diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfb2207..246b1e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ XState is a state machine library to play with any complex behavior of your PHP
 
 ### Installation
 
-The recommended way to install Xstate is through 
+The recommended way to install Xstate is through
 [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).
 
 ```bash
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ The `Transition` class expect 3 required params:
 - **From**: Expect a string for a single / or array for multiple initial allowed states
 - **To**: Expect string which is the next target state *(should match one of the defined allowed states)*
 
+#### Guards (optional)
+
+You can either define a guard callback for a specific transition using `guard` method, which must return a bool. If a guard returns false, the transition cannot be performed.
+
+```php
+use \Mouadziani\XState\Transition;
+$video->transitions([
+    (new Transition('PLAY', ['stopped', 'paused'], 'playing'))
+        ->guard(function ($from, $to) {
+            return true;
+        })
+]);
+```
+
+
 ### 💡 You can define the whole workflow with a single statement:
 
 ```php 
@@ -122,8 +137,8 @@ $video->addTransition(new Transition('TURN_OFF', 'playing', 'stopped'));
 
 ## Upcoming features
 
+- [x] Add the ability to define guard for a specific transition
 - [ ] Define/handle hooks before/after triggering transition
-- [ ] Add the ability to define gates for a specific transition
 
 
 ## Testing
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 74a79f2..fd31b7b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^3.0",
-        "pestphp/pest": "^1.20",
-        "spatie/ray": "^1.28"
+        "pestphp/pest": "^1.20"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/StateMachine.php b/src/StateMachine.php
index 2d31e2f..ea25901 100755
--- a/src/StateMachine.php
+++ b/src/StateMachine.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Mouadziani\XState;
 
-use Closure;
 use Mouadziani\XState\Exceptions\TransitionNotAllowedException;
 use Mouadziani\XState\Exceptions\TransitionNotDefinedException;
 
@@ -16,10 +15,6 @@ class StateMachine
 
     private ?string $currentState = null;
 
-    private ?Closure $beforeEachTransition = null;
-
-    private ?Closure $afterEachTransition = null;
-
     public static function make(): self
     {
         return new static();
@@ -61,20 +56,6 @@ public function addTransition(Transition $transition): self
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function beforeEachTransition(Closure $beforeEachTransition): self
-    {
-        $this->beforeEachTransition = $beforeEachTransition;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    public function afterEachTransition(Closure $afterTransition): self
-    {
-        $this->afterTransition = $afterTransition;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     public function currentState(): string
     {
         return $this->currentState;
@@ -92,7 +73,7 @@ public function transitionTo(string $trigger): self
             throw new TransitionNotAllowedException('Transition not allowed');
         }
 
-        $transition->handle($this->currentState, $this->beforeEachTransition, $this->afterEachTransition);
+        $transition->handle($this->currentState);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -101,16 +82,16 @@ public function canTransisteTo(string $trigger): bool
     {
         $transition = $this->findTransition($trigger);
 
-        return $transition && in_array($trigger, $this->allowedTransitions());
+        return $transition->allowed();
+
+        return $transition && $transition->allowed() && in_array($trigger, $this->allowedTransitions());
     }
 
     public function allowedTransitions(): array
     {
-        $allowedTransitions = array_filter(
-            $this->transitions,
-            fn ($transition) =>
-            in_array($this->currentState(), is_array($transition->from) ? $transition->from : [$transition->from])
-        );
+        $allowedTransitions = array_filter($this->transitions, function ($transition) {
+            return in_array($this->currentState(), is_array($transition->from) ? $transition->from : [$transition->from]);
+        });
 
         return array_map(fn ($transition) => $transition->trigger, array_values($allowedTransitions));
     }
diff --git a/src/Transition.php b/src/Transition.php
index e3f200b..06acb0b 100644
--- a/src/Transition.php
+++ b/src/Transition.php
@@ -3,32 +3,65 @@
 namespace Mouadziani\XState;
 
 use Closure;
+use Mouadziani\XState\Exceptions\TransitionNotAllowedException;
 
 class Transition
 {
     public string $trigger;
+
     public string|array $from;
+
     public string $to;
-    public ?Closure $beforeHook;
-    public ?Closure $afterHook;
 
-    public function __construct(string $trigger, string|array $from, string $to, ?Closure $beforeHook = null, ?Closure $afterHook = null)
+    private ?Closure $guard = null;
+
+    private ?Closure $before = null;
+
+    private ?Closure $after = null;
+
+    public function __construct(string $trigger, string|array $from, string $to)
     {
         $this->trigger = $trigger;
         $this->from = $from;
         $this->to = $to;
-        $this->beforeHook = $beforeHook;
-        $this->afterHook = $afterHook;
     }
 
-    public function handle(string &$currentState, ?Closure $beforeTransition = null, ?Closure $afterTransition = null): void
+    public function guard(Closure $guard)
     {
-        $beforeTransition && $beforeTransition($this->from, $this->to);
-        $this->beforeHook && call_user_func($this->beforeHook, $this->from, $this->to);
+        $this->guard = $guard;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function before(Closure $before)
+    {
+        $this->before = $before;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function after(Closure $before)
+    {
+        $this->before = $before;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function allowed(): bool
+    {
+        return ! $this->guard || call_user_func($this->guard, $this->from, $this->to);
+    }
+
+    public function handle(string &$currentState): void
+    {
+        if (! $this->allowed()) {
+            throw new TransitionNotAllowedException();
+        }
+
+        $this->before && call_user_func($this->before, $this->from, $this->to);
 
         $currentState = $this->to;
 
-        $afterTransition && $afterTransition($this->from, $this->to);
-        $this->afterHook && call_user_func($this->afterHook, $this->from, $this->to);
+        $this->after && call_user_func($this->after, $this->from, $this->to);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/StateMachineTest.php b/tests/StateMachineTest.php
index df0ba91..f99ce79 100644
--- a/tests/StateMachineTest.php
+++ b/tests/StateMachineTest.php
@@ -133,3 +133,22 @@
 
     $video->transitionTo('TURN_OFF');
 })->throws(TransitionNotDefinedException::class);
+
+it('Uses guard to check if the transition is allowed', function () {
+    $video = StateMachine::make()
+        ->defaultState('stopped')
+        ->states(['playing', 'stopped', 'paused'])
+        ->transitions([
+            (new Transition('PLAY', ['stopped', 'paused'], 'playing'))
+                ->guard(fn ($from, $to) => false),
+
+            (new Transition('TURN_ON', ['stopped', 'paused'], 'playing'))
+                ->guard(fn ($from, $to) => true),
+        ]);
+
+    expect(false)->toBe($video->canTransisteTo('PLAY'));
+    expect(true)->toBe($video->canTransisteTo('TURN_ON'));
+
+    $video->transitionTo('TURN_ON');
+    expect($video->currentState())->toBe('playing');
+});