diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 544cf0c..835e647 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@
       <version>1.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+      <version>3.26.3</version>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/Waiter.java b/src/main/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/Waiter.java
index f6bcc83..b4f32e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/Waiter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/Waiter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import net.jodah.concurrentunit.internal.ReentrantCircuit;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class Waiter {
   private AtomicInteger remainingResumes = new AtomicInteger(0);
   private final ReentrantCircuit circuit = new ReentrantCircuit();
   private volatile Throwable failure;
+  private final ThreadLocal<org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions> softAssertionsThreadLocal = ThreadLocal.withInitial(org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions::new);
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Waiter.
@@ -105,6 +107,47 @@ public <T> void assertThat(T actual, org.hamcrest.Matcher<? super T> matcher) {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Asserts using AssertJ that {@code actual} satisfies the condition specified by {@code consumer}
+   * @param actual actual value to assert
+   * @param consumer consumer to provide assertions
+   *
+   * @throws AssertionError on main thread when the assertion fails
+   */
+  public <T> void assertThat(T actual, Consumer<org.assertj.core.api.Assert<org.assertj.core.api.ObjectAssert<T>, T>> consumer) {
+    assertThat(() -> consumer.accept(org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat(actual)));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * add a soft assertion using AssertJ to Waiter object on this thread. Use {@code assertAndResume()} to verify assertions
+   * and resume Waiter.
+   * @param actual actual value to assert
+   * @return SoftAssertion
+   */
+  public <T> org.assertj.core.api.Assert<org.assertj.core.api.ObjectAssert<T>, T> softlyAssertThat(T actual) {
+    return softAssertionsThreadLocal.get().assertThat(actual);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Assert all AssertJ SoftAssertions
+   * @param softly soft assertions
+   */
+  public void assertThat(org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions softly) {
+    assertThat(softly::assertAll);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * assert that this runnable is not throwing an AssertionError
+   * @param assertionRunnable runnable to be called
+   */
+  public void assertThat(Runnable assertionRunnable) {
+    try {
+      assertionRunnable.run();
+    } catch (AssertionError e) {
+      fail(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Waits until {@link #resume()} is called, or the test is failed.
    *
@@ -203,6 +246,16 @@ public synchronized void resume() {
       circuit.close();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Verifies existing SoftAssertions and resumes the waiter when the expected number of
+   * {@link #resume()} calls have occurred.
+   */
+  public void assertAndResume() {
+    assertThat(softAssertionsThreadLocal.get());
+    resume();
+    softAssertionsThreadLocal.remove();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fails the current test.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/WaiterTest.java b/src/test/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/WaiterTest.java
index 447848e..fed5aad 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/WaiterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/jodah/concurrentunit/WaiterTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.jodah.concurrentunit;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
+import org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -235,6 +237,53 @@ public void run() {
     w.await(1000);
   }
 
+  @Test(expectedExceptions = AssertionError.class)
+  public void shouldSupportAssertJ() throws Throwable {
+    final Waiter w = new Waiter();
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        w.assertThat(() -> assertThat("one").isEqualTo("two"));
+      }
+    }).start();
+    w.await(1000);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expectedExceptions = AssertionError.class)
+  public void shouldSupportAssertJFluently() throws Throwable {
+    final Waiter w = new Waiter();
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        w.assertThat("one", (assertion) -> assertion.isEqualTo("two"));
+      }
+    }).start();
+    w.await(1000);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expectedExceptions = AssertionError.class)
+  public void shouldSupportAssertJSoftAssertions() throws Throwable {
+    final Waiter w = new Waiter();
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        SoftAssertions assertions = new SoftAssertions();
+        assertions.assertThat("one").isEqualTo("two");
+        w.assertThat(assertions);
+      }
+    }).start();
+    w.await(1000);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expectedExceptions = AssertionError.class)
+  public void shouldSupportAssertJSoftAssertionsFluent() throws Throwable {
+    final Waiter w = new Waiter();
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+      public void run() {
+        w.softlyAssertThat("one").isEqualTo("two");
+        w.assertAndResume();
+      }
+    }).start();
+    w.await(1000);
+  }
+
   public void shouldSupportSuccessiveResumeAwaits() throws Throwable {
     final Waiter w = new Waiter();
     w.resume();