diff --git a/equal.go b/equal.go
index 1853c15..0b3c2c5 100644
--- a/equal.go
+++ b/equal.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (c Comparer) varCollected(s string, v interface{}) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (c Comparer) filterDeltas(deltas []gojsondiff.Delta) []gojsondiff.Delta {
+func (c Comparer) filterDeltas(deltas []gojsondiff.Delta, ignoreAdded bool) []gojsondiff.Delta {
 	result := make([]gojsondiff.Delta, 0, len(deltas))
 
 	for _, delta := range deltas {
@@ -142,19 +142,24 @@ func (c Comparer) filterDeltas(deltas []gojsondiff.Delta) []gojsondiff.Delta {
 				}
 			}
 		case *gojsondiff.Object:
-			v.Deltas = c.filterDeltas(v.Deltas)
+			v.Deltas = c.filterDeltas(v.Deltas, ignoreAdded)
 			if len(v.Deltas) == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
 
 			delta = v
 		case *gojsondiff.Array:
-			v.Deltas = c.filterDeltas(v.Deltas)
+			v.Deltas = c.filterDeltas(v.Deltas, ignoreAdded)
 			if len(v.Deltas) == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
 
 			delta = v
+
+		case *gojsondiff.Added:
+			if ignoreAdded {
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 
 		result = append(result, delta)
@@ -237,6 +242,10 @@ func (c Comparer) FailNotEqualMarshal(expected []byte, actualValue interface{})
 
 // FailNotEqual returns error if JSON payloads are different, nil otherwise.
 func (c Comparer) FailNotEqual(expected, actual []byte) error {
+	return c.fail(expected, actual, false)
+}
+
+func (c Comparer) fail(expected, actual []byte, ignoreAdded bool) error {
 	var expDecoded, actDecoded interface{}
 
 	expected, err := c.filterExpected(expected)
@@ -277,7 +286,7 @@ func (c Comparer) FailNotEqual(expected, actual []byte) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	diffValue = &diff{deltas: c.filterDeltas(diffValue.Deltas())}
+	diffValue = &diff{deltas: c.filterDeltas(diffValue.Deltas(), ignoreAdded)}
 	if !diffValue.Modified() {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/matches.go b/matches.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fc377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package assertjson
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// Matches compares two JSON payloads.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func (c Comparer) Matches(t TestingT, expected, actual []byte, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	err := c.FailMismatch(expected, actual)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	msg := err.Error()
+	msg = strings.ToUpper(msg[0:1]) + msg[1:]
+	assert.Fail(t, msg, msgAndArgs...)
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// MatchesMarshal marshals actual JSON payload and compares it with expected payload.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func (c Comparer) MatchesMarshal(t TestingT, expected []byte, actualValue interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	actual, err := MarshalIndentCompact(actualValue, "", "  ", 80)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "failed to marshal actual value")
+
+	if len(msgAndArgs) == 0 {
+		msgAndArgs = append(msgAndArgs, string(actual))
+	}
+
+	return c.Matches(t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// FailMismatch returns error if expected JSON payload does not match actual JSON payload, nil otherwise.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func FailMismatch(expected, actual []byte) error {
+	return defaultComparer.FailMismatch(expected, actual)
+}
+
+// FailMismatchMarshal returns error if expected JSON payload does not match marshaled actual value, nil otherwise.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func FailMismatchMarshal(expected []byte, actualValue interface{}) error {
+	return defaultComparer.FailMismatchMarshal(expected, actualValue)
+}
+
+// FailMismatchMarshal returns error if expected JSON payload does not match marshaled actual value, nil otherwise.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func (c Comparer) FailMismatchMarshal(expected []byte, actualValue interface{}) error {
+	actual, err := MarshalIndentCompact(actualValue, "", "  ", 80)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return c.FailMismatch(expected, actual)
+}
+
+// FailMismatch returns error if expected JSON payload does not match actual JSON payload, nil otherwise.
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func (c Comparer) FailMismatch(expected, actual []byte) error {
+	return c.fail(expected, actual, true)
+}
+
+// Matches compares two JSON documents ignoring string values "<ignore-diff>".
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func Matches(t TestingT, expected, actual []byte, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	return defaultComparer.Matches(t, expected, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+}
+
+// MatchesMarshal marshals actual value and compares two JSON documents ignoring string values "<ignore-diff>".
+// It ignores added fields in actual JSON payload.
+func MatchesMarshal(t TestingT, expected []byte, actualValue interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) bool {
+	if h, ok := t.(tHelper); ok {
+		h.Helper()
+	}
+
+	return defaultComparer.MatchesMarshal(t, expected, actualValue, msgAndArgs...)
+}
diff --git a/matches_test.go b/matches_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44de3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matches_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package assertjson_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/swaggest/assertjson"
+)
+
+func TestFailMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	act := json.RawMessage(`{"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": {"d": 1, "e": 2}}`)
+	exp := []byte(`{"a": 1, "c": {"d": 1}}`)
+	expFail := []byte(`{"a": 1, "c": {"d": 2}}`)
+
+	assert.EqualError(t, assertjson.FailNotEqualMarshal(exp, act), `not equal:
+ {
+   "a": 1,
+   "c": {
+     "d": 1
++    "e": 2
+   }
++  "b": 2
+ }
+`)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, assertjson.FailMismatchMarshal(exp, act))
+	assert.NoError(t, assertjson.FailMismatch(exp, act))
+	assert.EqualError(t, assertjson.FailMismatchMarshal(expFail, act), `not equal:
+ {
+   "a": 1,
+   "c": {
+-    "d": 2
++    "d": 1
+   }
+ }
+`)
+
+	assert.False(t, assertjson.MatchesMarshal(testingT(func(format string, args ...interface{}) {}), expFail, act))
+	assertjson.MatchesMarshal(t, exp, act)
+	assertjson.Matches(t, exp, act)
+}