diff --git a/src/firebase_functions/https_fn.py b/src/firebase_functions/https_fn.py
index 84c5659..45cdc5e 100644
--- a/src/firebase_functions/https_fn.py
+++ b/src/firebase_functions/https_fn.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class AuthData:
     The interface for Auth tokens verified in Callable functions
     """
 
-    uid: str
+    uid: str | None
     """
     User ID of the ID token.
     """
@@ -346,8 +346,10 @@ class CallableRequest(_typing.Generic[_core.T]):
 _C2 = _typing.Callable[[CallableRequest[_typing.Any]], _typing.Any]
 
 
-def _on_call_handler(func: _C2, request: Request,
-                     enforce_app_check: bool) -> Response:
+def _on_call_handler(func: _C2,
+                     request: Request,
+                     enforce_app_check: bool,
+                     verify_token: bool = True) -> Response:
     try:
         if not _util.valid_on_call_request(request):
             _logging.error("Invalid request, unable to process.")
@@ -357,7 +359,8 @@ def _on_call_handler(func: _C2, request: Request,
             data=_json.loads(request.data)["data"],
         )
 
-        token_status = _util.on_call_check_tokens(request)
+        token_status = _util.on_call_check_tokens(request,
+                                                  verify_token=verify_token)
 
         if token_status.auth == _util.OnCallTokenState.INVALID:
             raise HttpsError(FunctionsErrorCode.UNAUTHENTICATED,
@@ -377,8 +380,10 @@ def _on_call_handler(func: _C2, request: Request,
         if token_status.auth_token is not None:
             context = _dataclasses.replace(
                 context,
-                auth=AuthData(token_status.auth_token["uid"],
-                              token_status.auth_token),
+                auth=AuthData(
+                    token_status.auth_token["uid"]
+                    if "uid" in token_status.auth_token else None,
+                    token_status.auth_token),
             )
 
         instance_id = request.headers.get("Firebase-Instance-ID-Token")
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ def _on_call_handler(func: _C2, request: Request,
     # pylint: disable=broad-except
     except Exception as err:
         if not isinstance(err, HttpsError):
-            _logging.error("Unhandled error", err)
+            _logging.error("Unhandled error: %s", err)
             err = HttpsError(FunctionsErrorCode.INTERNAL, "INTERNAL")
         status = err._http_error_code.status
         return _make_response(_jsonify(error=err._as_dict()), status)
diff --git a/src/firebase_functions/private/util.py b/src/firebase_functions/private/util.py
index 0997f8d..4a939af 100644
--- a/src/firebase_functions/private/util.py
+++ b/src/firebase_functions/private/util.py
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 Module for internal utilities.
 """
 
+import base64
 import os as _os
 import json as _json
+import re as _re
 import typing as _typing
 import dataclasses as _dataclasses
 import datetime as _dt
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@
 P = _typing.ParamSpec("P")
 R = _typing.TypeVar("R")
 
+JWT_REGEX = _re.compile(
+    r"^[a-zA-Z0-9\-_=]+?\.[a-zA-Z0-9\-_=]+?\.([a-zA-Z0-9\-_=]+)?$")
+
 
 class Sentinel:
     """Internal class for RESET_VALUE."""
@@ -204,9 +209,13 @@ def as_dict(self) -> dict:
 
 
 def _on_call_check_auth_token(
-    request: _Request
+    request: _Request,
+    verify_token: bool = True,
 ) -> None | _typing.Literal[OnCallTokenState.INVALID] | dict[str, _typing.Any]:
-    """Validates the auth token in a callable request."""
+    """
+        Validates the auth token in a callable request. 
+        If verify_token is False, the token will be decoded without verification.
+    """
     authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
     if authorization is None:
         return None
@@ -215,13 +224,15 @@ def _on_call_check_auth_token(
         return OnCallTokenState.INVALID
     try:
         id_token = authorization.replace("Bearer ", "")
-        auth_token = _auth.verify_id_token(id_token)
+        if verify_token:
+            auth_token = _auth.verify_id_token(id_token)
+        else:
+            auth_token = _unsafe_decode_id_token(id_token)
         return auth_token
     # pylint: disable=broad-except
     except Exception as err:
         _logging.error(f"Error validating token: {err}")
         return OnCallTokenState.INVALID
-    return OnCallTokenState.INVALID
 
 
 def _on_call_check_app_token(
@@ -240,23 +251,44 @@ def _on_call_check_app_token(
         return OnCallTokenState.INVALID
 
 
-def on_call_check_tokens(request: _Request,) -> _OnCallTokenVerification:
+def _unsafe_decode_id_token(token: str):
+    # Check if the token matches the JWT pattern
+    if not JWT_REGEX.match(token):
+        return {}
+
+    # Split the token by '.' and decode each component from base64
+    components = [base64.urlsafe_b64decode(f"{s}==") for s in token.split(".")]
+
+    # Attempt to parse the payload (second component) as JSON
+    payload = components[1].decode("utf-8")
+    try:
+        payload = _json.loads(payload)
+    except _json.JSONDecodeError:
+        # If there's an error during parsing, ignore it and return the payload as is
+        pass
+
+    return payload
+
+
+def on_call_check_tokens(request: _Request,
+                         verify_token: bool = True) -> _OnCallTokenVerification:
     """Check tokens"""
     verifications = _OnCallTokenVerification()
 
