsl(response.content))
         if not authorized_tokens:
             raise TwythonError('Unable to decode authorized tokens.')