-    auth_token = _on_call_check_auth_token(request)
+    auth_token = _on_call_check_auth_token(request, verify_token=verify_token)
     if auth_token is None:
         verifications.auth = OnCallTokenState.MISSING
     elif isinstance(auth_token, dict):
         verifications.auth = OnCallTokenState.VALID
         verifications.auth_token = auth_token
 
-    app_token = _on_call_check_app_token(request)
-    if app_token is None:
-        verifications.app = OnCallTokenState.MISSING
-    elif isinstance(app_token, dict):
-        verifications.app = OnCallTokenState.VALID
-        verifications.app_token = app_token
+    if verify_token:
+        app_token = _on_call_check_app_token(request)
+        if app_token is None:
+            verifications.app = OnCallTokenState.MISSING
+        elif isinstance(app_token, dict):
+            verifications.app = OnCallTokenState.VALID
+            verifications.app_token = app_token
 
     log_payload = {
         **verifications.as_dict(),
@@ -266,7 +298,7 @@ def on_call_check_tokens(request: _Request,) -> _OnCallTokenVerification:
     }
 
     errs = []
-    if verifications.app == OnCallTokenState.INVALID:
+    if verify_token and verifications.app == OnCallTokenState.INVALID:
         errs.append(("AppCheck token was rejected.", log_payload))
 
     if verifications.auth == OnCallTokenState.INVALID:
diff --git a/src/firebase_functions/tasks_fn.py b/src/firebase_functions/tasks_fn.py
index 2d366b6..e0ecf3b 100644
--- a/src/firebase_functions/tasks_fn.py
+++ b/src/firebase_functions/tasks_fn.py
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ def on_task_dispatched_decorator(func: _C):
 
         @_functools.wraps(func)
         def on_task_dispatched_wrapped(request: Request) -> Response:
-            return _on_call_handler(func, request, enforce_app_check=False)
+            return _on_call_handler(func,
+                                    request,
+                                    enforce_app_check=False,
+                                    verify_token=False)
 
         _util.set_func_endpoint_attr(
             on_task_dispatched_wrapped,
diff --git a/tests/test_tasks_fn.py b/tests/test_tasks_fn.py
index 0e1293a..b52bd0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_tasks_fn.py
+++ b/tests/test_tasks_fn.py
@@ -68,3 +68,38 @@ def example(request: CallableRequest[object]) -> str:
                 response.get_data(as_text=True),
                 '{"result":"Hello World"}\n',
             )
+
+    def test_token_is_decoded(self):
+        """
+        Test that the token is decoded instead of verifying auth first.
+        """
+        app = Flask(__name__)
+
+        @on_task_dispatched()
+        def example(request: CallableRequest[object]) -> str:
+            auth = request.auth
+            # Make mypy happy
+            if auth is None:
+                self.fail("Auth is None")
+                return "No Auth"
+            self.assertEqual(auth.token["sub"], "firebase")
+            self.assertEqual(auth.token["name"], "John Doe")
+            return "Hello World"
+
+        with app.test_request_context("/"):
+            # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+            test_token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJmaXJlYmFzZSIsIm5hbWUiOiJKb2huIERvZSJ9.74A24Y821E7CZx8aYCsCKo0Y-W0qXwqME-14QlEMcB0"
+            environ = EnvironBuilder(
+                method="POST",
+                headers={
+                    "Authorization": f"Bearer {test_token}"
+                },
+                json={
+                    "data": {
+                        "test": "value"
+                    },
+                },
+            ).get_environ()
+            request = Request(environ)
+            response = example(request)
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 0a8dcbb..cb13d30 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Internal utils tests.
 """
 from os import environ, path
-from firebase_functions.private.util import firebase_config, microsecond_timestamp_conversion, nanoseconds_timestamp_conversion, get_precision_timestamp, normalize_path, deep_merge, PrecisionTimestamp, second_timestamp_conversion
+from firebase_functions.private.util import firebase_config, microsecond_timestamp_conversion, nanoseconds_timestamp_conversion, get_precision_timestamp, normalize_path, deep_merge, PrecisionTimestamp, second_timestamp_conversion, _unsafe_decode_id_token
 import datetime as _dt
 
 test_bucket = "python-functions-testing.appspot.com"
@@ -184,3 +184,11 @@ def test_does_not_modify_originals():
     deep_merge(dict1, dict2)
     assert dict1["baz"]["answer"] == 42
     assert dict2["baz"]["answer"] == 33
+
+
+def test_unsafe_decode_token():
+    # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+    test_token = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJmaXJlYmFzZSIsIm5hbWUiOiJKb2huIERvZSJ9.74A24Y821E7CZx8aYCsCKo0Y-W0qXwqME-14QlEMcB0"
+    result = _unsafe_decode_id_token(test_token)
+    assert result["sub"] == "firebase"
+    assert result["name"] == "John Doe"